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AL pays tributes to four slain national leaders
02:25 PM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayThe ruling Awami League and its associate bodies today paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four slain national leaders on the occasion of Jail Killing Day...
89.24% fail DU “Ka” unit admission test
01:03 PM, 03 Nov 2021 Wednesday89.24% of the candidates have failed the undergraduate admission test of “Ka” unit of Dhaka University (DU), under its Science Faculty, for the 2020-21 academic session. DU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the result at Professor Abdul Matin virtual classroom on the campus at 12:30pm on Wednesday...
Bangladeshi-origin Shahana elected to NYC Council as first Muslim woman
12:46 PM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayIn New York City, a global beacon that draws a diverse population from all over the world, the City Council has never had a person of South Asian descent - or a Muslim woman - among its membership...
10 dead in Colombian mudslide caused by heavy rains
12:03 PM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayTen people died after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in southwest Colombia engulfed a hotel Tuesday, rescuers said. Nine people were pulled out alive, two of them in serious condition.
Major emitters pledge violation intensifies vulnerable nations’ danger: PM
11:38 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the non-delivery of promised funds by major carbon emitting developed countries exposed climate vulnerable poorer nations to a state of more helplessness...
World has to share responsibilities of climate migrants: PM
11:03 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the world would have to share the responsibilities of the climate migrants, as she addressed the Scottish Parliament here at an event titled “Call for Climate Prosperity”...
Sheikh Hasina meets Boris Johnson
09:12 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday hold a bilateral meeting with her British counterpart Boris Johnson. During the meeting, they had discussion on various issues including bilateral matter...
Ensuring women's leadership to tackle climate change stressed
09:01 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayThe global women leaders have adopted a declaration demanding to ensure the women’s and girl's leadership in tackling the climate change issues successfully...
Facebook to end use of facial recognition software
08:45 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayFacebook has announced it will no longer use facial recognition software to identify faces in photographs and videos...
COP26: Biden attacks China and Russia leaders for missing summit
08:29 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has criticised the leaders of China and Russia for not turning up to the COP26 climate summit. In a speech on Tuesday night, Mr Biden said climate was "a gigantic issue" and China "walked away" - adding it was the "same thing with Russia and Putin"...
Rizwan, Babar guide Pakistan to World Cup semis with Namibia scalp
08:23 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayPakistan became the first team to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with brilliant half centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday...
Coronavirus: 3 die, 229 infected
05:34 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 27,873 as 3 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 229 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,569,982. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Tuesday...
19 killed in twin blasts near Kabul military hospital: Sources
05:04 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayAt least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in the capital Kabul, interior ministry sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday...
Twin blasts reported near military hospital in Kabul
04:08 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayTwo powerful explosions and the sound of gunfire were heard near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, according to witnesses and a government spokesperson...
4 killed in road accidents in Cumilla
03:17 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayFour people were killed in separate road accidents in Cumilla on Tuesday. Three people were killed when a bus of Ekushey Paribahan hit a three-wheeler while overtaking it at Bipulasar area in Monohargonj upazila of the district around 9:15am...
PM urges expatriate Bangladeshis to invest more in Bangladesh
02:25 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the expatriate Bangladeshis across the world to make more investment in Bangladesh as her government has created ample opportunities for them to render benefit to all...
16.89% pass DU “Kha” unit admission test
01:46 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayThe admission test results of “Kha” unit under arts faculty of Dhaka University (DU) for 2020-21 session was published today with a pass rate of 16.89 per cent. A total of 7,012 students passed the examination among 41,524 candidates vying for 2,378 seats...
6 of a family burnt in Ctg fire
12:59 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdaySix members of a family were burnt in a fire at their residence at Kattoli area of Akbar Shah Thana in Chattogram early Tuesday. They are Sajeda Begum, 39, Shahjahan Sheikh, 25, Dilruaba Begum, 18, Mahiya Akter, 9, Jibon Sheikh, 14 and Swadhin Sheikh, 17. They were admitted to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital...
COP26: Minister in wheelchair unable to attend summit
12:03 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayAn Israeli minister has said she could not attend the COP26 summit on Monday because it was not wheelchair accessible...
Nigeria building collapse: Race to find survivors as dozens still missing
11:41 AM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayRescuers are working through the night in search of survivors in the Nigerian city of Lagos after a 22-storey high-rise block collapsed during construction...