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New Zealand set 209-run target for Bangladesh
08:18 AM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayNew Zealand set a 209-run target for Bangladesh in the tri-nation T20I series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday. New Zealand scored 208 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand in the match...
AL is ready to face BNP on streets, in polls: Quader
09:36 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party is ready to face Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on the streets...
PM directs to strengthen market monitoring system to rein in inflation
09:14 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to strengthen the market monitoring system to control inflation especially the uptrend of the price of essentials in the country...
ECNEC approves 6 projects worth Tk 7,018.73cr
07:50 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved six projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 7,018.73 crore...
Lebanon, Israel reach ‘historic agreement’ on maritime borders
06:47 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayLebanon and Israel have reached a “historic” deal to end a long-running maritime border dispute in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea, according to negotiators from the two countries...
Bangladesh to face New Zealand in must win tri-series game
06:08 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBangladesh are keen to hit back into winning way and in doing so stay alive in the tri-nation series when they take on hosts New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday...
Lightning kills 5 brickfield workers in Rangpur
05:27 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayFive brickfield workers were killed and another was injured in lightning strikes in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were Shahadat, 25, son of Al Amin, Rashedul, 24, son of Aytal, and Siam, 20, son of Sirul, residents of Chaknadi village, and Nazmul, 18, son of Badsha Mia...
Lawmaker Sheikh Anne Rahman dies
05:15 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdaySheikh Anne Rahman, Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-19, died at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand in the early hours of Tuesday...
Four dengue patients die; 677 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:42 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayFour dengue patients died and 677 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning. With the latest death, a total of 74 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 2,493 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Two Covid deaths, 460 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:05 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported two COVID-19 deaths and 460 cases in the last 24 hours...
PM for producing more food to tackle any challenge
03:35 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the countrymen to produce more food to tackle any challenge as the world community is apprehending a deep crisis next year. "Food production has to be increased. It is now an inevitable and the utmost important issue for us," she said...
Viqarunnisa students take to street seeking permanent campus
03:25 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe students of Dhanmondi branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Dhaka have taken to the streets demanding a permanent campus for the institution...
UK labour market exodus drives jobless rate down to 3.5%
02:43 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBritain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.5% in the three months to August, but the drop was driven by a record jump in the number of people leaving the labour market, adding to the Bank of England's headaches...
Light to moderate rain likely
02:06 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am...
Some Apple workers in Australia vote to strike over pay, benefits
01:45 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayA union representing Australian employees of iPhone maker Apple Inc voted to strike due to lack of progress on wage negotiations, a union official said on Tuesday...
Many health benefits offered by the magical Chia seeds
12:58 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayChia seeds are the edible seeds of the flowering plant Known as Salvia Hispanica which belongs to the mint family...
Thailand qualify into the Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals for the first time
12:15 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThailand confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup for the very first time...
British FM expresses gratitude to PM for joining Queen’s Funeral
11:44 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBritish foreign minister James Cleverly has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for joining the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II while he termed it as one of the milestones of Bangladesh-UK friendship...
Harvey Weinstein trial begins in Los Angeles
11:17 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayHarvey Weinstein has gone on trial in Los Angeles, where the imprisoned former film producer is facing 11 further charges of abuse...
54 poor nations urgently need debt relief: UN
10:53 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayCascading global crises have left 54 countries -- home to more than half of the world's poorest people -- in dire need of debt relief, the UN said Tuesday. In a new report, the United Nations Development Programme warned that dozens of developing nations were facing a rapidly deepening debt crisis...