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Musk’s Twitter suspension of journalists draws global backlash

09:06 AM, 17 Dec 2022 Saturday

Twitter's unprecedented suspension of at least five journalists over claims they revealed the real-time location of owner Elon Musk drew swift backlash from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations across the globe on Friday.

Ukraine’s 2nd city Kharkiv without power after Russian strikes

08:38 AM, 17 Dec 2022 Saturday

Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv was for hours left without power after the latest wave of Russian strikes targeted energy stations across the country. Local officials said as many as nine power facilities were hit as Russian forces fired 76 missiles and carried out drone attacks on Friday...

Pujara, Gill cement India's strong position

06:02 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Hundreds from Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara put India in a commanding position in the first Test at Chattogram. The duo made sure that India extended the advantage of having gained a 254-run first innings lead after Kuldeep Yadav picked up a five-wicket haul...

Zero Covid death, 16 cases recorded in 24 hrs

05:48 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

The Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 16 cases in the last 24 hours...

Actor Ziaul Hoque Polash marries NSU student

05:24 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Actor Ziaul Hoque Polash, best known for his performance in Kabila character in comedy drama series Bachelor Point, has recently married Nafisa Rumman Mehnaz, a student at North South University...

Pakistan batter Azhar Ali announces retirement from Test cricket

04:55 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Azhar Ali will retire from Test cricket after the Karachi Test against England, bringing to an end one of modern Pakistani cricket's more accomplished careers...

49 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

04:20 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Some 49 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Friday morning...

'Spectacular' Alvarez proving key for Argentina

03:53 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has called Julian Alvarez "spectacular" and "extraordinary" after the 22-year-old's double against Croatia helped them into the World Cup final...

President, PM attend Victory Day parade

03:26 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday attended the parade at the National Parade Ground marking the Victory Day. The President, also supreme commander of the armed forces division, took salute and inspected the parade on the celebration of 51 years of Bangladesh's victory...

Avaaz calls for action to stop extinction crisis as COP15 reaches endgame

02:46 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Jurassic Park actor James Cromwell joins Avaaz and giant dinosaur to resist asteroids with faces of world leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, UK...

Quader for resisting defeated forces under PM's leadership

02:27 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday called for resisting the defeated and communal ill forces of 71' under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. "The victory of the Liberation War has not yet been consolidated. Therefore, under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

16 killed in Malaysia landslide

01:09 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

A landslide killed 16 people as they slept in their tents at a campsite near Genting Highlands in Malaysia early on Friday (Dec 16). Search teams were scouring thick mud and downed trees for 17 still missing at the campsite close to a road and near Father's Organic Farm in Gohtong Jaya, which is in the state of Selangor...

Planetary Health's medical olympiad with participation of 114 colleges

12:56 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

'Bangladesh Medical Olympiad-2022' is going to be held in Bangladesh for the first time in order to increase talent, thought and practice of unfettered intellect of medical students...

PM to open metro rail on Dec 28

12:40 PM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the country's first-ever elevated metro rail on December 28 as the much-awaited metro rail is ready for commercial operation from Uttara to Agargaon...

Aggressive Gill extends India’s lead to 394 against Tigers at Tea

11:55 AM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

India further bolstered their position by batting with sustained aggression as they reached 140-1 at tea on day three of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday...

Portugal coach Santos leaves job after World Cup exit

11:47 AM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

Fernando Santos has left his job as Portugal coach after his team lost to Morocco in the World Cup quarter-finals, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Thursday...

President, PM pay tributes to Liberation War heroes

11:10 AM, 16 Dec 2022 Friday

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Friday morning marking the 52nd Victory Day...

Eldest daughter of Thai king hospitalised with heart problem

10:05 PM, 15 Dec 2022 Thursday

The eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been hospitalised due to a heart problem and her condition has stabilised to a certain level, the royal palace said on Thursday...

Victory Day celebrated

10:02 PM, 15 Dec 2022 Thursday

The 52nd Victory Day, the most precious day of the Bangalee nation, was celebrated across the country on Friday in a befitting manner...

CISL calls on ministers to make COP15 outcomes work for finance and business

09:48 PM, 15 Dec 2022 Thursday

During COP15 in Montreal local time Tuesday (14 December), as ministers join the crucial nature summit, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is calling for the final biodiversity framework to be fit for purpose to drive change in the global economy by sending the right signals to business and finance...