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President, PM greet women booters for lifting trophy
09:56 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday congratulated all concerned of the Bangladesh Under-19 Women Football Team for their victory over India in SAFF U-19 Women's Championship...
DU allows married, pregnant students to reside in dorms
09:15 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe Dhaka University administration has canceled its rule that prohibited married and pregnant female students to reside in its dormitories...
Bangladesh win SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
08:02 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayBangladesh have defeated India 1-0 goal to win the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship 2021. They defeated the visitors at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the capital on Wednesday...
WB approves $500m to expand, modernize country's electricity distribution system
07:41 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe World Bank (WB) on Tuesday approved US$500 million to help Bangladesh for expanding and modernizing the electricity distribution system and support its sustainable transformation...
352 new Covid cases, 1 death in 24 hrs
06:23 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government recorded 352 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections stood at 15,81,986 and fatalities rose to 28,052, a health directorate press release said on Wednesday. As many as 18,938 samples were collected, and 18,779 tested in the past day...
Labuschagne claims No.1 test batter spot
05:46 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayAustralia run-machine Marnus Labuschagne has displaced England captain Joe Root to claim the world's number one test batter spot following a run of big scores in the ongoing Ashes series at home, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday...
Registration for Bakeman’s 2nd int'l language league starts
05:10 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayBakeman's Second International Language League is organized by the Department of English and Modern Languages and sponsored by Bakeman’s, a premium biscuit brand of Akij Baker’s Limited...
Zee announces merger with Sony
04:29 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayJapanese conglomerate Sony's Indian arm has finalised a deal with local rival Zee Entertainment to form the country's second largest entertainment network...
Barca draw at 10-man Sevilla
03:42 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayBarcelona ended a torrid 2021 in disappointing fashion with a La Liga draw at 10-man Sevilla...
Putin warns West of military measures over Ukraine threats
02:43 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayPresident Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday that Russia was prepared to take military steps in response to "unfriendly" Western actions over the Ukraine conflict, in a sharp escalation of rhetoric...
Harvard professor Lieber guilty of hiding ties to Chinese programme
02:06 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayA Harvard University professor has been convicted of hiding ties to a China-run recruitment programme...
PM reaches Maldives
12:41 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Male, the capital of Maldives, on Wednesday on her maiden six-day bilateral visit at the invitation of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih...
One dead, 70 missing in Myanmar jade mine landslide
12:30 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayAt least one person has died and 70 are missing after a landslide occurred at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar...
Light rain likely in parts of country
12:06 PM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted light rain or drizzle at one or two places over Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions and the districts of Brahmanbaria and Kishoregonj in the next 24 hours as of 9am tomorrow...
Covid Omicron: European nations reinstate restrictions
10:44 AM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayEuropean leaders are reinstating coronavirus restrictions as the new Omicron variant continues to spread through the continent. Nations including Germany and Portugal have announced post-Christmas curbs and greater social distancing measures. Omicron is already the dominant strain in many European countries...
US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic’s 1st year
09:24 AM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayU.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration...
Covid-19: Israel could become the first country to give 4 vaccine doses
08:46 AM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayIsrael says it plans to become the first country to roll out a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as the country prepares for a wave of infections driven by the new Omicron variant...
WHO’s Europe chief says ‘another storm coming’ as Omicron takes hold
08:36 AM, 22 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe World Health Organization’s European head has warned countries to brace for a “significant surge” in Covid-19 cases as Omicron spreads, and advised the widespread use of boosters for protection...
5 things to know about Erdogan’s plan to shore up lira
09:43 PM, 21 Dec 2021 TuesdayTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an emergency plan to curb the lira’s unprecedented depreciation and protect investors against wild swings in the currency...
Xiaomi’s next flagship phone to launch on Dec 28
09:10 PM, 21 Dec 2021 TuesdayExactly one year from the launch of the Mi 11, Xiaomi is set to launch the successor on December 28th, the company has announced via its official Weibo account...