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Armed Forces Day today
10:03 AM, 21 Nov 2023 TuesdayThe Armed Forces Day is being celebrated through various programmes on Tuesday amid festivity and enthusiasm, marking the establishment of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War.
BNP chairperson’s advisor Habib arrested
09:30 AM, 21 Nov 2023 TuesdayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisor and the party’s vice chairman Md Habibur Rahman Habib. RAB-2 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Shihab Karim confirmed the matter to the media on Tuesday morning.
Italy mafia trial: 200 sentenced to 2,200 years for mob links
08:20 AM, 21 Nov 2023 TuesdayMore than 200 defendants in one of Italy's biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the 'Ndrangheta sentenced for crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking.
OpenAI appoints ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO
05:39 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayOpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman is set to join backer Microsoft in a surprise turn of events for the startup at the heart of an artificial intelligence boom.
BNP announces 48-hour blockade from Wednesday
05:06 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a 48-hour countrywide blockade for Wednesday and Thursday. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General of the party, announced the programme at a virtual press briefing on Monday afternoon.
“Thank you PM for raising our spirits, we’ll bounce back”: Shami
04:51 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayOver a billion hearts broke last night after Australia beat India in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad to lift the title for the sixth time.
Hearing on Fakhrul’s bail plea in CJ residence attack case Nov 22
04:32 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday deferred till November 22 the hearing on a plea filed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for bail in a case lodged over attack on the official residence of Chief Justice (CJ) during BNP's grand rally in the city's Nayapaltan area on October 28.
Scotland keen to take construction workers from Bangladesh
02:43 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayScotland on Monday expressed desire to take construction workers from Bangladesh as a six member Cross-Party Parliamentary Group (CPG) of the country called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka.
PM seeks cooperation on tourism among Bangladesh-Nepal-Maldives
02:11 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed cooperation among Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives for mutual benefits to flourish tourism. "Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives can have cooperation on tourism for mutual benefits," she said.
Former Jubo Dal President Nirob jailed for 2.5 years
01:24 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced former Jubo Dal President Saiful Alam Nirob and six others to two-and-a-half years in jail in a sabotage case filed with Tejgaon Police Station in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sheikh Sadi passed the order on Monday.
JaPa starts nomination paper sale
12:37 PM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayJatiya Party (JaPa) formally started selling nomination papers on Monday to their aspirant candidates who want to contest upcoming 12th general elections. The party started the sale of nomination forms at its chairman’s Banani office in the capital’s Banani at 11am. The nomination forms will be sold between 10am and 4pm till Tuesday.
JnU student Khadija freed from jail
11:53 AM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayJagannath University (JnU) student Khadijatul Kubra has been freed from jail on bail in two separate cases filed under Digital Security Act. He walked out of Women’s Central Jail at Kashimpur in Gazipur around 9am on Monday after the bail order reached the jail authorities.
Far-right outsider Milei wins Argentina’s presidency
11:25 AM, 20 Nov 2023 MondayJavier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential elections in provisional results, wrenching his country to the right with a bombastic anti-establishment campaign that drew comparisons to that of former US President Donald Trump - all against the backdrop of one of the world’s highest inflation rates.
Australia stun India to win sixth World Cup
10:11 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayAustralia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men's Cricket World Cup for a sixth time. Australia quietened the wild support from the 100,000-strong home crowd by dismissing their previously unbeaten opponents for 240 before Travis Head's sensational century meant they romped to victory with seven overs to spare...
Bus torched in Dhanmondi on 1st day of hartal
09:52 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayMiscreants torched a passenger bus in Dhanmondi area of capital Dhaka on Sunday night on the first day of the 48-hour hartal enforced by BNP and its allies...
Technocrat ministers, state minister submit resignation letters
09:25 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayThe technocrat ministers and state minister (non-parliament members) of the Cabinet have submitted resignation letters after the announcement of the election schedule. They - Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar...
Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds
08:39 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayCutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a typical hypertension medication, even if you don’t have high blood pressure, a new study found...
Parties will get all help from EC: Alamgir
07:30 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayElection Commissioner Md Alamgir on Sunday said that all kinds of assistance will be provided to those who will participate in the elections...
Bogura couple injured in cylinder blast dies
07:15 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayA man and his wife, who were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Bogura, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka on Sunday...
World Cup final: India bowled out for 240 vs Australia
06:38 PM, 19 Nov 2023 SundayIndia were bowled out for 240 in 50 overs by Australia in the final of the Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Barring Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul none of the other Indian cricket team batters could conjure up a decent score...