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Hasina-Sunak maiden bilateral talks held
09:01 AM, 06 May 2023 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina held her maiden bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Rishi Sunak on Friday afternoon (local time).
Messi apologises to PSG for Saudi trip
08:49 AM, 06 May 2023 SaturdayLionel Messi apologised to Paris St Germain and his team mates on Friday after being suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this week and missing a training session as a result.
PM attends King Charles III’s reception
08:32 AM, 06 May 2023 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has attended King Charles III's reception for heads of state and government or overseas representatives in advance of the coronation of the King and Queen Consort.
Govt works to build toxic-free state structure: Quader
05:51 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has been working constantly to build a toxic-free state structure. "The government is not making the state structure toxic...
Indonesia’s economy beats forecasts on consumer, gov’t spending
05:25 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayIndonesia’s economic growth held steady in the first quarter as improving consumption and government spending offset a slowdown in exports and investment in South East Asia’s largest economy...
Derailment snaps Dhaka's rail link with northern region
04:50 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayDhaka's rail communication with the northern region of the country was suspended after a train derailed in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on Friday afternoon. Two bogies of a goods-laden train veered off the track in Ullapara Railway Station area at about 1:45 pm, suspending the rail communication...
N'ganj boiler blast death toll rises to 4
03:48 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayTwo more victims of the boiler explosion at a steel mill in Narayanganj died in a hospital in capital Dhaka on Friday, taking the total number of deaths to four. The two victims were identified as Alamgir Hossain, 35, and Nayan, 20...
Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes central Japan
02:41 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayA magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan's central Ishikawa region on Friday but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The quake hit at 2:42 pm (0542 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency...
Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting
01:09 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayAt least seven people, including some teachers, have been shot dead at a school in Pakistan's north-western Kurram district, authorities say...
Magnitude 4.3 quake shakes Dhaka, other areas
12:14 PM, 05 May 2023 FridayAn earthquake of magnitude 4.3 shook capital Dhaka and other parts of the country on Friday morning. The quake struck at 5:57 am, said assistant meteorologist Farzana Sultana of Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
PM arrives in London to attend King Charles III's coronation
11:37 AM, 05 May 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night arrived here from Washington DC to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the King and the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms...
Napoli end 33-year wait for Serie A title
11:15 AM, 05 May 2023 FridayNapoli finally ended their long wait to win Italy's Serie A on Thursday after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title with a record-equalling five games to play...
PM leaves Washington for London to attend coronation of Charles III
09:52 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Washington DC for London on Thursday morning to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the king and the queen of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms...
Naga Chaitanya speaks on Akkineni family's recent lean period at box office
09:33 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayActor Naga Chaitanya, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming Telugu-Tamil bilingual film Custody, spoke about the lean patch his family has been going through with respect to their films over the last year or so...
Moscow says US behind Kremlin drone attack, Russian forces target Kyiv
08:47 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayRussia said on Thursday that the United States was behind what it says was a drone attack on the Kremlin that aimed to kill President Vladimir Putin, while Moscow's forces fired more combat drones at Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv...
One killed, 6 injured in N'ganj boiler blast
08:14 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayA man was killed and six others were injured in a boiler explosion at a steel mill in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Thursday afternoon...
Microsoft opens up its AI-powered Bing to all users
07:15 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayMicrosoft is rolling out the new AI-powered version of its Bing search engine to anyone who wants to use it...
President urges Buddhist leaders to work for people's welfare
06:15 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday called upon the Buddhist people to work for the welfare of the country and its people as he addressed the 'Buddha Purnima' reception for the Buddhist leaders at Bangabhaban...
Lightning claims 340 lives in 13 months
05:59 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayAs many as 340 people were killed in lightning strikes across the country in the last 13 months. Of them, 66 people died to date this year and most of the victims were farmers. Save the Society and Thunderstorms Awareness Forum (SSTF) revealed this in a report on Thursday...
Israel raids Nablus, kills 3 Palestinians behind settler attack
05:25 PM, 04 May 2023 ThursdayThe Israeli army has killed at least three Palestinians and wounded four others while firing live ammunition during a raid in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials...