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India supplies another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka
08:54 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayIndia on Saturday provided another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka under the credit line facility to the island nation which is grappling with its worst economic crisis...
25 dead in floods, landslides across three Indian states
08:29 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayFloods and landslides have claimed 25 lives across three north-eastern states of India so far, with Assam being the worst hit...
Gold prices rise by Tk 4199 per bhori
07:40 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association has decided to raise the prices of gold by around Tk 4,199 per bhori (11.664 grams), with effect from Sunday. BAJUS's standing committee on pricing and price monitoring took the decision on Saturday, a press release said today. Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 82,465 per bhori, 21-carat Tk 78,732, 18-carat Tk 67,574 and gold of traditional method Tk 56,220 respectively...
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury's body to reach home on May 26
06:50 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayThe body of veteran journalist, columnist, and writer Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury will reach Dhaka on May 26...
Covid-19: One death, 16 cases reported in 24 hrs
05:36 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayBangladesh reported ono COVID-19 death and 16 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,128 and infections rose to 19,53,204. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Saturday. As many as 3,920 samples were collected and 3,927 ones tested in the past day...
Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency after 2 weeks
05:07 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayThe Sri Lankan government lifted the state of emergency from Saturday, nearly two weeks after it was imposed across the island nation as it faced unprecedented economic and anti-government protests...
Russia stops gas flows to Finland over payments dispute
04:06 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayRussia's Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, in the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations...
Champions Real Madrid draw final league game
03:43 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayReal Madrid ended their triumphant league campaign with a draw against Real Betis in their final match before facing Liverpool in the Champions League final...
Gang rape: 11 Bangladeshis convicted in India’s Bengaluru
02:32 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayA special court of India’s Bengaluru has convicted 11 Bangladesh nationals in a horrific sexual assault case that took place in May last year. On Friday, the special court 54 pronounced its judgement convicting the accused...
Mushfiqur Rahim to skip West Indies tour for Hajj pilgrimage
01:03 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayThe BCB has granted leave to Mushfiqur Rahim for Bangladesh's upcoming tour of West Indies, so that he can perform Hajj in July. This year's Islamic pilgrimage is in July, for which Mushfiqur is likely to travel to Saudi Arabia on June 22...
3 killed as train collides with pickup in Gazipur
12:41 PM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayThree people were killed in a head-on collision between a train and a pickup in Gazipur on Saturday morning. The incident took place near Arikhola rail station area at Nolchata area in Kaliganj upazila around 10:30am. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Arikhola Rail Station Master Kamrul Islam confirmed the incident...
Zelenskiy proposes formal deal on compensation from Russia
11:45 AM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday proposed a formal deal with the country's allies to secure Russian compensation for the damage its forces have caused during the war...
FIFA to announce 2026 World Cup host cities in June
10:23 AM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayFIFA plans to announce the host venues for the 2026 World Cup in North America on June 16 in New York, football's global governing body said Friday...
Trump pays $110,000 fine for failure to cooperate with NY probe
09:18 AM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayFormer US President Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine for his failure to respond to a subpoena in a civil investigation into his business practices, a spokesperson for the New York attorney general said on Friday...
Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 11 countries, says WHO
08:56 AM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayAbout 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in 11 countries, the World Health Organization says, warning that more cases are likely to be reported...
Russia declares complete victory at Azovstal plant in Mariupol
08:31 AM, 21 May 2022 SaturdayRussia has declared victory in its months-long battle to conquer the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. The last fighters defending the city's Azovstal steel plant have now surrendered, Moscow officials said. For months the troops had been holed up in the huge complex, preventing Russia from establishing complete control over the city...
Trailer of 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' launched in Cannes
05:55 PM, 20 May 2022 FridayThe trailer of 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's biopic, has been launched at the Cannes Festival...
Covid-19: No death, 50 cases reported in 24 hrs
05:09 PM, 20 May 2022 FridayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 50 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,127 and infections rose to 19,53,188. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday. As many as 6,315 samples were collected and 6,313 ones tested in the past day...
BCL leader Jubayer gets bail
04:53 PM, 20 May 2022 FridayDhaka South City Chhatra League general secretary Md Jubayer Ahmed has secured bail in a case filed for allegedly obstructing law enforcers from performing government work. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohona Alamgir on Friday granted bail to him after police produced him before the court, seeking a five-day remand...
No gas in parts of Dhaka for 12 hrs on Saturday
03:55 PM, 20 May 2022 FridayThe gas supply will be suspended in parts of the capital of Dhaka for 12 hours on Saturday due to maintenance works...