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Social media platform X back up after global outage
02:27 PM, 21 Dec 2023 ThursdaySocial media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was restored globally early Thursday, with over 77,000 U.S. users facing issues at the peak of the outage.
Referee says he won’t forgive Turkish club chief for attack
01:38 PM, 21 Dec 2023 ThursdayReferee Halil Umut Meler said he will not forgive Turkish club Ankaragucu's president Faruk Koca for punching him in the face at the end of a Super Lig match last week.
Jatiya Party announces election manifesto
12:50 PM, 21 Dec 2023 ThursdayWith the slogan “Change for peace, Jatiya Party for change”, Jatiya Party, which is participating in the upcoming 12th national election, has announced its election manifesto. JP Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu formally unveiled the party manifesto from its Banani party office at 12pm on Thursday.
China’s cold snap reaches Shanghai with chilliest year-end in 40 years
12:24 PM, 21 Dec 2023 ThursdayChina's financial hub Shanghai was set to record its chilliest period in December in four decades, spurring authorities to issue warnings for low temperatures and wind, while northern cities battled icy conditions forecast to ease only next week.
Egypt seeks to broker Gaza ceasefire as Hamas, Israel assert demands
11:49 AM, 21 Dec 2023 ThursdayThe U.S. said "very serious" negotiations were taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages, but prospects for a deal remained uncertain as Hamas insisted it would not discuss anything less than a complete end to Israel's offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
Primary school teacher recruitment test results published
08:56 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayThe first phase results of the government primary school assistant teacher recruitment test were published on Wednesday. A total of 9,337 candidates passed the written examination. Selected candidates will receive SMSs on their phone.
Christmas 2023: 5 unique gifts ideas for your near and dear ones
08:24 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayChristmas is just around the corner and people are already busy making preparations, from decking their homes to buying Christmas trees. It is the most special time of the year filled with holiday vibes, festive cheer and colder breeze.
4 dengue patients die, 207 hospitalised in 24 hrs
07:32 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayFour dengue patients died and 207 were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am on Wednesday.
PM kicks off polls campaign, seeks vote for ‘boat’
07:21 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayAwami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the people to vote for her party's election symbol "boat" to build "smart Bangladesh" as she kicked off formal election campaign of the AL for the 12th national parliamentary election slated for January 7.
Election will be competitive, free and fair: CEC
06:33 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayThe Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday categorically said the forthcoming 12th parliament elections will be competitive, free and fair and there is no doubt about it.
Indictment hearing in two cases against Khaleda on March 5
06:06 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday set March 5 for holding hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, lodged against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Prabhas tells Rajamouli: ‘I blamed Baahubali for my loss of privacy’
05:34 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayDirector SS Rajamouli sat down for a candid chat with team Salaar, director Prashanth Neel and actors Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran. In conversation, the usually shy Prabhas opened up about everything, from almost saying no to the project to suddenly being recognised worldwide post Baahubali’s release.
BNP announces fresh programmes for 4 days
05:00 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have announced a four-day fresh programme to press home its demands for holding polls under a non-party caretaker government, and to dissuade people from voting in the January 7 election.
None has rights to dissuade people from voting: PM
03:52 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayAwami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said vote is the constitutional rights of the people, adding that no one has the rights to resist them from casting votes.
PM offers ziarat at Hazrat Shahjalal, Hazrat Shah Paran mazars
03:32 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayAwami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have offered ziarat at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) in Sylhet.
PRAN Dairy receives top taxpayer award
02:52 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayPRAN Dairy Limited, a sister concern of PRAN-RFL Group, received the top taxpayer award for FY 2022-23...
End of an era for electronic giant Toshiba
02:41 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayThere was a time when more than one of your TVs, computers, speaker systems or other essential electronic goods would have been made by Toshiba...
BNP urges to boycott vote, not to cooperate with govt
02:07 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayBNP has urged the country's people not to cooperate with the government in all aspects from today and boycott the upcoming January 7 general elections. The party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the call in a virtual press conference this afternoon...
Man City beat Urawa to reach 'once-in-a-lifetime' final
01:33 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayManchester City's players have a once "in-our-lifetime" opportunity when they face Brazil's Fluminense in the Club World Cup final, says manager Pep Guardiola...
Woman held with 69 gold bars in Dhaka airport
01:02 PM, 20 Dec 2023 WednesdayCustoms officials have detained a woman along with 69 gold bars weighing around 8 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka...