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Sexual harassment: JnU Lecturer Shahed Emon suspended
07:51 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayThe Jagannath University (JnU) administration has suspended the Film and Television Department Lecturer Abu Shahed Emon following a student's complaint of sexual harassment. The department Chairman Professor Junaid Ahmed Halim has been relieved from the post for failure to support the victim...
No terminal exams in class I - III
07:27 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayThe government has decided that the students of class I to class III will not have to appear in first and second terminal examinations from this year, said Primary and Mass Education Secretary Farid Ahmad...
Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies
06:11 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayAs a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency hotline...
Bangladesh Women’s suffer a big defeat to Australia
05:30 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Women’s team scared Australia to a great extent before suffering a massive 118-run defeat in the three-match ODI series opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday...
PM seeks India's cooperation to import electricity from Bhutan
04:40 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought India's cooperation to import electricity from Bhutan using its land. She sought cooperation as the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, called on her at the Prime Minister's official residence Ganabhaban this morning...
Govt allows import of 83000MT rice by 30 private companies
03:49 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayThe government has asked the private sector to import 83,000 tonnes of rice immediately (within a month) aiming to further arrest the rice price hike in the retail market across the country, said an official order issued by the Ministry of Food on Thursday...
Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk 115, maximum Tk 2970
02:26 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayThis year the rate of minimum Sadakatul Fitra has been fixed at Taka 115 per head while the maximum amount is Taka 2,970.
Rain likely over country
01:17 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayRain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram division and few places over Sylhet and one or two places over other six divisions in the next 24 hours begins from 9am on Thursday.
First phase of upazila polls to be held on May 8
01:10 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayThe first phase of upazila parishad elections to 152 upazilas will be held on May 8. The Election Commission announced the polls schedule on Thursday.
Speaker off to Switzerland to attend IPU assembly
12:39 PM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayJatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left Dhaka for Geneva, Switzerland early hours of today to join the 148th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) scheduled to be held on 23-27 March.
Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability
11:30 AM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayThe Vietnamese Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government said on Wednesday, in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt foreign investors’ confidence in the country.
4 tips women must consider while investing
10:39 AM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayIn today’s dynamic financial landscape women emerge as influential investors, reshaping conventional perceptions and forging a path to economic empowerment.
Robinho must serve rape sentence in Brazil, court says
10:03 AM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayBrazilian judges ruled on Wednesday to uphold former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho's rape conviction, adding that he must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil.
Megan Fox reveals the cosmetic surgeries she’s had
09:49 AM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayMegan Fox has candidly revealed which cosmetic surgeries she’s undergone. The 37-year-old actor opened up about plastic surgery during an episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, which aired on 20 March.
Netanyahu tells Republicans Gaza war will continue
09:08 AM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Republican senators on Wednesday that Israel will continue its efforts to defeat the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Irish PM Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation
08:23 AM, 21 Mar 2024 ThursdayIreland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and political, but mainly political reasons” in a surprise move.
Four burnt in Malibagh gas cylinder blast
10:04 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayFour people suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in a hotel at Malibagh of Dhaka on Wednesday evening...
In Indonesia and Malaysia, boycotts hammer McDonald’s, Starbucks
09:30 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayOrdinarily during the holy month of Ramadan, entrepreneur Putra Kelana breaks fast with his family and friends at several different food outlets across his city in North Sumatra...
JnU student complains of sexual harassment to President
08:37 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayA female student of Jagannath University (JnU) has made a complaint of sexual harassment to the President...
Israeli military says 90 people killed in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital raid
07:30 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe Israeli military says it has killed 90 people during its raid on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital where a siege has entered a third day, as displaced Palestinians sheltering in the facility described long detentions and abuse...