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Be change makers: PM to Qatar University students
04:23 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the Qatar University students to be the change-makers being remained focus on vision having the mentality to embrace the new and future. "Lead by example and be the change-maker," she said...
Police detain 4 over Vinicius Jr effigy hung from bridge
04:01 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdaySpanish police detained four men on Tuesday in connection with an incident in which an effigy representing Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr was hung from a bridge in January, a day after a senior official said Spanish football had a racism problem...
UK food price inflation at third-highest level since 2008
03:38 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayUK food price inflation remains at the third-highest level since the financial crisis, with the annual rate at which the cost of groceries is increasing at the elevated level of 17.2%, retail industry data shows...
1 killed in landmine explosion in Bandarban
02:54 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayA man was killed and another sustained injuries in the landmine explosion at Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at hilly area near Chaikhongpara at 5 no ward in 3 no Remakri-Prangsa union of the upazila.
PM joins opening session of Qatar Economic Forum
01:46 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the 3rd Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday morning. The forum is being held at Fairmont & Raffles Hotels in Lusail city from May 23-25. Sheikh Hasina arrived in Doha on Monday to attend the forum at the invitation of Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Mirza Fakhrul tests positive for COVID-19 for 3rd time
12:48 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has tested positive for Covid-19 for third time. He is now undergoing treatment at Square Hospitals in Dhaka.
US debt ceiling talks described as productive but no deal yet
12:08 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayUS President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have called their latest talks on the debt ceiling productive but no deal has yet been reached. "I believe we can get a deal done," House Speaker McCarthy told reporters.
50th anniversary of Joliot-Curie award to Bangabandhu today
11:09 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe golden jubilee of the conferment of the Joliot-Curie Peace Medal to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being celebrated nationally on Tuesday.
Spanish football admits racism problem after Vinicius incident
10:51 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdaySpanish soccer has a racism problem, its football federation chief Luis Rubiales said on Monday, echoing criticism by Brazil after Real Madrid lodged a race crime complaint following insults hurled at their Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr.
Bill Gates says top AI agent will replace search, shopping sites
09:44 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayBill Gates, Microsoft Corp's co-founder, on Monday said the technology race to win is the development of the top artificially intelligent agent, poised to disrupt search-engine, productivity and online shopping sites.
Thor and Star Wars actor Ray Stevenson dies aged 58
09:23 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe actor Ray Stevenson, who appeared in major TV shows such as Rome, Vikings and Dexter, has died aged 58.
PM arrives in Doha to attend Qatar Economic Forum
09:00 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in Doha on a three-day official visit to attend the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2023 to be held on May 23-25.
Turkey’s third-place candidate endorses Erdogan in runoff
08:17 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayTurkey's third-place election candidate endorsed President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, boosting the incumbent and intensifying the challenges for opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a Sunday runoff vote.
Wagner chief vows to hand Bakhmut to Russian army by June
05:49 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayThe head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has vowed to transfer control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to the Russian army by 1 June.
Dhoni mania as IPL heads into tense final week
05:07 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayChennai Super Kings host Gujarat Titans on Tuesday in front of a home crowd desperate to see M.S. Dhoni win another Indian Premier League in what could be his farewell week to cricket.
Meta fined $1.3 billion for violating EU data privacy rules
04:53 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayMeta on Monday was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States, in a major ruling against the social media company for violating European Union data protection rules.
PM off to Doha to attend Qatar Economic Forum
04:09 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Monday afternoon for Doha on a three-day official visit to attend the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2023 to be held on May 23-25.
Singer Noble granted bail
03:41 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayA court in Dhaka on Monday granted bail to singer Mainul Ahsan Noble in a fraud case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafiuddin passed the order on Monday.
Indian court issues summons to BBC over Modi documentary
03:15 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayIndia's Delhi High Court issued a summons to British broadcaster BBC on Monday in a defamation case over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, according to reports in Indian media.
Rajshahi BNP leader sued for death threat to PM
03:00 PM, 22 May 2023 MondayA case has been filed against Rajshahi district unit BNP convener Abu Sayeed Chand, 66, for issuing a death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.