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3 students killed as bus runs over motorcycle in Sirajganj
11:36 AM, 06 Mar 2023 MondayThree college students were killed when a bus ran over a motorcycle in Sirajganj early Monday. The accident took place on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway at Mannan Nagar area in Tarash upazila around 6:30am.
China sets modest economic targets in bid to bounce back from Covid
10:01 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayChina has set a target of 5% GDP growth in 2023, its outgoing premier has said in a speech to the ruling party’s rubber-stamp parliament – a goal that is at the lower end of analysts’ expectations and follows a 2022 figure that came in far below target...
31500 students under Dhaka Board seek HSC results review
09:23 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundaySome 31,574 students under the Dhaka Education Board have submitted applications seeking reevaluation of their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam results...
Pakistan police attempt to arrest ex-PM Imran Khan
08:11 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayOfficers have arrived at the residence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a bid to arrest him in a case related to the purchase and sale of gifts...
Zero Covid death, 9 cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:41 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and nine cases in the last 24 hours...
Fire destroys 2000 shanties in Ukhiya Rohingya camps
06:33 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayA devastating fire destroyed around 2,000 shanties in three Rohingya camps in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar on Sunday afternoon. Relief and refugee repatriation commissioner (RRRC) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman said the fire first broke out at Balukhali 11 No. camp around 3:15 pm and then engulfed adjacent 10 and 9 No. camps...
Global partnership must be meaningful for LDCs: PM
05:32 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the global partnership must carry a meaning to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh so no challenge could upset their progress to attain developing countries' status. “We, the graduating LDCs, want to make sure that no challenges can further slow down our graduation momentum...
Ex-Jubo Dal president Nirab put on 3-day remand
04:51 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayA court in Dhaka on Sunday placed former Jubo Dal president Saiful Alam Nirab on a three-day remand in a case under the Explosive Substances Act...
Four dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:15 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayFour people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Saturday 8 am to Sunday 8 am)...
Nelson keeps Arsenal on course in title race with late winner
03:53 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayArsenal survived a massive scare in their pursuit of the Premier League title as they hit back from two goals down - the first one hit within 10 seconds of the start - to beat Bournemouth 3-2 with a last-gasp winner from Reiss Nelson in a rip-roaring contest in north London on Saturday...
Bayern back on top of Bundesliga with Stuttgart win
03:32 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayBayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with victory at Stuttgart...
Babies remember faces despite face masks
02:45 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayBabies learn by looking at human faces, so many parents and childhood experts are concerned about the developmental consequences of widespread face-masking during the pandemic.
Torturing wife: Charges framed against cricketer Al-Amin
02:14 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayA Special Court in Dhaka has framed charges in a case filed against cricketer Al-Amin Hossain for torturing his wife Ishrat Jahan for dowry and throwing her out of home.
3 killed in blast at building in Science Lab
12:22 PM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayThree people were killed and thirteen others injured in an explosion at a three-storey building in the capital’s Science Lab at 10:50am on Saturday. Later, a fire broke out in the building and a portion of wall collapsed due to the blast. The deceased were identified as Shafiquzzaman, Abdul Mannan and Tushar.
Man dies after suffering burn injuries in Gulshan AC blast
11:50 AM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayA man, who was burnt in an Air Conditioner (AC) explosion in a house in Dhaka’s Niketon on Saturday morning, died around 12:30am on Sunday while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS).
5 people killed in New York house fire
10:32 AM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayFive people, including two children, were killed in a house fire in Spring Valley, New York early Saturday morning, authorities said.
Mbappe breaks PSG goal record in win over Nantes
10:02 AM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayKylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain's all-time top scorer with his 201st goal for the club in their 4-2 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
09:38 AM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayNations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty places 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, aiming to safeguard and recuperate marine nature. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening, after 38 hours of talks, at UN headquarters in New York.
PM urges UN to take effective measures to stop Ukraine-Russia war
08:15 AM, 05 Mar 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the United Nations to take special and effective measures to stop the Ukraine-Russia war as soon as possible, saying as fast as the war will be ended it will be better.
Food tsar blames shortages on UK’s ‘weird supermarket culture’
09:58 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayThe government’s food tsar has blamed Britain’s “weird supermarket culture” for recent food shortages, calling it a “market failure”...