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Olympics organisers cancel 2nd triathlon training over Seine pollution
10:38 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayOlympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday after weekend downpours in Paris polluted the waterway, but said they were "confident" the medal events would be held this week.
Israel cabinet authorizes govt to respond to Hezbollah rocket strike
10:02 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayIsrael's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a response to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children, and which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Kamala Harris campaign raises $200m in a week
09:40 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayUS Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has raised $200m since President Joe Biden announced his exit from the presidential election race and endorsed her as his successor.
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement withdraws programmes
08:29 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe Anti-discrimination Student Movement has withdrawn all programmes as their main demands are met.
Wood takes five as England win third Test
09:54 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayMark Wood took five wickets in a devastating spell of fast bowling as England wrapped up a 3-0 series victory over West Indies with an emphatic 10-wicket win in the third Test...
Children's court scraps Faiyaz's remand
09:06 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayA Dhaka Children's court on Sunday scraped Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court's (CMM) order of placing Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz, a student of Dhaka College, on seven-day remand as the accused was found to be under aged...
Heartbreak for India as Sri Lanka win maiden Women's Asia Cup title
08:47 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayCaptain Chamari Athapaththu's turbo-charged fifty combined well with the steadfast half-century of Harshitha Samarawickrama as a resilient Sri Lanka carved an eight-wicket win over defending champions India to bag their maiden women's Asia Cup title in Dambulla on Sunday...
Israel says it bombed Hezbollah sites deep inside Lebanon
08:08 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayThe Israeli military says it carried out a series of strikes across Lebanon after blaming Hezbollah for Saturday’s deadly attack in the occupied Golan Heights, as its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Lebanese group had crossed a “red line”, raising fears of regional escalation...
Contempt of court rule issued against lawyer Mohsin Rashid, journalist Kanak Sarwar
07:18 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday issued contempt of court notices against lawyer Mohammad Mohsin Rashid and expatriate journalist Kanak Sarwar for making objectionable comments about the judiciary, Supreme Court and International Criminal Tribunal...
Rizvi, Parwar, Nur on 8-day remand
06:19 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayA Dhaka court on Sunday placed eight people, including BNP’s senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Jamaat-e-Islami’s secretary general, Mia Golam Parwar, and Gono Odhikar Parishad’s president, Nurul Haque Nur, on a five-day remand in a case over the attack on metrorail...
Army calls on all not to be misled by false info, propaganda
06:12 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Army has requested the public not to be misled by the false and misleading propaganda being spread by certain vested groups through various foreign media and social media platforms.
Coordinators will be released if deemed safe by police: Home Minister
05:44 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan stated that the five coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have not been arrested.
Govt's efforts will be to find culprits involved in murders: PM
05:38 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundaySeeking cooperation from the countrymen, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated that her government's efforts will be to find out those involved in the murders during the recent countrywide mayhem to ensure appropriate punishment for them...
147 killed in recent violence: Home Minister
05:11 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan confirmed the deaths of 147 people in the recent violence surrounding the quota reform movement.
Curfew to end in 7 days, hopes Salman
04:59 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundaySalman F Rahman, the private industry and investment adviser to the Prime Minister, on Sunday hoped that the ongoing curfew will be withdrawn within next seven days.
They had plots to occupy Ganabhaban in Lankan style: Quader
04:48 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayDescribing the context of imposing curfew on the night of July 19, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader revealed on Sunday a conspiracy to occupy the Ganabhaban in a manner similar...
Births amongst bombs in east Ukraine’s last maternity hospital
02:35 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayPatients and doctors in the last maternity hospital in eastern Ukraine get little sleep now. In Pokrovsk, a transport hub and a key prize for invading Russian forces where the hospital is situated, the bombardments are becoming louder and nearer.
4 of a family found dead at home in Brahmanbaria
02:08 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayFour members of a family were found dead at their home in Nabinagar municipality area of Brahmanbaria on Sunday morning.
Intruding into student protests, Jamaat escalated violence: PM
02:05 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Jamaat-Shibir terrorists initially maintained low profile intruding in-guise into the quota reform movement "but afterwards they appeared dangerously in the front cashing in on the movement".
BTRC summons Facebook, TikTok representatives
01:57 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has summoned representatives from various social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, to appear in person at the BTRC building in Agargaon, Dhaka, by Wednesday (July 31).