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JaPa to contest national polls with grand alliance

05:59 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Jatiya Party (JaPa) has decided to contest the upcoming 12th general elections with the Grand Alliance led by Awami League, as a partner party. Leader of the opposition and chief patron of the party Rawshan Ershad on Saturday sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal in this regard...

India eye fairytale finish in World Cup final against Australia

05:50 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Rohit Sharma's undefeated India will look to end a 10-year global title drought in front of 130,000 fans in the World Cup final against five-time champions Australia on Sunday...

Shanto to lead Bangladesh in Tests series against New Zealand

05:18 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead Bangladesh in the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Saturday (November 18)...

China vows to support property sector, tackle local debt

04:31 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

China's central bank and financial regulators pledged on Friday to ensure financing support for the property sector and to work together to resolve local government debt risks...

JaPa to take part in national elections

03:42 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Jatiya Party (JaPa) has decided to participate in the next general elections. The party said this in a letter sent to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Saturday. It informed the Election Commission that Chairman GM Quader is authorized to nominate party candidates and allocate symbols...

Pakistan appoint Wahab as chief selector

02:54 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Pakistan have appointed former fast bowler Wahab Riaz as their chief selector for the men's team...

PM opens AL nomination form selling, collects for her

02:43 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the selling of the party's nomination forms for the 12th parliamentary elections as she also collected for her...

Government can be changed by vote: PM

01:26 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought doa (blessing) from the countrymen to hold a fair and peaceful election, saying the government can be changed only by vote and elections. "We want the voting rights of the people to continue...and the government will be changed through votes," she said...

Israel gives Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital one hour to evacuate: Doctor

12:57 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Israeli forces have given doctors, patients and displaced people at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza one hour to evacuate the compound, a medical source told Al Jazeera. The doctor said it was an “impossible” as the facility, which has been bombarded and besieged by Israeli troops for days...

AI boss Sam Altman ousted after board loses confidence

12:41 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

Sam Altman, the head of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, has been ousted by the company's board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company...

26 reported killed as Israel strikes southern Gaza

12:14 PM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

At least 26 Palestinians, mostly children, were killed in an Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis city in south Gaza, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. The director of Nasser Hospital said the facility received 26 dead bodies and 23 people with serious injuries after a strike on the residential building...

AL starts selling nomination forms today

11:36 AM, 18 Nov 2023 Saturday

The ruling Awami League (AL) will start selling its nomination forms among the aspirant candidates today for the parliamentary elections slated for January 7. The party aspirants can collect and submit the nomination papers from November 18 to November 21 between 10 am and 4 pm every day, an AL press release said...

PM urges all parties to participate in national polls

06:13 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon all political parties of the country, including BNP-Jamaat, to participate in the upcoming national election, saying that BNP-Jamaat should take part in the upcoming parliamentary polls...

Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Mindanao in Philippines

05:22 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said...

Kazi Zafarullah made co-chairman of AL election steering committee

05:03 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Kazi Zafarullah has been made co-chairman of the party's Election Steering Committee...

Israeli forces raid Jenin, surround hospitals in occupied West Bank

04:13 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

A number of hospitals were surrounded and at least five people were killed as Israeli forces launched a major raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank...

Payra, Mongla ports advised to hoist danger signal 7

03:22 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

The maritime ports of Payra and Mongla have been advised to hoist danger signal no 7 as the cyclonic storm "Midhili" now lies over NorthWest Bay and adjoining area, according to a BMD special bulletin...

Cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ likely to cross Mongla-Payra coast by this evening

03:05 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

The Cyclonic storm "Midhili" is likely to move North-Southeastwards and may cross Mongla-Payra coast near Khepupara in Patuakhali by this evening...

PM for global unity to stop ongoing conflicts

02:40 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said trust deficit among nations and lack of respect for international laws have led to the ongoing war in Europe and carnage in Palestine, calling upon the global leaders to be united to put an end to the conflicts...

Four of a family killed in Cox's Bazar wall collapse

01:04 PM, 17 Nov 2023 Friday

Four members of a family were killed in a wall collapse in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Friday. The deceased were Anwara Begum, 50, wife of Fakir Ahmed, their son Saidul Mostafa, 20, and daughters Nilufar Begum, 18, and Sadia Begum, 11...