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PM opens reactor pressure vessel installation for RNPP Unit-2
11:52 AM, 19 Oct 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated installation of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at Unit-2 of the 2400MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), enabling Bangladesh to reach nearer to produce electricity from nuclear. The premier joined virtually the opening ceremony at the RNPP in Ishwardi of Pabna...
BGB man killed in Bandarban wild elephant attack
11:37 AM, 19 Oct 2022 WednesdayA member of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) was killed and its another member injured in a wild elephant attack in Bandarban on Tuesday evening...
Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130
10:52 AM, 19 Oct 2022 WednesdayIndonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to “thoroughly transform” the sport in the soccer-mad nation...
Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible
10:15 AM, 19 Oct 2022 WednesdayPresident Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve Wednesday as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations, and he will say more oil sales are possible this winter...
Germany fires cybersecurity chief ‘over Russia ties’
08:57 AM, 19 Oct 2022 WednesdayGermany's cybersecurity chief has been fired after allegations of being excessively close to Russia through an association he helped set up...
Ukraine war: Russia admits Kherson ‘tense’ under shelling
08:25 AM, 19 Oct 2022 WednesdayThe commander of Russian forces in Ukraine says the situation in the southern city of Kherson is "difficult" and residents are to be evacuated. General Sergei Surovikin said Ukrainian troops using Himars rockets were hitting the city's infrastructure and housing. He spoke on Russian state TV...
Nation celebrates Sheikh Russel Day
09:59 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe nation on Tuesday celebrated Sheikh Russel Day in a befitting manner marking the 59th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's youngest son Shaheed Sheikh Russel...
India examining proposal to raise palm oil import tax
09:56 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayIndia is examining whether there is a need to raise palm oil import taxes, government and trade sources said, as part of efforts by the world's biggest vegetable oil importer to help millions of its farmers reeling from lower oilseed prices...
Advait refutes rumours of tiff with Aaamir Khan
09:49 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayWhile the rumours of ‘all is not well’ between the director-actor duo Advait Chandan and Aamir Khan has been floating around, the audience has been keeping an eye on receiving more information about the same...
Awami League to remain in power as long as people desire: Hanif
09:30 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayJoint general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League( AL) Mahbubul Hanif on Tuesday said his party AL is a very strong one and would rule the country as long as the people will desire...
Govt sends 3 SPs on retirement
08:57 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe government has sent three Superintendents of Police (SPs) on retirement. The Home Ministry issued three separate notifications on Tuesday evening stating that the SPs were sent on retirement in the public interest as per section 45 of the Public Servants Act, 2018, BSS reported...
Delhi University admits 520 foreign students this year
07:53 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayA total of 520 foreign students have been admitted by Delhi University across undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses this academic season, a decline of over 27.5 per cent from the previous year...
Two riders killed as bus rams motorcycle
07:07 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayTwo people were killed as a bus hit a motorcycle in Magura district on Tuesday morning...
Chameera, Hasaranga help Sri Lanka crush UAE
06:40 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdaySri Lanka bounced back from their defeat to Namibia with a thorough rout of the UAE by a 79-run margin on Tuesday to give themselves their first points and a massive NRR boost...
Shishu Academy new director general Anjir Liton
05:36 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayChildren's author and rhymester Anjir Liton has been appointed the new director general of Bangladesh Shishu Academy for the next three years...
Three dengue patients die; 900 hospitalized in 24 hrs
05:04 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayThree dengue patients died and 900 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
Six Covid deaths, 287 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:31 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported six COVID-19 deaths and 287 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,408, and infections stood at 20,33,119. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
Test skipper Cummins named Australian ODI captain
04:18 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayTest skipper Pat Cummins was Tuesday appointed Australia's one-day captain after Aaron Finch retired from the 50-over format, with the fast bowler saying he had "significant shoes to fill"...
PM wants peaceful world for children shunning war, arms trading
03:51 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for returning to peace, relinquishing war and arms competition to make the world a beautiful abode for children. “We want a peaceful world...
Australia reverses recognition of W Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
03:24 PM, 18 Oct 2022 TuesdayAustralia says it will no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing a decision taken by the government of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2018...