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PM to address nation this evening on Pahela Baishakh
02:21 PM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, to be held tomorrow...
Culture has no clash with religions: PM
02:03 PM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the culture has no clash with the religions referring to numerous attacks on the culture including killing people by bombings during celebration of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year...
Humayun Azad murder: 4 get death penalty
12:12 PM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayA court has sentenced four people to death in a case filed over the murder of Dhaka University Professor Dr Humayun Azad. Judge Al-Mamun of Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Judge Court-4 passed the order on Wednesday...
US to announce $750 million more in weapons for Ukraine, officials say
11:24 AM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayU.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its fight against Russian forces...
Running staffers withdraw strike after Rail Minister’s assurance
10:32 AM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayRunning staffers including locomasters of Bangladesh Railway withdrew their strike on Wednesday noon after getting assurance from Rail Minister Nurul Islam Sujon that the gazette notification of Finance Ministry regarding allowance will be withdrawn...
Johnson and Sunak reject calls to resign over lockdown fines
09:26 AM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayBoris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have pledged to stay in post despite being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street in June 2020...
Biden says Russia committing genocide in Ukraine
09:03 AM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdayU.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine amounts to genocide, as President Vladimir Putin said Russia would "rhythmically and calmly" continue its operation and achieve its goals...
PM accepts UN SG’s invitation to join GCRG after receiving his call
08:28 AM, 13 Apr 2022 WednesdaySecretary General (SG) of the United Nations António Guterres Tuesday night phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and invited her to join the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG)...
Nokia to stop doing business in Russia
09:26 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayTelecoms equipment maker Nokia is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters, going a step further than rival Ericsson, which said on Monday it was indefinitely suspending its business in the country...
Putin goads West, vows triumph in Ukraine
08:07 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed Russia would triumph in all of its "noble" war aims in Ukraine, using his first public comments on the conflict in a week to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel with an economic Blitzkrieg...
Lewandowski seeks Barca move to boost Ballon d'Or chances
07:10 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayBarcelona are keen on signing Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and have even started initial talks, as has been reported by Sky Sports Deutschland...
PM orders taking steps to maintain risk-free foreign debt limit
05:47 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed all concerned to take necessary measures so that Bangladesh could maintain its current position in future regarding the foreign debt, as the amount of foreign loan of Bangladesh is still far below the risk limit...
Covid-19: No deaths, 22 cases reported in 24 hrs
05:08 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayBangladesh reported zero COVID-19 deaths and 22 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,124 and infections rose to 19,52,131. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
Main jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr at 8:30 am
04:58 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe main jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr at the National Eidgah in the capital of Dhaka will be held at 8:30 am if the weather remains good. But in adverse weather, the congression will be held at National Mosque Baitul Mukarram at 9 am. The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting held at the Secretary on Tuesday...
Nepal limits imports as foreign reserves slide
04:16 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayNepal has restricted imports of non-essential goods - including cars, cosmetics and gold - after its foreign currency reserves dropped.।।
Sri Lanka warns it will default on its foreign debt
03:44 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdaySri Lanka has said it will temporarily default on its foreign debts amid its worst economic crisis in over 70 years...
BNP leader Ishraq Hossain gets bail
02:45 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayA court has granted bail to BNP leader Ishraq Hossain in a sabotage case filed with Motijheel Police Station. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofajjal Hossain passed the order on Tuesday. There is no legal bar for his release, said Ishraq’s lawyer Taherul Islam Touhid...
Britney Spears says she is pregnant after conservatorship ends
01:50 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayBritney Spears has announced she is pregnant, months after she escaped the legal arrangement that gave her father control over many aspects of her life...
SSC, HSC exams of 2023 in April, June respectively
01:18 PM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations of 2023 will be held on short syllabus in April and June respectively. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said this at a press briefing at the Conference Room of the Education Ministry on Tuesday...
Biden to Modi: Buying more Russian oil is not in India’s interest
11:29 AM, 12 Apr 2022 TuesdayPresident Joe Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that buying more oil from Russia was not in India's interest and could hamper the U.S. response to the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials said...