All News
France fines Microsoft 60 million euros over advertising cookies
03:59 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayFrance's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) over its use of advertising cookies...
Messi extends contract with PSG - report
03:34 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayWorld Cup winner Lionel Messi has reached a deal with Paris St Germain to stay with the club for at least the 2023-24 season, French daily Le Parisien reported on Wednesday...
Find out secrets of a good night’s sleep
02:53 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayThe mind and body can both benefit from a restful night’s sleep. But what influences how much sleep we need and what makes us snooze longer? In a recent study, scientists from the University of Tsukuba identified a signalling route in brain cells that regulates the duration and quality of sleep...
Stay prepared to deal any disaster: PM to new Navy officers
02:03 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the newly commissioned Navy officers to stay prepared to deal any natural disaster in the country...
BNP MP Harun submits resignation to Speaker
01:05 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayHarunur Rashid, BNP lawmaker of Chapainawabganj-3, has resigned from the Parliament. He submitted his resignation letter in-person to the Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat at 11am on Thursday...
UNSC adopts first-ever resolution on “situation in Myanmar”
12:50 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayThe United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted the first-ever resolution on "situation in Myanmar" focusing on the Rohingya crisis and its sustainable solution. The United Kingdom (UK), as the penholder of the Myanmar situation in the Security Council, tabled the resolution which was adopted by 12 votes...
Mominul fifty steers Bangladesh to 184-5 at tea
12:11 PM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayMominul Haque hit a half-century as Bangladesh reached 184-5 at tea on day one of the second cricket Test against India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday...
WHO chief ‘very concerned’ over COVID situation in China
10:41 AM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayChina could be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official has said, amid concerns about a lack of data from the country...
Brazil great Pele’s cancer has advanced, says hospital
10:13 AM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayBrazil great Pele's cancer has advanced, according to the hospital where the 82-year-old is being treated...
Israel’s Netanyahu forms new government
10:02 AM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayVeteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had formed a new Israeli government on Wednesday, returning to power as the head of the most right-wing coalition in Israel's history...
2nd Test: Bangladesh win toss, choose to bat first against India
09:40 AM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayBangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test in Mirpur. The hosts made two changes, bringing in Mominul Haque for Yasir Ali and Taskin Ahmed for Ebadot Hossain, who has a back injury...
Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone
08:20 AM, 22 Dec 2022 ThursdayPresident Joe Biden has told President Volodymyr Zelensky the US will stick by Ukraine "for as long as it takes" in its war with Russia. "You will never stand alone," Mr Biden told Mr Zelensky as he visited the White House on his first overseas trip since the Russian invasion began...
Russia proposes 30% increase in size of armed forces
10:00 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin gave his backing on Wednesday to a plan to boost the size of the armed forces by more than 30% as he said Moscow needed to learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine...
BSEC removes floor price from 169 companies
09:52 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayBangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Wednesday lifted the floor price from 169 companies...
Sameer Sattar elected DCCI president for 2023
09:31 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayMd Sameer Sattar, head of Sattar and Co, has been elected as the President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for the year 2023 while S M Golam Faruk Alamgir (Arman) as Senior Vice President and Md Junayed Ibna Ali as Vice President...
Over 100 Rohingya stranded off India’s coast, many feared dead
08:57 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayAt least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India’s Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have died of thirst and hunger or have drowned, their relatives and activists said...
PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja 'removed'
08:40 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayRamiz Raja has reportedly been removed from his post as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with replacement names already under consideration...
NTRCA publishes circular to recruit 68000 teachers
07:27 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayThe Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) on Wednesday published a public circular to recruit 68,390 teachers in private educational institutions of the country. Out of them, 31,508 will be appointed in schools and colleges, and 36,882 in madrasas and vocational institutions...
All enjoy equal rights in non-communal Bangladesh: PM
06:16 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the Awami League government is building Bangladesh as a non-communal country where everyone has equal rights. "I tell all of you (Christian community) that we are building this Bangladesh with the spirit of non-communal country where each person has equal rights...
Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur put on fresh remand
05:25 PM, 21 Dec 2022 WednesdayA court in Dhaka has placed Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman arrested for alleged involvement in militancy on a fresh three-day remand after the completion of seven days' remand...