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PM arrives in Rangpur on daylong visit
02:35 PM, 02 Aug 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Rangpur on Wednesday afternoon on a daylong visit to attend a number of programs, including a grand rally. On her arrival at Rangpur cantonment helipad by a helicopter at 01:13 PM, the premier was escorted to the Circuit House where she is scheduled to hold a meeting...
Road accident kills 3 in Rajshahi
01:53 PM, 02 Aug 2023 WednesdayThree people were killed and at least five others injured in a road accident in Rajshahi on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Zahangir Alam, 28, a resident of Mohanpur village and Abul Hossain, 75, of Sakoa village in Mohanpur upazila and Azibar Rahman, 40, of Ziapara village in Bagmara upazila...
India finds 'violations' at cough syrup maker linked to Cameroon deaths
12:44 PM, 02 Aug 2023 WednesdayIndia has found violations related to manufacturing and laboratory practices at drugmaker Riemann Labs, whose cough syrup was linked to the deaths of children in Cameroon, a government health official told Reuters on Wednesday...
Mane leaves Bayern to join Ronaldo at Al-Nassr
11:56 AM, 02 Aug 2023 WednesdayFormer Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has left Bayern Munich to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr...
Trump charged with bid to overturn 2020 election
11:27 AM, 02 Aug 2023 WednesdayFormer US President Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens...
US blacklists two Chinese firms over Uighur forced labour accusations
09:43 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe United States has sanctioned two Chinese firms over their labour practices, accusing the companies of targeting members of persecuted groups in China, including the Uighur Muslim minority...
Expatriates send $197.30cr remittance in July
09:21 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $197.30 crore (equivalent to about Tk 21,407 crore) in July, the first month of the current fiscal year 2023-24. The amount is about $22.60 crore less than that of June when the country saw $219.90 crore in remittance, Bangladesh Bank said in its updated report on Tuesday...
Saudi window closing after Europe not helpful - Klopp
08:30 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it is "not helpful" that the transfer window is open nearly three weeks longer in Saudi Arabia than in Europe...
Two BSMRSTU female students drown
07:48 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayTwo female students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj drowned in a lake on the campus on Tuesday afternoon...
10 dengue patients die; 2584 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:20 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayTen dengue patients died and 2,584 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8 am to Tuesday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 261 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 9,264 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Australian lawmakers recommend potential WeChat ban on govt devices
06:46 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayA senate committee investigating how foreign powers use social media to interfere in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning Chinese messaging service WeChat on government devices...
AL, Sheikh Hasina never flee: PM
05:52 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reiterated that Awami League (AL) is always beside people, saying "AL, Sheikh Hasina never flee" rather her party's only motto is to improve the lives and livelihoods of the countrymen. "Sheikh Hasina or AL never run away, didn't flee," she said responding to BNP's remark that "AL will not get escape route"...
Guns and Gulaabs: New motion poster featuring Dulquer Salmaan as Arjun Varma unveiled
05:03 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayMakers of the upcoming series ‘Guns and Gulaabs’ on Tuesday unveiled a new motion poster featuring actor Dulquer Salmaan...
Nipun Roy gets bail in case over Dholaikhal clash
04:30 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe High Court has granted bail to BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury in a case over the clash between BNP men and police at Dholaikhal in Old Dhaka...
Fabinho makes move to Al-Ittihad from Liverpool
03:59 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayBrazil midfielder Fabinho has completed a move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad from Liverpool on a three-year deal...
Bizli Cables gives financial support to electrician family
03:32 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayBizli Cables, the country’s leading business conglomerate RFL Group’s cable brand, provided financial assistance worth Tk 1 lakh to an electrician’s family who died after being electrocuted...
Jamaat announces rally in Dhaka on August 4
02:48 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has cancelled its today’s rally in Dhaka after failing to secure permission from the police.
US wants to send pre-polls observers to Bangladesh in Oct
01:34 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said his country wants to send a pre-assessment election monitoring team to Bangladesh in October. The experts from National Democratic Institute and International Institute will be in this team.
MPO teachers start fast unto death
12:58 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe secondary-level teachers under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system started a fast unto death programme on Tuesday demanding nationalisation of their jobs. Wearing burial shrouds, they started the programme in front of National Press Club in the capital at 10am.
Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election
11:59 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayMyanmar’s military has officially postponed an election promised by August this year after extending a state of emergency it imposed in the aftermath of its 2021 coup.