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New breakthrough drugs target deadly superbugs
07:18 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayAntibiotics, once hailed as lifesaving medical marvels, are increasingly losing ground against evolving bacteria that outsmart these drugs. Known as "superbugs," these antibiotic-resistant pathogens claimed 1.14 million lives globally in 2021, according to The Lancet. India, heavily impacted by antimicrobial resistance, witnesses nearly 300,000 deaths annually due to such infections, with 60,000 newborns lost each year.
3-day DC conference-2025 to begin Feb 16
07:13 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayA three-day annual conference of the deputy commissioners (DCs) will begin on February 16 and end on February 18...
Despite power shift, no threat to US-Bangladesh ties: MoFA
06:23 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe likelihood of conflicts arising over mutual interests between Bangladesh and the United States remains low, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam during the ministry's weekly briefing on Thursday (December 5).
Rizvi burns wife’s Indian saree, urges boycott of Indian products
06:06 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayBNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called for a nationwide boycott of Indian products, condemning the desecration of the Bangladeshi national flag and the attack on the Assistant High Commission in Agartala. As a symbolic gesture, Rizvi publicly discarded and burned an Indian saree given to him by his wife, urging citizens to reject Indian goods.
Akhtar Hossain new EC secretary
06:04 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayFormer public servant Akhtar Hossain has been appointed as the senior secretary of Election Commission, EC...
Yunus seeks religious leaders’ help to get info on minorities’ issues
05:15 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's dialogue with the religious leaders began at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon to forge national unity. The Chief Adviser arrived in the venue of dialogue at 4.22pm...
Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Welfare Front condemns anti-Bangladesh campaigns
05:01 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Welfare Front has strongly condemned recent acts of vandalism targeting the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in India, the burning of an effigy of the Chief Adviser, and the propagation of fabricated statements by certain Indian political figures and media outlets.
CID arrests fraudster impersonating Masjid-e-Nabawi imam
04:37 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a man accused of defrauding people by impersonating an imam of Masjid-e-Nabawi, the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah al Munawara.
Cabinet nods gazette notification declaring Nazrul National Poet
04:25 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayKazi Nazrul Islam, long celebrated as the "National Poet" of Bangladesh, is set to receive formal state recognition with the publication of a gazette officially declaring his title.
Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, report finds
03:41 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayA report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law, the first such determination by a major human rights organisation in the 14-month-old conflict...
Gias Uddin’s 7-year jail sentence overturned
02:57 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe High Court has overturned the seven-year jail sentence handed down by a lower court to Gias Uddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and acquitted him of all charges.
Foyez appointed as senior asst press secy to CA
01:49 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe government has appointed New Age journalist Foyez Ahammad as the Senior Assistant Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser.
Bangladesh’s sovereignty not under any threat: Home adviser
01:10 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayHome Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has stated that Bangladesh's sovereignty is not under any threat.
No wholesale arrests just for being named in cases: IGP
12:30 PM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Baharul Alam, has said that individuals will not be arrested wholesale just for being named in cases. The newly appointed IGP made these remarks at a press conference held at the police headquarters on Thursday (December 5).
Indian Medical Association opposes boycott of Bangladeshi patients
11:34 AM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has strongly opposed the decision of JN Roy Hospital to deny medical treatment to Bangladeshi patients. In a press conference held on Wednesday (December 3), the IMA made it clear that treatment for Bangladeshi patients visiting India cannot be halted under any circumstances.
ICT imposes ban on broadcast of Hasina’s ‘hate speech’
11:09 AM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has imposed a ban on the broadcast of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ‘hate speech’ on mass media and social media platforms. Additionally, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has been instructed to remove the hate speech from social media.
Prime accused in Ctg lawyer murder case arrested
10:13 AM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayPolice have arrested Chandan (38), the prime accused in the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam in Chattogram, from Bhairab in Kishoreganj. A team led by Bhairab Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shahin conducted a raid at Bhairab Railway Station and arrested him at around 11:45 pm on Wednesday.
Mbappe admits penalty miss ‘big mistake’ as Bilbao beat Madrid
09:32 AM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayKylian Mbappe said he will take full responsibility for a "big mistake" after the striker missed another penalty in champions Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday.
South Korea’s defence minister resigns over martial law crisis
09:06 AM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdaySouth Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has accepted the resignation of the country’s Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated the country’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as the new defence minister.
French PM Barnier ousted in no-confidence vote
08:25 AM, 05 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him - just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron.