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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”...
Foden stars as Man City see off Newcastle
09:34 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayPhil Foden's superb solo goal helped Manchester City see off Newcastle and ensured the defending champions kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal...
Cinema halls to be closed down if 'Pathaan' not released in Bangladesh
08:58 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayBangladesh Film Exhibitors Association has threatened to close down cinema halls if the Bollywood film Pathaan is not released in Bangladesh...
Two dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs
08:02 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayTwo people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Friday 8 am to Saturday 8 am)...
Zero Covid death, 2 cases recorded in 24 hrs
07:59 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and two cases in the last 24 hours...
Six killed in Sitakunda oxygen plant blast
07:43 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayThree people were killed and at least 17 others injured in an explosion in an oxygen plant in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Saturday afternoon. The injured were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. CMCH Police Outpost in-charge SI Nurul Ashek confirmed the matter at about 7 pm...
BNP to form human chain in cities, dists on Mar 11
06:58 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayBNP has announced to form human chains at the divisional city and district levels across the country on March 11 to protest the commodity prices hike and press home their 10-point demand, including the resignation of the current government...
Saudi, Qatar condemn Israel minister's remarks on Palestinian town
05:38 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdaySaudi Arabia and Qatar on Friday condemned a call by an Israeli minister for a flashpoint Palestinian town to be "wiped out", with Riyadh describing it as "racist and irresponsible"...
PM in Doha to attend UN LDC Conference
05:14 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday arrived in Qatar's capital Doha to attend the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity). A special VVIP flight (BG-325) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members landed Hamad International Airport..
Malaysia flooding forces 40,000 people to flee homes
04:43 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayFlooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their homes in Malaysia's southern Johor state, bordering Singapore, and at least four people have died during the past week, officials said on Saturday...
IU expels 5 including BCL leader Antora over student torture
04:20 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayThe authorities of Islamic University, Kushtia have expelled five female students over the torture of a fellow student at a dormitory. The expelled students are Sanjida Chowdhury Antora (Statistics Department), Tabassum Islam and Muabia Jahan (Finance and Banking Department), Israt Jahan Meem (Law Department), and Halima Akter Urmi (Fine Arts Department)...
Firmino to leave Liverpool at end of season
03:47 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayBrazil forward Roberto Firmino is to leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season...
3 killed as BGB bus collides with leguna in Lohagara
02:31 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayThree people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a bus of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a leguna in Chattogram on Saturday morning. The accident took place at Jangalia-Chakaria border gate area under Chunti union in Lohagara upazila around 8:30am.
Civil rights audit at Google proposes better tackling of hate speech
01:58 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayGoogle on Friday released an audit that examined how its policies and services impacted civil rights, and recommended the tech giant take steps to tackle misinformation and hate speech, following pressure by advocates to hold such a review.
PM Hasina holds meeting with ex-British PM Tony Blair
12:47 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina had a breakfast meeting with Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Saturday morning.
2 burnt in AC blast in Gulshan
12:18 PM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayTwo people were burnt in an Air Conditioner (AC) explosion in their house in Gulshan’s Niketon on Saturday morning.
PM leaves for Doha to attend UN LDC Conference
11:51 AM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday left Dhaka for Qatar's capital Doha to attend 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity).
Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed, White House says
11:06 AM, 04 Mar 2023 SaturdayUS President Joe Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed last month during a routine health screening, the White House has said. All cancerous tissue was removed and no further treatment is required, Mr Biden's doctor said.