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Amazon to shut down online learning academy in India
03:38 PM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayAmazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would shut down its online learning platform for high-school students in India less than two years of its launch, without citing a reason...
Escape of 2 militants: Mehedi on 7-day remand
02:50 PM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayA Dhaka court has placed Mehedi Hasan Omi alias Rafi on a seven-day remand in a case filed over snatching away two death row convict militants from the court premises in Old Dhaka. Mehedi, a member of the outlawed organization Ansar Al Islam’s military wing, directly participated in snatching two militants...
Pakistan PM names Asim Munir as new army chief
01:38 PM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayPakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has named Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the new army chief...
Bangladesh’s economy still safe enough despite global recession: PM
01:16 PM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the country's economy still remains vibrant and safe enough despite the entire world is going through an economic recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war and sanctions...
Momen stresses direct shipping connectivity with Sri Lanka
12:30 PM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayForeign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen has underscored the need for setting up direct shipping connectivity with Sri Lanka to boost up trade relations between Bangladesh and the South Asian nation. He also emphasised resumption of negotiations for early conclusion of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the two countries...
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar appointed prime minister
11:55 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was appointed prime minister on Thursday, the sultan's palace said, and will be sworn in at 5 p.m. (0900 GMT). A general election on Saturday ended in an unprecedented hung parliament with neither of two main alliances, one led by Anwar and the other ex-premier Muhyiddin Yassin...
3 women among dozen publicly flogged in Afghanistan
11:40 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayTwelve people, including three women, have been flogged in front of thousands of onlookers at a football stadium in Afghanistan...
Reformist leader Anwar close to becoming Malaysia’s next PM
11:05 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayReformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim edged closer to become Malaysia’s new prime minister after a political party agreed Thursday to support a unity government following inconclusive general elections...
Russia, declared ‘terror’ state by EU lawmakers, batters Ukraine grid
10:24 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayFresh Russian strikes battered Ukraine's already failing electricity grid, causing blackouts across the war-torn nation and in neighboring Moldova, in attacks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN were "an obvious crime against humanity"...
PM to address public rally in Jashore today
09:29 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a public rally on Thursday in Jashore organised by the local Awami League (AL). Pinning upon the arrival of the premier, Jashore has now turned into a festive town while people of all strata as well as leaders and activists of AL have been enthusiastic...
Canada loses to Belgium in first World Cup match for 36 years
09:12 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdayCanada was taught a tough lesson as it lost 1-0 to Belgium in its first World Cup match for 36 years on Wednesday...
Spain ignite World Cup bid by smashing seven past Costa Rica
08:20 AM, 24 Nov 2022 ThursdaySpain shredded Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday in a brutal destruction in their Group E opener which launched their bid to lift a second World Cup...
Polish regulator UOKiK starts proceedings against PayPal
10:03 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayPolish regulator UOKiK has started proceedings against PayPal over possible prohibited contractual provisions, it said on Wednesday, adding that the possible fine could amount to 10% of the company's revenue...
Rowshan Ershad returns home Thursday
09:56 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayOpposition Leader in Parliament and Jatiya Party chief patron Rowshan Ershad returns home from Thailand on Thursday after treatment...
DITF 2023 to start on Jan 1 at Purbachal
09:43 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayThe Dhaka International Trade Fair 2023 will begin on January 1 of the next year at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal...
Japan stun Germany with late strikes at World Cup
09:17 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayGoals from substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano in the last 15 minutes gave Japan a stunning 2-1 upset over four-times champions Germany in their World Cup Group E opener on Wednesday. The Germans had dominated the contest at the Khalifa International Stadium and taken the lead...
NU to introduce skill-based short courses
09:10 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayThe National University is going to introduce skill-based short courses and 12 postgraduate Diploma (PGD) courses...
Govt to procure 1.40 lakh metric tones of fertilizer
08:11 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayThe government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.40 lakh metric tons of urea and MOP fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country...
Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election he lost to Lula
07:35 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the election he lost last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arguing votes from some machines should be "invalidated" in a complaint that election authorities met with initial skepticism...
PM hopes Bangladeshi boys, girls to play World Cub football
07:12 PM, 23 Nov 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday hoped to see Bangladeshi boys and girls play the World Cup Football as she addressed the concluding and prize distributing ceremony of Bangabandhu Inter-University Sports Championship-2022...