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Keir Starmer's Labour wins UK general election
11:41 AM, 05 Jul 2024 FridayKeir Starmer on Friday will become Britain's new prime minister, as his centre-left opposition Labour party swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. "The Labour Party has won this general election...
Emi Martinez stars as Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties
11:26 AM, 05 Jul 2024 FridayThe holders Argentina advanced to the Copa America semi-finals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in Texas. Lionel Messi missed Argentina’s first penalty but was reprieved by goalkeeper Emi Martínez, who saved Ecuador’s first two efforts...
Protest against quota: Students lift blockade at Shahbagh
09:56 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayStudents against the quota system in the government jobs have lifted their blockade at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka after around six hours...
Asian Skill Development Company launched for Bangladeshi Students to work in Japan
08:43 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayThe Asian Skill Development Company Ltd has started its journey with a mission to support Bangladeshi students aspiring to work in Japan through providing education in the Japanese language, culture, and manners...
PM seeks enhanced trade, business between Bangladesh, Spain
07:49 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for robust trade and commerce between Bangladesh and Spain for mutual benefits. "We want to enhance business between Bangladesh and Spain," she said...
EU slaps Chinese EVs with tariffs of up to 38%
07:13 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayThe European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies, despite Beijing's warnings the move would unleash a trade war...
Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel
06:37 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayLebanon's Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions on Thursday as tensions have soared amid the almost nine-months-old war raging in Gaza...
Court orders confiscation of customs official Enamul's property
06:17 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has ordered the confiscation of immovable property of Mohammad Enamul Haque, the commissioner of the Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Sylhet in a case filed for allegedly amassing illegal wealth...
Govt halts some operating, development budget expenditure
06:04 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayIn the wake of global economic condition, the Finance Division on Thursday issued a circular for pursuing austerity in the current fiscal year (FY25) by all the ministries, divisions, subordinate departments, directorates, offices, autonomous bodies, public sector corporations and state-owned companies...
Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support
05:54 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayOpen criticism of Hamas has been growing in Gaza, both on the streets and online...
SME Foundation, Oxfam join hands to empower SMEs
05:01 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayTo strengthen Bangladesh's Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) sector, which encompasses 90 per cent of all enterprises, the SME Foundation and Oxfam in Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
PM's Beijing visit will be milestone in Sino-Bangla ties: Chinese envoy
04:26 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayChinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Beijing will be another milestone in the history of China-Bangladesh bilateral relations...
Export earnings drop by 0.49% in FY 2023-24
04:01 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayIn the just concluded financial year 2023-24, Bangladesh earned $55.29 billion by exporting goods, which is 0.49 per cent less than the previous year. In the financial year 2022-23, the export income was $55.56 billion, marking a 6.67 percent growth compared to FY 2021-22...
Lack of monitoring triggers graft in public administration
03:50 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayCorruption in administration has become the most-talked-about issue in recent days following the revelations of corruption and illegal asset acquisition of two top bureaucrats. Reported graft by former National Board of Revenue member Matiur Rahman...
Duranta Bicycle participates in Eurobike fair
03:37 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday`Duranta’, bicycle brand of the country's leading business conglomerate RFL, is participating in Eurobike, the international exhibition of bicycle...
Court orders to confiscate assets of Matiur, his family
03:03 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has ordered to confiscate assets of former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman and his family members. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohamad Joglul Hossain on Thursday passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Students block Shahbagh seeking cancellation of govt jobs quota
01:44 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayAgitating students have blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital for the third consecutive day, demanding the cancellation of quotas in class I and class II government jobs and the reform of quotas in all types of jobs.
Protest against quota: RU students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway
01:24 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayThe students of Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Rajshahi highway protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs.
Gaibandha flood situation deteriorates as Brahmaputra marks rise further
12:32 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayOverall flood situation in the chars and Brahmaputra river basin areas at eastern side of the flood control embankment in four upazilas of the district has deteriorated as the river was maintaining its rising trend this morning.
Quader postpones meeting with protesting university teachers
12:05 PM, 04 Jul 2024 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has postponed a meeting with the leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association, who are protesting the new universal pension scheme ‘Prottoy’ recently issued by the Finance Ministry.