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Huge crowds in Iran capital for president’s funeral
01:45 PM, 22 May 2024 WednesdayHuge crowds of Iranians thronged the streets of the capital Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral procession of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash.
Buddha Purnima: President, PM greet Buddhist community
12:51 PM, 22 May 2024 WednesdayBuddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being observed on Wednesday across the country.
Jhenaidah-4 MP found dead in Kolkata
11:24 AM, 22 May 2024 WednesdayKolkata police have recovered the body of Anwarul Azim Anar, a member of parliament for the Jhenaidah-4 constituency and President of Kaliganj Upazila unit of Awami League. His body was recovered from New Town area in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Kroos to retire from football after Euro 2024
09:59 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayReal Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos will retire from professional football after Euro 2024...
Al Hasan Milad invited for international awards in Georgia
09:49 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayBangladeshi young entrepreneur, social activist and influencer Al Hasan Milad has been nominated for the Global Youth Parliament Award 2024, one of the largest youth organizations in the world...
HC upholds decision to cancel admission of 169 VNSC students
09:45 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) on Tuesday upheld the decision to cancel the admission of 169 first-graders at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) due to non-compliance with the enrolment regulations...
PM seeks Australian support in agriculture
09:28 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector. "We need to increase our production. Because our land is decreasing and population is going up...
More than 30% votes cast in 2nd phase upazila polls: CEC
08:41 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said more than 30 percent votes were cast in the second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections. "No major incidents of violence happened in the elections...
Gazans ‘shackled and blindfolded’ at Israel hospital
07:48 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayMedical workers in Israel have told the BBC that Palestinian detainees from Gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies – a practice one medic said amounted to “torture”...
USTDA supports subsea cable capacity in Bangladesh
07:06 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe US Trade and Development Agency on Tuesday awarded a feasibility study grant to Bangladeshi telecommunications company CdNet Communications Limited (CdNet) to expand reliable internet connectivity across Bangladesh through the development of the Bangladesh International Submarine Cable (Bagha-1)...
Govt to procure 1.10cr liters soybean oil, 30,000 MTs fertilizer
06:11 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.10 crore liters of soybean oil and 30,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country...
Jamaat leader ATM Azhar jailed in sabotage case
05:20 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayA court in Dhaka has convicted and sentenced 11 people, including former assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam to two years in jail in a sabotage case...
Bangladesh declares one-day state mourning at Raisi's death
04:42 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe government has announced one-day state mourning on Thursday next at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said a Cabinet Division notification issued today. On the day, the national flag will remain at half mast atop all government, semi-government...
Chinese company to invest $22.92 million in BEPZA EZ
03:50 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayChinese company Sanxin Accessories MFC BD Ltd is going to invest 22.92 million US dollars to set up an interlining & garments accessories manufacturing industry in BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ) located at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, Mirsharai, Chattogram...
Iranians pay last respects to president killed in helicopter crash
02:29 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayTens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday to mourn president Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in the northwest.
2nd phase upazila polls: 17% votes cast in 4 hours
02:11 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe second phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 156 upazilas across the country. Seventeen percent votes have been cast at 10,000 polling centres out of total 13,155 till 12pm, four hours after voting started, said the Election Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam.
Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked’ by AI chatbot imitation
01:24 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayHollywood star Scarlett Johansson has said she was left "shocked" and "angered" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with an "eerily similar" voice to her own.
Rain with gusty wind likely in parts of country
12:37 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayRain or thundershowers accompanied by gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places in three divisions and at one or two places in other five divisions with hails at isolated places, a met release said.
Juventus score three late goals to salvage draw at Bologna
11:49 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayIn a match that might have been a test of Thiago Motta's credentials to take over Juventus, his Bologna team made a blazing start but collapsed at the end and drew 3-3 with the Turin giants on Monday.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
11:40 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, for war crimes.