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Mexican megachurch leader gets more than 16 years for abuse
08:56 AM, 09 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe leader of the Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo was sentenced Wednesday to more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young female followers who said he made them his sex slaves...
Severodonetsk: Zelensky ties fate of east Ukraine to battle for city
08:35 AM, 09 Jun 2022 ThursdayUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that fighting for the city of Severodonetsk may decide the outcome of the war in the east of the country. "In many respects, the fate of the Donbas is being decided there," he said as combat raged in the industrial belt with Russian and separatist forces...
Over 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO
10:03 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayThere have been more than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to the World Health Organization in the current outbreak outside the countries in Africa where it more commonly spreads...
Kangana falls for spoof video, calls Qatar Airways chief "idiot of a man"
09:53 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayActor Kangana Ranaut, who is known to make headlines for her controversial remarks, today made another embarrassing gaffe calling Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker an "idiot of a man" based on a parody video clip...
Collection of $ 1bn started to tackle emergency situation: PM tells Parliament
08:57 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that the government has started a process to collect additional US$ 1 billion as budgetary support to tackle down future emergency situation...
India could soon allow wheat exports of 1.2 mn T
08:12 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayIndia could soon allow traders to ship out around 1.2 million tonnes of wheat as it seeks to clear cargoes stuck at ports since last month's sudden ban of exports of the grain, government and trade sources said on Wednesday.
Five remanded over assault on 3 cops
07:20 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayFive people, including two lawyers, have been put on a three-day remand in a case filed over the assault on three police members at Jurain in the capital of Dhaka...
Eight sued over Sitakunda fire, explosion
05:27 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayA case has been filed against eight people over the fire and explosion at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district that claimed 44 lives. Police did not disclose the name of the accused but sources in Sitakunda Police Station said all the accused are officials of the depot...
Covid-19: No death, 58 cases reported in 24 hrs
04:40 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 58 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,131 and infections rose to 19,53,812. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Wednesday...
Kamal to place budget for FY23 today
04:06 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayFinance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget for FY23 at Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday from 3:00 pm. This will be the 4th budget to be placed by Kamal as Finance Minister and also the overall 51st budget of the country...
Kane penalty earns England draw in Germany
03:41 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayEngland were spared a second successive Nations League defeat as Harry Kane's 50th goal for his country, a coolly-taken late penalty, salvaged a 1-1 draw away to Germany on Tuesday...
Finland keen to cooperate in Bangladesh’s renewable energy sector
02:45 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayFinland is keen to cooperate with Bangladesh in the field of its sustainable and renewable energy. Finland's non-resident Ambassador to Bangladesh Ritva Koukku-Ronde on Wednesday expressed...
Khaleda’s appearance in 11 cases on Sep 20
01:51 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday set September 20 for the appearance of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia before it in 11 cases filed against her...
FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in Dhaka
01:07 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday giving Bangladeshi fans the chance to experience football's most coveted prize. A chartered flight, carrying the original FIFA World Cup trophy, which will tour Bangladesh from June 8-11, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11.20 am...
Sitakunda explosion: Death toll rises to 44
12:40 PM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe death toll from BM Container Depot explosion in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has risen to 44 as one more person died early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Masud Rana, 37, son of Khalilur Rahman, of Gopinathpur area at Sarishabari in Jamalpur. He was the RST Operator of the depot...
DBC News producer found dead in Hatirjheel
11:50 AM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayPolice recovered the blood-stained body of private television channel DBC News producer Abdul Bari from a roadside opposite the Police Plaza in the capital’s Hatirjheel on Wednesday morning. According to police, some street children spotted the dead body and informed police...
Train derailment in east Iran kills 10, injures 50
11:13 AM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayA passenger train partially derailed in eastern Iran early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 50 more, including some critically, authorities said...
Ukraine war: Angela Merkel defends her record on Putin
10:54 AM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayFormer German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her record on handling Vladimir Putin in her first major interview since leaving office...
Some cancer patients can skip treatments, 2 studies show
10:34 AM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayAfter surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy, according to two studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care...
World Bank board approves $1.49 billion in new funds for Ukraine
09:28 AM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe World Bank's executive board approved $1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine on Tuesday to help pay wages for government and social workers, expanding the bank's total pledged support to over $4 billion...