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BSF delegation reaches Dhaka to attend BGB-BSF border conference
02:14 PM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayA nine-member delegation of Border Security Force (BSF) led by its Director General (DG) Shri Nitin Agrawal landed in Dhaka on Tuesday morning to attend the 54th DG-level BGB-BSF Border Conference to be held from March 5-9 at the BGB headquarters in Dhaka.
BNP leader Hafiz denied bail, sent to jail
01:07 PM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayA Dhaka court has rejected the bail plea of BNP standing committee member Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and sent him to jail in a sabotage case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Tuesday passed the order after the BNP leader surrendered before the court and filed a bail petition through his lawyer.
Actor Bappy Chowdhury’s mother passes away
12:03 PM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayDhallywood actor Bappy Chowdhury’s mother Swapna Saha has passed away. She breathed her last at a hospital in India early Tuesday. She was brought back to Dhaka by an air-ambulance.
Former Twitter execs sue Elon Musk for over $128 mln in severance
11:02 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayFour former top Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, have sued Elon Musk for over $128 million in combined unpaid severance, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.
US slaps fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe President, other leaders
10:16 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayThe US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights abuses. The order also affects other senior leaders in the country - blocking their assets in the US and barring them from unofficial travel there.
UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on Oct 7
09:51 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayA UN team has concluded there are "reasonable grounds to believe" sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, was committed during the Hamas attacks in Israel on 7 October.
France makes abortion a constitutional right
09:15 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayFrance has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution.
PM reiterates dignified return of Rohingyas to Myanmar
08:26 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated that the forcibly displaced Rohingyas must be returned to their own country, Myanmar in a dignified manner. "The forcibly displaced Rohingyas must be returned to their homeland in a dignified way," she said while Dr Payam Akhavan called on her at her Sangsad Bhaban office.
Tigers suffer defeat despite Jaker’s brilliance in 1st T20
08:12 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayDebutant Jaker Ali Anik's valiant effort went in vain as Bangladesh suffered a heartbreaking three-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the three-match T20 International series opening game on Monday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
India asks tech firms to seek approval before releasing ‘unreliable’ AI tools
05:36 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayIndia has asked tech firms to seek its approval before the public release of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are "unreliable" or under trial, noting they should also be labelled for the potential to return wrong answers for user queries.
Nothing to be disappointed over the economy: Finance Minister
05:14 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayNoting that all the major macroeconomic indicators and indices are now increasing, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today said there is nothing to be worried about, no such uncertainty and to be disappointed over the country's economy.
RAJUK seals off 12 restaurants at Dhanmondi’s Gawsia Twin Peak
04:48 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayThe Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) on Monday conducted an inspection drive at the Gawsia Twin Peak building on Satmasjid Road in the capital’s Dhanmondi and demolished a rooftop restaurant.
Pat Cummins named Sunrisers Hyderabad captain
03:31 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondaySunrisers Hyderabad have named Australia skipper Pat Cummins as captain for the 2024 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise said on Monday.
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout
02:46 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondaySouth Korea's health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions.
Arrest warrants issued against Evaly MD, Chairman in 3 cases
01:16 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayA Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against Evaly Managing Director Mohammad Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, also Chairman of the e-commerce company in three separate cases filed over check fraud.
3 Bangladeshis killed after being hit by train in Malaysia
12:49 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayThree Bangladeshi men were killed at the railway tracks at Taman Puncak Utama Jade Hill in Selangor of Malaysia when they were hit by a commuter train.
BGB being equipped with smart technology to protect frontiers: PM
12:12 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said BGB has been equipping with state-of-the-art technology to ensure foolproof security at the frontiers and tackle transnational crimes.
Haiti declares curfew after 4,000 inmates escape jail amid rising violence
11:48 AM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayHaiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew after an explosion of gang-led violence over the weekend saw thousands of prisoners escape after assaults on the country’s two biggest prisons.
US Vice President calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza
11:14 AM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayUS Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war to be accepted, while criticizing Israel over insufficient aid deliveries into Gaza.
Mental health leave offered to Taiwanese students
10:00 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayTaiwanese high schools will begin offering mental health leave to students this month, to address rising rates of youth suicide and high levels of stress and depression...