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Chinese FM Wang Yi arrives in Dhaka
06:40 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in the capital of Dhaka on Saturday afternoon to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues with Bangladesh's leadership. Agriculture Minister and Awami League Presidium Member Muhammad Abdur Razzaque received the Chinese foreign minister...
Jatri Kalyan Samity demands withdrawal of increased fuel prices
06:32 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayJatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers' welfare platform, has demanded the government withdraw the decision to increase the prices of fuel oil...
Taiwan says Chinese planes, ships carry out attack simulation exercise
05:20 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayTaiwan officials said Chinese aircraft and warships rehearsed an attack on the island on Saturday, part of Beijing's retaliation for a visit there by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that has also seen it halt talks with the United States on issues including defence and climate change...
77 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:23 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdaySome 77 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. With this, a total of 380 patients diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment at different government and private hospitals...
Head of Amnesty Ukraine quits over rights report
04:13 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayThe head of Amnesty International's Ukraine office has resigned, accusing the rights organisation of parroting Kremlin propaganda in a controversial report that criticised the war-torn country's military response to Russia's invasion...
Raza, Kaia lead Zimbabwe to stunning win against Bangladesh
03:36 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdaySikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia hit sublime centuries as Zimbabwe chased down a 304-run target with incredible ease to stun Bangladesh by five wickets in the first of three-match ODI series on Saturday at Harare Sports Club...
Flash floods kill 549 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
02:45 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayFlash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said...
Mild heat wave may abate in four districts
01:44 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayThe ongoing mild heat wave may abate at four districts of the country, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin on Saturday...
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson end relationship
01:31 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayKete is no more. Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson have ended their relationship, a source close to the couple tells CNN...
Bangladesh seek redemption in ‘do or die’ game against Zimbabwe
01:04 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayBangladesh vowed to stay alive in the series, bringing out their best in all departments as they take on the Zimbabwe in the second match on Sunday at Harare Sports Club...
Bus owners want to increase fares; meeting with BRTA in afternoon
12:30 PM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayBus owners want to increase the fare due to the price hike of fuel oil in the country. They will hold a meeting with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in this regard at 5pm on Saturday...
US fireman finds 10 dead in house blaze are his family
11:41 AM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayThree children and seven adults have died in a house fire in the US state of Pennsylvania, and a firefighter called to the scene was horrified to find the victims were his own family...
Russia bans Western investors from selling banking, key energy stakes
10:55 AM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayRussia has banned investors from so-called unfriendly countries from selling shares in key energy projects and banks until the end of the year, stepping up pressure in the sanctions stand-off with the West...
Taiwan tensions: China halts co-operation with US on key issues
08:55 AM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayChina is halting co-operation with the US in several key areas including climate change, military talks and efforts to combat international crime. The new measures follow a trip to Taiwan by a US congressional delegation led by senior Democrat Nancy Pelosi...
Govt adjusts price of fuel oil
08:26 AM, 06 Aug 2022 SaturdayThe government has refixed the price of fuel oil through adjusting the price of refined and imported/purchased diesel, kerosine, octane and petrol at the consumer level considering the uptrend of fuel oil price in global market under the current world situation. The new price of fuel oil will be made effective on the fuel oil of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and the Eastern Refinery Limited...
Hindu nationalists push boycott of Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha'
06:00 PM, 05 Aug 2022 FridayAccording to Forrest Gump, life is like a box of chocolates because "you never know what you're going to get". Now, an Indian remake of the movie has been hit by boycott calls over years-old comments by its Muslim star Aamir Khan...
Tamim becomes first Bangladesh batter to reach 8000 ODI runs
05:15 PM, 05 Aug 2022 FridayTamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh batter to reach 8000 runs in ODIs, and overall the ninth opener to breach the landmark...
Two Covid deaths, 253 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:38 PM, 05 Aug 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported two COVID-19 deaths and 253 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,302 and infections stood at 20,06,899. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday...
PM offers Nepal to use Mongla, Chattogram seaports
04:23 PM, 05 Aug 2022 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina again proposed Nepal use Mongla and Chattogram seaports alongside Syedpur airport for mutual benefits. "Nepal can take advantage of using our Mongla and Chittagong ports," she said while a visiting parliamentary delegation from Nepal paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister...
Youth will elevate country's status following Sheikh Kamal’s ideals, hopes PM
03:47 PM, 05 Aug 2022 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday hoped that the young generation would groom themselves following the ideals, principles, work procedures and directives of freedom fighter Sheikh Kamal...