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Class XI admission process begins
12:26 PM, 10 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe admission process for Class XI (academic session 2023-2024) began on Thursday and will continue till August 20.
US Congress delegation to reach Dhaka on 4-day visit on Saturday
11:26 AM, 10 Aug 2023 ThursdayA delegation from the US Congress will arrive in Dhaka on a four-day visit on Saturday. Congressman Ed Case of Hawaii from the Democratic Party and congressman Rich McCormick of Georgia from the Republican Party will lead the delegation.
N Korea’s Kim dismisses top general, calls for war preparations
09:54 AM, 10 Aug 2023 ThursdayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced the military's top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
Pakistan election delayed in latest political crisis
09:25 AM, 10 Aug 2023 ThursdayPakistan's parliament has been formally dissolved, but polls meant to be held within 90 days will likely be delayed.
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando shot dead
08:55 AM, 10 Aug 2023 ThursdayA candidate in Ecuador's forthcoming presidential election has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the northern city of Quito on Wednesday.
Desun to provide India's treatment in Bangladesh at low costs
09:59 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayIndia's prominent Desun Hospital will build a hospital in Bangladesh at costs around Tk 1,000 crore and for this, it is looking for land in Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna and Sylhet...
Govt mulls over nationalization of private secondary teachers
09:31 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education during a meeting was informed that the government is working on the nationalization of teachers of privately-run secondary schools...
Sayedabad bus terminal being relocated to Kanchpur
08:53 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday inaugurated the construction works of Dhaka city inter-district bus terminal at Kanchpur in Narayanganj...
12 dengue patients die; 2868 hospitalized in 24 hrs
08:03 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayTwelve dengue patients died and 2,868 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Tuesday 8 am to Wednesday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 352 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said...
Rohingya youth gets life in drug case
07:15 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayA court in Cox's Bazar has sentenced a Rohingya youth to life-term imprisonment in a drug case...
Man City interested in West Ham midfielder Paqueta
06:21 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayManchester City are interested in West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta...
Govt approves proposals for procuring LNG under long-term arrangement
05:45 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved two separate proposals in principle for procuring LNG from two different companies for 15 years starting from 2026 to meet the energy demand of the country...
41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy
04:40 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayForty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media. A group of four people who survived the disaster told rescuers that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its way to Italy...
Customers can win motorbike, AC, TV on GP mobile recharge through bKash
04:14 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayHighest recharging customers can win Motorbike, AC and Television by recharging maximum amount to any Grameenphone number through bKash...
Tasty Treat starts its journey in Pabna
03:29 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe country’s popular fast food retail brand ‘Tasty Treat’ has started its operation in Pabna by opening two outlets...
National polls schedule to be announced in November
02:58 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls will be announced in November. Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman told journalists at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon on Wednesday. He said the ballot papers will be reached to the polling centres on the day of the election except remote areas.
PM urges countrymen to keep faith in AL
02:39 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to continue keeping faith and confidence in Awami League (AL) in future, saying her party is only committed to providing the countrymen with an improved and beautiful life.
BNP to bring out mass procession in Dhaka on Friday
01:49 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out a mass procession in the capital Dhaka on Friday to press home their one-point demand of resignation of the government. The party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the fresh programme at a press conference held at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on Wednesday noon.
Bodyguard director Siddique dies after cardiac arrest
12:49 PM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayPopular Malayalam filmmaker Siddique died on Tuesday. He was 63. Siddique was hospitalised after suffering from a cardiac arrest on August 7 and remained in a critical condition at a hospital in Kochi in Indian state of Kerala.
Death toll in recent Beijing flooding rises to 33
11:53 AM, 09 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe death toll in recent flooding in China’s capital rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people remain missing, officials said Wednesday, as much of the country’s north remains threatened by unusually heavy rainfall.