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Soroj Mehedi becomes brand ambassador of MEDCOM-2023
06:07 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayUniversity teacher, researcher and young literary persona Soroj Mehedi (Md Mahady Hasan) has been elected the brand ambassador to the 8th World Conference on Media and Mass Communication (MEDCOM-2023)...
Pakistan brush aside New Zealand in World Cup semis
05:45 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayPakistan hardly put a foot wrong and dominated pretty much from start to finish, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in their World Cup semi-final clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. The reward for them is an entry in the World Cup final opposite one of England and India on Sunday...
Country to receive $4.5b loan from IMF: Kamal
05:38 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayBangladesh is going to receive credit facility up to 3.468 billion SDR or around $4.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the next four years. “We’re going to get the loan from IMF in the same way that we’ve approached earlier. There were apprehensions that we may not avail it...
Five dengue patients die; 796 hospitalized in 24 hrs
05:13 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayFive dengue patients died and 796 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning. With the latest death, a total of 187 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 3,144 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Zero Covid death, 62 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:00 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 62 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities remained at 29,426, and infections rose to 20,35,992. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Wednesday...
England's James to miss World Cup due to knee injury
04:47 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayEngland right back Reece James will miss the World Cup in Qatar due to a knee injury, British media reported on Wednesday, a day before Gareth Southgate is due to name his 26-man squad for the tournament...
Singer Akbar Ali put on life support
04:10 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdaySinger Akbar Ali, who became known for performing in the popular show 'Ityadi', has been put on life support in a hospital in capital Dhaka...
Pakistan require 153 to qualify for third T20 World Cup final
04:01 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayDaryl Mitchell's half-century helped New Zealand set a 153-run target for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup semi-final...
Ten-man Barca fight back to win 2-1 at Osasuna
03:30 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdaySecond-half goals from Pedri and Raphinha rescued 10-man Barcelona as they fought back to win 2-1 at Osasuna in LaLiga on Tuesday after striker Robert Lewandowski was sent off in the first half...
Bus-covered van collision kills 4 in Feni
02:23 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayFour people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Mohammad Ali Dulamiah area in Feni on Wednesday...
PM stresses arranging more competitions, trainings for success in sports
01:33 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underlined the need for arranging more competitions and trainings to gain success in the international sports platforms, urging the players to play...
ULAB Film Club screens ‘Sukal The Puppet Himself’
01:04 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayULAB Film Club has recently screened a special film titled “Sukal The Puppet Himself”. The filmmaker Shilbhadra Datta was present at the screening as a guest...
Fast track projects underway to negate energy crisis: Official
12:10 PM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayThe global fuel price hike sparked by the Russia-Ukraine war coupled with dwindling gas reserves off late prompted authorities to adopt fast track projects exploring solar energy, while experts suggest the wind power could be another major source to negate the crisis...
2 Bangladeshis killed by BSF in Lalmonirhat
11:34 AM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayTwo Bangladeshi youths were shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Mahishtuli border at Bhelabari union in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Aynal Haque, 28, son of Sadek Ali and Waskuruni, 30, son of Sanwar Miah, of Mohishtuli village in the upazila...
Elon Musk sells almost $4bn of Tesla shares
10:49 AM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayTesla boss Elon Musk has sold another 19.5 million shares of the electric car maker worth $3.95bn (£3.4bn), filings with the US financial watchdog show...
Ukraine promises not to give up ‘a single centimetre’ to Russia in east
10:35 AM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday night said his forces would not yield "a single centimetre" in battles for control of eastern Donetsk region while Russian-installed officials described Ukrainian forces moving into one southern town with tanks...
UK minister Williamson quits after bullying allegation
10:14 AM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayBritish minister Gavin Williamson has resigned after allegations of bullying were levelled against him, raising questions about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s judgement just weeks into the job...
6 killed after powerful earthquake shakes Nepal
08:38 AM, 09 Nov 2022 WednesdayAn earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti, close to populous towns, officials said. Five other people were seriously injured as eight houses collapsed, said Bhola Bhatta, deputy superintendent of police in Doti...
BNP gets desperate to capture power through terrorist acts: Quader
09:45 PM, 08 Nov 2022 TuesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said BNP has become desperate to grab the state power by resorting to terrorist acts again, capitalising on the ongoing global economic crisis caused by the Ukraine-Russia war...
Swindlers should be 'shot down': HC
09:18 PM, 08 Nov 2022 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday commented that the swindlers and launderers of Tk 4,000 crore of BASIC Bank Limited should be 'shot down.' The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat made the comment during the bail hearing of Mohammad Ali Chowdhury, an accused of the BASIC Bank loan scam case...