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Torrential rains submerge northern & northeastern districts
09:00 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayPeople of the northern and northeastern districts of Bangladesh are fearing a second spell of floods as major rivers continue swelling amid torrential rain and onrush of water from upstream...
Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 10
07:40 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayEid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival for Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on July 10 as the Zilhajj moon was sighted in the country on Thursday.
Tottenham seal deal to sign Richarlison for initial £50m
07:34 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayTottenham have concluded a deal to sign Richarlison from Everton for £50m plus up top £10m in add-ons and will announce the signing provided the forward passes a medical in Brazil...
Floods claim 92 lives across the country
06:57 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe death toll from floods across the country has risen to 92...
Four metropolitan police get new commissioners
06:10 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayNew commissioners have been appointed to Chattogram, Rangpur, Barishal, and Gazipur metropolitan units of Bangladesh Police. Dhaka Metropolitan Police's additional commissioner Krishna Pad Roy has been appointed as the new commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police...
2183 more Covid cases, 4 deaths recorded in 24 hrs
05:09 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported 2,183 more Coronavirus cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,73,785 and the fatalities remain at 29,149. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Thursday...
Google targeted in fresh EU consumer groups' privacy complaints
04:42 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayGoogle has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over its vast trove of users' personal data harvested via their Google accounts, European consumer organisation BEUC said on Thursday...
Pakistan foreign minister calls for easing sanctions on Afghanistan
04:05 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayPakistan's foreign minister called for an easing of Western sanctions against Afghanistan under the Taliban government, saying the basic functioning of the Afghan economy must not be endangered...
33 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
03:28 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayAs many as 33 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Russians behind ‘war crime’ bombing of Mariupol theatre: Amnesty
01:48 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayA theatre sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday...
Met office predicts rain in parts of country
01:15 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Thursday predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind may occur at different parts of the country in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippines president
12:45 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayFerdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the Philippine president in a ceremony in Manila, succeeding the outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte...
War crimes: 1 to die, 3 get life term imprisonment
12:15 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has sentenced one person to death penalty and three others to imprisonment till death for committing war crimes at Lakhai upazila in Habiganj during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member ICT-1 judges’ panel headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam passed the order on Thursday...
Covered van kills 5 in Narsingdi
10:48 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayFive vegetable sellers were killed and at least six others injured when a covered van overtook another covered van on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Mahmudabazar Machineghar area in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Thursday morning...
Ukraine War: UK pledges an extra £1bn in military support
09:41 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, a near-doubling in its support for the fight against the Russian invasion...
Russia invasion: Putin still wants to take most of Ukraine - US
09:06 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayRussian President Vladimir Putin still wants to capture most of Ukraine, US intelligence agencies believe. Moscow's troops have been so weakened by combat, however, that US officials assess they are only capable of making slow territorial gains. It means the war could last for a long time, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines says...
Paris attacker Salah sentenced to life in prison without parole
08:32 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdaySalah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of deadly gun-and-bomb attacks across Paris in November 2015, was found guilty on Wednesday and handed France's harshest sentence -- life without the possibility of parole...
Malaysia, Indonesia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 10
10:16 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayCountries around the world have begun declaring the Eid Al Adha dates for this year. A Malaysian news agency confirmed that Muslims in the country will be celebrating the first day of the festival on July 10. The Muslim Council of Hong Kong also announced the same date and confirmed that "The moon has not been sighted in Hong Kong."...
WB approves US$1.03bln financing to improve regional trade
09:55 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe World Bank (WB) has approved US$1.03 billion of financing to help improve regional trade in Bangladesh and Nepal by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors...
Aamir Khan talks about his first love that led to heartbreak
09:43 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayAamir Khan has romanced many actors in his acting career spanning over 30 years...