Nation pays rich tribute to language martyrs
Nation pays homage to the martyrs of the historic 1952 Language Movement today, marking the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day.
People from all walks of life thronged the Central Shaheed Minar in the Dhaka University area at midnight with floral wreaths and sang “Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February” in chorus to pay their deepest respects to the heroes of the Language Movement, who sacrificed their lives for the recognition of Bangla as the state language of the then East Pakistan.
Hillary Clinton wins Nevada caucuses
US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has narrowly won the Nevada caucuses in the Democratic race for presidential nominee.
She is leading with 52% of the vote over her rival Bernie Sanders' 48%.
She had been hoping for a big victory in Nevada where she is popular with Hispanic and minority voters.
'Malaysia-BD MoU not affected by decision to halt foreign workers' recruitment'
Malaysia government's decision to suspend recruitment of foreign workers from all countries will not affect the validity of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Malaysia and Bangladesh, Malaysian Human Resource Minister Richard Riot has said.
Bombs, explosives found at Ansarullah Bangla Team den
Law enforcement agencies have busted a den of banned radical Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team in the capital's Mohammadpur area and discovered large cache of bombs and explosives. The discovery was made by a drive of DB police and DMP's newly formed Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit, also known as CT, early Saturday.
Constable killed by colleague’s accidental shot
A police constable has been killed by a bullet accidentally fired from his colleague's gun in Sukhi Nilganj area of Rangamati.
PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 16 eminent personalities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over Ekushey Padak-2016 to the country’s 16 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
DMP: Tight security for all 21st Feb events
Tight security measures have been taken for all programmes centring Sunday's International Mother Language Day in the capital, says Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia.
‘Tree man’ undergoes successful surgery
The Bangladeshi “Tree Man,” Abul Bajandar, has undergone a successful surgery at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit. A nine-member medical board which was assigned for his treatment began the operation around 11am Saturday and it continued till 1pm.
BTCL to cut price of broadband internet by 35%
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) has decided to cut down the prices of different packages by 35% from Sunday.
UP polls: AL picks 739 chairman candidates
The ruling Awami League has published the list of the party nominated 739 chairman candidates for the first phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections scheduled to be held on March 22.
Dhaka MRT tenders to be floated by December
All tenders for the much-awaited Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system will be floated by December, the project’s director said yesterday. This includes tenders for civil work, equipment, rolling stock, engineering and management systems.
One more held over Habiganj children murder
The police have arrested one more person from the district for his alleged involvement with the murders of four children at Bahubol.
