Three die, many injured as quake hits Bangladesh
A moderate tremor rattled Dhaka and other parts of the country leaving three women dead and more than hundred people injured and buildings leaned slightly Saturday noon…
Archive for April 25th, 2015
Polls to be peaceful: Goweher Rizvi
Prime minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Saturday said the government wants to see a peaceful and non-violent election and he does not see any reason for the polls to turn violent.
Hasina, Khaleda convene news conference on Sunday
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, have convened press conferences on Sunday afternoon…
Bangladesh embassy in Nepal opens helpdesk
The Bangladesh embassy in Nepal has opened a helpdesk for its nationals living in Nepal soon after a strong tremor jolted the Himalayan country on Saturday…
PM announces cash reward of Tk 2cr for cricketers
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday announced to present Tk 2 crore to Bangladesh cricket team for their outstanding performance in the recent World Cup and thrashing Pakistan…
Khaleda Zia off-campaign today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, will stay off campaign for her party-backed mayoral candidates in Dhaka city polls Saturday due to inclement weather and other engagements…
EC warns Khaleda Zia not to violate city electoral rules
The Election Commission on Saturday warned Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia not to violate election rules and regulations while on campaign in the city corporation polls…
UN chief urges Myanmar to address Muslims’ status ahead of vote
Stability in Myanmar’s most sensitive region can’t be achieved unless it addresses the issue of citizenship for minority Rohingya Muslims, the United Nations secretary-general warned…
‘Terrorist’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Khulna
An alleged terrorist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jugnipasha Telipukur of Phultala upazila early Saturday…
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF on Panchagarh border
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Ghagra frontier under sadar upazila early Saturday…
UN: High civilian toll in Yemen conflict; at least 550 dead
With combatants fighting in neighborhoods and Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounding Iran-backed rebels from the sky, Yemen’s war is wreaking a particularly bloody toll among civilians: more than 550 have been killed in the past month…
Iran summons Saudi diplomat over plane interception in Yemen
Iran’s foreign ministry summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires on Friday to protest Riyadh’s interception of two Iranian planes carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen…
Woman who hit Venezuelan president with mango rewarded with house
A woman who hit president Nicolás Maduro on the head with a mango has been promised a new house for her troubles in a surreal tropical tale that has gone viral in Venezuela…
Campaigns peak amid mounting tension
Campaigns for mayoral elections to three city corporations peaked on Friday amid mounting tension over security of candidates, their workers and voters due to repeated attacks on campaigners, particularly of the opposition, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia…
Tigers pile on Pak miseries
Bangladesh filed more misery on visiting Pakistan after a clean sweep in one-day international series, inflicting a seven-wicket defeat on the visitors in the lone Twenty20 International in Dhaka on Friday…
Export subsidy demands soar
Bangladesh Bank has sought Tk 2,600 crore from the government as the final tranche of export subsidy, Tk 1725 crore more than the current budget estimate to boost the export sector…
HC likely to hear report on compensations Sunday
The High Court is scheduled for Sunday to hear a committee report that proposed Tk 14.51 lakh and Tk 1.5 lakh as the highest and lowest compensation for victims of Rana Plaza collapse…
Rana Plaza collapse 2nd anniversary commemorated with pains
Demonstrations staged in Bangladesh and elsewhere in world commemorating the second anniversary of Rana Plaza building collapse on Friday demanded the government and foreign retailers to compensate and rehabilitate the affected workers immediately…
Security can’t be provided keeping army in cantonment, says Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday reiterated her demand for deployment of army during the city polls saying security could not be provided keeping army in cantonment…
BNP uses city polls to reorganise
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is getting reorganised through electioneering for the upcoming mayoral polls in Dhaka and Chittagong cities, using the polls as a confidence booster after it saw most of its leaders and activists on the run during its marathon anti-government blockade that achieved nothing on the ground…
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