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HC cancels Samrat’s bail, directs him to surrender
12:02 PM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) has canceled the bail of suspended Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed over amassing illegal wealth. A HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Isarul Haque Akand passed the order on Wednesday...
Pollution behind 1 in 6 global deaths in 2019: Study
11:25 AM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayPollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the "horrifying" toll of lead poisoning...
Change your mind-set to change your life
10:45 AM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayAmongst few of the arduous tasks or challenges falls a positive mindset. Especially the young minds of today are coping with lots of challenges and leading a stressful lifestyle, which is why it is getting difficult for them to maintain a positive mindset...
Momen to attend JCC meeting in New Delhi on May 30
09:41 AM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayThe seventh foreign ministerial level Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting will be held in New Delhi on May 30...
Buffalo shooting: Biden rebukes ‘poison’ of white supremacy
09:16 AM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has condemned white supremacy as "a poison running through our body politic" during a visit to Buffalo, New York...
Ukraine doing everything to save remaining fighters in Mariupol
08:50 AM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayUkraine is doing "everything possible and impossible" to save the remaining fighters trapped in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, a senior official has said...
ICC sends team to probe alleged war crimes in Ukraine
08:36 AM, 18 May 2022 WednesdayThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has sent its “largest-ever” team of experts to Ukraine to investigate alleged war crimes since the Russian invasion in February, according to the chief prosecutor of the Hague-based court. Karim Khan said on Tuesday that the 42-member team comprised of investigators, forensic experts and support staff...
Govt fixes Padma Bridge tolls
06:09 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday fixed the toll rates of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge which is expected to open for the traffic movements in June. The Bridges Division under Road Transport and Bridges Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard. According to the gazette notification, a motorcycle will have to pay Taka 100 while a car and a jeep will have to pay Taka 750 to cross the 6.15-km long bridge...
Mushfiq, Litton grind Sri Lanka after Tamim retires hurt on 133
06:02 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayTamim Iqbal had been dismissed in the nineties twice in his the last five innings against Sri Lanka, coming into the first Test. He had seven half-centuries against them in the format, but had not breached the three-figure mark even once...
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours, 32 new cases
05:49 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday reported zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours while it recorded 32 coronavirus positive cases during the period...
NEC approves Tk 2,46,066cr ADP for FY23
04:45 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayThe National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a Taka 2,46,066.09 crore Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (FY23)...
PK Halder on fresh 10-day remand in India
04:09 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayFugitive Bangladeshi businessman and former NRB Global Bank Managing Director Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder and four others, who were arrested in Ashoknagar of the Indian state of West Bengal, have been placed on fresh ten-day remand each...
Concussion sub Kasun Rajitha leads Sri Lanka’s fightback
03:22 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayTamim Iqbal had scored seven half-centuries in Test cricket against Sri Lanka coming into the first Test, without breaching the three-figure mark...
2nd phase exam to recruit pry school assistant teachers on Friday
03:09 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayThe second phase of examination for the recruitment of assistant teachers in government primary schools will be held on Friday...
Returned home to bring smile on people’s faces: PM
02:24 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that she returned home with only a goal to bring smiles on the faces of the country's people. "I returned home to bring smiles on the people's faces, because, it was my father's (Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) dream," she said.
Turkey threatens to block Finland and Sweden Nato bids
01:50 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayTurkey's president has restated his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining Nato - just hours after they said they would seek membership...
Mild heat wave may continue in 4 districts
01:10 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayThe ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in four districts, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24 hours commencing 9am on Tuesday...
Tamim, Mahmudul lead Bangladesh’s strong reply
12:42 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayBangladesh hadn't crafted an opening partnership in excess of 100 for over five years in Test cricket before this innings. Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy made sure to correct that as they laid a solid foundation for Bangladesh to take control of the first Test, in Chattogram...
Sheikh Hasina’s homecoming day observed
12:23 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayThe 42nd homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was observed on Tuesday...
Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia
12:10 PM, 17 May 2022 TuesdayUkraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment...