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South Korean president faces 2nd impeachment vote
10:22 AM, 14 Dec 2024 SaturdaySouth Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, in a second parliamentary showdown that remains too close to call.
Asif Nazrul urges utilisation of 2nd opportunity to build nation
10:10 AM, 14 Dec 2024 SaturdayDr Asif Nazrul, Law Adviser to the interim government, said on Saturday that the sacrifices of the martyrs of 1971 were rendered futile due to the failures of a political party. He called upon the youth to seize the second opportunity to build the nation through sacrifice and prevent a repetition of past failures.
Shakib banned from bowling in ECB competitions
09:09 AM, 14 Dec 2024 SaturdayBangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from bowling in England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) competitions after playing just one match for Surrey last season.
President, CA pay homage to Martyred Intellectuals
08:45 AM, 14 Dec 2024 SaturdayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals on Saturday by placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at Mirpur in the capital, marking Martyred Intellectuals Day.
Martyred Intellectuals Day today
08:16 AM, 14 Dec 2024 SaturdayThe nation is observing the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Sunday. The nation recalls on this day the mass killing of a large number of Bengali top brains by the Pakistan army and their collaborators visibly sensing their defeat just two days ahead of the emergence of Dhaka as the free capital of free Bangladesh.
Macron ally Francois Bayrou appointed new French PM
06:02 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayFrancois Bayrou, a veteran centrist and ally of president Emmanuel Macron, has been appointed French prime minister, after last week’s historic vote of no-confidence ended the beleaguered and short-lived minority coalition of the rightwing Michel Barnier...
Amended sound pollution control rules to be finalised this month: Rizwana
05:22 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday said the Sound Pollution Control Rules will be finalized in December (this month)...
Poet Helal Hafiz no more
04:37 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayRenowned poet and veteran member of Jatiya Press Club Helal Hafiz passed away on Friday, December 13. He was 76. Ayub Bhuiyan, secretary of Jatiya Press Club, confirmed the matter. He was found unconscious in the bathroom at Super Home in Dhaka's Shahbagh area this afternoon and later, he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital...
Online portal editors form alliance
04:05 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayThe editors of online news portals including those of newspapers and TV channels have formed an alliance announcing today a 13-member executive committee of the platform...
Nation to observe Martyred Intellectuals Day Saturday
03:51 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayThe nation will observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Saturday, paying glowing tributes to the intellectuals who were brutally killed by the Pakistan occupation forces and their local collaborators at the fag end of the country's Liberation War in 1971...
Indian actor Allu Arjun arrested
03:07 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayTelugu actor Allu Arjun has been arrested in connection with the stampede outside a Hyderabad theatre last week in which one woman was killed...
Mild cold wave sweeping over parts of country
01:12 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, on Friday forecasted that mild cold wave is sweeping over the north and north-western part of the country and it may continue...
Israeli strikes kill 58 in Gaza, hit flour trucks
12:55 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayGaza's civil defence agency said a series of Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 58 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks. The latest bloodshed came despite growing optimism that negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal might finally succeed...
India top court pauses surveys of places of worship
12:25 PM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayOngoing surveys of places of worship, including mosques, will be paused, India’s Supreme Court said Thursday as it began hearing petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act...
West Indies beat Bangladesh to sweep ODI series
11:42 AM, 13 Dec 2024 FridayDebutant Amir Jangoo struck a brutal century as West Indies chased down Bangladesh’s 321-6 in emphatic fashion to script a four-wicket victory in the third and final ODI at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Friday...
Selena Gomez announces engagement to Benny Blanco
09:58 PM, 12 Dec 2024 ThursdaySelena Gomez has revealed she is engaged to songwriter Benny Blanco...
Rape inquiry linked by Swedish media to Mbappé closed
09:39 PM, 12 Dec 2024 ThursdayProsecutors in Sweden have closed an inquiry into a case of alleged rape, which Swedish media had linked to French football captain Kylian Mbappe.
Tariff commission for 25% duties on rice bran oil export
08:50 PM, 12 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended imposing a 25 per cent regulatory duties on exporting rice bran oil in a bid to boost the supply in the domestic market...
Forex reserves rise to $19 billion
08:44 PM, 12 Dec 2024 ThursdayBangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have climbed above $19 billion after nearly a month, driven by increases in remittances and export earnings.
5 more dengue patients die, 344 hospitalised in 24 hrs
08:42 PM, 12 Dec 2024 ThursdayFive more dengue patients died and 344 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours...