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Mild cold wave may continue in parts of country
01:11 PM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Thursday predicted that mild cold wave sweeping over Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts may continue until tomorrow morning...
JS to go into 21st session this afternoon
11:52 AM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe 21st session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 4pm on Thursday. It will be the first JS session of the new year, where the President M Abdul Hamid is scheduled to deliver his speech approved by the cabinet...
Serbian president rejects calls for sanctions against Russia
10:57 AM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdaySerbia’s president said Wednesday that the European Union’s calls for his country to join sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine represent “a brutal” interference in the internal affairs of the Balkan state, which has asked to join the EU.
Samsung’s quarterly profit set to hit 6-year low as consumers hunker down
10:07 AM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdaySamsung Electronics Co Ltd's quarterly profit will likely plunge 58% to its lowest in six years as a global economic downturn saps demand for electronic devices and clouds the outlook for the memory chip industry.
Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles
09:30 AM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdayAmazon.com Inc's layoffs will now increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday.
Iran frees actress Alidoosti, jailed over anti-govt unrest
09:01 AM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdayIran has released top Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail, state media reported on Wednesday, weeks after she was detained for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests that have rocked the Islamic Republic for months.
California declares state of emergency ahead of incoming storm
08:17 AM, 05 Jan 2023 ThursdayPowerful winds roared into California in the western United States on Wednesday, toppling trees as crews rushed to clear storm drains and residents fortified their homes in preparation for flooding...
BPL Team Review: Youthful Rangpur can't be written off
10:00 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayRangpur Riders, the champions of 2017 BPL, have little star power this season but they believe they have the team which can spring a huge surprise...
China Covid data shows no new variant, WHO says
10:00 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayNo new coronavirus variant has been found in China, data released by the World Health Organization showed on Wednesday, easing some concerns about an outbreak that has spread rapidly there since Beijing abruptly reversed its "zero COVID" policy...
Irish privacy regulator fines Meta more than $400 mln
09:49 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayIreland's data privacy regulator fined Meta (META.O) 390 million euros ($414 million) on Wednesday for breaches at its Facebook and Instagram services and said both must reassess the legal basis on how they run advertising based on personal data in the European Union...
PM urges expatriates to send remittances thru banks, invest in Bangladesh
09:38 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the expatriate Bangladeshis to send remittances through the banking channels instead of hundi and make investments in Bangladesh...
Ex-BCL president Ripon wins Gaibandha-5 by-polls
09:07 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayAwami League nominated candidate and former Bangladesh Chhatra League president Mahmud Hasan Ripon has won the by-election to Gaibandha-5 (Saghata-Fulchhari) constituency. In the results of all 145 polling centers, he bagged 82,813 votes while his nearest rival Jatiya Party's (JaPa) advocate Golam Shahid Ranzu got 46,761...
What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure?
08:40 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayHeart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It killed an estimated 17.9 million people in 2019, representing 32% of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization...
BPL Team Review: Formidable Comilla favourite to retain title
08:06 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayComilla emerged out as the top team, at least on paper, in this season after acquiring some quality local and foreign players. During the players Draft, they executed their plan well and also got the support of luck...
Gaibandha-5 by-polls were peaceful: CEC
07:55 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the by-elections to Gaibandha-5 constituency were held in a peaceful and disciplined manner...
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
06:28 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayMyanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation...
Zero Covid death, 21 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:56 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 21 cases in the last 24 hours...
49 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
05:33 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdaySome 49 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...
Govt to procure 1 lakh MTs of non-Basmati rice
05:01 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayThe government on Wednesday approved two separate proposals for procuring some 1 lakh metric tons of non-basmati boiled rice through international open tendering from India and Singapore...
Seven get life in teacher murder case
04:57 PM, 04 Jan 2023 WednesdayA court in Kushtia on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life-term rigorous imprisonment in a teacher murder case...