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Four female students go missing in Mirpur
07:40 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayFour female students of two separate institutions in Mirpur of capital Dhaka have gone missing...
Google says Microsoft cloud practices are anti-competitive
06:07 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayAlphabet's Google Cloud has accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing practices and criticised imminent deals with several European cloud vendors, saying these do not solve broader concerns about its licensing terms...
Ukraine acknowledges Russian gains in Bakhmut
05:34 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayUkraine said on Thursday Russian forces had made some gains inside the eastern battlefield city of Bakhmut, but at a heavy price in lives lost that has blunted Moscow's offensive as Ukraine prepares a counterstrike of its own...
Four dead after falling into well in India, 17 rescued
04:55 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayTwo women are among four dead after more than 30 people fell into a stepwell at an Indore temple in Madhya Pradesh state of India on Thursday morning...
Fakhrul demands withdrawal of case against Prothom Alo editor
04:21 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has condemned the filing of cases against Prothom Ali Editor Matiur Rahman, its reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams and Jugantor reporter Mahbub Alam Lablu under the Digital Security Act and demanded the withdrawal of the lawsuits...
Journalist Shamsuzzaman sent to jail
03:44 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has rejected the bail petition of Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams and ordered to send him to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA). Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after police had produced him before the court, praying to confine him in prison...
PM for enhancing Bangladesh-Vietnam economic cooperation
02:18 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday laid emphasis on strengthening the economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Vietnam for the mutual benefit of the both countries as the outgoing Ambassador of Vietnam in Dhaka Pham Viet Chien called on her at Ganabhaban.
SAU student dies 7 days after jumping off hall roof
02:02 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayA student of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) died on Thursday seven days after she jumped off the roof of Krishakratna Sheikh Hasina Hall.
Salman and Shah Rukh to shoot for ‘Tiger vs Pathaan’ from January
12:51 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdaySalman and Shah Rukh Khan’s epic scene in ‘Pathaan’ was a huge treat for fans of the two, but a bigger entertainer featuring the two spies is in the works.
Philippine ferry fire leaves 31 dead, 7 missing
12:26 PM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayA ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines and 31 people drowned or died in the blaze and were discovered later, a provincial governor said Thursday.
3 workers die after being electrocuted in Gazipur
11:53 AM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayThree people died and several others were injured after being electrocuted in an under-construction multi-storey building in Gazipur on Thursday morning. The incident took place in the factory named Skynies Power Company at Kewa village in Sreepur of the district around 8:15am.
Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection
10:51 AM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayPope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend a few days in hospital in Rome, the Vatican says.
Bolsonaro returning to Brazil for first time since 8 January riots
10:36 AM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US.
Bloomberg lauds PM Hasina for reforms to maintain economic stability
10:20 AM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayThe globally famed Bloomberg news agency has praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her “timely reform steps” to negate impacts of the worldwide economic crisis in Bangladesh, predicting the initiatives to elect her government for fourth straight term in next general elections.
Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman sued under DSA
08:36 AM, 30 Mar 2023 ThursdayThe Daily Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman has been sued under the Digital Security Act (DSA) over a news report published on the Independence Day on March 26. Abdul Malek, a lawyer, filed the case with Ramna Police Station on Wednesday night.
Total labour force in the country is 73.41m
10:03 PM, 29 Mar 2023 WednesdayThe total labour force in the country is 73.41 million of which 47.48 million are male while 25.93 million are female, according to the provisional report of the labour force survey 2022...
HC verdict declaring water prices fixation by WASA stayed
09:33 PM, 29 Mar 2023 WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court verdict declaring illegal the fixation of water prices by Dhaka WASA without formulating rules...
Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front
08:09 PM, 29 Mar 2023 WednesdayUkraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind the front line on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive...
Pakistan could play their World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh
07:11 PM, 29 Mar 2023 WednesdayDiscussions have taken place that could see Pakistan playing its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Bangladesh...
Shakib, Liton dazzle in Tigers thumping win over Ireland
06:10 PM, 29 Mar 2023 WednesdaySkipper Shakib Al Hasan and opener Liton Das came up with terrific performance to script Bangladesh's 77-run win over Ireland in the second T20 International at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...