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25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
20,000 invited to Red Road ceremony
The number of invited guests in the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would cross the previous record.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Ambassador in Turkey asked to report home
In apparent retaliation, Dhaka has called its Ambassador in Ankara Allama Siddiki for consultations, two weeks after Turkey's ambassador to Bangladesh left Dhaka to report home.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Charges against journo Probir accepted
A Dhaka court yesterday took cognizance of the charges against journalist Probir Sikdar in a case filed under ICT act and fixed June 29 for hearing on charge framing against him.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Disappearance panic spreads in Pabna villages
Panic grips two villages in Faridpur upazila of the district as nine people hailing from there went missing in less than five weeks after being picked up by people claiming to be law enforcers.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Belgian firm gets dredging job
The Payra Port Authority (PPA) under the shipping ministry yesterday signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Belgian company Jan De Nul for capital dredging and ongoing maintenance dredging to develop the Payra Deep-sea Port.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Roanu wreaks havoc on Kuakata sea beach
Cyclone Roanu has done so much damage to the Kuakata beach that it is difficult to even take a walk on it now.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Hindu trader killed in Gaibandha
A Hindu trader was murdered by unknown assailants inside his shop in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila yesterday.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
FIZZ the man of mystery
It will be fair to say that Bangladesh cricket has not seen the likes of Mustafizur Rahman in its short history. It will be a little more contentious to say that the world has not seen a bowler like him in recent times.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Deadly wheat blast came from Brazil
Wheat blast disease, which struck the crop fields in southwestern Bangladesh this year in its first outbreak in Asia, came from Brazil, according to two scientists in Switzerland.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Traffic goes haywire
Dhaka dwellers were stuck on city streets for hours on end in the scorching heat yesterday, mainly because of a Dhaka North City Corporation event and a procession of the education ministry.
Standstill traffic were everywhere in the capital.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Indian example holds out hope
The Supreme Court's latest landmark verdict against police's century-old discretionary powers concerning arrest, detention and remand is a bold judicial pronouncement in favour of people's liberty and fundamental rights.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Miscreants hacked N’ganj khadem
Miscreants seriously injure a khadem (caretaker) of a mosque in Narayanganj town early today.
25 May 2016, 16:02 PM
Hindu trader killed, ‘IS claims responsibility’
A Hindu shoe trader is murdered at his shop in Gobindaganj Upazila of Gaibandha. Hours later, a tweet posted by US-based SITE Intelligence Group said international militant outfit Islamic State (IS) had claimed responsibility of the murder.
25 May 2016, 14:57 PM
Boyfriend sent to jail in model 'suicide'
Dhaka court sent to jail boyfriend of model Sabira Hossain, after she allegedly committed suicide at her flat in Dhaka.
25 May 2016, 14:33 PM
HSC admission: Choice to apply for 20 colleges this year
The process of HSC admission begins tomorrow. A student can apply to up to 20 institutions of his or her choice, of which one would be given to him or her on merit.
25 May 2016, 14:26 PM
BTRC launches call center for complaints
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) launches a call center where telecom subscribers will be able to register any telecom related complaint.
25 May 2016, 13:31 PM
7 injured in N’ganj factory fire
Seven people sustain burn injuries as fire broke out at an edible oil factory in Narayanganj this afternoon.
25 May 2016, 12:36 PM
HC orders Tk 50 lakh compensation for ‘wrong conviction'
The High Court releases full text of its verdict directing the government to pay Tk 50 lakh in compensation to a man from Bhola for convicting him under a wrong law.
25 May 2016, 11:47 AM
Amu to represent PM at Mamata’s swearing-in
Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu will represent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the oath taking ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
25 May 2016, 09:37 AM