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Summer vacation in secondary schools cancelled
07:28 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe government has cancelled the summer vacation for secondary level schools across the country due to the upcoming national election. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said this on Wednesday after a meeting with the non-government teachers’ leaders at International Mother Language Institute in the capital.
Bangladesh suffer 108-run defeat to India in 2nd ODI
06:46 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayBangladesh Women's team's aspiration to seal the three-match ODI series with a match to spare was dented after they suffered a thumping 108-run defeat to India in the second match on Wednesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Mother, daughter remanded over JP leader Salam’s death
06:27 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday placed one Momota Begum, 50, and her daughter Kamrunnahar Chadni, 23, on five-day remand each in a case lodged over death of Jatiya Party (JP) central leader Abdus Salam Bahadur, 52.
Newborn’s death: Another Central Hospital doctor gets bail
05:23 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday allowed bail to Central Hospital Doctor Begum Maksuda Farida Akter Mili in a case lodged over the death of a newborn due to alleged negligence and wrong treatment.
Denmark keen to invest $1.3bn in Bangladesh’s offshore wind energy
05:04 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayDenmark on Wednesday expressed interest to invest US$ 1.3 billion for producing offshore wind energy in Bangladesh as its Ambassador Winnie Estrup Petersen paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh GDP growth higher than forecast for fiscal 2023: ADB
04:43 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the current gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in Bangladesh is estimated higher than forecast for fiscal year 2023 as it kept the country's growth forecast unchanged at 6.5 percent for fiscal 2024.
SSC, equivalent exams results to be published on July 28
04:15 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on July 28. Tapan Kumar Sarkar, Chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and President of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, announced the date on Wednesday.
PM for ensuring accountability in govt offices up to grassroots level
03:33 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the government officials to ensure accountability up to the grassroots level's offices for building Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country by 2041.
UN Security Council meets for first time on AI risks
02:52 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology should not become a "runaway horse" and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people...
EU, 12 countries condemn attack on Hero Alam
02:34 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe foreign missions in Dhaka on Wednesday condemned the attack on Dhaka-17 by-election candidate Ashraful Hossain Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam. In a joint statement, the foreign missions said, "We condemn the July 17 attack on Dhaka-17 constituency candidate Ashraful Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam...
UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than a year
01:44 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayUK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year as price rises slowed by more than expected...
Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
12:58 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayExtreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America...
BNP's 2nd march from Abdullahpur to Jatrabari starts
12:13 PM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayBNP began its second march from capital Dhaka's Abdullahpur to Jatrabari on Wednesday morning as part of the party's one-point movement with the goal to oust the government to hold the next general election under a neutral caretaker government...
Russia carries out air strikes for second night on Odesa port
10:49 AM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayUkrainian air defence systems were engaged in the early hours of Wednesday in repelling a Russian air attack on the southern port of Odesa for a second consecutive night, the region's governor said...
Messi will need time to adapt to MLS - Beckham
09:33 AM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayDavid Beckham believes Lionel Messi will need time to adapt to Major League Soccer, even though the standard of play is at a "different level" from the European game...
US soldier flees into North Korea in new crisis over the nuclear-armed state
08:47 AM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayThe US military was scrambling to establish the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing of the inter-Korean border into North Korea, throwing Washington into a new crisis in its dealing with the nuclear-armed state...
Rashford signs new long-term Man Utd contract
08:11 AM, 19 Jul 2023 WednesdayEngland forward Marcus Rashford has signed a new deal to stay at Manchester United until 2028 worth £325,000-a-week...
26 Indian parties form alliance to take on PM Modi
09:54 PM, 18 Jul 2023 TuesdayThe leaders of 26 Indian opposition parties have formed an alliance to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in the general election due next year...
Joy ton helps Bangladesh A cement Emerging Cup's semifinal
09:20 PM, 18 Jul 2023 TuesdayBangladesh A team confirmed the semifinal of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Cup after beating Afghanistan A by 21 runs in their 'do or die' game at P.Sara Oval ground in Colombo on Tuesday...
Holy Ashura to be observed on July 29
09:04 PM, 18 Jul 2023 TuesdayThe holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad's (PBUH) grandson Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), will be observed in the country on July 29 as the Muharram moon was not sighted in the sky on Tuesday...