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Flood displaces 38,000, maroons 14.5 lakh in greater Sylhet
11:34 AM, 20 Jun 2024 ThursdayGushing waters from upstream areas in northeast India accompanied by downpours continued to inundate fresh areas in Sylhet and neighboring Sunamganj with officials saying the deluge so far forced 38,000 people to take refuge in safer places and marooned some 14.5 lakh people...
Singer to use bKash’s B2B solution for cash collection
05:59 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdaySinger Bangladesh Limited, one of the leading electronics brands in the country, will use bKash’s B2B (business to business) cash collection solution to simplify its financial management at the field level by saving time and expenses...
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
05:55 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary single number three as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay due to strong monsoon...
IFC, EPIC Group partner to support sustainable textile manufacturing in Bangladesh, India
05:40 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayTo support sustainable textile manufacturing and improve the sector's resource efficiency in Bangladesh and India, IFC today announced a partnership with EPIC Group, a leading player in the global apparel industry, to help finance its green capital expenditure program and create higher-skilled jobs...
Couple's throat-slit bodies found in Cox's Bazar
04:48 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayThroat-slit bodies of a couple have been recovered in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar...
TikTok faces new claim of violating child privacy
04:06 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over potential violations of children's privacy to the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
PRAN-RFL and Amal Foundation will work together to protect environment
03:11 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayPRAN-RFL, the country’s leading business conglomerate and voluntary organization Amal Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a better future through effective waste management and waste segregation at source...
None will be spared if they are involved in corruption: Quader
02:31 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned that no one will be spared if they are involved in corruption, no matter how powerful they are...
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns
01:32 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayHundreds of Uyghur villages and towns have been renamed by Chinese authorities to remove religious or cultural references, with many replaced by names reflecting Communist party ideology, a report has found...
Turkey open Euro 2024 campaign with 3-1 victory over Georgia
12:54 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayTurkey beat Euro 2024 debutants Georgia 3-1 in a tightly contested encounter lit up by two breathtaking Turkish strikes either side of half-time...
Nvidia becomes world's most valuable company
12:25 PM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayNvidia became the world’s most valuable company after its share price climbed to an all-time high on Tuesday...
Portugal snatch last-gasp win against Czech Republic
11:52 AM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayFrancisco Conceicao scored a late winner as Portugal fought back from a goal down to beat Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 opener in Leipzig...
Nine killed in landslides in Rohingya camp
11:35 AM, 19 Jun 2024 WednesdayNine people were killed in separate incidents of landslide in Rohingya camp areas in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rohingyas Md Hares, 2, Mst Futuni, 34, Md Kalam, Mst Selina Khatun, Abu Meher, Joynab Bibi, Md Hossain Ahmed, 30, his wife Anwara Begum, and local resident Abdul Karim, 12...
Poet Asim Saha no more
06:06 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayProminent poet Asim Saha died on Tuesday afternoon. He breathed his last around 4 pm at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital, confirmed poet Malek Mahmud. He had been suffering from various diseases, including Parkinson, constipation, and diabetes...
Putin vows trade, security with North Korea beyond reach of West
05:43 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayVladimir Putin promised to build trade and security systems with North Korea that are not controlled by the West as he heads to Pyongyang on Tuesday for the first time in 24 years, seeking partners to boost Russia's military in its war against Ukraine...
Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps
05:20 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayIsraeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the enclave's southern city of Rafah, residents and medics said. Residents reported heavy bombardments from tanks and planes in several areas of Rafah...
Heavy rainfall likely in 3 divisions in 72 hrs: Met office
04:57 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayHeavy rainfall is expected in Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions in the next 72 hours commencing 6 am on Tuesday...
Alka Yagnik diagnosed with "rare" hearing disorder
04:43 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayAlka Yagnik has been diagnosed with a rare hearing disorder...
Two killed in Gopalganj triangular collision
04:01 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayTwo people were killed and at least 10 others injured as a bus, a private car and a battery-run auto-rickshaw (locally known as Easy Bike) collided in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Saheb Ali, 50, and Rajib Sheikh, 22, residents of Molladi village in the upazila...
France battle past Austria but Mbappe suffers broken nose
02:56 PM, 18 Jun 2024 TuesdayFrance delivered a 100th victory for manager Didier Deschamps as they edged a tenacious Austria side 1-0 in their opening Group D match at Euro 2024 on Monday but it came at a cost as talisman Kylian Mbappe suffered a broken nose...