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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 63 runs in first Test
02:25 PM, 23 Sep 2024 MondayPrabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle.
Half fare for students 7 days a week: Bus owners
01:53 PM, 23 Sep 2024 MondayThe Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association has announced that students will now be able to enjoy half-fare bus rides in all metropolitan areas, including Dhaka, seven days a week.
RMG workers block Tongi-Ashulia road demanding dues
01:32 PM, 23 Sep 2024 MondayHundreds of ready-made garment workers blocked the Tongi-Ashulia road in Savar, Dhaka, on Monday, demanding their unpaid salaries. The workers of Generation Next Garments took to the streets in the Narsinghapur area to stage demonstration.
Exessive chemicals, heavy metal lurk in fruits, veggies
01:05 PM, 23 Sep 2024 MondayTwo separate studies reveal alarming levels of harmful chemicals and pesticide residues in common vegetables and fruits. The Bangladesh Safe Food Authority conducted the research.
Anisul, Mamun shown arrested in 2 more murder cases
12:35 PM, 23 Sep 2024 MondayFormer Law Minister Anisul Huq and former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun have been shown as arrested in two separate murder cases.
Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lankan President
11:55 AM, 23 Sep 2024 MondaySri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken his oath of office, promising to "rewrite history" for a country that is recovering from its worst economic crisis.
Yunus off to New York to attend 79th UNGA session
11:20 AM, 23 Sep 2024 MondayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has left Dhaka for New York to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A Qatar Airways flight QR-643, carrying Yunus and his entourage, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital around 5:05 am on Monday.
UN to support Bangladesh reforms, flood rehab measures
09:44 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayThe United Nations will support Bangladesh in wide ranging areas including police and election reforms as the interim government rolls out major restructuring of the country's institutions, said the UN's resident coordinator in Dhaka...
Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka presidential vote
08:54 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayLeft-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting...
6 dengue patients die, 926 hospitalised in 24 hrs
08:18 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundaySix dengue patients died and 926 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours...
Israeli soldiers raid, order closure of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
07:22 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayIsraeli soldiers have raided Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and ordered the Doha-based news network to shut down operations amid a widening Israeli crackdown on media freedom...
Govt forms film certification board
06:54 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayThe government has officially formed the Bangladesh Film Certification Board under the Bangladesh Film Certificate Act, 2023, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday (September 22).
Khatib of Baitul Mukarram removed
06:34 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayMaulana Ruhul Amin has been removed from his position as Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, as announced by the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Sunday (September 22).
‘News on raising govt job age limit to 35 rumour’
06:25 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayDr Md Mokhles ur Rahman, the senior secretary at the Ministry of Public Administration, has termed rumour the news about extension of the upper age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years...
Modi, Biden discuss Bangladesh situation: Indian MEA
06:12 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised issues related to Bangladesh in a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Quad meeting in Delaware.
6 senior police officials on forced retirement
04:55 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayThe government has sent six officials of Bangladesh Police on compulsory retirement...
Talks focused on deepening Bangladesh-India ties: Fakhrul
04:46 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayIndian High Commissioner to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, met with BNP leaders to discuss strengthening ties between Bangladesh and India.
Public servants must submit asset accounts by Nov 30
03:47 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayAll public servants are required to submit their asset accounts by November 30 this year. Starting next year, the annual asset declaration must be submitted by December 31. Md Mokhles ur Rahman, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, announced this...
Govt forms 2 bodies to withdraw political cases
03:45 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayThe interim government has formed two committees at ministry and district levels to recommend for the withdrawal of all the cases filed against political activists and other innocent individuals out of political vengeance and other reasons...
Iran blast kills more than 50 mine workers
02:45 PM, 22 Sep 2024 SundayA blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years...