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G7 summit kicks off under shadow of Ukraine war, stagflation risk
02:14 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Sunday to a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and its far-reaching consequences, from energy shortages to a food crisis...
PM asks new generation to lead country towards prosperity
01:38 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the new generation to be prepared with the knowledge of science, technology and research to lead the country towards prosperity utilising their hidden talents...
Kuwaiti envoy congratulates PM for Padma Bridge construction
01:10 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayOutgoing Kuwaiti Ambassador to Dhaka Adel Mohammed A H Hayat on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for successful completion of the Padma Bridge. He conveyed his best regards to the premier while paying a farewell courtesy call on her at her official residence Ganabhaban...
Biden ‘respects’ Supreme Court despite abortion ruling: White House
12:54 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayPresident Joe Biden, who is weighing unilateral actions to counter an "extreme" ruling ending the U.S. right to abortion, nonetheless "respects" the Supreme Court and sees no need to expand its membership, a spokesperson said...
Dhaka College student killed in road accident
11:28 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayA student of Dhaka College was killed and another injured after a car hit a motorcycle in the capital’s Shahjahanpur on Saturday night...
Padma Bridge opens to traffic
09:51 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayThe much-awaited Padma Bridge was opened for vehicular movement at 6am on Sunday. Hundreds of vehicles were seen waiting to cross the multipurpose bridge. A total of fourteen booths are being used to collect tolls in manual system. A motorcyclist will have to pay Tk100 to cross the bridge, while the toll is Tk2,400 for a large bus with three axles and Tk2,800 for a medium truck...
Boris Johnson seeks to stay in power until the mid-2030s
09:19 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him to quit, which would make him the country's longest continuously serving leader in 200 years...
Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
08:52 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayRussian forces were seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, pressing their momentum after taking full control Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chemical plant where hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians had been holed up...
Padma Bridge opens to traffic on Sunday morning
09:48 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayPadma Bridge will be open for vehicular movement from 6 am on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the plaque of the 6.15-kilometer Padma Bridge at 12 noon at Mawa end in Munsiganj at a colorful ceremony where thousands of distinguished guests, including foreign diplomats, were present...
Mirza Fakhrul tests Covid-19 positive again
08:45 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has tested positive for COVID-19 again...
Flood situation improves further in Brahmaputra Basin
07:28 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayThe flood situation improved further during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am on Saturday with a continuous fall of water levels of all major rivers in the Brahmaputra Basin...
Floods claim 82 lives, 51 in Sylhet
07:01 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayThe death toll from floods across the country has risen to 82, with nine deaths in the last 24 hours...
PM says people’s power inspired her to build Padma Bridge with self-finance
05:49 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said she considered the people’s power as her supreme strength that had driven her to construct the much-hyped Padma Bridge...
1280 more Covid cases, 3 deaths recorded in 24 hrs
05:07 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government reported 1,280 more Coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,63,493 and the fatalities remain at 29,138. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Saturday...
35 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:36 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayAs many as 35 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning...
Liverpool may sell Salah - Saturday's gossip
03:57 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayLiverpool are considering selling Mohamed Salah if they get an offer in the region of £60m this summer, with Real Madrid among the clubs monitoring the 30-year-old Egypt forward's situation. (Sun)...
West Indies keep Bangladesh at bay
03:32 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayWest Indies put them ahead of Bangladesh on day one of the second and final Test, thanks to a brilliant performance of their bowlers and openers at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Friday...
Nation takes revenge by constructing Padma Bridge: Quader
02:32 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the nation has taken revenge of its insult by constructing the Padma Bridge connecting the country’s 21 southwestern districts with the capital...
Russian shelling hits chemical plant where civilians trapped: Ukraine
01:56 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayRussia launched artillery and air strikes on the twin cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk on Saturday, hitting a chemical plant where hundreds of civilians were trapped, a Ukrainian official said...
PM first pays toll of Padma Bridge
12:47 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday initiated the process of giving toll to cross the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge, soon after opening it to the traffic...