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Chelsea sign France international Disasi for £38.57m
03:26 PM, 04 Aug 2023 FridayFrance international defender Axel Disasi has joined Chelsea from AS Monaco on a six-year contract for 45m Euros (£38.57m)...
Light to moderate rain likely over country
02:51 PM, 04 Aug 2023 FridayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24hours commencing 9am on Friday...
18 killed in Mexico bus crash
02:28 PM, 04 Aug 2023 FridayAt least 18 people died in western Mexico when a passenger bus plunged off a highway into a ravine early on Thursday, state officials said, adding the passengers were mostly foreigners and some were heading for the US border. En route to the northern border town of Tijuana, the bus had been carrying around 42 passengers...
Ex-MP Panna Kaiser passes away
12:50 PM, 04 Aug 2023 FridayPanna Kaiser, former Parliament Member and wife of martyred intellectual Shahidullah Kaiser, died in a hospital in Dhaka on Friday morning. She breathed her last around 8 am while undergoing treatment at United Hospital, KM Shakhawat Moon, deputy press secretary to Prime Minister, confirmed...
Bangladesh polls process to be decided by Bangladeshis: New Delhi
11:58 AM, 04 Aug 2023 FridayIndian external affairs ministry today said New Delhi wants Bangladesh's election and democratic process to be decided by the people of the country but expects the polls to be held in a peaceful atmosphere, noting "what happens in Bangladesh, impacts us"...
Trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges
11:36 AM, 04 Aug 2023 FridayFormer US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. During a short arraignment, he spoke softly to confirm his not-guilty plea, name and age, and that he was not under the influence of any substances...
Heat exhaustion hits hundreds at World Scout event
09:34 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayHundreds of participants at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea have been hit by heat exhaustion...
Ambuja Cements acquires Sanghi Industries at USD 610 million enterprise value
08:45 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayAmbuja Cements Ltd (ACL), the cement and building material company of Adani Cement and part of the diversified Adani Group, on Thursday announced the acquisition of Sanghi Industries Ltd (SIL) at an enterprise value of USD 610 million...
Promotion of assistant teachers as headmasters begins
08:20 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe procedure of giving promotions of the assistant teachers to the post of head teacher in primary schools has started recently...
41st BCS final results published
07:56 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe final results of the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination have been published. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published the results on Thursday evening, recommending the appointment of 2,520 candidates to different cadre posts...
PM asks 'Smart Bangladesh Task Force' to work to spread technology
07:27 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the "Smart Bangladesh Task Force" to work on spreading technology further among the common people, saying skilled human resources have to be developed in the country...
10 dengue patients die; 2589 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:17 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayTen dengue patients died and 2,589 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Wednesday 8 am to Thursday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 283 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 9,210 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Six awarded death in Freedom Fighter Matin murder
06:19 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayA court in Mymensingh has awarded six people death penalty and two life-term imprisonment in Freedom Fighter Matin Master murder in Trishal upazila...
Woman gets death in daughter-in-law murder case
05:15 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayA court in Kishoreganj has sentenced a woman to death in the murder case of her daughter-in-law...
India mandates licensing for laptop, tablet imports in blow to Apple, Dell
04:37 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayIndia on Thursday said it will impose a licensing requirement for imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers with immediate effect, a move that could hit hard the likes of Apple, Dell and Samsung and force them to boost local manufacturing...
Man City agree £77m fee for Leipzig defender Gvardiol
04:11 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayManchester City have agreed a 90m euro fee (£77m) with RB Leipzig for Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol...
Road accident kills 3 in Narshingdi
03:40 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayAt least three people including, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, were killed as the three-wheeler carrying them collided with an unidentified vehicle at Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi early Thursday...
ADB mobilizes $261m for Rampura-Amulia-Demra Expressway
02:40 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has mobilized $261 million of private sector capital for the four-lane 13.5 kilometer Rampura-Amulia-Demra Expressway in the country.
US does not favour any political party: Peter Haas
01:53 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayUS does not favour any political party, Ambassador Peter Haas said on Thursday. He told journalists at Awami League’s Bangabandhu Avenue central office in the capital at 12:45pm. Earlier, he held a meeting with the party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader.
India restricts import of laptop, computers to push local manufacturing
01:04 PM, 03 Aug 2023 ThursdayIndia has restricted imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers with immediate effect, according to a government notice on Thursday, in a bid to push local manufacturing.