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BPL Team Review: Mashrafe, Mushfiqur the ‘X-factor’ of Sylhet

03:42 PM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Sylhet franchise has been the most disappointing team in the BPL history. Most of the time, they found them languished at the bottom of the table but this time, they vowed to snap that disappointing streak...

Rishi Sunak to propose maths for all pupils up to age 18

03:27 PM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Rishi Sunak will announce plans for all pupils in England to study maths up to the age of 18 to tackle innumeracy and better equip them for the modern workplace as he sets out his priorities for the year ahead...

Next election to be held as per constitution: PM

02:30 PM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next election will be held as per country's constitution while four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group called on her.

9 killed in central Somalia car bombings

01:30 PM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

At least nine people were killed and several others wounded in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security officials and witnesses said. “The terrorists attacked Mahas town this morning using vehicles loaded with explosives,” local security official Abdullahi Adan told AFP by phone.

Elon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills

12:51 PM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks - and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company’s offices...

Bangladeshi wins Dh35 million in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw

12:18 PM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

In the first Big Ticket raffle draw of the New Year, a Bangladeshi expat driver won Dh35 million in the Series 247 held in Abu Dhabi.

Jeremy Renner shares first photo since snow plowing accident

11:57 AM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

“Hawkeye” star Jeremy Renner thanked well-wishers for their “kind words” in his first post to social media since his New Year’s Day snow plowing accident...

Voting in Gaibandha-5 by-polls ends

10:45 AM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Voting in the by-election to the Gaibandha-5 constituency, which was suspended in October last year due to irregularities, was held on Wednesday without any violence...

BCL pays homage to Bangabandhu on its 75th founding anniversary

10:17 AM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Wednesday paid rich tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of its 75th founding anniversary.

Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

09:36 AM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country...

China Covid: Beijing criticises ‘political’ rules for its tourists

09:22 AM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

The Chinese government has suggested that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on Chinese arrivals are politically motivated - and has warned that it may retaliate...

Russia blames missile attack on troops’ phone use

08:18 AM, 04 Jan 2023 Wednesday

Russia has said a new year missile attack that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones. Ukraine hit a college for conscripts in Makiivka, in the occupied Donetsk area, shortly after midnight on 1 January...

WHO advisers call for 'realistic' Covid data from China

10:02 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

Leading scientists advising the World Health Organization said they wanted a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's top experts at a key meeting on Tuesday as worries grow about the rapid spread of the virus...

Bangladesh to get Adani's electricity in March: Nasrul

09:50 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the electricity, under the agreement with Adani Power, will come to Bangladesh in mid-March. "Now we are getting 240 megawatt (MW) power on test basis from Adani power plant...

Chelsea continue talks with Benfica for Fernandez

09:09 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

Chelsea are continuing talks with Benfica about signing Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez...

Deadline for VAT exemption on edible oil extended till April 30

08:48 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

The deadline for VAT exemption on the import of soybean oil and palm oil has been extended by four months till April 30, 2023 in order to keep stable the price of such edible oil...

Biman to be smart airline in 'Smart Bangladesh': CEO

07:32 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Shafiul Azim on Wednesday said he has taken a plan to turn Biman into a "smart airline" in "Smart Bangladesh" aligning with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's vision. "We have made a pledge to make Biman a smart airline...

Three get life for killing auto-rickshaw driver

07:22 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

A court in Lalmonirhat has sentenced three people to life-term imprisonment for killing an auto-rickshaw driver...

By-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency Wednesday

06:34 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

The by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency (Fulchhari-Saghata) would be held on Wednesday amid tight security measures...

Jiban Bima employee dies after being hit by train

06:20 PM, 03 Jan 2023 Tuesday

An employee of Jiban Bima Corporation died after being hit by a train in Khilgaon area of capital Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon...