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National

Khaleda`s Adviser Reaz Rahman shot

01:28 PM, 14 Jan 2015 Wednesday

Miscreants on Tuesday evening have shot Reaz Rahman, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia`s adviser, in front of Pink City Shopping Mall in the city`s Gulshan area.

International

Nigeria attack named the ‘deadliest massacre’ in history

12:45 PM, 14 Jan 2015 Wednesday

Amnesty International suggested the attack of Boko Haram in Nijeria on January 3rd leaving hundreds of dead bodies as the `deadliest massacre` in the history of Boko Haram.

National

ECNEC approves 5 projects emphasizing primary education

04:32 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday has approved 5 projects worth Tk 18, 404 crore emphasizing on primary education.

National

PRAN’s covered van torched in Comilla

04:09 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

Miscreants, on Monday night, set fire on a covered van of PRAN RFL group at Debidwar in Comilla.

International

Pope urges communal peace in Srilanka

03:56 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

Pope Francis said on Tuesday Sri Lanka needed to find out the truth of what happened during its long civil war in order to consolidate peace and heal scars between religious communities.

International

Kerry expresses concern over India-Pakistan border vilolence

03:40 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he was deeply concerned by recent violence on the disputed border between Pakistan and India and called on the neighbors to find a diplomatic solution

National

Viva of 34th BCS from January 28

03:05 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

The viva voce of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will be held from 28th January.

National

Truck-car collision in Tangail, 3 dead

02:30 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

Head on collision between a truck and a private car on Tuesday morning left at least 3 dead in Solla of Kalihati upazila in Tangail district.

National

Govt orders to deploy BGB in 22 districts

01:31 PM, 13 Jan 2015 Tuesday

Home Ministry has directed to deploy BGB in 22 districts, including the capital, to control any unwanted situattion during the country-wide blockade called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led 22-party alliance.

National

Conuntry`s 21st Chief Justice S.K Sinha

06:57 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

The government has appointed Supreme Court judge Surendra Kumar Sinha as the 21st chief justice of Bangladesh.

National

School reopens in Peshwar after bloodshed

04:17 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

Pupils and teachers have returned for the first time to the school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar where more than 140 people were killed last month.

National

Car torched in Gazipur

03:17 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

Picketers of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday morning set fire on a private car at Cherag Ali market area of Tongi in Gazipur.

National

AL gets permission for rally

02:30 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on condition has given Awami League permission to hold rally at Sohrawardy Udyan in the capital.

Sports

Messi dismisses rumors about leaving Barcelona

02:20 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

Four-times World Player of the Year Lionel Messi shot back angrily Sunday at rumours that he could leave Barcelona after clashing with coach Luis Enrique and the club`s board.

International

German tabloid bombed after reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoons

02:11 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

A German tabloid that paid tribute to those killed at Charlie Hebdo by reprinting cartoons from the French satirical paper mocking the Prophet Mohammed was firebombed Sunday, police said.

International

Black box retrieved from AirAsia

02:00 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

Divers retrieved one of the black boxes Monday from the AirAsia plane that plummeted more than two weeks ago into the Java Sea, a major breakthrough in the slow-moving hunt to recover bodies and wreckage.

National

Hartal going on excluding Dhaka City

01:36 PM, 12 Jan 2015 Monday

Excluding Dhaka metropolitan area, hartal called by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal(JCD), student wing of the main opposition BNP, is going on in Dhaka and other 13 districts. Strike sponsored by BNP and its allies is going on at the same time.