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Mahbub Talukder's namaz-e-janaza held
02:47 PM, 26 Aug 2022 FridayThe namaz-e-janaza of former Election Commissioner (EC), poet, and children's literature writer Mahbub Talukder was held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital of Dhaka on Friday. The national mosque Khatib Hafez Mufti Mawlana Md Ruhul Amin performed the namaz-e-janaza after the Jummah prayer...
India restricts wheat flour exports to ease record local prices
12:51 PM, 26 Aug 2022 FridayIndia’s cabinet has approved restrictions on wheat flour exports to calm prices in the local market...
Short-term focus on building on Bangladesh's strengths: Sriram
12:22 PM, 26 Aug 2022 FridaySridharan Sriram, Bangladesh's newly appointed T20 technical director, said on Thursday that he is eyeing to set up clear expectations of what is required at this level from a professional standpoint to do well in the shortest format...
Million Covid deaths in 2022: WHO
11:54 AM, 26 Aug 2022 FridayThe World Health Organization announced Thursday that a million people had died from Covid-19 in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths...
Three Bangladeshi nationals killed in Saudi road crash
11:21 AM, 26 Aug 2022 FridayThree Bangladeshi nationals, including two brothers, have been killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia. They were Md Faruk, 25, and Md Parvez, 20, sons of Abul Kashem, a resident of Mirzapur village in Monoharganj upazila of Cumilla district. Jalom South Union Parishad chairman Md Ashiqur Hiran confirmed the matter to Jago News...
The positive power of competitive friendship
09:37 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayOne of the most touching moments of the 2022 Wimbledon tennis championships came from the women’s semi-final match between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria...
Pakistan court grants interim bail to former PM Imran Khan
09:01 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayAn anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has granted interim bail to Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former prime minister, in a case registered against him last week for his remarks against senior police officials and a female judge...
Domingo denies reports of his resignation
08:26 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayRussell Domingo has reaffirmed his commitment as Bangladesh's head coach in the Test and ODI formats after reports on Thursday morning said that he had resigned...
180 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
07:57 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdaySome 180 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Anupam Kher slams Anurag Kashyap’s comments about Boycott Bollywood trends
07:47 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayIndian actor Anupam Kher responded to statements made by director Anurag Kashyap about the ongoing boycott campaigns against major Bollywood films...
EC decides to take army assistance in national elections
07:20 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe Election Commission (EC) has decided to take the assistance of the army in the next general elections to maintain law and order but it does not want to give any judicial power to the force...
Myanmar should allow int'l organizations to work in Rakhine state: PM
05:56 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Myanmar should allow international organizations to work in the Rakhine state to create an appropriate environment for the dignified return...
Man gets life for raping speech-impaired
05:29 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayA court in Dinajpur district on Thursday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a speech-impaired girl in Chirirbandar upazila...
One Covid death, 258 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:24 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 258 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities increased to 29,320 and infections stood at 20,10,748. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Thursday...
Watson expects rejuvenated Kohli to come out of funk soon
03:44 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayFormer Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes India's Virat Kohli is too good a player to languish in a funk for long and expects him to return to action at the Asia Cup rejuvenated after a month's rest...
Oil prices rise on potential OPEC+ supply cuts
02:47 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayOil prices rose on Thursday on mounting supply tightness concerns amid disruptions to Russian exports, the potential for major producers to cut output, and the partial shutdown of a U.S. refinery. Brent crude rose 45 cents, or 0.4%, to $101.67 a barrel by 0630 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 32 cents, or 0.3%, at $95.21 a barrel...
Half-day hartal ends peacefully
02:00 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe half-day hartal, enforced by the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) protesting the price hike of daily essentials, fuel and fertiliser as well as transport fares, ended on Thursday peacefully...
BD-India JRC ministerial-level meeting begins in New Delhi
01:03 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe long-awaited ministerial-level meeting of Bangladesh India Joint River Commission (JRC) began at Sushma Swaraj Bhaban New Delhi on Thursday afternoon. India’s Jal Shakti (Water Resources) Minister Gajendra Singh Shakhawat and State Minister for Water Resources of Bangladesh Zaheed Farooque...
Covid vaccination of children 5-11 begins
12:11 PM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe Covid vaccination of children aged between 5 and 11 years began on Thursday across the country...
Provision of permission to arrest civil servants cancelled
11:17 AM, 25 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe High Court has cancelled a provision of Public Service Act 2018 that prohibited law enforcement from arresting government employees without prior approval in any criminal case. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akand passed the order on Thursday...