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'Flats for slum dwellers'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for working out plans to address the issues relating to
Summit's investment in Singapore jolts business arena
Forbes magazine has recently unveiled a list of the richest magnates in Singapore. Summit Group's Chairman Aziz Khan has
BD U-23 beat Qatar to reach Asian Games knockout stage
By Sports Desk
Bangladesh have edged Qatar with a stoppage time goal to qualify for the knockout round of 16 in
BNP can't wage movement: Tofail
By AA Correspondent
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said BNP could not wage movement of its own and even the party
BNP rejects EVM for national polls
By AA Correspondent
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said that it would not accept the use of electronic voting machines (EVM)
'Bangabandhu's killer to be brought back'
By AA Correspondent
Dhaka is continuing its discussion with Washington to bring back Rashed Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of
Two Koreas march together as Asian Games burst into life
North and South Korea marched together in a stirring display of unity as the Asian Games, one of
40 students get bail
By AA Correspondent
Separate courts in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to 40 private university students, accused in separate cases filed over
Heatwave predicted to end today with rains
By News Desk
A heatwave is sweeping Bangladesh from the beginning of Bhadro, the first month of autumn, with loo-like winds
'BNP making blueprint of violence'
By AA Correspondent
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said BNP is making a blueprint
JP to go alone if BNP not there in polls: Ershad
By News Desk
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said his party will take part in the next general election
Govt using ICT Act against pupils: SCBA
By AA Correspondent
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate Zainul Abedin asserted that the government was using 'controversial' Infor-mation, Communication and
Rohingya crisis presents 'economic opportunity'
Captain Min, a Buddhist from Myanmar, looks on as a stream of Muslim Rohingya labourers zig-zag up narrow
Eight to die for killings
By AA Correspondent
Two separate courts in Natore and Jhenaidah on Sunday have sentenced eight people to death for killings. Of
Jabal-e-Noor driver denied bail
By News Desk
A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail petition of a bus driver of 'Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan' in a
Mahathir visiting China, mega-projects in focus
Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad begins a visit to China Friday, seeking to renegotiate or even cancel major
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New premier Imran Khan pledges to restore Pakistan's economy
By Asian Age Online
Prime Minister Imran Khan said in his first televised
China first internet court handles over 10,000 cases
By Asian Age Online
China’s first court specializing in
Koreans separated by war to reunite after 65 years
By Asian Age Online
Some 180 families torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean
Multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island, five dead
By Asian Age Online
Multiple earthquakes including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor have
Kerala flood relief teams rescue 22,000
By Asian Age Online
About 22,000 people were rescued from the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala on Sunday, officials
Military must resist 'corrosion' of corruption: Xi Jinping
China's military must resist the "corrosion" of corruption and ensure the fight against graft is deepened, President Xi
Pompeo to visit Islamabad for talks with PM Khan
By International Desk
United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is likely to visit Islamabad in the first week of
Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies May election results
Iraq's Supreme Court has ratified the results of the May 12 parliamentary election, its spokesman said on Sunday,
Iran announces new fighter jet
Iran will unveil this week a new jet fighter and upgrade its missile defenses to meet threats from
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Bangabandhu introduced water diplomacy
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had introduced the water diplomacy in the independent Bangladesh by
Former envoy Mohammed Farooq passes away
Former Bangladesh ambassador and ex-chief information commissioner Mohammed Farooq has passed away. He was 70. The foreign ministry
United Hospital gets new CEO
By AA Correspondent
Mohammad Faizur Rahman joins United Hospital as its CEO from this month.. He has done his MBA from
Reopen boilers after testing safety devices
By News Desk
Industry owners will have to examine the safety devices before reopening boilers after the long vacation of Eid-ul-Azha
Eid jamaat at JS South Plaza
A congregation of the holy Eid-Ul-Azha will be held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad at 7:30 am.
Social media to be free: Inu
By News Desk
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said yesterday that Facebook and other social media would remain free, despite
JS nomination board meeting of AL today
By AA Correspondent
A meeting of the Awami League (AL) parliamentary nomination board will be held at Ganabhaban, the official residence
22nd JS session from Sept 9
The 22nd session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on September 9, said an official release
18,000 civil defence people helping 2m hajj pilgrims
The hajj pilgrimage, which starts at Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, is one of the
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Genoa bridge death toll rises to 43
By Asian Age Online
Rescue workers in Italy have found the bodies of
Brazil to send troops to Venezuela border
By Asian Age Online
Brazil is sending troops and extra police to the
1st satellite to measure global winds set for launch
A satellite designed to measure Earth's global wind patterns is set to be hoisted into orbit on Tuesday from
'EU can't afford a new Syria refugee crisis'
By International Desk
Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel he supports the return of Syrian refugees to their
South Korean families gather on eve of rare reunion
Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans gathered excitedly on Sunday on the eve of their first meeting
Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms
Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at
Rush to visit Franco's tomb before his remains are moved
"Since they are going to remove Franco, I wanted to see it. It's morbid curiosity," says Antonio Nevado,
May could face trouble over Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May could face trouble getting her Brexit deal approved by the British parliament before exit
Tanzania rejects US criticism of local polls
Tanzania is an "independent" country and will not be "intimidated", the ruling party said on Saturday after the
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SEX … a dirty word?
