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IMF chief says Africa must do these three things to increase trade
03:18 PM, 25 Aug 2023 FridayWhen the world’s top finance officials and central bankers gather for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank later this year, the future of Africa may take center stage...
Light to moderate rain likely over country
02:41 PM, 25 Aug 2023 FridayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in most places over the country...
Seven killed as truck rams microbus in Narsingdi
01:00 PM, 25 Aug 2023 FridaySeven people were killed and four others injured as a truck rammed a microbus in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi early Friday...
PM seeks vote for 'boat' from expatriate Bangladeshis
12:38 PM, 25 Aug 2023 FridayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has sought vote for her party's electoral symbol "Boat" in the next general election from Bangladeshi expatriates working abroad for the country's continued development. She put the people of Bangladesh on alert so that no looters can assume power again to destroy the country...
Naseem Shah shatters Afghan dream to give Pakistan unassailable lead in ODI series
11:55 AM, 25 Aug 2023 FridayAfter the incredible victory in the first match, Pakistan on Thursday also won the second match of the one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan by one wicket in Hambantota, Sri Lanka...
Trump arrested in election case, mug shot released
11:32 AM, 25 Aug 2023 FridayFormer US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken. Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result...
Chelsea sign 18-year-old Brazilian forward Washington
09:51 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayChelsea have completed the signing of Brazilian forward Deivid Washington from Santos for a fee in the region of 20m euros (£17.2m)...
Hoichoi's Nikhoj is a gripping thriller with Tota Roy and Swastika
09:21 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayIf you have been floored by Tota Roy Choudhury in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani and Swastika Mukherjee in Qala and Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach, here’s a chance to watch the two actors together in a Bengali web series...
Gold price reaches record Tk 1.1244 lakh per bhori
08:48 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to raise the price of gold by Tk 2,222 to Tk 1,01,244 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the local market. It is the highest price of gold as of Thursday (August 24). Earlier on July 20, the price of gold hit the second highest record of Tk 1,00,778 per bhori...
Most parents want more time reading to young children: Study
08:04 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayMost parents with young children wish they had more time to read to them and a third lack the confidence to do so, according to a new survey...
Eight dengue patients die; 2201 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:47 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayEight dengue patients died and 2,201 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours. With the latest death, a total of 514 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Thursday. Currently, 7,942 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
BRICS needs to be lighthouse of multi-polar world: PM
07:18 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the BRICS needs to emerge as the lighthouse of the multi-polar world and be an inclusive platform responding to times. "We need BRICS as a lighthouse in a multi-polar world...
Big Tech braces for EU Digital Services Act regulations
06:53 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayMore than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency...
Govt allows onion import from 9 more countries
05:44 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe Agriculture Ministry has given approval to import onion from nine more countries besides India. Around 21,580 tonnes of onion will be imported from the countries, the ministry said in a press release on Thursday afternoon...
Pakistan antiterror court allows ex-PM Imran Khan’s arrest over May riots
04:46 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayAn antiterrorism court in Pakistan has allowed the police to interrogate and arrest Imran Khan in a case related to the attack on an army building during the protests that followed the former prime minister’s brief arrest on corruption charges in May this year...
Man gets death for killing schoolgirl after rape
04:23 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayA court in Munshiganj has sentenced a man to death for killing a schoolgirl after rape in Srinagar upazila in 2018...
Dinajpur Mayor unconditionally apologizes over derogatory statement on judge
03:37 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayDinajpur Municipality Mayor Syed Jahangir Alam on Thursday sought unconditional apology appearing in the Supreme Court for his derogatory comments on an apex court justice...
BRICS invites six nations to join developing world bloc
02:26 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayLeaders of the BRICS group of developing nations have invited Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates to join, in a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to champion the "Global South".
China quietly recruits overseas chip talent as US tightens curbs
02:12 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayFor a decade until 2018, China sought to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program that Washington viewed as a threat to U.S. interests and technological supremacy.
Mirza Fakhrul leaves for Singapore for treatment
01:03 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum flew to Singapore for medical treatment on Thursday morning.