2014 Top Events

2014 Top Events

The son that will never return

He had promised his mother he would come back and build her a new home. On his word, she dreamed of a better life provided by one of the three sons – the lone bread-winner of the family.

3y ago

179 Bangladeshi expats stuck in Muscat airport after suspension of flights from Oman

A total of 179 Bangladeshi expatriates are stuck at the Muscat International Airport after Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) added Oman to a list of 12 countries from which passengers would not be allowed to enter Bangladesh as part of the country’s Covid-19 containment measures.

4y ago

Brexit, the EU-UK agreement, and the economic impact

Some politicians promise an El Dorado if you vote them into power. Others tell stories, some true and some not so, to get the voters to believe them.

4y ago

Noakhali sadar, Begumganj upazilas declared red zones

The local administration declares Nohakhali sadar and Begumganj upazilas as red zones and imposed lockdowns there for the next 15 days from tomorrow to contain the spread of Covid-19.

4y ago

Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province

The Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak reports a record rise in the death toll under a new method for diagnosing cases, as health experts warned the epidemic could get worse before it gets better.

5y ago

Appeal hearing on compensating Tareque’s family Oct 8

The Supreme Court fixes October 8 for hearing an appeal filed challenging a High Court verdict that ordered paying Tk 4.61 crore compensation to the family of eminent filmmaker Tareque Masud over his death in a road accident around seven years ago.

6y ago

Samsung to recall Galaxy Note 7

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd today says it will halt the sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.

8y ago

Israel says Syria's Assad may be left with rump state

A senior Israeli defense official said President Bashar al-Assad controlled just a fifth of Syria and may end up in charge of a rump state dominated by his minority Alawite sect.

9y ago

The son that will never return

He had promised his mother he would come back and build her a new home. On his word, she dreamed of a better life provided by one of the three sons – the lone bread-winner of the family.

3y ago

179 Bangladeshi expats stuck in Muscat airport after suspension of flights from Oman

A total of 179 Bangladeshi expatriates are stuck at the Muscat International Airport after Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) added Oman to a list of 12 countries from which passengers would not be allowed to enter Bangladesh as part of the country’s Covid-19 containment measures.

4y ago

Brexit, the EU-UK agreement, and the economic impact

Some politicians promise an El Dorado if you vote them into power. Others tell stories, some true and some not so, to get the voters to believe them.

4y ago

Noakhali sadar, Begumganj upazilas declared red zones

The local administration declares Nohakhali sadar and Begumganj upazilas as red zones and imposed lockdowns there for the next 15 days from tomorrow to contain the spread of Covid-19.

4y ago

Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province

The Chinese province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak reports a record rise in the death toll under a new method for diagnosing cases, as health experts warned the epidemic could get worse before it gets better.

5y ago

Appeal hearing on compensating Tareque’s family Oct 8

The Supreme Court fixes October 8 for hearing an appeal filed challenging a High Court verdict that ordered paying Tk 4.61 crore compensation to the family of eminent filmmaker Tareque Masud over his death in a road accident around seven years ago.

6y ago

Samsung to recall Galaxy Note 7

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd today says it will halt the sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.

8y ago

Israel says Syria's Assad may be left with rump state

A senior Israeli defense official said President Bashar al-Assad controlled just a fifth of Syria and may end up in charge of a rump state dominated by his minority Alawite sect.

9y ago

Bangladesh flushing out northeast militants

Following inputs provided by Indian Border Security Force (BSF), authorities in Bangladesh have begun flushing out northeast militants

9y ago

Tragic death of 4yr-old Jihad

The country was shocked at the sad fate of the four-year old Jihad. The ill fated child fell down the 300-foot well shaft while playing with other children Shahjahanpur Railway Colony in Dhaka around 4:00pm on December 26. His body was pulled out by a group of volunteers around 3:00pm the following day, shortly after the government agencies called off the rescue bid on Saturday saying there was no sign of the boy inside the well.

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10y ago