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Govt appoints Mufti Abdul Malek Baitul Mukarram Khatib
03:57 PM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayThe government has appointed Islamic law expert and Hadith scholar Mufti Muhammad Abdul Malek as Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque...
Estonia keen to collaborate with Bangladesh in ICT sector
02:46 PM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayEstonia has expressed keen interest in collaborating with Bangladesh in the ICT sector, particularly in e-governance and cyber security. It was revealed when newly-appointed non-resident Ambassador of Estonia to Bangladesh Marje Luup paid a maiden courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain...
Pakistan beat England in second Test to level series
12:57 PM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayPakistan beat England in the second Test to level the three-match series 1-1...
Australia shocked in World Cup semis by South Africa
12:28 PM, 18 Oct 2024 FridaySix-time winners Australia suffered a shock semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup as South Africa raced to an emphatic eight-wicket win in Dubai...
Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of country
11:51 AM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecasted rain or thundershowers at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9 am this morning...
Israel says killed Hamas chief Sinwar in Gaza
11:21 AM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayIsrael announced on Thursday the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the October 7 attack, calling his death a "heavy blow" to the Palestinian group it has been fighting for more than a year...
8 dengue patients die, 1,100 hospitalized in last 24 hrs
09:59 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayEight dengue patients died and 1,100 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning...
Govt constitutes 4 new reform commissions
09:18 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government has formed four more new reform commissions on health, mass media, workers' rights and women affairs...
Israel says checking if Hamas chief Sinwar killed in Gaza
08:50 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayIsrael said Thursday it was checking whether it had killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in a Gaza operation, in what would constitute a massive blow to the group it has been fighting since the October 7, 2023 attack...
2 months on, Hasina still in India
08:25 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who went to India in early August, is still in the country, the country's foreign ministry said on Thursday (October 17) after a court in Bangladesh ordered her arrest...
26 public holidays for 2025 approved
07:25 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe Advisory Council of the interim government today approved the proposed list of 26 holidays for the 2025 calendar year...
Govt waives VAT on soybean, palm oils
06:37 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe National Board of Revenue, NBR, has waived the value-added tax (VAT) imposed on both crude and refined soybean and palm oils in a bid to control the prices of edible oil...
Protests over alleged Lahore rape turn violent, over 250 arrested
06:20 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayAt least 250 violent protesters were arrested in Rawalpindi as police used tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the alleged rape of a Lahore student in Pakistan.
Govt will do whatever requires to bring back Hasina: Touhid
05:58 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government will certainly take all necessary steps to bring back the fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as per the court's order, said Foreign Affairs Advisor Md Touhid Hossain.
Netrakona Palli Bidyut Samity employees observe 'shutdown'
05:35 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe employees of different Palli Bidyut Samity in Netrakona are observing a 'complete shutdown' on Thursday (October 17), causing suffering to at least 6,35,127 users in the district...
Bangladesh falls behind in RMG exports to the US
05:20 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe United States remains the largest destination for Bangladeshi apparel exports, but in recent months, Bangladesh has lost ground to its competitors. Exporters are facing shrinking market share as rival nations gain traction.
No excuse for violence in Bangladesh: US State Dept
05:10 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe United States has emphasised that there is no justification for violence in Bangladesh and that those responsible for such acts must be held accountable.
BNP team meets Norwegian secretary
04:46 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayA delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party met with Norwegian state secretary for foreign affairs Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik in Oslo on October 16.
Israel strikes Syria, US pounds Huthis in Yemen
04:31 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayIsrael struck a Hezbollah target in Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said, and the United States used heavy bombers to hit rebel targets in Yemen nearly a month into the war in Lebanon...
DB detains Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury
04:17 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) detained Trinamool BNP Chairperson Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury at his residence in the capital’s Banani DOHS on Thursday afternoon.