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US and EU prepare fresh sanctions against Iran after Israel attack
08:36 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayThe US and EU are preparing fresh sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone programme in response to the Islamic republic’s attack on Israel, but the UK and European governments are resisting pressure to designate the elite Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation.
BUET Students' Welfare director removed
10:04 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayProfessor Dr Md Mizanur Rahman has been removed as the director of the Students' Welfare Directorate of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) amid the demand of protesting students...
Mushtaq Ahmed appointed Bangladesh spin bowling coach
09:14 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayFormer Pakistan leg-spinner and World Cup winner Mushtaq Ahmed was appointed Bangladesh spin bowling coach. He will join the side ahead of the preparation camp later this month for the T20 series against Zimbabwe and will work with the Bangladesh team until the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024...
Shanto wants Tamim 'available in all formats' for Bangladesh
08:41 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayNajmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain, has become the first major voice in months to ask for Tamim Iqbal's presence in the national set-up, saying "if he is fit, I want him available for all formats"...
China economy grows faster than expected
07:42 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayChina's economy made a stronger-than-expected start to the year, even as the crisis in its property sector deepened...
Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE
07:08 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayHeavy rains and flash floods have swept parts of the Gulf region, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
BNP decides to boycott UP elections
06:05 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayBNP has decided to boycott the upcoming upazila parishad elections starting on May 8...
President for modern curriculums in universities
05:15 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday asked the university authorities to formulate world-standard and modern curriculums as the newly appointed vice-chancellor (VC) of Chittagong University (CU) Professor Dr. Md. Abu Taher paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban...
12 more Myanmar BGP members flee into Bangladesh
04:30 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayTwelve members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) crossed into Bangladesh through Bandarban border on Tuesday morning for shelter. They fled into Bangladesh through Ashartali, and Jamchhari borders under Sadar union, and Rezu border under Ghumdhum union in Naikhongchari upazila...
US committed to supporting prosperity in Bangladesh: envoy
03:30 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayUS Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Tuesday said Washington remains firmly committed to supporting both freedom and prosperity in Bangladesh to help Dhaka in achieving its "Vision 2041" goals...
Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill 39 in Pakistan
02:43 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayAt least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains battered the country's southwest.
Rain likely in 4 divisions
02:35 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayRain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places, in the next 24 hours from 9am on Tuesday.
Dr Yunus’ bail extended in labour law violation case
12:44 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayA Dhaka tribunal has extended bail of Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three directors of Grameen Telecom till May 23 in a labour law violation case.
2 shooters arrested for firing at Salman Khan’s residence
12:14 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayMumbai police has arrested two shooters who fired at actor Salman Khan's house in the city on Sunday, officials said.
2 killed as bus hits another bus in Mymensingh
11:17 AM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayTwo people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.
1,891 candidates file nomination forms for 1st phase upazila elections
10:31 AM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayA total of 1,891 candidates on Monday submitted nomination forms to vie for three posts in 150 upazilas’ elections to be held in the first phase on May 8.
5 of a family among 13 killed as bus, pickup collide in Faridpur
09:47 AM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayThirteen people including five members of a family were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup van on Dhaka-Khulna highway in front of Tetultola Eblum Highway Restaurant at Kanaipur union in the Sadar upazila of Faridpur around 8am on Tuesday.
IDF chief of staff says Israel will respond to Iran missile attack
09:07 AM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayIsrael’s top general has said the country will respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack, but it remains unclear what form that response will take and whether it will be so forceful that it could tip a worsening spiral of violence into a full-scale regional war.
Hyderabad again break IPL record for highest total
08:37 AM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdaySunrisers Hyderabad on Monday broke the record for the highest Indian Premier League total for the second time this season by scoring 287-3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Perfect Palmer hits four as Chelsea thrash woeful Everton 6-0
08:22 AM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayChelsea midfielder Cole Palmer scored four goals, including a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes, as his side hammered Everton 6-0 on Monday to maintain their push for a European spot and leave the visitors still hovering above the relegation zone.