Nooyi being considered to head WB

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CEC trashes TIB's polls report

Staff Reporter :Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday rejected Transparency International Bangladesh's (TIB)

7 militants take part in killing mission: CTTC

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20 missing after trawler capsizes in Meghna

Staff Reporter  :At least 20 people went missing after a trawler capsized in the Meghna

Ctg oil depot gutted

UNB, Chattogram :A fire broke out at an oil depot in Fouzdarhat Abdullahor Ghata area

RMG workers still fear of dismissal in Ashulia

Staff Reporter :Amid deployment of a large number of law enforcers following eight days of

24 ministers seek new govt houses

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Dec 30 polls of BD was stolen, govt is illegitimate: Milam

Justnewsbd.com :About December 30 parliamentary election of Bangladesh , former US Ambassador William B. Milam,

Search on for Brexit consensus after May\'s crushing defeat

London (Reuters) :Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday will try to forge consensus in parliament

TIB report on polls sides with BNP, Jamaat, says Info Minister

bdnews24.com :Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has dismissed as 'politically-motivated' a report by the Transparency International

IS-claimed suicide attack kills 15 in Syria

AFP :A suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed 15 people including a

El Chapo \'paid $100m bribe to former Mexican President Peña Nieto\'

BBC Online :Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto accepted a $100m (£77m) bribe from drug

Polish PM greets Hasina

UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki has congratulated Prime Minister

Bullet-hit body of \'drug trader\' found in Satkhira

UNB, Satkhira :Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected drug trader from Tetulia Biswashpara

Ridesharing hero Shahanaj gets back her bike

Staff Reporter :Police in a 14-hour drive recovered the stolen scooter of Shahnaz Akter Putul,

KOICA President due Jan 20

UNB, Dhaka :President of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Lee Mi-kyung arrives here on January

Call to protect workers from traffickers

UNB, Dhaka :Expressing frustration over the low conviction rate and prosecution of traffickers in Bangladesh,

DNCC by-polls can be held now : HC

Staff Reporter :The High Court (HC) on Wednesday cleared the way for holding the Dhaka

Ensure ideal working atmosphere for women

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Nature and metallic pollution in Bangladesh

Shishir Reza :More than 170 million people are living in Bangladesh which is one of

IMF efforts to prevent money laundering

Rhoda Weeks-Brown :Al Capone had a problem: he needed a way to disguise the enormous

Updating copyright rules for news

Richard Gingras :The European Publishers Council uses strong language in their op-ed published in EURACTIV

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Unbearable air pollution in city With the arrival of winter, the level of air pollution

Solution to Rohingya crisis still a far cry

Terming it a very serious issue, newly appointed Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that

Don't waste public money in the name of development projects

A Bridge built 22 years ago over a canal at Chilarkandi village in Moulvibazar's Kulaura

Transport crisis for BD working women

Helal Uddin Ahmed :The womenfolk of Bangladesh have played a glorious role in all national

Preserve Syria\'s territorial integrity

Rayhan Ahmed Topader :In 2016, Turkey became the first country to deploy ground combat troops

Brexit deadline could be pushed back on UK request: French minister

AFP, Paris :The European Union could push back the looming March 29 Brexit deadline if

Democratic Senator Gillibrand to launch 2020 White House bid

Democratic US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, an outspoken Donald Trump critic and champion of women's issues

Top Saudi aide fired over Khashoggi murder still wields influence: Report

Reuters, London :A Saudi royal advisor fired over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues

Australian towns among hottest spots on Earth as heatwave sizzles

Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heatwave

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Trump talked about US leaving NATO HuffPostPresident Donald Trump has made his disdain of the

Massive US teachers\' strike, first in 30 years, affects 500,000 students

AFP, Los Angeles :More than 30,000 public school teachers in Los Angeles walked off the

Iran satellite, that US was wary about, fails to reach orbit

AFP, Tehran  :Iran launched a satellite criticised by the United States on Tuesday but it

Trump, Erdogan consider creating security zone in N Syria

AFP, Ankara :Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump mooted Monday the

Model claiming Trump\'s \'Russia secret\' goes to trial over \"sex scandal\"

AFP, Pattaya :A Belarusian model who sensationally claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to

Sanya Malhotra reveals how she prep for her characters

Sanya Malhotra who is basking in the success of Badhai Ho has found a novel

Tillotama wins best actress in Belgium

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Subir Nandi’s Hothat Ghomta on Youtube

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Poppy, Toma’s desire fulfilled

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Indian Idol 10’ winner, contestants record song for ‘Vighnaharta Ganesh

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Farhan Akhtar reunites with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra after six years

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ASIAN TV COMING WITH NEW DIMENSION: On the occasion of celebrating its sixth anniversary, Asian TV is coming with new dimension. This was announced by its Chairman Harun-ur-Rashid on Tuesday at a press conference held at the channel office in the capital’s Gulshan area. Head of Programme of the Channel Zahid Hossain Shovon, Deputy Head of Programme Tanvir Tonmoy, CNE Md Belal Hossain, GM (general) Shah Rezaul Mahmud, Head of Marketing & Sales Sheikh Sakhawat Ullah Milon, BM Sinha, among others, were also present on the occasion.

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10th edition of Chobi Mela raises its curtain February 28

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Kunal Kapoor, Amyra Dastur in Koi Jaane Naa

Directorial debut of Amin Hajee, the psychological thriller, went on floors last week. After his

Kane set for 2 months out with ankle injury

AP, London :Tottenham striker Harry Kane was ruled out for around two months on Tuesday

State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell inaugurating the EXIM Bank 29th National Women\'s Handball Competition by releasing the balloons as the chief guest at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Wednesday.

Only Japanese-born sumo champ retires

AFP, Tokyo :The only Japanese-born grand champion or "yokozuna" in sumo has decided to retire

Five more matches of Nat’l Women\'s Handball decided

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Kanu laments \'saddest day\' of life after medals vanish

AFP, Abuja :Nwankwo Kanu said on Tuesday that he had suffered the "saddest day" of

Bangamata U-19 Women\'s Int\'l Gold Cup in April, Sk Kamal Int\'l Club Cup in Oct

The six-team Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Football under the auspices of Bangladesh Football

Dhaka Dynamites taste first defeat

Sports Reporter :Dhaka Dynamites tasted first defeat in the ongoing UCB 6th Bangladesh Premier League

Senior Operative Director (Head of Games & Sports) of Walton Group FM Iqbal Bin Anwar Dawn speaking at a press conference at the conference room in the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.

Stephens out to improve \'terrible\' Aussie Open record

Fifth seed Sloane Stephens said she was desperate to improve her "terrible" Australian Open record