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Joe Biden issues executive order against Israeli settlers in West Bank
11:53 AM, 02 Feb 2024 FridayJoe Biden has issued an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians, amid fast-growing frustration in Washington at Israel’s trajectory in the midst of its war in Gaza...
Journalists, activists targeted in Jordan with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware
09:57 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe mobile phones of more than 30 people in Jordan, including journalists, lawyers and activists, were hacked with the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware over several years, a new investigation has found...
EU leaders unlock €50bn support package for Ukraine
09:11 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayAll 27 EU leaders have agreed a €50bn aid package for Ukraine after Hungary had previously blocked the deal...
Expatriates send $201cr remittance in January
08:20 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $201.01 crore (equivalent to about Tk 22,110 crore) in January, the seventh month of the current fiscal year 2023-24...
PM for digital publication, translation to take Bangla literature to global stage
06:48 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for the digital publication of books alongside the printed ones and their translation into different languages...
Youth sentenced to death for killing ex-wife
06:07 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayA court in Manikganj on Thursday sentenced a young man to death for killing his former wife...
PM opens Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024
05:19 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024 for the record 21st time at the Bangla Academy in the capital Dhaka. The Bangla Academy is organizing the world's largest annual book fair...
Fakhrul denied bail over attack on CJ's residence
04:46 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the case of Ramna Police Station over the attack on the residence of the chief justice...
Roque scores first Barca goal in win over Osasuna
04:20 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayVitor Roque scored his first goal for Barcelona in their first match since manager Xavi announced he was leaving at the end of the season...
Alvarez scores twice on birthday as Man City beat Burnley
04:00 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayErling Haaland was upstaged on his return from injury by fellow striker Julian Alvarez as Manchester City strolled to victory against Burnley...
Britain wants to support Bangladesh in many ways: Mahmood Ali
02:45 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayFinance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday said Britain wants to support Bangladesh in different areas as it has been working with the country for a long time and understand its situation well.
Mirza Abbas shown arrested in 9 more cases
02:16 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Mirza Abbas has been shown arrested in nine more cases.
Abdul Hyee’s parliament membership stayed
01:45 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) has stayed the parliament membership of Jhenaidah-1 Awami League lawmaker Md Abdul Hye for two months. An HC bench of Justice Asaduzzaman on Thursday passed the order after holding a hearing on the petition filed earlier bringing allegations of polls-related irregularities.
PM to open Amar Ekushey Book Fair today
11:33 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024 is set to begin on Thursday at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the country's largest book fair this afternoon.
Bob Marley biopic brings his message to new generations, son says
10:56 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayBob Marley's family hopes a new biographical movie about the superstar singer, who popularised reggae with his catchy tunes and spiritual and socially conscious lyrics, will help revive his legacy.
Costs, crackdown put a damper on Pakistan’s election campaigns
10:27 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayHigher living costs and political uncertainty have muted Pakistan's once boisterous election campaigns, with both candidates and those who supply them with materials bemoaning the need to do more with much less.
Month of language movement begins
09:13 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayAs the month of language movement begins today, the nation will pay tributes to the valiant sons of the soil, who were killed during the language movement in the month of February in 1952.
Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing
08:45 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate.
World Court dismisses much of Ukraine’s case against Russia
08:18 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayJudges at the top U.N. court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Nearly 8 million people displaced by war in Sudan: UN
09:57 PM, 31 Jan 2024 WednesdayNine months into a bloody war, nearly eight million people have been forced from their homes in Sudan, the United Nations says, calling for urgent additional support to cope with the crisis...