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US condemns ‘brutal’ Russian strikes on Ukraine
08:35 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayRussia has been widely condemned after bombarding cities across Ukraine, including launching missile strikes on the centre of Kyiv for the first time. The US said the "brutal" attacks had hit non-military targets, including a university and children's playground, and promised ongoing military aid...
Covid-19: 3 dead, 367 infected in 24 hours
05:53 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has risen to 29,384 in Bangladesh as 3 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 367 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 2,030,090. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
KU, KUET classes resume
04:56 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayClasses and administrative activities of Khulna University (KU) and Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) resumed on Monday after an eight-day holiday marking the Durga Puja and the holy Eid-E-Miladunnabi, said KU and KUET press releases today...
Nobel Prize: 3 US economists win 2022 award for economics
04:01 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday named Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig as the winners of this year's Nobel economics award. It said the US-based trio won the award "for research on banks and financial crises."
Explosions rock multiple Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv
03:19 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayExplosions on Monday rocked multiple cities across Ukraine, including missile strikes on the capital Kyiv for the first time in months, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin called a Saturday explosion on the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea a “terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services...
Govt trying best for development of communication system: PM
03:04 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government is working tirelessly for overall development of the communication system as Bangladesh's advancement was largely dependent on it. The premier said this while inaugurating the country's first ever six-lane Modhumoti Bridge in Narail and the third Shitalakhya Bridge...
PM opens Modhumoti, third Shitalakhya bridges
01:57 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated the country's first ever six-lane Modhumoti Bridge in Narail and the third Shitalakhya Bridge in Narayanganj. She opened the bridges through a videoconferencing from her office, saying the bridges will help boost the country's economy alongside making the road communication easier...
76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident
12:47 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayAlmost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday...
Swechchasebak League leader murder: 7 to die, 3 get life term
11:50 AM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced seven people to death and three others to life term imprisonment in a case filed for the murder of Mymensingh’s Gouripur upazila Swechchasebak League unit General Secretary and UCCA Limited Chairman Masudur Rahman Shuvra...
Venezuela floods kill 25 after heavy rains
11:27 AM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayAt least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said Sunday evening in a televised address. The downpour on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains...
PM mourns death of noted artist Prof Samarjit
09:23 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Ekushey Padak winning noted artist and Professor of Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University Samarjit Roy Chowdhury...
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed amid religious fervor
08:59 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayThe holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), was observed in the country on Sunday with due religious fervor and festivity...
Protests grip Iran as rights group says 19 children killed
08:31 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayProtests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations...
President hosts doa mahfil on Eid-e-Miladunnabi at Bangabhaban
07:21 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayPresident M Abdul Hamid hosted a doa mahfil at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Sunday afternoon on the occasion of holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace Be upon him)...
BNP champion of political oppression, minority repression: Quader
06:26 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP is champion of communal repression on the minorities and political oppression in the country...
Covid: 1 dead, 409 infected in 24 hours
05:30 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 29,381 in Bangladesh as 1 more person died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 409 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 2,029,723. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Sunday...
Conway seals deal after New Zealand spinners stifle Bangladesh
04:21 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayNew Zealand opened their account in the tri-series with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in Christchurch. Their spinners Ish Sodhi and Michael Bracewell turned the screws in the middle overs before Devon Conway and captain Kane Williamson put on a match-winning 85-run stand for the second wicket...
Artist Samarjit Roy Choudhury dies
04:11 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayRenowned artist Samarjit Roy Choudhury has passed away. He died at a hospital in the capital on Sunday. Professor Nisar Hosen, Dean of Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University (DU), confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Bangladeshi killed by BSF along Chuadanga border
02:59 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayA Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district early Sunday...
Egyptian banks to start accepting Russian Mir cards shortly
02:22 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayTransactions with the Russian national currency in Egyptian banks and with cards of the Russian payment system Mir may become effective shortly," Egypt's Al-Shorouk newspaper said...