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37-member council of ministers gets portfolios
09:17 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayThe 37-member council of ministers, including the prime minister, 25 ministers and 11 state ministers of the government, got portfolios on Thursday evening, half an hour after they took oath at Bangabhaban. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification to this end...
Abul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud made finance, foreign ministers
08:47 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayAbul Hasan Mahmud Ali and Hasan Mahmud have been made the finance and foreign ministers respectively in the newly formed cabinet. They took oath as members of the new cabinet at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening...
Khaleda returns to 'Firoza' after 5 months
08:20 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her Gulshan residence in Dhaka after five months of treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital...
25 ministers, 11 state ministers sworn in
07:41 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayTwenty five ministers and 11 state ministers of the new cabinet have been sworn in...
Hasina takes oath as prime minister for 5th time
07:17 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdaySheikh Hasina has taken oath as the Prime Minister of the country for the fifth time after her party won the 12th parliamentary elections. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath-taking ceremony at Bangabhaban at about 7 pm on Thursday...
Gazette notification issued appointing new ministers, state ministers
06:41 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayThe Cabinet Division on Thursday issued a gazette notification appointing 25 new ministers and 11 state ministers...
HC acquits Regent's Shahed in arms case
05:39 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayThe High Court has acquitted Regent Group and Regent Hospital Ltd Chairman Mohammad Shahed, who was sentenced to life in an arms case. A bench of the HC passed the order on Thursday. Earlier on September 28, 2020, a court in Dhaka gave him life-term imprisonment in the arms case...
Couple gets life for murder in C'nawabganj
04:40 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayA court in Chapainawabganj on Thursday sentenced a couple to life-term imprisonment for beating a man to death.
Two lawyers barred from practicing at SC for 4 weeks
04:17 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred two lawyers from practicing at the Supreme Court for the next four weeks for using 'derogatory language' in a letter written to the Chief Justice...
Real turn to Haaland amid Mbappe doubts - Thursday's gossip
03:41 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayReal Madrid are assessing the prospect of signing Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland, 23, because of concerns about whether France forward Kylian Mbappe, 25, will leave Paris St-Germain to join them. (AS - in Spanish)...
MBBS admission test: Application process begins
02:10 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayThe online application process for MBBS of government and private medical colleges for the 2023-24 academic session began on Thursday morning.
Rizvi breaks lock to enter BNP’s Naya Paltan office after 75 days
01:22 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayBNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi along with some leaders and activists entered the central office of the party in the capital’s Naya Paltan on Thursday morning for the first time since October 29 after 75 days by breaking the lock on the entrance.
Ecuador president says country is at war with drug gangs
12:32 PM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayEcuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding prison guards hostage, amid a dramatic surge in violence that saw gunmen briefly take over a TV live broadcast and explosions in multiple cities.
Shah Rukh speaks up on family struggles and Aryan in media appearance
11:52 AM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has refrained from media interviews in the past five years, except for promotional press events. He has rarely discussed his personal life in the public domain and media since his son Aryan Khan became embroiled in a drug controversy.
Xi Jinping greets Sheikh Hasina on election victory
11:30 AM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayChinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Bangladesh are neighbours with long-established friendship.
Microsoft challenges Apple as world’s most valuable company
10:27 AM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayA recent dip in Apple's stock over worries about iPhone sales has left the Silicon Valley tech heavyweight in danger of being overtaken by Microsoft as the world's most valuable company.
Israel to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court
09:53 AM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayIsrael prepared to defend itself on Thursday at the top U.N. court against accusations of genocide in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rebuffed for the first time calls by some right-wing ministers to permanently occupy the enclave.
New cabinet to take oath this evening
09:19 AM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayThe members of new cabinet will be sworn in at Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban at 7pm on Thursday. President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath to the new cabinet members. Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain will conduct the new ministers’ oath-taking ceremony.
Last-gasp goals earn Real 5-3 win over Atletico
08:18 AM, 11 Jan 2024 ThursdayAn own goal by defender Stefan Savic and a strike by Brahim Diaz late in extra time gave Real Madrid a 5-3 comeback win over city rivals Atletico in a rip-roaring Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Blinken tells Abbas US backs 'tangible steps' for Palestinian state
10:10 PM, 10 Jan 2024 WednesdayUS top diplomat Antony Blinken told Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday that Washington supports "tangible steps" towards the creation of a Palestinian state...