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Social media platform X could go behind paywall: Elon Musk
11:32 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayElon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform.
Peru bus plunges into ravine, killing 25
11:11 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayA bus plummeted from the edge of a narrow mountain road in southeastern Peru on Monday, killing 25 people including two children, according to authorities.
Govt determined to hold free, fair elections in Bangladesh: Momen
10:43 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reiterated his government determination to hold free, fair elections in Bangladesh as he briefed media about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daily engagements on 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session’s sidelines in New York on Monday.
Salman Shah’s 52nd birth anniversary today
10:22 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayToday is the 52nd birth anniversary of Dhallywood superstar Salman Shah. Commonly regarded as one of the most iconic actors in Bangladesh’s film history, Salman appeared in 27 films in a short acting career of three years.
India may be linked to Canadian Sikh leader’s death: Trudeau
09:25 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Indian government could be behind the fatal shooting of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Ekushey Award winning director Salahuddin Zaki no more
08:46 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayEkushey Award winning Director Syed Salahuddin Zaki has passed away. He was 77. He breathed his last at 11:53pm on Monday at United Hospital in Dhaka.
Bangladesh, Hungary sign 3 instruments
08:23 AM, 19 Sep 2023 TuesdayBangladesh and Hungary on Monday signed one agreement and two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on economic, education and health cooperation. Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Hungarian foreign and commerce minister Peter Szijjarto inked the deals on behalf of their respective side.
Khaleda Zia’s jail term suspension extended
05:57 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayThe jail term suspension period of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been extended by another six months. The Security Service Department of the Home Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard recently. Joint Secretary of the department (jail wing) Md Zeaul Haque confirmed the matter to Jago News on Monday.
Rabindranath’s Santiniketan on UNESCO World Heritage List
04:39 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondaySantiniketan, where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The world body made the announcement in a post on 'X' on Sunday.
BNP announces new programmes for next 15 days
04:17 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced new programmes for next 15 days from Tuesday to press home their one-point movement demanding elections under a non-partisan neutral government. The programme will start from September 19 and continue till October 3.
Probe report over convict snatching case on Oct 16
03:29 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayA Dhaka court on Monday fixed October 16 for submitting report in a case filed against the miscreants who attacked police to snatch away two death-row convicts from the court premises in the capital last year.
Govt allows 4 companies to import eggs
03:09 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayThe government has allowed four companies to import of four crore eggs from India to bring the prices down in the local market. The four companies are M/S Mim Enterprise, Prime Energy Importers, Tiger Trading and Arnob Trading Limited. An official of Commerce Ministry, seeking anonymity, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Monday.
Addl attorney general Munir becomes acting attorney general
02:29 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondaySenior Additional Attorney General SM Munir has been appointed as acting Attorney General till October 1.
Bangladesh welcomes ICJ Ruling in Guyana’s favour
01:33 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayForeign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen stated that Bangladesh welcomes the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in favor of Guyana.
Swechchasebak League leader killed in factional clash in Cumilla
01:04 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayA Swechchasebak League (SL) leader was killed and ten others were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League at Meghna Challibhanga Bazar area in Cumilla on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Nizam Sarker, 35, president of Challibhanga union unit of SL.
Trump says it was ‘my decision’ to try to overturn 2020 election results
12:07 PM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayFormer U.S. President Donald Trump said he dismissed the views of his own lawyers in continuing to challenge his 2020 defeat because he did not respect them, saying in an interview aired on Sunday that he had made up his own mind that the election had been "rigged" - a false claim that he continues to make.
PM arrives in NY to attend 78th UNGA session
11:32 AM, 18 Sep 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in New York in USA to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A flight of the British Airways (BA 1593) carrying the premier and her entourage members landed at the JKF International Airport, New York at 10:42 pm (New York time) on September 17.
Three foreigners to testify against Khaleda
10:02 PM, 17 Sep 2023 SundayA court in Dhaka on Sunday allowed a prosecution plea to produce three foreigners, including a former FBI agent, to testify in Niko graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others...
Roy axed from England World Cup squad, Brook included
09:39 PM, 17 Sep 2023 SundayJason Roy has been axed from England's World Cup squad, with Harry Brook drafted in his place, after the selectors made a dramatic late amendment to their 15-man squad for the tournament in India which gets underway in just under three weeks' time...
Six remanded over medical question paper leak
08:54 PM, 17 Sep 2023 SundayA court in Dhaka has placed three people on a four-day remand and three others on a two-day remand in a case over question paper leak in medical admission tests...