Four Bangladeshis burnt to death in Abu Dhabi
At least four Bangladeshi workers in United Arab Emirates were burnt to ashes in a fire on Friday, said Bangladesh embassy official…
Archive for February 20th, 2015
Cyclone may prevent Australia v Bangladesh match
Australia’s World Cup Pool A match with Bangladesh on Saturday could be called off if a cyclone hovering north of Brisbane…
Indian health officials say 700 have died in flu outbreak
Health authorities have been struggling to ensure adequate medical supplies reach remote hospitals across northern and western India where a flu outbreak has claimed more…
Car bombs kill 40, wound 70 in eastern Libyan city
Three car bombs ripped through the eastern Libyan city of Qubbah on Friday, killing 40 people and wounding 70, security officials and…
BNP again calls 72-hr hartal from Sunday
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance has called a fresh spell of 72-hour long nationwide hartal from February 22 Sunday morning protesting killings, mass arrest, torture on party activists, cutting off food supply to…
Khaleda still undecided on going to Shaheed Minar
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would not go to the Central Shaheed Minar in the small hours on February 21 but she was still undecided whether she would be there the morning to pay…
Trust me, says Mamata about Teesta deal
Visiting Paschimbanga chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged Bangladesh to ‘keep confidence’ in her about the signing of much-sought Teesta Water sharing deal between…
Bus torched in City
A bus was set afire by unidentified miscreants in front of Sony Cinema at Mirpur-1 intersection of the city on Friday afternoon…
Mahmood meets Kerry; both condemn violence, extremism
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Friday met US Secretary of State John F Kerry and they agreed that violence has no space in a democracy…
Southee, McCullum destroy England
Tim Southee produced a brilliant spell of swing bowling for career-best figures of 7-33 before Brendon McCullum plundered an 18-ball half-century…
Burnt trucker dies at DMCH
Yet another arson victim succumbed to his burn injuries after seven days’ fight for his life at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on…
Ban Ki-moon urges govt to engage oppn for long-term stability
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged the government of Bangladesh to seek concrete ways to deescalate the situation, and engage constructively…
2 strong cyclones hit remote parts of northern Australia
Two powerful cyclones smashed into northern Australia on Friday, knocking out power to thousands, tearing roofs off houses and prompting coastal residents…
Arson victim dies, 8 more burnt
Another firebomb victim lost his battle for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and eight more suffered burns while a train came under arson attack on Thursday, the last day of a week-long hartal coupled with an indefinite blockade that enters its 46th day today…
All set to observe Amar Ekushey
The nation will pay homage to the martyrs of the language movement of 1952 a minute after midnight past today by placing wreaths at Shaheed Minars across the country in beefed up security amid a protracted transport blockade enforced by the opposition alliance…
ICT issues death warrant for Kamaruzzaman
An International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued warrant for the execution of death sentence of condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman…
Marcia welcomes Tigers at Brisbane
Incessant rain, caused by tropical storm Marcia, welcomed the Bangladesh cricket team in Brisbane on Thursday as they are preparing to face hosts Australia in their second World Cup match…
Mamata in Dhaka after 17 years
Paschimbanga chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrived Dhaka on Thursday night on a three-day visit, which both the neighbours view as a visit to strengthen ties between the two countries…
Govt moves to create sovereign wealth fund
The government plans to create a sovereign wealth fund to invest its excess reserve in attractive financial assets including the US Treasury bonds, a senior official at the finance ministry said on Thursday…
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