Though 46,000 intending hajj pilgrims are yet to leave Dhaka, Religious Affairs Secretary Abdul Jalil on Saturday said all the intending pilgrims will be able to reach Saudi Arabia by August 28 next. “A total of 81,063 intending hajj pilgrims left Dhaka as of Saturday morning and the remaining ones will be able to reach Saudi Arabia within the stipulated time (Aug 28),” he told journalist,…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad for the first Test against Australia, recalling all-rounder Nasir Hossain and pacer Shafiul Islam. Batsmen Mahmudullah Riyad and Mominul Haque have been dropped from the squad for the first game scheduled to be held from August 27 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. However, they will be in the BCB XI in the practice match…

National Board of Revenue (NBR) has brought Tk 90cr value-added tax (VAT) evasion allegation against the authorities of Shah Cement Industries. According to the NBR sources, the VAT Audit Intelligence and Investigation Department of the NBR has found the allegation after reviewing the audited financial reports for 2012, 2013 and 2014 of the company. They have evaded the VAT by keeping their information…

The condition of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq, who is now in a London hospital ICU, is gradually improving. Mentioning that Annisul is still unconscious, AKM Mizanur Rahman, assistant personal secretary of the mayor said that he will be in ICU for few more days as he needs monitoring. Mizanur said that the mayor is now under treatment at a neurological institute in London.…

Bangladeshi popular and blockbuster movie in the last year, is going be remaked by Bollywood, Indian gigantic film industry. The director of Aynabaji, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury has confirmed that that Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, an Indian film production company, has bought the rights to create a remake of his film. Further details regarding the cast and the director have not been published yet,…

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is the latest top aide of President Donald Trump to leave his post.   Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that Friday was his last day. His exit follows a review of his position by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Mr Bannon, who helped shape Mr Trump's "America First" campaign message, is returning as head of Breitbart.com,…

Five more flood proactive dikes have broken in Naogaon’s Raninagar upazila due to intermittent rain for three days at a stretch and onrush of water from upper lands. The incidents cause more and more areas drenched. The broken points of the flood control embankments of the Chhoto Jamuna river stands at Betgari, Ghoshgram and Krishonpur of the upazila.  Around two lakhs of people in the…