An enigma that intrigues me is the ignominy attributed to sex being a dirty word. Despite the puritanical
Johnson's burka comments seem to make him a populist
Former British foreign secretary Boris Johnson wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph mocking that the Muslim women
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A larger than life personality
With the passing away of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, much revered and adored, a prolific poet and orator, a
Teachings and significance of Eid-ul-Azha
In this universe there are 18,000 species of God's creation. Among them, human beings are the best, dearest
Let action follow rhetoric
While addressing a rally not long ago, a senior ruling party figure noted that politicians had a hand
Re-evaluate the education system
The need for quality education in the country has regularly been stressed in this country. The cliché of
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BB, police jointly check inflow of fake currency
By Business Desk
Bangladesh Bank (BB) and police have taken some cautionary measures to check inflow of fake notes in the
Dreamliner joins Biman fleet
By Business Desk
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is all set to enter a new era in aviation as its
VENUE.com complete wedding, corporate arrangements solution
By AA Correspondent
To gave a relief from every pressure and tension of the arrangement of a wedding or a corporate
edotco gets conditional approval for tower sharing
By AA Correspondent
edotco Bangladesh, an integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company in Bangladesh, has been selected by the Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory
Safety devices must before reopening boilers
Industry owners will have to examine the safety devices before reopening boilers after the long vacation of Eid-ul-Azha
Osiris, BRAC announce impact fund partnership
By Business Desk
The Osiris Group, a frontier markets private equity firm making investments in Asia, has partnered with BRAC, a
Stocks witness up
Stocks witnessed upward trends on Sunday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose up
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Mexico hopes to conclude NAFTA talks with US
US and Mexican negotiators are making progress and could resolve remaining issues to revamp the North American Free
Energy sector builds new links to Europe
By Business Desk
While Westminster attempts to deliver Brexit within months, the UK's energy system is set to become dramatically more dependent
Pork firm shuts China slaughter house
China has ordered the world's top pork producer, WH Group Ltd, to shut a major slaughterhouse as authorities
Former UBS trader vows to fight deportation
By Business Desk
Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader who caused a $2.3bn (£1.8bn) financial loss - the biggest in UK
South Korea sees worst job growth in 9 years
By Business Desk
South Korea posted the weakest job growth in nearly nine years in July, adding to pressure on President
Beauty suppliers to consider sourcing outside of China
Walmart Inc has asked some beauty suppliers to consider sourcing products from outside China, as it looks for
'No OPEC member can take over share of oil exports'
Iran told OPEC on Sunday no member country should be allowed to take over another member's share of
Geely in deal to let Proton tap new-energy
Chinese automaker Geely has agreed to extend its existing partnership with Proton Holdings Berhad to upgrade the Malaysia
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Monsoon brings new hardships to Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar
By News Desk
The onset of monsoon rains in Bangladesh has brought further misery to Rohingya refugees living in makeshift shelters
AIBL opens 158th branch at Pahartoli in Ctg
By AA Correspondent
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. has opened 158th branch at Pahartoli Chittagong on 19 August, 2018. Chairman of Bank Alhajj
JS body for financial assistance for shipbuilding
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Shipping Ministry today recommended providing loan or financial assistance to the shipbuilding
Ctg consumers getting LNG facility
By News Desk
Consumers in Chattogram started receiving the imported LNG (liquefied natural gas) on Saturday following a successful re-gasification of
2,780 places for Eid congregations in port city
By Business Desk
All preparations have been completed for celebrating the second largest religious festivity of the Muslim's Eid-ul-Azha and holding
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Ronaldo's dramatic debut ends with goalkeeper in hospital
By Asian Age Online
Cristiano Ronaldo's Serie A debut was marked not by
Juventus snatch dramatic win on Ronaldo's debut
Juventus came from behind to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win at Chievo as Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut
Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 in London derby
Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 in a pulsating London Premier League derby on Saturday with defender Marcos Alonso scoring
Messi free kick helps Barca to opening win
La Liga champions Barcelona began the new campaign with a 3-0 win over Alaves on Saturday with the
'It was great to win after making contribution'
By AA Correspondent
Former Bangladesh opener Mohammad Mithun said that he is happy to contribute in the recently concluded Twenty20 series
BCB to restructure National Cricket League
By Atif Azam
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said that they eyeing to restructure the National Cricket League, country's traditional first-class
Local players face problems due to DPL transfer system
By AA Correspondent
Local players urged that the controversial players by choice should be abolished in the upcoming edition of Dhaka
BD men's, women's teams suffer losses
Bangladesh men's and women's kabaddi teams got off to a frustrating start in the 18th Asian Games Kabaddi
Mbappe brace secures comeback win for PSG
World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe scored twice as champions Paris St Germain completed a second-half comeback to secure
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Six-storey building in Pabna catches fire
By Asian Age Online
A six-storey building at Traffic Intersection in the district
Road blockade underway in Khagrachhari protesting gun attacks
By Asian Age Online
A road blockade is underway in the hill district
2 ’drug traders’ killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
By Asian Age Online
Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported
Truck-microbus collision in Feni kills 6
By Asian Age Online
At least six people, including three women and two minors, were killed and four
Indian cattle trafficking rises in Sunamganj
Trafficking of Indian cattle and drugs across the international border are said to be on the rise at the
RCC to remove animal wastes within 12 hours
By AA Correspondent
Rajshahi City Corpor-ation (RCC) is determined to safe removal of sacrificial animals waste within 12 hours in the
Three minors drown in Narsingdi
By AA Correspondent
At least three minor including two girls drowned in a pond at Charmandalia village in Monohardi upazila on
Cumilla farmers expect bumper Aman yield
By AA Correspondent
Following last year's success, rice farmers in Comilla once again are looking forward to another successful harvest of
Two children killed in road accident
By AA Correspondent
At least two children were killed and four others got injured as a pick-up van hit a CNG-run
2 cattle traders killed in road accident
By AA Correspondent
Two cattle traders were killed as the vehicle carrying them and their cows collided head on with a pickup
10 sacks of VGF rice seized
By AA Correspondent
The local administration seized 10 sacks of rice meant for distribution among the ultra poor under the vulnerable
200kg hemp seized from ambulance
Police of Daudkanadi Model Station seized 200 kg hemp on Saturday, which was carried by an ambulance from Boldakhal
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Documentary 'Rajadhiraj Razzak' to hit theatres
By Entertainment Desk
feature length documentary based on the life of legendary Bangladeshi film actor Abdur Razzak, commonly referred to as
Mahiya Mahi leaves after signing onto 'O My Love'
By Entertainment Desk
Popular Dhallywood actor Mahiya Mahi has left the film 'O My Love' after signing a contract with its
'Don't want to limit myself to only women oriented films'
Women-oriented films are gaining momentum in Bollywood but Kajol says it would be restrictive as an actor to
Global Youth Film Festival starts in September
By Entertainment Desk
Global Youth Film Festival Rangpur (GYFFR) will take place in Rangpur city with the slogan, "Let's Cinema." From September
Hilary Swank: TV is now taking lot of risks
Actress Hilary Swank says risky content is being created for the small screen in the US. "I think
Comedy films an escape for Jennifer Lopez
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, who is returning to the romantic comedy genre with the upcoming movie Second Act, says
Blake Lively trolls herself!
Blake Lively isn't afraid to poke fun at herself. According to Eonline.com, Lively had a good laugh at
Pierce Brosnan: Bond has lost humor
Actor Pierce Brosnan has criticized the recent James Bond films, saying they lacked humor. The 65-year-old actor, who
Selena Gomez reflects on kidney transplant
Selena Gomez opened up about the kidney transplant that saved her life in an emotional speech, during WE
Mandarin lessons for Siddhanth Kapoor in Ladakh
His act as an underworld don behind him, Shraddha Kapoor's brother Siddhanth is looking forward to gauging the
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Transaction limit dims Eid festival
By P R Biswas
Transaction limits in Mobile Financial Service (MFS) are now a big concern for people who are spending millions
City dwellers to miss Annisul Huq
By AA Correspondent
People of Dhaka city will greatly miss Annisul Huq, the late Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)
Long waits for train
By Golam Mostafa Jibon
Sufferings of home-bound passengers mount as delay in train schedule continued at Kamalapur railway station yesterday. Due to
5,100 senior staff nurses appointed
By AA Correspondent
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has appointed 5,100 Senior Staff Nurses to the tenth grade, based on merit
Release Shahidul
By AA Correspondent
Eleven Nobel laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and 17 other eminent global citizens have demanded immediate and unconditional
Government reshuffles secretaries
By AA Correspondent
The government has appointed new Secretaries for the portfolios of industries, agriculture, youth and sports and financial institutions
Indonesian island rocked by fresh quake
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok today, sending people fleeing into the streets just
'Avoid risky launch journey'
By AA Correspondent
The homebound passengers heading towards their native places to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha have been warned from travelling in overcrowded
Joint forces conduct raids in hills
By News Desk
Joint forces of the police, army and border guards have started conducting raids across Khagrachhari on Sunday a
Hajj begins at Arafat
By AA Correspondent
Over 2 million Muslims from across the world have gathered at Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the official
Army man hacked dead in Jhenaidah
By AA Correspondent
A member of Bangladesh Army was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Bonkira village in Sadar
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