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Teen with cerebral palsy shines in Bollywood film
08:55 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdaySurya Kasibhatla, who plays a teen with cerebral palsy in a new Bollywood thriller, lives with the disability every day. But casting him is a rare move of inclusivity in the world's largest film industry. Sudha G Tilak speaks with Surya about his journey...
Holy Ramadan begins today
07:38 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayMuslims in Bangladesh started observing the Holy month Ramadan from Sunday as the new moon was sighted in the country on Saturday evening. Lailatul Qadr will be observed on the night of April 28. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a meeting held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque yesterday...
Sparkling Joy first Bangladeshi to hit century against SA
06:51 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayOpener Mahmudul Hasan Joy created a history by becoming the first Bangladeshi batter to hit a century against South Africa. The previous highest was 77 by captain Mominul Haque in Potchefstroom in Bangladesh's last tour in South Africa in 2017...
56 test Covid positive in 24 hrs
05:34 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayNo one died from coronavirus and 56 contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,122 and infections rose to 19,51,714. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Saturday...
Microsoft's cloud business targeted by EU antitrust regulators
05:09 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayEU antitrust regulators are quizzing Microsoft's rivals and customers about its cloud business and licensing deals, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed, in a move that could lead to a formal investigation and renewed scrutiny of the US software company...
India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka
04:42 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayIndian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for prompt shipment to Sri Lanka in the first major food aid since Colombo secured a credit line from New Delhi, two officials told Reuters news agency on Saturday...
Day-by-day guide to Fifa World Cup 2022 games
03:57 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayWe now know who plays who and when in this year's World Cup finals in Qatar following Friday's draw in Doha...
Govt must arrange permanent accommodation, employment for disabled: PM
02:36 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government would arrange permanent accommodation and employment for the differently able persons including the people with autism...
7 signs he cares for you more than he says
01:40 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayBoys are never good at conversation or expression. This is why some women are left wondering, “How does he feel about me, does he cares for me?”
Awami League’s council in December: Quader
01:07 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayThe National Council of Bangladesh Awami League will be held in December. AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader disclosed this at a party function at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Saturday...
Number of COVID patients in US hospitals reaches record low
12:49 PM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayCOVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge...
Sri Lanka declares emergency after violent protests
11:23 AM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdaySri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country's worst economic crisis in decades...
China tells EU it will pursue Ukraine peace in its own way
10:57 AM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayChina offered the European Union assurances on Friday that it would seek peace in Ukraine but said this would be on its own terms, deflecting pressure for a tougher stance towards Russia...
Ukraine says Russian forces pushed back around Kyiv but fighting rages
09:28 AM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayUkraine pushed back Russian forces around Kyiv on Friday, retaking control of some areas near the capital amid fierce battles, Ukrainian officials said...
Tipu-Prity murder: 4 including mastermind arrested
09:02 AM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayRapid Action Battalion has arrested four people including the mastermind over the murders of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afran Prity. The elite force didn’t disclose the names of the arrestees. They were arrested from different parts of the capital on Friday night...
Will Smith resigns from film academy, says he’s ‘heartbroken’
08:24 AM, 02 Apr 2022 SaturdayActor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, saying on Friday that his slapping of presenter Chris Rock on stage at this year's Oscars ceremony was "shocking, painful and inexcusable."
Moon sighting committee to meet on Saturday for Ramadan
06:07 PM, 01 Apr 2022 FridayThe National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting on Saturday at 6:30 pm (after Maghrib prayers) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque conference hall to determine the beginning of holy month of Ramadan...
What is behind Putin’s demand for Russian gas be paid in roubles?
05:38 PM, 01 Apr 2022 FridayPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a decree requiring buyers of Russian gas from countries deemed hostile to pay in roubles from Friday using a special account at a Russian bank, or see their contracts halted...
81 test Covid positive in 24 hrs
05:04 PM, 01 Apr 2022 FridayNo one died from coronavirus and 81 contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,122 and infections rose to 19,51,658. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday...
NSU student killed in accident on Kuril flyover
04:14 PM, 01 Apr 2022 FridayA female student of North South University was killed in a road accident on Kuril flyover in the capital on Friday morning..