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Death toll rises to 17 in Gazipur gas cylinder blast

11:04 AM, 30 Mar 2024 Saturday

The death toll in the Gazipur gas cylinder explosion rose to seventeen as another person succumbed to his burn injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Kuddus Khan, son of Md Suruj Ali of Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonihat.

US updates export curbs on AI chips and tools to China

09:58 AM, 30 Mar 2024 Saturday

The Biden administration on Friday revised rules aimed at making it harder for China to access U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) chips and chipmaking tools, part of an effort to hobble Beijing's chipmaking industry over national security concerns.

Japan finally screens ‘Oppenheimer’, with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima

09:28 AM, 30 Mar 2024 Saturday

Best picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme would be received in the only country to suffer atomic bombing.

US to impose new visa curbs on Hong Kong officials

08:55 AM, 30 Mar 2024 Saturday

The United States said on Friday it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Zhegrova double fires Lille to derby win over Lens

08:25 AM, 30 Mar 2024 Saturday

Two goals from Edon Zhegrova earned Lille a 2-1 home win over RC Lens in the Derby du Nord on Friday, to move them provisionally into third place in Ligue 1.

Strict action if extra fare is charged in Eid: IGP

05:34 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has warned that strict action will be taken if passengers are charged extra fare on public transport during the Eid journey. He made the warning in a program at Rajarbag Police Lines Jame Masjid in Dhaka on Friday...

Not slavery of foreign nation, AL holds Bangladesh in spirit: Quader

04:55 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Not slavery of any foreign nation, Awami League holds Bangladesh in its spirit and heart, said the party General Secretary Obaidul Quader. He said this in an iftar and Eid item distribution program at the party's central office in Dhaka on Friday. AL sub-committee on relief and social welfare arranged the program...

Vietnam economy expands 5.66% in first quarter as exports boom

04:14 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Vietnam's gross domestic product grew 5.66% in the first quarter from a year earlier as exports boomed, government data showed on Friday, despite higher shipping costs due to turmoil in the Red Sea...

Two beaten dead on suspicion of theft in Gazipur

03:15 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Two people were beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur early Friday...

Bangladesh get Shakib boost to level Test series against SL

02:21 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is all set to back to longer version format as Bangladesh are determined to level the two-match Test series by putting their disastrous performance in the first match behind when they take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday...

Rain likely in 4 divisions including Dhaka

12:53 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over four divisions in the next 24 hours beginning from 9 am on Friday...

Bus plunges off South Africa bridge, killing 45

12:04 PM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

Forty-five people have died in South Africa after the bus they were in plunged some 50m (165ft) off a bridge into a ravine, authorities say...

Top UN court orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza

11:28 AM, 29 Mar 2024 Friday

The UN's top court has unanimously ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must act "without delay" to allow the "provision... of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance"...

Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

10:01 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind's dramatic downfall...

Trial starts against Rasel, Shamima in cheque fraud case

09:32 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

A court in Dhaka has indicted Evaly's Managing Director Md Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, also chairman of the e-commerce platform, in a case filed on allegations of cheque forgery...

Hard time going on, everyone should be united: Fakhrul

08:46 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

Mentioning that the country's people are going through a difficult time, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrusl Islam Alamgir has urged everyone, irrespective of party, to be united...

Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC

07:30 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine...

Take effective steps to get maximum benefit after LDC graduation: PM

06:03 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked all concerned to take effective steps to avail maximum benefits and facilities after the country's graduation from the LDCs in 2026...

DU admission test results published

05:07 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

The results of the admission tests of all units of Dhaka University (DU) for the 2023-24 academic year have been published. Vice-chancellor ASM Maksud Kamal formally revealed the results on Thursday afternoon...

China wants to import jute goods from Bangladesh

04:26 PM, 28 Mar 2024 Thursday

China on Thursday expressed keen interest in importing jute goods from Bangladesh as its Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen had a meeting with Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak at the latter's Secretariat office...