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More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
05:51 PM, 03 May 2024 FridayMore than 2,000 people have now been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests across dozens of US college campuses in recent weeks...
Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches
05:00 PM, 03 May 2024 FridayThe death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast...
Met office again issues heatwave alert for next 48-hour
04:44 PM, 03 May 2024 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Friday again issued a nationwide heatwave alert message for the next 48 hours...
Educational institutions in 25 dists closed on Saturday
03:53 PM, 03 May 2024 FridaySecondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical educational institutions in the country's 25 districts will remain closed on Saturday to ensure the health protection of the students amid a heatwave. All districts of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions, Dhaka and Tangail of Dhaka division...
Apple iPhone sales fall in nearly all countries
02:32 PM, 03 May 2024 FridaySales of iPhones have fallen in almost every market across the globe, according to the latest results from Apple...
Mamunul Haque released from jail
12:24 PM, 03 May 2024 FridayFormer Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Mawlana Mamunul Haque has been released from prison on bail. He walked out of Kashimpur High Security Central Jail, Gazipur around 11 am on Friday. At that time, a huge number of Hefazat leaders and activists were present at the jail gate...
Leverkusen in command of Europa League semi with Roma
11:57 AM, 03 May 2024 FridayBayer Leverkusen claimed a 2-0 first-leg victory at Roma to take command of their Europa League semi-final...
Turkey stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza
11:38 AM, 03 May 2024 FridayTurkey has halted all trade with Israel, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories, which prompted strong criticism from the Israeli foreign minister...
A healthy lifestyle can mitigate genetic risk for early death by 62%
09:32 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayEven if your genetics put you at greater risk for early death, a healthy lifestyle could help you significantly combat it, according to a new study...
Pro-China candidate wins Solomon Islands PM vote
09:11 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayLawmakers in the Solomon Islands have selected a pro-China candidate as their prime minister, in an indication the Pacific nation will remain a close Beijing ally...
AL’s main goal is to work for welfare of toiling people: Quader
08:44 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that the main goal of the ruling Awami League (AL) is to work for the welfare of the toiling people of the country...
Faisal Khan appointed managing director of Summit Corporation
08:20 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdaySummit Group on Thursday announced the appointment of Faisal Khan as the Managing Director of Summit Corporation, the largest independent power producer (IPP), LNG infrastructure and energy trading company in Bangladesh, effective from May 1...
Gold prices cut again, Tk 1.09 lakh per bhori
08:05 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to reduce the price of gold again following a decrease in the price of pure gold in the local market. The price of 22-carat gold was cut by Tk 1,878 to Tk 1,09,163 per bhori (11.664 grams), 21-carat by Tk 1,807 to Tk 1,04,195, 18-carat by Tk 1,552 to Tk 89,311...
Breaking Brand 2024 — A marketing and brand building case competition
07:06 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayIBA-JU Business Club, one of the prestigious clubs of the Institute of Business Administration, Jahangirnagar University, has been providing the students of the institute with a platform...
PCB announces 18-member squad for England, Ireland series
06:19 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday announced the national side's 18-member squad for the upcoming all-important tours of England and Ireland ahead of the T20I World Cup 2024...
Milton Samadder put on 3-day remand
05:58 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has placed Child & Old Age Care chairman Milton Samadder on a three-day remand in a case filed for allegedly giving fake death certificates of dead persons at the care home. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain passed the order on Thursday...
Expatriates send $204cr remittance in April
05:04 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $204 crore (equivalent to about Tk 22,440 crore) in April, the 10th month of the current fiscal year 2023-24...
Chinese investors express interest in shifting investment to Bangladesh
04:16 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayMany Chinese investors are considering Bangladesh as an ideal destination for investment in the current global geopolitical and economic situation...
12 kg LPG price reduced by Tk 49
04:05 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has decreased the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 49 to Tk 1,393 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC announced the new prices on Thursday which will come into effect from this evening...
PM wants people to elect representatives freely in upazila election
03:37 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she wants a free, fair and neutral upazila election so people can elect their representatives of their choices. "I want uninfluenced, free, fair and neutral upazila elections...