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Quota reform protests at university campuses
11:20 AM, 09 Apr 2018 MondayThe students of different universities are continuing on Monday their demonstration at the educational institutions across the country to press home their five-point demand including reformation of existing quota system in government jobs...
Quader to sit with anti-quota demonstrators today
09:20 AM, 09 Apr 2018 MondayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader will sit down with the anti-quota demonstrators on Monday morning to resolve the outstanding issues. Joint Secretary of Awami League Jahangir Kabir Nanak MP spoke to the press around 1:45am on Monday...
EC does not have authority to deploy army in polls: Quader
08:34 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) does not have any authority to call out army for election duty but could request the government for troop deployment if the law enforcement agencies fail to maintain order during polls....
KXIP beat DD by six wickets
08:27 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayGautam Gambhir had a disappointing start to his captaincy stint with Delhi Daredevils as Kings XI Punjab defeated his troops by 6 wickets in Mohali on Sunday...
Economists think banks should reduce lending rate to single digit
07:09 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayEconomists said interest rate should come down to single digit soon as the recent downward adjustment of cash reserve requirement (CRR) and decision to keep 50 percent of the funds of state agencies in private banks will meet liquidity crisis in the banking sector...
MB Cup 2018: Full of Excitement in Michigan Bangladeshi Community
06:40 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayFirst ever Michigan Bengals T20 Cricket Tournament is scheduled to take place on April 28, 2018 at Troy Civic Center, Michigan....
Bengali New Year celebration to be held in Michigan
06:20 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayAn annual celebration of the Bengali New Year has been planned with activities on April 15. The event celebrates Poila Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar, in Bangladesh and India...
4th death anniversary of ABM Musa Monday
05:58 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayThe fourth death anniversary of eminent journalist ABM Musa will be observed on Monday...
EC to decide on deploying army in next polls assessing situation: CEC
05:43 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) will decide on deploying army during the next general polls after assessing the overall situation...
Police disperse anti-quota demonstrators from Shahbagh
04:28 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayPolice dispersed anti-quota demonstrators from Shahbagh intersection on Sunday evening by using batons and teargas...
Best Buy opens outlet in Narsingdi
03:45 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayBest Buy has opened its new retail outlet in Narsingdi recently. Numerous RFL products, including household plastic, Italiano Melamine, durable kitchen sink, Regal Furniture, Vision Electronics, Good Luck Stationary and Duronto Bicycles are available at the outlet....
One gets death for killing labour leader Aminul
02:34 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayA Tangail court on Sunday sentenced a man to death for killing labour leader Aminul Islam in 2012...
3 burnt, 4 injured in Ashulia gas blast
01:23 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayThree members of a family were burnt and four others injured in a blast at Ashulia area of Savar upazila in Dhaka. The incident took place at the ground floor of a two-storey building in the Bhadail area around 6am on Sunday...
Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees: UN official
12:18 PM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayMyanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating ethnic cleansing and driving nearly 700,000 Muslims to Bangladesh...
Brazil’s ex-president surrenders to police
11:48 AM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayBrazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is starting a 12-year sentence for corruption after surrendering to police...
CWG: Bangladeshi Baki wins silver in 10m Air Rifle
10:51 AM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayBangladeshi shooter Abdullah Hel Baki bagged the silver medal in men’s 10 metre air rifle shooting competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Sunday. Baki prevailed with a score of 244.7 in a tense final at the Belmont Shooting Complex in Brisbane of Australia...
IPL 2018: CSK beat MI by one wicket in a thriller
09:43 AM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayDwayne Bravo blasted 68 off 30 balls and Kedar Jadhav held his nerves to help Chennai Super Kings beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by one wicket in the 2018 Indian Premier League season opener at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Saturday...
Suspected chemical attack ‘kills 70’ in Syria
08:50 AM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayA suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held stronghold near Syria's capital, Damascus, has killed at least 70 people and affected hundreds, rescue workers have told Al Jazeera. The White Helmets, a group of rescuers operating in opposition-held areas in Syria, said on Saturday...
Fire at Trump Tower kills 1, injures 6
08:35 AM, 08 Apr 2018 SundayOne person was killed and six firefighters were injured in a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower on Saturday, according to the New York City Fire Department, reports CNN. The person who died was a resident of the building's 50th floor who had been taken to the hospital in critical condition...
“If all parties do not take part, the election will not be competitive”
09:37 PM, 07 Apr 2018 SaturdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda today said if all parties do not take part, the election will not be a competitive one. He was speaking at the certificate-distribution ceremony of a three-day training programme at Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB).