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Five killed in Dhaka factory fire
11:57 AM, 05 Nov 2021 FridayFive people were killed as a shoe factory at Swarighat in the capital caught a massive fire early Friday. Identities of the deceased could not be known yet. The sources in Fire Service and Civil Defence said the fire broke out around 1:15 am. Later, eight firefighting units doused the blaze in a two hours' frantic efforts...
BERC adjusts upward 12kg LPG cylinder price Tk 1,313
09:52 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has adjusted the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies upward Taka 1,313 for every 12kg LPG cylinder for the month of November...
PM invites British investors to Bangladesh to avail lucrative opportunities
09:48 PM, 04 Nov 2021 Thursday"… energy, renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobile, light engineering, agro-processing, blue economy, tourism, knowledge based hi-tech industries, ICT are awaiting foreign investment, and British investors can choose any of these and beyond,” she said...
West Indies to tour Pakistan in December
09:32 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayWest Indies will play three ODIs and three T20Is in Pakistan between December 13 and 22, it was confirmed on Thursday (November 4)...
Transport owners, workers go on indefinite strike
09:03 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe owners and workers went on an indefinite transport strike on Friday morning in protest against fuel price hike. Earlier on Thursday, the leaders of different organizations of transport sector held meeting following the government raised the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk 15 per litre...
Price of diesel, kerosene refixed
07:58 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe government has refixed the prices of diesel and kerosene as the price of fuel is rising in the international market. ..
Govt records 247 new Covid cases, 7 deaths
06:35 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe government recorded 247 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,70,485 and fatalities rose to 27,887, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday. The daily count came from a test of 18,690 samples in the past day...
Highest ever number of rapes recorded in England and Wales
06:25 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayPolice have recorded a record number of rape offences in England and Wales, according to official figures...
Three killed as road roller hits auto-rickshaw
05:57 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayThree people were killed as a road roller rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district on Thursday afternoon...
Australia thrash Bangladesh to boost semi-final hopes
04:31 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayAustralia boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals with an eight-wicket thrashing of already-eliminated Bangladesh in Dubai...
Israeli spyware group added to US trade blacklist
04:28 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe Israeli company behind the controversial Pegasus spyware has been added to a US trade blacklist...
Xavi 'hopeful' of Barca return but Al Sadd stand firm
03:50 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayXavi Hernandez wants a return to Barcelona but Al Sadd are not willing to let their manager leave at this stage of the Qatari club's season...
Liverpool brush Atletico aside to reach last 16
03:37 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayLiverpool swept into the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortable win over 10-man Atletico Madrid that ensured they will finish top of Group B...
Nationwide truck, covered van strike from Friday
02:52 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayTruck and covered van owners have called for a nationwide strike from Friday as the government raised the price of diesel at the retail level by Tk15 per litre. Md Majumder, General Secretary of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners’ Association, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Thursday...
PM seeks ‘reset’ in Bangladesh-UK relations
12:52 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a "reset" in Bangladesh-UK bilateral relations as she addressed the British Parliament here. "Indeed, it is time for a 'reset' in Bangladesh-UK bilateral relations. We need to change the traditional lens we use to view our partnership," she said...
1 in 60 coronavirus patients died in the world in October
12:18 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayGlobal coronavirus infection rates are on the decline for the second consecutive month. A total of 12.9 mln cases were confirmed across the world in October, nearly three mln below the number in September, according to TASS estimates...
India cuts fuel taxes as prices hit record highs
12:08 PM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayIndia has cut the taxes paid by consumers on petrol and diesel after the surging cost of crude oil pushed fuel prices to record highs...
3 killed in pre-election violence in Narsingdi
09:58 AM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayThree people were killed and thirty others injured in a clash between two groups centering the upcoming union parishad election at Nekzanpur village of Alokbali union in Narsingdi on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Amir Hosen, 45, Ashraful, 22 and Khushi Begum, 50...
Australia keens to help Bangladesh in building climate resilience
08:59 AM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayAustralia has shown its keen interest to help Bangladesh in building climate resilience and Rohingya repatriation. The Australian interest was extended while its Prime Minister Scott Morrison holding a bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina...
COP26 outcomes depend on Sheikh Hasina among 5 influential dealmakers: BBC
08:43 AM, 04 Nov 2021 ThursdayA BBC report has said that the outcomes of the COP26 Summit depend on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and four other such influential dealmakers, who have been tasked with committing the 197 countries to the changes...