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Voting underway in Chattogram-8 by-polls
11:15 AM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayThe balloting is underway in the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency which fell vacant after the death of Moslem Uddin Ahmed.
Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective
10:42 AM, 27 Apr 2023 Thursday"Pele," arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word "pele" was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in Brazil.
US and South Korea agree key nuclear weapons deal
09:38 AM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayThe US and South Korea have secured a landmark deal to counter the North Korean nuclear threat.
PM calls for taking Dhaka-Tokyo investment ties to higher level
09:17 AM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for taking business and investment relationship between Bangladesh and Japan to the next higher level valuing 50 years bilateral relations of the countries.
Salt production hits record high
08:38 AM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdaySalt production in the country hit a record high with 18.39 lakh metric tonnes in the current fiscal year, breaking the 61 year's record production with 18.32 lakh metric tonnes last year. "The total salt production in the current season reached 18.39 lakh metric tonnes with 10,930 metric tonnes produced on April 25, which is a record in 62 years," said a Bangladesh Small Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) press release on Wednesday.
Bangladesh thrash Turkmenistan 6-0
09:24 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayIt was an impressive performance as Bangladesh U-17 women's football team thrashed Turkmenistan by 6-0 goals in their opening group D match of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers held today (Wednesday) at Jahan Besar Stadium, Kallang in Singapore...
Xi holds first talks with Zelenskiy since Russia's invasion of Ukraine
09:20 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping spoke to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy by telephone on Wednesday for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fulfilling a longstanding goal of Kyiv which had publicly sought such talks for months...
Rizvi's statement a clear manifestation of free speech: Hasan
09:03 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayInformation and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the statement made by BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi after his release from jail is a clear manifestation of freedom of speech in the country...
Housewife murder: 2 get life after 28 years
08:02 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayA court in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday sentenced two people to life-term imprisonment for killing a housewife around 28 years ago...
Bangladesh-Japan relations turn into 'Strategic Partnership': PM
06:27 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh and Japan have successfully elevated the bilateral relations to a "Strategic Partnership" from the existing "Comprehensive Partnership"...
11 including 10 jawans killed in India Maoist attack
05:40 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayEleven people, including ten security personnel, were killed in an encounter with alleged Maoists in Dantewada of India's Chhattisgarh on Wednesday afternoon...
Dhaka, Tokyo sign 8 instruments to boost cooperation for mutual benefit
04:56 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayDhaka and Tokyo today signed eight instruments on the second day of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day state visit to Japan at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida...
Around 2.58 lakh students to appear in SSC exams in Rajshahi
04:43 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayAround 2.58 lakh students, including 1.62 lakh females, are going to appear in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rajshahi this year...
Britons ‘need to accept’ they’re poorer, says Bank of England economist
04:09 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayBritish households and businesses “need to accept” they are poorer and stop seeking pay increases and pushing prices higher, the Bank of England’s chief economist, Huw Pill, has said...
Girona's Castellanos hits Real Madrid for four in fresh blow to title hopes
03:39 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayGirona's Valentin Castellanos became the first player in 75 years to score four in a LaLiga game against Real Madrid as they secured a stunning 4-2 win over Carlo Ancelotti's side whose faint title hopes were dealt another blow on Tuesday...
President pays tribute to Bangabandhu at Tungipara
02:50 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayPresident Mohammed Sahabuddin on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at the mazar (mausoleum) of the late leader at Tungipara in Gopalganj.
Tips to stay stylish and cool with jeans in hot weather
02:34 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdaySoaring temperatures can make wearing jeans feel like a challenge in summer. You can stay stylish, comfortable, and cool with the right tips and tricks.
Sudan’s Bashir moved to military hospital before fighting
01:40 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdaySudan's toppled leader Omar al-Bashir was moved from Kober prison to a military hospital in the Sudanese capital before heavy fighting broke out there on April 15, two sources at the hospital said.
1 killed, 4 injured in explosion at Patuakhali ice mill
01:11 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayA youth was killed and four others were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at an ice mill in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali on Tuesday night.
iSpace: Japanese Moon lander likely to have crashed
12:35 PM, 26 Apr 2023 WednesdayA Japanese company hoping to carry out a rare private Moon landing says it is likely its lunar lander crashed on the surface.