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Companies in trouble as various food products have no BSTI standards
06:25 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayThere are no specific statistics about the number of food products in the country but, 273 products are under the compulsory Certification Marks (CM) of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)...
China Evergrande's ex-CEO sells Hong Kong home at almost half of purchase price
05:09 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayChina Evergrande's former CEO, who Chinese regulators recently said was "uncontactable", has sold his home in Hong Kong at a loss of HK$74 million ($9.48 million) from the purchase price, according to a property agent...
Apple accused in lawsuit of underpaying female workers in California
04:24 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayApple on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action accusing the tech giant of paying more than 12,000 female employees in California less than men with comparable jobs...
Rain likely over parts of country
03:26 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind and moderately heavy to heavy falls at different places over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today...
Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion
02:41 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayProminent #MeToo activist and journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin has been jailed for five years by a court in southern China after being found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power”...
Afghanistan reach Super 8s and eliminate NZ by beating PNG
01:01 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayAfghanistan are through to the T20 World Cup Super 8s after beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in Trinidad, eliminating New Zealand in the process...
Million-plus begin hajj pilgrimage under shadow of Gaza war
12:25 PM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayMore than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in exhausting summer heat. Crowds of robed worshippers will circle the Kaaba...
G7 agrees $50bn loan for Ukraine from Russian assets
11:57 AM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayThe G7 has agreed to use frozen Russian assets to raise $50bn (£39bn) for Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces. US President Joe Biden said it was another reminder to Russia "that we're not backing down", but Moscow has threatened "extremely painful" retaliatory measures...
Shakib, Rishad and Mustafizur take Bangladesh one step closer to Super Eight
11:20 AM, 14 Jun 2024 FridayBangladesh made a big stride towards securing a Super Eights berth at the T20 World Cup 2024 with a confident 25-run win over Netherlands in the first international fixture in Kingstown in close to a decade...
Russia trying to meddle in Moldovan polls, say UK, US and Canada
09:55 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayThe UK, US and Canada have accused Russia of a plot to interfere in Moldova’s presidential election and referendum on EU membership later this year...
PM greets GM Quader, Anisul, Raushan on Eid-ul-Azha
09:18 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Thursday greeted Leader of the Opposition GM Quader, Deputy Leader Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud and former Leader of the Opposition Begum Raushan Ershad ahead of the forthcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha...
MIT int'l student conference to play role in making Bangladesh youth world-class citizens
08:50 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayMIT's International Student Conference will play a major role in turning the future youth of Bangladesh into world-class citizens...
Unrwa accuses Israel of frequently preventing aid deliveries to Gaza
08:09 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayThe UN’s relief agency for Palestinians, the largest aid organisation operating in Gaza, has said Israeli authorities are frequently preventing it from delivering aid and hampering its operations in the territory...
Forty Indians among 50 dead in Kuwait block fire
07:29 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayAt least 40 Indians are among 50 people killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, India's foreign ministry has said...
MP Anar murder: AL leader Pintu put on 8-day remand
06:17 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has placed Saidul Karim Pintu, the general secretary of Jhenaidah district unit Awami League, on an eight-day remand in a case filed over the murder of MP Anwarul Azim Anar...
Animal carrying vehicles can’t be stopped without specific complaints: IGP
05:49 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayInspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has said vehicles carrying animals for Qurbani should not be stopped anywhere on roads without specific complaints...
PM seeks UAE investment in Bangladesh's special economic zones
04:55 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) investors to invest in Bangladesh's special economic zones. "UAE investors may come up with investments in Bangladesh...
Green growth framework can help Bangladesh achieve sustainable development
04:18 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayTo achieve its vision of Upper Middle-Income Country by 2031, Bangladesh will need green growth, which can be achieved through institutional strengthening, regulatory reforms, climate responsive public and private finance and enabling policy framework, said a new World Bank report launched on Thursday...
Tk 29 lakh looted from IFIC Bank in Bogura
03:44 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayMiscreants have looted around Tk 29 lakh from IFIC Bank in Sadar upazila of Bogura. The incident occurred at a sub-branch of the bank in Matidali area early Thursday. Confirming the matter, Sadar Police Station officer in-charge Saihan Oliullah said the bank had no security guard...
MP Anar murder: Jhenaidah AL General Secretary shown arrested
02:34 PM, 13 Jun 2024 ThursdayDhaka Metropolitan DB Police have shown arrested the General Secretary of Jhenaidah district unit of Awami League (AL) in a case filed over the murder of Jhenaidah-4 constituency’s member of the parliament Anwarul Azim Anar.