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PM returns home from Italy
08:12 AM, 27 Jul 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Italy early hours of Thursday after attending the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment. A regular flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 01:50 am after making over one hour stopover at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.
Now BNP to hold grand rally on Friday
10:07 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayBNP has deferred its previously announced Thursday's grand rally to Friday in Dhaka as it is unwilling to hold the program at Golapbagh ground in the capital. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a press conference at the party chairperson's political office at Gulshan on Wednesday night...
Bangladesh calls 13 envoys for “violating diplomatic norms”
09:33 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe foreign ministry on Wednesday called ambassadors of 13 nations and missions and expressed Dhaka’s resentment for “violating diplomatic norms” as they issued a joint statement over assaults on out-of-tune singer Hero Alam, who took part in the recently held by-election to Dhaka-17...
Mohammad A Arafat takes oath as MP
08:41 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayMohammad Ali Arafat has taken oath as MP of Dhaka-17 constituency comprising Gulshan, Banani, Bhasantek and Dhaka Cantonment...
14 dengue patients die; 2653 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:29 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayFourteen dengue patients died and 2,653 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Tuesday 8 am to Wednesday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 215 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 8,189 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Cambodia PM relinquishes rule after four decades
06:49 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayCambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, has announced he will resign and hand over to his son in early August...
Govt to procure 16.80 lakh MTs fuel oil, 80 lakh liters soybean oil
06:03 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 16.80 lakh metric tons (MTs) of refined fuel oil, 80 lakh liters of soybean oil and 8,000 tonnes of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country...
Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40
05:00 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayMore than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece as Mediterranean wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated. The entire island of Rhodes has been put into a state of emergency, as fires also rage on Corfu and Evia...
Alphabet profit beats expectations, CFO Porat to assume new role
04:31 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayAlphabet's (GOOGL.O) second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and the Google parent announced that its long-time CFO, Ruth Porat, would assume a new role while the company sought a new finance chief...
IU student torture: HC scraps expulsion order against 5 including Antora
03:52 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe High Court has scrapped an expulsion order against five students of Islamic University, Kushtia, also leaders and activists of Chhatra League, for the torture of a fellow student...
PM leaves Rome for home
02:31 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday left Rome for home wrapping up her three-day official visit to Italy to attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment. A regular flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, departed from Rome Fiumicino Airport at 09:45am local time (01:45pm BST).
Thaksin to return to Thailand in August after 15 years in exile
01:43 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayThailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return home on August 10 after 15 years in self-imposed exile, his daughter has said.
5 to die for killing Juba League leader in Lakshmipur
01:23 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayA Lakshmipur court has sentenced five people to death and 14 others to life-term imprisonment in a case filed for killing a local Juba League leader in the Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur on Wednesday noon.
Messi scores twice as Miami thrash Atlanta 4-0
12:07 PM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayLionel Messi scored two first half goals and assisted on another in the second to lead Inter Miami to a 4-0 dismantling of Atlanta United and advance to the knockout stage of the Leagues Cup on Tuesday.
Bus driver arrested over Jhalakathi road accident that killed 17
11:40 AM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested the bus driver accused in a case filed over the death of seventeen people in a road accident in Jhalakathi.
2 bullet-hit bodies recovered in Khagrachhari
10:56 AM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayPolice recovered bullet-hit bodies of two people from Alutila Germplasm area at Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Wednesday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Mohammad Jakaria, Officer-in-charge of Matiranga Police Station, confirmed the matter to Jago News.
Australia fines Meta $14 mln for undisclosed data collection
10:38 AM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayAn Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy without disclosing its actions.
3 killed in Greece wildfires as firefighters battle the flames
09:10 AM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayThree people became the first known fatalities on Tuesday of wildfires that have been raging on the Greek islands for a week, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead as the blazes destroyed homes and forced tourist evacuations.
BNP wants abnormal situation, not elections in country: PM
08:47 AM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to stay united and protect Bangladesh from the clasps of the evil forces, saying BNP doesn’t want elections rather looks forward to creating an abnormal situation in the country.
Italian PM for legal migration of Bangladeshi workers
08:18 AM, 26 Jul 2023 WednesdayItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, during a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday, stressed the need for migration of Bangladeshi workers in legal ways. "Bangladeshi workers are doing very good work here. They have enough credibility. I don't want illegal workers," she was quoted as saying.