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President alerts against using plastic garbage, polythene to protect environment
08:59 AM, 24 Aug 2022 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid has urged everyone, including political leaders, district administration and civil society to remain alert in using plastic waste and polythene to protect the balance of the environment...
Finnish PM sorry for topless guest photo at official residence
08:44 AM, 24 Aug 2022 WednesdayFinnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for a topless photo of guests at her official residence...
US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months
08:28 AM, 24 Aug 2022 WednesdayAs Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train...
BNP will gain nothing by complaining to foreigners: Amu
05:46 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayAwami League (AL) Advisory Council Member and 14-party alliance spokesperson Amir Hossain Amu on Tuesday said BNP will gain no benefit by lodging complaints with foreigners...
No Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours, 175 new cases
04:58 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday reported zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours while it recorded 175 coronavirus positive cases during the period. With this, the total number of fatalities remain at 29,316 and infections rose to 20,10,323. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Tuesday...
Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib’s graft conviction
04:41 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayMalaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak lost his final appeal on Tuesday in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and 12-year prison sentence...
James Webb telescope shows ‘unprecedented’ Jupiter views
03:09 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe world’s newest and biggest space telescope has released photos showing unprecedented views of Jupiter, the solar system’s biggest planet...
Mild heat wave may continue in seven districts
02:44 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in seven districts of the country, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24 hours commencing 9am today...
US donates 1 crore more Pfizer doses to Bangladesh
02:25 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe US government donated another one crore doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh via COVAX to help the health ministry continue expanding vaccinations to teens and adults across the country...
Bottled soybean oil price raised by Tk7 per litre
01:19 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe price of bottled soybean oil has been increased and a litre of soybean oil will now cost Tk192 in retail markets. The price has gone up by Tk7 per litre. Taslim Shahriar, Senior Assistant General Manager of the Meghna Group, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday...
2 workers killed as truck overturns in Khagrachhari
12:23 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayTwo workers were killed and eight others injured after a timber-laden truck overturned at Taikorma area in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari around 7:30am on Tuesday...
Kyiv bans Independence Day festivities, fearing Russian attack
11:30 AM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayUkraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week commemorating independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of attack as a U.S. official warned of Russian plans to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in the coming days...
Legal notice seeks Tk 500 daily wage for tea workers
09:44 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayA legal notice has been sent to the tea garden owners and the government seeking that the daily wage of the tea workers be at least Tk 500...
CEO of Israeli Pegasus spyware firm NSO to step down
08:12 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayIsrael’s NSO Group, which makes the globally controversial Pegasus spyware said on Sunday its CEO Shalev Hulio would step down as part of a reorganisation...
Educational institutions to stay closed 2 days a week
07:02 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayAll the educational institutions under the Directorate of Secondary & Higher Education will stay closed on Friday and Saturday every week as part of the government's efforts to save power and energy. The Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Education Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday...
BCB brings in split coaching; hands T20I side to Sriram
05:56 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayBangladesh Cricket Board has introduced split coaching in the national set-up with their decision to keep current head coach Russell Domingo in charge of Test and ODI side, while the T20I planning will be done by the newly-appointed technical director Sridharan Sriram...
Samrat granted bail in graft case, no bar to release
05:35 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayA court in Dhaka on Monday granted bail to former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2019. Judge Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 passed the order, removing all the legal bars for releasing Samrat from jail...
139 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
05:06 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondaySome 139 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Monday morning...
One Covid death, 178 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:45 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 178 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities increased to 29,316 and infections stood at 20,10,148. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Monday...
Lewandowski scores first Barca goals on birthday
04:33 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayRobert Lewandowski scored his first competitive goals for Barcelona on his 34th birthday as the Catalan club won at Real Sociedad to record their first La Liga win of the season...