Central Desk
It’s mockery with nation, says Fakhrul about EC’s project to buy EVMs
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday described the Election Commission's (EC’s) project to buy two lakh more electronic voting machines (EVMs) as a mockery with the nation.
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Bangladesh national women's football team was accorded a warm reception as they returned home from Nepal this afternoon.
BNP greets women footballers
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday greeted the Bangladesh national women's football team as the tigresses returned home from Nepal bringing great honour to the nation by clinching the SAFF Women's Championship title.
Bangladesh logs zero Covid-19 death, 641 cases
Bangladesh today logged zero Covid-19 death while it recorded 641 coronavirus positive cases during the same period.
BNP again trying to create violence on streets: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said BNP is again trying to create violence and terrorist acts on streets in the name of movement.
PM directs to build house for goalkeeper Rupna Chakma
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to build a house for Rupna Chakma, goalkeeper of Bangladesh women’s football team in her hometown Rangamati.
Dhaka welcomes victorious Tigresses with fitting fanfare
Bangladesh national women's football team, which emerged as winner in the seven-nation SAFF Women’s Football Championship with all-win record, was accorded a fitting reception as they returned home from Nepal this afternoon.
Kate Winslet rushed to hospital after falling accident on 'Lee' set
Hollywood star Kate Winslet was rushed to a hospital in Croatia after she suffered an accident while filming the historical drama Lee in the country. The film's shoot has been halted briefly as a result. A representative for the actor said she was ‘doing well’ and is expected to resume shooting some time this week.
Bangladesh to groom children as global citizens: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government is going to introduce a fresh national curriculum from next year aimed at raising Bangladeshi children as the global citizens to make them befit for the 4th Industrial Revolution (4RI).
Horse would laugh hearing PM's words: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday termed ‘ridiculous’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark on fair elections under her Awami League government.
Putin accuses EU of blocking Russian fertilizer
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the European Union of blocking 300,000 tonnes of Russian fertiliser from reaching the world's poorest countries.
ADB provides assurances of $2 billion in budget support
The country director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Edimon Ginting said the lender will continue to support the country's rural and urban development and encourage investment in climate-resilient development.
ACC to examine Shakib's issue: Mahbub Hossain
Bangladesh cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is creating various controversy outside the field. The all-rounder came to fore recently for his alleged involvement in share market scam, signing a deal with a bet agency and father's name forgery -- the activities that sparked huge criticism across the country from all quarters.
Streets are not BNP’s ancestral property: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the city streets are not ancestral property of any particular political party.
7 DB policemen get seven years in jail for kidnapping trader
A court in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday sentenced seven suspended members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police, to seven years in jail for kidnapping a trader and demanding a ransom of Tk 17 lakh for his release.