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Chanchal Chowdhury to be Mrinal Sen
05:56 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBangladeshi actor Chanchal Chowdhury, who is basking in the back-to-back success of the web series Karagar and the feature film Hawa, is going to play Mrinal Sen in an upcoming biopic on the celebrated filmmaker...
FTX Japan to return assets to clients from February
05:45 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe Japanese unit of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said on Friday it would return its customer assets from February...
Zero Covid death, 13 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:13 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 13 cases in the last 24 hours...
Imam-ul-Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed frustrate NZ push for victory
05:05 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayOpener Imam-ul-Haq hit a solid half-century to nose Pakistan ahead Friday after New Zealand grabbed two early wickets on the final day of the first Test in Karachi...
BNP announces countrywide mass sit-in protest on Jan 11
04:21 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBNP has announced a mass sit-in program in all divisional cities of the country on January 11 next year to press home their 10-point demand as previously declared. It will hold the program from 10 am to 2 pm on the day. BNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain made the announcement...
967 died in workplace accidents in 2022: Report
04:08 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayAs many as 967 people lost lives and 228 received injuries in accidents at their workplaces in 2022, according to a report. The highest 425 people died in accidents in the transport sector while the second highest 211 met their tragic end in the service sector, said the report...
Indian PM Modi's mother Heeraben dies aged 99
03:35 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi has been cremated after she died in the early hours of the morning...
Ganatantra Mancha to hold mass sit-in program Jan 11
03:28 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe Ganatantra Mancha, a seven-party alliance, has announced to hold a mass sit-in program in capital Dhaka on January 11 next year...
Suu Kyi's secretive Myanmar trials end with 7 more years of jail
02:39 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayA court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five counts of corruption and jailed her for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham...
Reaction to the death of Pele from around the world
12:56 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBrazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer...
Uzbekistan links child deaths to India cough syrup
12:39 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayUzbekistan's health ministry has said that 18 children have died after drinking a cough syrup manufactured by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech...
Plea to get skateboarding on the GCSE syllabus
12:14 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridaySchools are being urged to "teach skateboarding to get young people to the Olympics"...
PM to inaugurate DITF-2023 on Jan 1
11:33 AM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair-2023 begins at Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center at Purbachal on January 1, 2023. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the fair. Talking to BSS, Director General of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Mahbubur Rahman said...
Brazil legend Pele dies aged 82
11:19 AM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBrazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970...
Govt to procure 2.09cr liters soybean oil
05:28 PM, 29 Dec 2022 ThursdayThe government on Thursday approved separate proposals for procuring some 2.09 crore liters of soybean oil and 60,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country. The approvals came from the 39th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) this year...
65 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:43 PM, 29 Dec 2022 ThursdaySome 65 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Govt plans to establish six more metro rail lines in Dhaka: Quader
04:06 PM, 29 Dec 2022 ThursdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government has an integrated action plan to establish six more metro rail lines in Dhaka by 2030. "There is an integrated action plan to build six more metro rail lines in Dhaka by 2030...
Mother, two daughters killed in Faridpur road crash
03:03 PM, 29 Dec 2022 ThursdayA woman and her two daughters were killed and at least six others injured in a road accident in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Thursday morning...
Erdogan drops retirement age requirement for millions of Turks
02:51 PM, 29 Dec 2022 ThursdayTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan eliminated a retirement age requirement on Wednesday in a move that allows more than 2 million workers to retire immediately, less than six months before an election...
Explosions rock Ukrainian cities as Russia launches 'more than 100 missiles' in waves
02:08 PM, 29 Dec 2022 ThursdayAir raid sirens rang across Ukraine as Russia unleashed more than 100 missiles on Thursday morning, according to a Ukrainian presidential adviser, and blasts were heard in several cities...