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Broadband internet service resumes after 5 days
09:43 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayThe broadband internet service resumed on Tuesday night on a limited basis in Dhaka and Chattogram after it had been cut off since Thursday (July 18). Broadband internet resumed around 8:30pm in the two cities, but mobile internet remains off.
US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures
09:03 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayUS Secret Service director Kim Cheatle has resigned after security failures surrounding an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
PM urges party men, affluent people to stand by poor people
08:53 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the leaders and workers of her party and its associate bodies, affluent section of the society and well-wishers to extend hands of cooperation to the country's lower income, poor and working-class people.
Govt issues gazette on reformed quota system in public service
08:16 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayThe Public Administration Ministry on Tuesday issued a gazette notification on reformed quota system in public service following a recent verdict of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC).
12 dead, hundreds injured as protests rage on
05:26 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayTwelve people were killed in daylong clashes between quota reform activists and police and RAB during the ‘complete shutdown’ enforced by the protesters in Dhaka and elsewhere on Thursday.
RFL now exclusive distributor of JOMOO bathware
04:55 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayRFL, the country’s leading business conglomerate, has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of China's famous bathware brand JOMOO in Bangladesh.
Mobile internet cut for 'security' reasons: Palak
03:33 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayBangladesh ordered on Thursday the nationwide shutdown of its mobile internet network, the country's state minister for telecommunications said, following student protests that have killed at least nine people.
Govt to negotiate with agitators, judicial probe initiated: Law Minister
03:14 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayThe government is set to negotiate with students agitating for quota reform, said Law Minister Anisul Haque on Thursday.
Sonakshi expresses gratitude to Bhansali for casting her in Heeramandi
02:58 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayBollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha has shared that 'nobody' took her seriously before Sanjay Leela Bhansali cast her as Fareedan in his debut web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
Can’t remain silent anymore: Kabir Suman
02:57 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayAs Bangladesh erupts over the quota reform movement, celebrities from the entertainment industry are voicing their support for the protesters. The movement has even crossed borders, with Indian artists and performers showing solidarity.
Sohel, Tuku among 500 sued for attack on police
02:14 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayA total of 500 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on charge of attack on police in Dhaka. Sub Inspector Alaul Haque filed the case against 35 named and 465 unnamed leaders and activists of BNP with Paltan Model Police Station on Thursday.
PM seeks investments in extracting marine resources
01:19 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for foreign and local investment in extracting marine resources in the vast sea areas.
Police box set on fire in Rampura
01:12 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayA police box was set on fire in the capital’s Rampura at 11:05am on Thursday. A chase and counter chase also took place among police, anti-quota protesters, Awami League and Juba League activists in front of gate no 2 and 3 of the Bangladesh Television.
Chip stocks drop on fears US to toughen China rules
01:09 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayTechnology stocks worldwide have slumped due to fears about the global computer chip industry. The sell-off was triggered by a report suggesting the Biden administration might further tighten restrictions on exports of semiconductor equipment to China. Former US President Donald Trump's comments that Taiwan, the largest producer of chips, should pay for its own defense added to the concerns.
Police, BracU students chase each other
12:28 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayPolice and Brac University students locked in a chase and counter chase in front of their campus in the capital’s Badda on Thursday morning. Following the incident, vehicular movement was suspended in the area.
US closely watching Dhaka violence
12:23 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayThe United States has said it has been watching and monitoring the violence that broke out during the student protests in Dhaka very closely and it condemns any violence against peaceful protests.
Strikes pound Gaza as Netanyahu vows to ramp up pressure
11:27 AM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayIsrael kept up its air strikes on Gaza Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up the pressure on Hamas as hopes faded for a US-announced ceasefire plan.
Russia ready to work with any US leader: Lavrov
11:14 AM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayRussia is prepared to work with any US president who is open to dialogue, its foreign minister said Wednesday.
Little public transport on roads, commuters rely on rickshaws
11:04 AM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayIn response to the call for a 'complete shutdown' across the country on Thursday (July 18), public transport in Dhaka has significantly decreased, causing considerable inconvenience for city residents. The shutdown was announced by protesters opposing the recent attacks on the movement demanding quota reform in government jobs.
229 platoons of BGB deployed across country
11:02 AM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayA total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country including Dhaka.