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World Bank leader who was called climate denier quits
02:18 PM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayThe president of the World Bank will step down from his post in June, leaving the organisation almost a year before his term was due to end...
Benfica beat Brugge at the double away in Champions League
02:08 PM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayJoao Mario’s second-half penalty and a late goal from David Neres gave Benfica a 2-0 win over Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Belgium on Wednesday, leaving the Portuguese club with a major advantage for next month’s return...
Armed forces being made capable to defend external attack: PM
01:24 PM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the armed forces are being built as capable to defend any attack from external forces to secure country's independence and sovereignty. "We don't want war with anyone. We believe in the policy...
IU student torture: Kushtia DC asked to submit probe report by 7 days
01:07 PM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayThe High Court has asked the deputy commissioner of Kushtia to form a three-member committee to investigate the physical torture of a female student of Islamic University, Kushtia in a dormitory...
Woman, granddaughter die as motorcycle hits them
12:35 PM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayA woman and her six-month-old granddaughter were killed after being hit by a motorcycle in Turag of Dhaka around Wednesday 12 midnight. The deceased were identified as Mazeda Khuki, 50, and her granddaughter Rafia Akter...
US actress and model Raquel Welch dies at 82
12:01 PM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayUS actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82...
Bangladeshi held with 9 lakh rupee in Benapole
11:30 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayThe Border Guard Bangladesh members have detained a Bangladeshi citizen along with around 9.26 lakh Indian rupees at Benapole checkpost in Jashore...
6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines
10:50 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayA 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though there were no reports of casualties or significant damage. The strong and shallow quake struck just off the coast of Masbate province in the centre of the archipelago nation shortly after 2 am (1800 GMT)...
Adeyemi solo strike earns Dortmund 1-0 win over Chelsea
10:07 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayBorussia Dortmund snatched a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday courtesy of Karim Adeyemi's superb goal to extend their winning run this year...
UN says 73 people presumed dead in shipwreck off Libya
09:52 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayAt least 73 Europe-bound migrants and refugees are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the United Nations migration agency has said. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Twitter on Wednesday...
Real beat Elche to cut Barca's gap to eight points
08:51 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayReal Madrid cut Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga to eight points by thrashing bottom of the table Elche...
Sylhet upbeat to stop Comilla Juggernaut for maiden BPL trophy
08:36 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayLed by an inspirational Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the most successful captain of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Sylhet Strikers remain hopeful of clinching their maiden trophy when they take on Comilla Victorians...
Man City go top with win over title rivals Arsenal
08:10 AM, 16 Feb 2023 ThursdayManchester City returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since November as they leapfrogged leaders Arsenal with a vital victory at Emirates Stadium...
Writ seeks steps against those involved in IU student torture
10:03 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayA writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking legal action against those involved in the physical torture of a female student of Islamic University, Kushtia in a dormitory...
‘Have always shied away from action’: Kareena Kapoor
08:52 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayAction is one genre that Kareena Kapoor Khan has not tried in her over 20-year-old career in Bollywood, but the actor says voicing Black Widow in the Hindi adaptation of Marvel Wastelanders has piqued her interest in it...
BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury indicted in 2 cases
08:29 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayA court in Chattogram has framed charges against BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in two cases filed for allegedly torching vehicles in Sitakunda upazila of the district...
Scotland's Sturgeon quits, says she is too divisive to win independence
07:48 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayNicola Sturgeon quit as Scottish first minister on Wednesday, saying her dominance over her party and the country was no longer the asset it once was in the fight for an independent Scotland...
India has total support to Sheikh Hasina’s leadership: Kwatra
07:25 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayVisiting Indian External Affairs Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday said New Delhi has total support to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership as he called on her at the premier’s official Ganobhaban residence. “We’ve total support to you and your leadership,” a PMO spokesman quoted him telling...
Govt to procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 1.10cr litres soybean oil
06:51 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayThe Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1 cargo or 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG from the spot market...
Nine dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs
06:21 PM, 15 Feb 2023 WednesdayNine people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...