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Eden College student’s hanging body recovered
10:56 AM, 18 Jan 2025 SaturdayPolice recovered the body of an Eden Mohila College student, found hanging in a house in the capital’s Hajaribagh area around 12:30 am on Saturday.
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
10:14 AM, 18 Jan 2025 SaturdayThe US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok in the US unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday.
300 accused over attack on ethnic minority students
09:42 AM, 18 Jan 2025 SaturdayA case has been filed following an attack on a group of ethnic minority students in front of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) in the Motijheel area of Dhaka.
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, hostage release deal
08:33 AM, 18 Jan 2025 SaturdayIsrael's government has approved the new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for it to take effect on Sunday. The decision came after hours of discussions that continued late into the night. Two far-right ministers voted against the deal.
39 killed in Colombia guerilla violence, peace talks suspended
08:20 AM, 18 Jan 2025 SaturdayAt least 39 people have been killed in violence involving leftwing guerillas near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend high-stakes peace talks with the group.
Rizwana urges all to be eco-centric to safeguard nature
05:41 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday, January 17, urged all to follow the 'eco-centric' philosophy to protect the ecology and ecosystems, including environment, water, land, and all forms of life...
Hazaribagh leather godown fire under control
05:19 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayThe fire that broke out at a leather godown in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh has been brought under control. Twelve firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 4:45pm on Friday, January 17, after around three hours’ frantic efforts. Earlier, the fire was reported on the fifth floor of a seven-storey building around 2:00pm...
Imran Khan handed 14-year jail sentence in graft case
04:37 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayPakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Friday sentenced to 14 years in prison, and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years in a case related to the misuse of authority and corruption involving Khan’s Al-Qadir University Project Trust...
Fire breaks out at Hazaribagh leather godown
03:38 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayA fire broke out at a leather godown on the fifth floor of a building in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh on Friday afternoon, January 17. The fire was reported around 2:00pm and eight firefighting units are working to douse the blaze, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence...
Endrick scores in stoppage time to help Madrid beat Celta
03:07 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayReal Madrid needed two goals from Endrick in extra time to get past Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey and avoid another embarrassing setback less than a week after losing 5-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final...
Weather may remain dry over country
02:48 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, on Friday, January 17, predicted weather may remain dry for the next 24 hours over the country...
6 motorcyclists die in two road accidents
01:12 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridaySix motorcyclists were killed in two separate road accidents in Chattogram and Gopalganj on Friday, January 17. In Chattogram, a speedy bus rammed a motorcycle in Sufia road area in Mirsharai around 4:00am, leaving three riders dead on the spot, said Mirsharai police station’s officer-in-charge Atiqur Rahman Majumdar...
Nic Pothas resigns as Bangladesh assistant coach
12:41 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayBangladesh's assistant coach Nic Pothas has resigned from his position citing family reasons...
Late Diallo hat-trick sees Man Utd beat Southampton
12:00 PM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayAmad Diallo scored a stunning late hat-trick as Manchester United turned what seemed certain to be a humiliating defeat into a thrilling victory over Southampton at Old Trafford...
All parties gave consent to make July proclamation: Yunus
11:28 AM, 17 Jan 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, January 16, said all political parties and stakeholders have agreed to make the proclamation of the July Revolution. "We will be able to determine the name (of the proclamation) by whatever the name you call it..
Stay cautious against rift over July Proclamation, Salahuddin to govt
10:09 PM, 16 Jan 2025 ThursdayBNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday, January 16, urged all to remain alert so that the the anti-fascist unity is not rifted and any confusion is not created centering the ‘July proclamation’...
Biden showed ‘double standard’ on human rights: HRW
09:26 PM, 16 Jan 2025 ThursdayUnited States President Joe Biden demonstrated “a double standard” on human rights, providing “arms without restriction” to Israel despite its war crimes in Gaza while condemning Russia for “similar violations” in Ukraine, according to a new Human Rights Watch, HRW, report...
NRC demands forming revolutionary govt, opposes retrospective proclamation
08:56 PM, 16 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe National Revolutionary Council, NRC, has strongly opposed the initiative to issue a retrospective Proclamation of the July Revolution five months after the August 5 mass uprising...
Govt reviewing VAT increase on essentials: Salehuddin
08:12 PM, 16 Jan 2025 ThursdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that the government is reviewing the issue of VAT rates, increased recently on some essential items and sectors like medicine and restaurants, as those affect the common people...
Interim govt to move the country forward thru unity: Chief Adviser
06:49 PM, 16 Jan 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, January 16, iterated that the interim government would take the nation forward through unity. "...because the government was born amid unity; it was created through unity. When we work alone and see no one is beside us, we feel weak a bit...