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Protests erupt in Xinjiang and Beijing after deadly fire
09:27 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayPublic anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China’s far western Xinjiang region and the country's capital of Beijing, as nationwide infections set another record...
Transport strike called ahead of BNP's rally in Rajshahi
08:44 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayAn indefinite transport strike has been called in all districts of Rajshahi division from December 1 demanding a ban on illegal vehicles on road. The decision came after a joint meeting of the Rajshahi Division Road Transport Owners-Workers' Unity Council in Natore on Saturday afternoon. The transport strike was called at a time...
PM hints no dialogue before next polls
07:41 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayPrime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hinted that no dialogue would be held prior to the next general election, saying any party can take part in the polls, if it wants. "Bangladesh has multi-party democracy and an independent Election Commission...
Flee before time runs out, Fakhrul to govt
06:56 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has told the government to flee before time runs out, otherwise, countrymen will force to escape. "Now people of Bangladesh want your (government) removal. Escape before time runs out, otherwise, the people of this country will remove you," he said. Mirza Fakhrul said this...
Australia edge Tunisia to end 12-year wait for a win at World Cup
06:30 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayAustralia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to register their first World Cup victory in 12 years as they provisionally moved up to second in Group D behind reigning champions France...
Chumki elected Mahila AL president, Shila secretary
06:06 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayMeher Afroz Chumki and Shabnam Jahan Shila have been elected president and general secretary of Mahila Awami League respectively...
BNP gets Suhrawardy Udyan to hold rally: Kamal
05:44 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said that BNP has been given permission to hold its December 10 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in capital Dhaka since the ground is suitable for mass gatherings. "Dhaka Metropolitan Police agreed to give permission for the venue which they (BNP) wanted...
Zero Covid death, 23 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:17 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 23 cases in the last 24 hours...
Sunamganj bus owners, workers call off strike
04:59 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdaySunamganj bus owners and workers have called off their indefinite strike after assurance of meeting their demands...
Two dengue patients die; 462 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:08 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayTwo dengue patients died and 462 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning. With the latest death, a total of 244 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 1,988 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
SI killed in Narsingdi road crash
04:02 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayA sub-inspector of police was killed in a road accident in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi on Saturday morning...
Veteran Indian actor Vikram Gokhale dies at 77
03:34 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayVeteran actor Vikram Gokhale breathed his last on Saturday afternoon at a Pune hospital...
Elon Musk says Twitter’s ban on Trump was ‘grave mistake’
02:53 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayTwitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday, although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibited on Twitter.
PM seeks people’s contribution to their respective areas development
02:19 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the countrymen to contribute to the development of their own areas as the government is working for the overall progress of the country...
3 killed as bus hits pickup van in Mirsharai
01:40 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayThree people were killed and two others injured after a bus hit a pickup van on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Chinkiastana area in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram early Saturday...
Jennifer Lopez announces “This is Me” album follow-up 20 years later
12:54 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayTwenty years after she put out her album "This Is Me... Then", singer and actor Jennifer Lopez announced on Friday a follow-up "This Is Me... Now", to be released next year...
US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales, citing national security risk
12:22 PM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayThe Biden administration has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE because they pose "an unacceptable risk" to U.S. national security...
Argentina look to Messi to salvage World Cup bid
11:02 AM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayArgentina will seek to save their World Cup skins in Qatar on Saturday when Lionel Messi and his teammates face Mexico in a match they cannot afford to lose...
Ukraine war: 6 million without power as winter bites
10:46 AM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayUkraine's president says six million Ukrainian households are still without power, after massive missile strikes hit the country this week. "As of this evening, blackouts continue in most regions and in Kyiv," Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address. The number of affected households has reduced by half since Wednesday, he added...
Taiwan votes in local elections amid China tensions
10:34 AM, 26 Nov 2022 SaturdayMillions in Taiwan are heading to the polls as the island's local midterm elections kick off on Saturday. Local council and city mayors are elected in the polls, which are held every four years. But these elections are also drawing global attention this year as Taiwan becomes a bigger geopolitical flashpoint between China and the US...