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Russia says genetic tests confirm Prigozhin died in plane crash
05:35 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayRussian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last Wednesday. Russia's aviation agency had previously published the names of all 10 people on board the private jet...
WB to provide $300m to help 900,000 rural youths in Bangladesh
05:20 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThe government of Bangladesh and the World Bank on Sunday signed a $300 million financing agreement to equip about 900,000 economically disengaged rural youths with skills and alternative education needed for employment and entrepreneurship...
Xi Jinping calls for protection of ‘hard-won stability’ in Xinjiang visit
04:44 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayChinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Xinjiang, calling on officials to conserve “hard-won social stability” in a region where Beijing is accused of abuses that the United Nations has said could amount to “crimes against humanity”...
Three cops killed as train hits pickup van
03:54 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThree people constables were killed and three others injured as a train hit a pickup van carrying cops in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Mizan, Iskander and Hossain, who worked at Sitakunda Police Station...
Mbappe fires as PSG claim first win of the season
03:34 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayKylian Mbappe's double helped Paris St-Germain beat Lens to claim their first Ligue win of the season...
UK wants to see free, participatory polls in Bangladesh: CEC
02:15 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayChief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said the United Kingdom (UK) wants to see a free, fair and participatory elections in Bangladesh. The CEC said this after a meeting with British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke at Nirbachan Bhaban in the captial’s Agargaon on Sunday.
Quader for wiping out poisonous trees of communalism from country
01:21 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader today urged to wipe out the poisonous trees of the communal forces for developing a modern and civilized nation.
Rajshahi’s mangoes exported to Russia for the first time
12:28 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayA Rajshahi-based exporting organization has sent gourmati and katimon varieties of mangoes to Russian markets from Rajshahi for the first time. Air Arabia G9-517 flight departed from Dhaka with 200 kilograms of gourmati and 100 kilograms of katimon for Russia on Saturday morning.
Father, daughter killed in landslide in Ctg
11:55 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayA man and his daughter were killed in a landslide at Sholoshahar adjacent to Panchlaish thana in Chattogram early Sunday. The deceased Md Sohel, 35, and his seven-month-old daughter Bibi Jannat, were residents of IW Colony.
Gunman kills 3, himself in racially motivated shooting in Florida
11:24 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayA white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime.
National Poet Kazi Nazrul’s 47th death anniversary today
11:10 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThe 47th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed in the country on Sunday in a befitting manner.
HSC exams of 3 boards begin
10:17 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThe Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams under the Chittagong Education Board, Madrasah Education Board, and Technical Education Board began at 10am on Sunday. More than 3 lakh examinees are expected to sit for the exams.
PM returns home from Johannesburg
09:07 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Sunday morning after attending the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg of South Africa. She attended the summit held on August 22-24 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
3 Ukrainian military pilots killed in mid-air collision
08:41 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThree Ukrainian military pilots including a "mega talent" who yearned to fly F-16s were killed on Friday when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of Kyiv on Friday, the air force said on Saturday.
Mnangagwa wins second term as Zimbabwe president
08:22 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayZimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says. However, the opposition claimed there had been widespread vote-rigging and international observers said the vote fell short of democratic standards.
National Poet Kazi Nazrul's 47th death anniversary Sunday
09:59 PM, 26 Aug 2023 SaturdayThe 47th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in the country on Sunday in a befitting manner...
Mushtaq resigns from Motijheel Ideal governing body
09:30 PM, 26 Aug 2023 SaturdayKhandaker Mushtaq Ahmed, a donor member of the board of governors of Ideal School & College, Motijheel, Dhaka has resigned from his position. He submitted his resignation letter to the president of the governing body showing personal reason on Thursday, he himself told the media on Saturday...
Ex-husband planned abduction of female NBR officer: RAB
08:07 PM, 26 Aug 2023 SaturdayThe former husband of female National Board of Revenue officer Masuma Khatun had planned her abduction from his anger toward her, said the Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday...
FIFA suspends Spanish football chief over kiss
07:24 PM, 26 Aug 2023 SaturdaySoccer's ruling world body FIFA said on Saturday it had suspended Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months as it investigates an incident in which he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup victory...
Teesta flowing above danger mark in greater Rangpur
07:00 PM, 26 Aug 2023 SaturdayThe Teesta crossed its danger mark (DM) at Kawnia and Dalia points in greater Rangpur district creating a temporary flood satiation due to huge onrush of water from upstream during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am on Saturday...