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New routine for primary schools published
09:49 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayA new class routine for the government primary schools, which open on Thursday, has been published...
Shakib out of first Sri Lanka Test after testing Covid positive
08:53 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayShakib Al Hasan has tested positive for Covid, and is ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka that begins on May 15. He tested positive on Tuesday in a PCR and a rapid antigen test, pre-requisites for joining the team...
Gold prices reduced by Tk 1166 per bhori
08:16 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association has decided to reduce the prices of gold by around Tk 1,166 per bhori (11.664 grams), with effect from Wednesday. BAJUS's standing committee on pricing and price monitoring took the decision on Monday, a press release said on Tuesday. Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 76,516 per bhori...
92000 liters of edible oil seized from Rajshahi warehouses
07:14 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayPolice seized around 92,616 liters of edible oil from four warehouses in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Tuesday afternoon. On a tip-off, the district police conducted drives at the warehouses at Baneshwar Bazar and seized the oil. Md Ifte Khair Alam, the additional superintendent of Rajshahi police, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Covid-19: No death, 26 cases reported in 24 hrs
05:41 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 26 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,127 and infections rose to 19,52,855. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
Sri Lanka gives emergency powers to military, police after clashes kill seven
05:06 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdaySri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday to its military and police to detain people without warrants, after a day of clashes that killed seven people and injured more than 200 in violence...
ACC appeals against Haji Selim's acquittal
04:25 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an appeal against a High Court judgement that acquitted Haji Md Selim, MP, from a three-year sentence in a case against him for concealing of wealth acquired illegally...
Covid vaccines safe for pregnant women, cut stillbirth risk
03:49 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayDoctors have stressed the importance of Covid vaccinations for pregnant women after a major review found the shots were not only safe, but reduced the risk of stillbirth by 15%...
Russia pounds Odesa as civilian bodies uncovered elsewhere
02:44 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayRussia pounded away at Ukraine’s vital southern port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, as they announced they found the bodies of 44 civilians in the rubble of a building in the northeast that was destroyed weeks ago...
Kushtia triple murder: 3 to die, 8 get life
02:04 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayA court has sentenced three people to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a sensational triple murder case in Kushtia...
‘Asani’ moves northwestwards, likely to weaken: Met office
01:28 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayThe severe cyclonic storm "Asani" over west central Bay and adjoining area moved northwestwards and now lies over the same area, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24 hours commencing 9am on Tuesday...
PM invites US investors offering best possible policy framework
12:25 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the businessmen of the United States with the assurance of best possible policy framework to take up the investment friendly atmosphere here in Bangladesh. “With strong prospect, I will now assure you of the best possible policy framework to ease our business and investment climate,” she said...
Gatco case: Charge framing hearing against Khaleda on June 5
12:14 PM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayA court has set June 5 for holding hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 17 others in Gatco graft case. Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 on Tuesday re-fixed the date after filing a plea by defendant lawyers for extending time of hearing on charge framing...
UN to hold another meeting on Ukraine
10:59 AM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayThe UN Security Council is expected to hold a new public meeting on Thursday on Russia's war in Ukraine, in light of the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation, diplomats said Monday...
Philippines election win returns Marcos to power, and polarization
09:46 AM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayThe Philippines woke to a new but familiar political dawn on Tuesday, after an election triumph by Ferdinand Marcos Jr paved the way for a once unimaginable return to the country's highest office for its most notorious political dynasty...
Putin’s Victory Day speech gives no clue on Ukraine escalation
09:27 AM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayPresident Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech on Monday, but was silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine, despite Western warnings he might use his Red Square address to order a national mobilization...
Sri Lanka: Protesters torch leaders’ homes in night of unrest
08:39 AM, 10 May 2022 TuesdayAngry mobs in Sri Lanka have burned down several homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and MPs, following clashes with government supporters. The violence capped a day of unrest that saw PM Mahinda Rajapaksa quit amid mass protests at his government's handling of the economic crisis...
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours, 30 new cases
05:34 PM, 09 May 2022 MondayBangladesh on Monday reported zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours while it recorded 30 coronavirus positive cases during the same period...
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid clashes
05:02 PM, 09 May 2022 MondaySri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned from the Premiership a short while ago. His resignation comes at a time when an Island-wide curfew has been imposed after pro government supporters clashed with anti-government supporters in Colombo and several other parts of the country...
Curfew in Sri Lanka capital after rivals clash, 20 injured
03:59 PM, 09 May 2022 MondayPolice imposed an indefinite curfew in Sri Lanka's capital Monday after government supporters clashed with demonstrators demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...