Not up to us to decide who will go to heaven and who will go to hell: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged all religious-minded people, including Aleem and Ulema, to remain vigilant so that no one could tarnish the image of Islam.
National | 17 April 2023, 12:57 pm, Monday
PM unveils 50 more model mosques
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country in the fourth phase joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.
National | 17 April 2023, 12:51 pm, Monday
Uttara BGB Market fire doused
A fire that broke out at Uttara’s BGB Market in Dhaka this morning, was doused at 11:25 am.
National | 17 April 2023, 12:44 pm, Monday
South Indian actor Raghava Lawrence adopts 150 children
South Indian actor, director, and choreographer Raghava Lawrence has adopted 150 children.
Entertainment | 16 April 2023, 09:51 pm, Sunday
58 markets in Dhaka at risk of fire; 9 marked 'extremely risky'
Fifty-eight markets and shopping malls in the capital are in a vulnerable state, according to the survey of Fire Service and Civil Defense.
National | 16 April 2023, 09:41 pm, Sunday
Country's media under threat of fascism: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the country's media is under the threat of fascism. He said the government has created a division in society and it is turning the country into a failed state. “It’s very painful for those who we fought for the Liberation War as all the democratic institutions have been destroyed one after another,” the BNP leader said. He said the current fascist regime has spread a climate of fear everywhere, including in the media. “Fascism succeeds when a fear of terror is created in the entire society and when a reign of terror is established.” Pro-BNP faction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) arranged the iftar party at the Jatiya Press Club. BNP leader alleged that there is no press freedom now in Bangladesh and no government in the past has hampered press freedom in the way the current government is doing now. “That’s why the media people themselves exercise self-censorship. All of you (journalists) now think whether it can be written or not and whether you may face the Digital Security Act.” Fakhrul said many journalists have still been facing cases under the DSA. “I have seen in jail many of our youths have been staying there in cases filed under the Digital Security Act.) He said the government has created such a situation in the country by creating division among the journalists that the media workers now can’t work unitedly for press freedom. Fakhrul said the government also shut down many media outlets, including the Daily Din Kal while 44 journalists were killed under the rule of the current regime. “The basic thing is that press freedom is necessary for a democratic state and society, but the government has suppressed this matter,” the BNP leader observed. He also said it cannot even imagine in a civilised country the way Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticised the media in parliament. “The Prime Minister of a civilised country can’t speak in such a language.” Under the current circumstances of the country, the BNP leader called upon the journalists and professionals for the restoration of democracy. “The only demand of the people of the country is the resignation of the current regime. We must come forward with this demand by creating a strong unity.
Politics | 17 April 2023, 12:16 am, Monday
BNP may be involved in city fire incidents: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP may be involved in the recent fire incidents broke out in different city markets.
Politics | 16 April 2023, 08:51 pm, Sunday
Two trains collide in Cumilla, 7 coaches derailed
More than 100 people were injured and causing seven carriages to derail as Dhaka-bound Sonar Bangla Express hit a freight train at Nangalkot of Cumilla on Sunday.
National | 16 April 2023, 08:49 pm, Sunday
Choton optimistic with U-17 women's football team in Singapore
Bangladesh U-17 women's football team's head coach Golam Robbani Choton is optimistic about his team's qualification in the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 (tm) (qualifiers).
Sports | 16 April 2023, 07:48 pm, Sunday
Investigations into early-hour market fires continue: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said members of the law enforcement agencies are conducting investigations into every fire that broke out in the early hours in some city markets.
National | 16 April 2023, 07:32 pm, Sunday
PM inaugurates 50 more model mosques Monday
Fifty more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres under fourth phase will be inaugurated tomorrow, said an official release here today.
National | 16 April 2023, 07:19 pm, Sunday
No possibility of rain in 3 days
There is no possibility of immediate relief from the scorching heat in Bangladesh as the weather department had said rain is unlikely within three days.
National | 16 April 2023, 07:13 pm, Sunday
BNP delegation meets US ambassador
A 3-member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Sunday and discussed next election issue and non-violent political process.
Politics | 16 April 2023, 06:52 pm, Sunday
Next general election will be free, participatory and acceptable: Shahbuddin
President-elect Mohammad Shahbuddin on Sunday dispelled any worry about the next general election saying that there is an independent election commission to make the voting impartial, participatory and acceptable to all.
National | 16 April 2023, 06:47 pm, Sunday
Complaining to foreigners will bring no benefits to BNP: Momen
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said complaining to foreigners will bring no benefits to BNP and suggested that the opposition party reach out to voters at the grassroots and listen to them.
Politics | 16 April 2023, 06:22 pm, Sunday
Political leadership – not military rule – key to Bangladesh’s prosperity: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that political leadership and decision- and not military rule - is the most important matter for a country to prosper.
National | 16 April 2023, 06:13 pm, Sunday
Poland, Hungary ban Ukraine grain to protect local farms
Poland and Hungary on Saturday banned imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect local farmers, officials from both countries said.
International | 16 April 2023, 02:16 pm, Sunday
Fardin’s death: Dhaka court orders further investigation by CID
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate further the case filed over the death of BUET student Fardin Noor Parash.
Law and Human Rights | 16 April 2023, 02:07 pm, Sunday
Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building
A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities said Sunday.
International | 16 April 2023, 02:04 pm, Sunday
South Korea repels North Korean patrol boat after sea intrusion
South Korea's military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries' disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat.
International | 16 April 2023, 02:02 pm, Sunday