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BBPL opening ceremony tickets to be sold from Friday
The Bangladesh cricket Board (BCB) announces through a media release today that the tickets for the opening ceremony of the upcoming seventh edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL), scheduled to be held on December 8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, will be available from tomorrow.
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Fire breaks out at 2 RMG factories in Savar, Gazipur
Fire breaks out at two separate garment factories in Gazipur and Dhaka’s Savar upazila.
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Never seen such situation at courtroom: CJ
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain terms the chaos at courtroom by the pro-BNP Lawyers “unprecedented”. “Everything has a limit…. I have not seen such a situation in the courtroom," the chief justice said.
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Quader warns BNP against anarchy over court verdict
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says a befitting reply will be given if BNP carries out anarchy centering the verdict of cases against the party’s chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
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Body found in Malibagh identified
The girl, who was found dead on Wednesday night in a lane on Circular Road in Malibagh area of Dhaka, was a student of Stamford University.
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TIB wants transparency on UN role over Rohingyas crisis
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) wants transparency and accountability of the United Nations in management of the humanitarian crisis of Rohingyas.
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Buet ragging: 8 students suspended for various terms
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) authorities have suspended eight students from the university for different terms for their involvement in previous incidents of ragging at the university’s Titumir Hall.
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‘BSMMU couldn’t submit Khaleda’s medical report under govt pressure’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claims that BSMMU prepared BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s medical report last night, but they could not submit it before the court under pressure from the government.
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‘Hajj management to be improved further in 2020’
Hajj operations and its management will be improved further in next year, State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah has said.
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Each UZ to get support centre for specially-abled people: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says support and services centre will be set up in every upazila across the country for the specially-abled people.
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16 addl flights of Biman to bring back illegal Bangladeshi workers from KL
Biman will operate 16 additional flights on Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route to bring back several thousand Bangladeshi migrant workers by December 31, the deadline of “Back-for-Good” amnesty programme.
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Sun yields its secrets to Parker Solar Probe
Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe, having survived its closest encounter so far with the Sun, has sent back a “spectacular trove” of data on its corona, the super-hot outer edge of its atmosphere, scientists said Wednesday.
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Doctor, cop sent to jail in dowry cases
Courts in Joypurhat have sent a doctor and a police officer to jail in separate dowry cases filed by their wives.
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Draft articles of impeachment against Trump
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday said she has directed a House committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival, a historic step that sets up a fight over whether to oust him from office.
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Non-submission of Khaleda’s Health Report: BNP sees ‘govt interference’
The BNP yesterday expressed grievances as the court deferred the bail hearing of party chairperson Khaleda Zia over the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
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Jimmy Carter released from hospital
Former US president Jimmy Carter was released from hospital Wednesday, his office said, after the latest in a series of health issues that have raised concerns about the 95-year-old.
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Red carpet but no cinema as Gaza film festival forced outdoors
In the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, without a cinema for 30 years, a few hundred people walk the red carpet to a rare film screening -- held on the street.
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Austerity -- the backdrop to Britain’s ‘Brexit election’
As record numbers of Britons are forced to use food banks and homelessness soars, for many people rampant poverty, not Brexit, is the main issue in next week’s general election.
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Man burnt to death in freak accident
A man was burnt to death on Thursday after a pastor mistook petrol for water during a healing service in Lagos, the emergency services said.
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India woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing
A woman, who had survived a brutal gangrape earlier in March, is set ablaze by five men accused in the case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district in India.
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Khaleda’s graft case: SC judges leave courtroom amid chaos by pro-BNP lawyers
A group of pro-BNP lawyers shout and make chaos in a courtroom during the hearing of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail appeal in a corruption case, forcing all the six judges of the Appellate Division including the chief justice to leave the courtroom.
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Star day at a Glance, Thursday, December 5, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on December 5, 2019
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Bring bank loan interest rate to single digit: Minister
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has pressed the need to bring down bank loan interest rate to single digit in order to boost businesses.
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Cops check leads to huge tailbacks on Dhaka-Aricha highway
Commuters have been suffering immensely on Dhaka-Aricha highway as police set up check posts at several points including Aminbazar and Gabtoli, causing huge jam on the highway.
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Portion of audio clip circulated with ill intention: Ducsu VP Nur
Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur alleges that a portion of an audio clip containing his conversation has been circulated with ill intention.
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AG for action against pro-BNP lawyers over courtroom chaos
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges the chief justice to take action against the pro-BNP lawyers who made chaos in the courtroom forcing the Appellate Division judges to leave the room.
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Mobile court demolishes illegal brick kiln in Savar
A team of Department of Environment (DoE) demolishes one illegal brick kiln and detained its staff in a drive in Savar.
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Xiaomi follows Alibaba, Tencent with internet finance services in India
Xiaomi Corp has launched a personal loan service in India aimed at young professionals and millennials, as the Chinese smartphone vendor looks to consolidate its presence in the country's fast-growing internet finance market.
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'Nasty', 'two-faced', 'brain dead': NATO pulls off summit despite insults
NATO leaders set aside public insults ranging from "delinquent" to "brain dead" and "two-faced", declaring at a 70th anniversary summit they would stand together against a common threat from Russia and prepare for China's rise.
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Legal entities, illegal sales
Several syndicates are smuggling firearms from India using 10 border points of Bangladesh and selling those to criminals and political goons through some legal firearm outlets.
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