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PM asks envoys to stay vigilant against anti-state propaganda
10:01 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the Bangladeshi diplomats to stay vigilant against the anti-state propaganda as the international community would not be confused and misled. "I would like to say that the foreign ministry should provide...
Two get life in prison for killing wives
09:00 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayA court in Chandpur has sentenced two young men to life-term imprisonment for killing their respective wives...
India Women's captain suspended for two games
08:10 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayIndia Women's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been suspended by the ICC for the next two international games following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the final ODI against Bangladesh recently...
AL to begin 'election journey' in Sept-Oct: Quader
07:52 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party, along with all pro-liberation forces, will begin its campaign in September-October to win the next parliamentary election under the leadership of party president Sheikh Hasina...
16 dengue patients die; 2418 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:19 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdaySixteen dengue patients died and 2,418 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8 am to Tuesday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 201 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 7,927 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Iranian diplomat calls on DU VC
06:34 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayCultural Counselor of the Iranian Embassy in Dhaka Seyed Reza Mir Mohammadi called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at the latter's office of the university on Tuesday...
China removes foreign minister months after appointment
05:40 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayChina has removed Qin Gang as foreign minister less than seven months after he was appointed to the post...
Gono Odhikar Parishad gives EC 7-day ultimatum seeking registration
04:48 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayGono Odhikar Parishad has given the Election Commission (EC) a seven-day ultimatum to give registration to the party...
HC wants list of Railway land-grabbers within 30 days
04:26 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) on Tuesday ordered authorities concerned to prepare a list of people who grabbed lands of Bangladesh Railway across the country and submit before it within 30 days...
TikTok adds text-only posts in social media battle
03:40 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayChinese-owned video streaming app TikTok says it will offer text-only posts as competition between social media giants heats up...
Japan vows support to Bangladesh in becoming high income country by 2041
02:44 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayJapan’s Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nishimura Yasutoshi vowed to the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh in her endeavor Md Shahriar Alam that Japan would extend full cooperation to Bangladesh to become a high income country by 2041.
Senior Asst Secy Nazia Sultana dies of dengue
02:22 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdaySM Nazia Sultana, Senior Assistant Secretary (WTO Wing) of Finance Ministry, died after being affected by dengue virus on Tuesday morning.
PM offers usage of Pyra port to Nepal
01:22 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered Nepal usage of Pyra port at a bilateral meeting with her Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit in the FAO headquarters.
Ex-SP Babul acquitted in DSA case filed by PBI Chief
12:40 PM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayA Dhaka tribunal on Tuesday acquitted former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter and his father Md Abdul Wadud from a case filed by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chief Banaj Kumar Majumdar under Digital Security Act (DSA).
Italy keen to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh
11:41 AM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayItaly has shown interest to employ more Bangladeshi manpower particularly in its agriculture and hospitality sectors as three Italian ministers called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome.
Apple faces $1 billion lawsuit by app developers in UK
11:31 AM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayApple on Tuesday found itself the target of a 785-million-pound ($1 billion) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees.
New arrest warrant issued for ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan
10:24 AM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayPakistan's election commission has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Geo news reported on Monday, the latest in a series of legal hurdles facing the cricketer-turned-politician.
Al-Hilal make £259m offer for Kylian Mbappe
09:08 AM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdaySaudi Arabian side Al-Hilal have permission to speak to Kylian Mbappe after making a world record £259m bid for the Paris St-Germain forward.
‘Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room’ opened at FAO headquarters
08:39 AM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayThe ‘Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room’ was inaugurated at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome.
PM makes 5-point proposal at UN Summit to ensure safe food
08:19 AM, 25 Jul 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday placed a five-point proposal at the UN Food Systems Summit to ensure sustainable, safe and nutritious food system worldwide, laying emphasis on coordinated steps to lift restrictions on food and fertilizer exports.