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Record 350,700 spectators flock to Australia-India 4th Test
10:29 AM, 30 Dec 2024 MondayThe blockbuster clash against India on Monday became the best attended Test in Australia's history as fans flocked to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final day.
66 killed in Ethiopia road accident
10:11 AM, 30 Dec 2024 MondaySixty-six people were killed in a road accident in southern Ethiopia, according to the local health authority on Sunday. Sidama state, located about 300 km south of the capital Addis Ababa, is the site of the tragedy.
ADC Sanjida suspended over allegations of protecting Anisul, Salman
09:44 AM, 30 Dec 2024 MondayFormer Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Sanjida Afrin, has been temporarily suspended. She is currently serving in the Armed Police Battalion (APBn).
Mushfiqul Fazal appointed as ambassador to Mexico
08:54 AM, 30 Dec 2024 MondayThe government has appointed M Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey, an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) with the rank of Senior Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Bangladesh’s new ambassador to Mexico.
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100
08:12 AM, 30 Dec 2024 MondayJimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday.
Mawa expressway accident: Bus owner sent to jail, driver confesses
09:42 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayA Dhaka court on Sunday sent W Bepari, owner of the bus that rammed a car, motorcycle and a microbus at Dhaleshwari toll plaza on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway on December 27, causing death to six people, to jail.
No textbook fest, NCTB opts for strategy to cover up delays
09:29 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe government is struggling to provide free textbooks to all students on the first day of the year. While primary students in class I to Class III will receive their books, printing of books for class IV adnd V has not even begun. For secondary levels, the situation is worse, with no immediate prospects of completing the printing.
Remittances set to break records this December
08:37 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe country is on track to achieve a new record in remittance inflows this December. In just the first 28 days of the month, over $2.42 billion (Tk 24,200 crore) has been received through legal channels. At an exchange rate of Tk 120 per dollar, this amounts to Tk 29,052 crore.
Ties with friendly nations to be pragmatic: Mahfuj
07:42 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe interim government is prioritising national integrity, security, and sovereignty in its foreign policy and it also emphasises the importance of maintaining pragmatic relationships with friendly nations, avoiding audacity or arrogance in diplomatic engagements, said Adviser Mahfuj Alam.
Trainee doctors continue protest despite stipend hike
07:38 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe government has announced an increase in the stipend for trainee doctors to Tk 35,000 from July. This decision was made during a discussion held at the residence of Dr Syedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Health Ministry Affairs, on Sunday afternoon.
CEC aims to add youths to voter list for upcoming polls
06:38 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has expressed his intention to include more youths in the voter list ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
South Africa reach WTC final after beating Pakistan by 2 wickets
06:10 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundaySouth Africa secured their place in June's World Test Championship final by holding their nerve to beat Pakistan by two wickets on an enthralling fourth day of the first Test in Centurion.
ACC to probe Tk 4,000cr embezzlement in HSIA 3rd terminal project
06:05 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of massive irregularities and corruption involving approximately Tk 4,000 crore in the construction of the Third Terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.
Secretariat fire: Some evidence to be sent abroad for investigation
05:17 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe preliminary report of the investigation committee formed in response to the Secretariat fire incident will be handed over to Dr Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the interim government, on Monday.
Govt to issue temporary passes for journalists from Monday
04:50 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe government will start issuing temporary passes for the Journalists from Sunday to enter into the secretariat as restrictions have been imposed on access there after the recent fire incident.
Attempt to remove Hasina’s graffiti an unintentional mistake: DU
04:16 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe Dhaka University (DU) administration has expressed regret over an incident in which the proctorial team attempted to erase graffiti of Sheikh Hasina from a metro rail pillar near the TSC area in the early hours of Sunday. The administration described the action as an “unintentional mistake.”
Trainee doctors block Shahbagh, demand stipend increase
03:45 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayA group of postgraduate trainee doctors who have passed the first phase of the FCPS program under the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) staged a protest at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Sunday, demanding an increase in their stipend.
South Korean plane crash: Death toll rises to 176
02:26 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe death toll has risen to 176 after a passenger plane skidded off the runway and caught fire at an airport in Muan city, South Korea, according to the country’s National Fire Agency.
5 die as bus rams CNG-run auto-rickshaw
01:26 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayFive people were killed and another was critically injured after a bus rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sherpur’s Sadar on Sunday...
Dhaka-Mymensingh highway blocked for arrears
01:05 PM, 29 Dec 2024 SundayThe workers of an ice cream factory blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Mymensingh's Bhaluka on Sunday, December 29, demanding payment of two months' arrears...