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Vision Emporium awards winners of ‘Dream Vacation’ campaign
04:33 PM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayVision Emporium, the electronics chain shop of the country's leading business conglomerate RFL, has awarded the winners of its flagship campaign 'Dream Vacation'.
Elon Musk unexpectedly drops case against OpenAI
04:16 PM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayElon Musk has unexpectedly asked a California court to withdraw a legal case against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman, which accused them of abandoning the firm's founding mission of developing artificial intelligence (AI) for humanity's benefit.
41 people killed in fire in Kuwait
02:35 PM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayAt least 41 people were killed in a fire that engulfed a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in Kuwait’s southern Ahmadi Governorate, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Fahad Youssef Saud Al-Sabah said on Wednesday.
Sales of sacrificial animals to start in Dhaka on Thursday
02:20 PM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdaySales of sacrificial animals at 22 cattle markets including two permanent haats in the capital will start on Thursday, five days before the second largest religious festival of the Muslim community, said officials concerned.
World should act urgently on water, climate, cryosphere: Saber
01:15 PM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has emphasised the urgent need to transition from mere words and pledges to tangible actions and delivery on water, climate change, and cryosphere preservation.
Charges framed against Dr Yunus in money embezzlement case
12:29 PM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayA Dhaka court has framed charges against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed for allegedly embezzling Tk 25 crore from the company and laundering abroad.
US President’s son convicted on all charges in gun case
11:44 AM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayA jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
PM receives maiden GCA Local Adaptation Champions Award
11:17 AM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday received the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation programme to face climate change impacts.
Bangladesh's apparel industry revolutionizing fashion world by embracing circular economy
09:54 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayFashion industry leaders, organizations, and government representatives came together for the 2nd Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka to exchange insights and expertise aimed at advancing circularity within the apparel and textiles sector in Bangladesh...
Gold price hiked by Tk 1073 per bhori
09:35 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to raise the price of gold by Tk 1,073 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the local market. Gold of 22-carat was hiked by Tk 1,073 to Tk 1,16,955 per bhori (11.664 grams), 21-carat by Tk 1,026 to Tk 1,11,636, 18-carat by Tk 874 to Tk 95,691...
Govt to procure fertilizer worth Tk 592 crore
09:04 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe government has approved several proposals to procure fertilizer worth around Tk 592.93 crore for the current fiscal year...
MP Anar murder: Bail plea of Celesty rejected
08:05 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayA court in Dhaka on Tuesday scrapped the bail petition of Celesty Rahman, an accused in the murder case of Awami League lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar...
Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign'
06:56 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayHamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian group said on Tuesday in what the US Secretary of State called "a hopeful sign"...
Malawi VP, nine others, killed in plane crash
06:00 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayMalawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation's president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday...
Three killed as truck, auto-rickshaw collide in Chandpur
05:45 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThree people were killed as a sand-laden truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on Tuesday afternoon...
344 students get GPA-5 in Dhaka after SSC results reevaluation
04:44 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations of 2,723 students from the Dhaka Education Board have changed after their answer sheets were reevaluated...
Eight more die as India faces longest heatwave
03:45 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayA severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha on Monday reported eight deaths within a 72-hour period...
Singapore Airlines offers $10,000 to passengers hurt by turbulence
02:51 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdaySingapore Airlines (SIA) said Tuesday it had offered $10,000 in compensation to passengers who suffered minor injuries on a flight hit by extreme turbulence last month and will discuss higher payouts with those more badly hurt.
Free govt houses bring self-dignity for homeless people: PM
01:57 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the houses being given free of costs under the Ashrayan projects are bringing self-dignity and self-respect for the homeless and landless people.
‘You are not Hayden or Gilchrist..’, Sehwag lashes out at Shakib
01:13 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayFormer Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has said that Shakib al Hasan is not a Matthew Hayden or an Adam Gilchrist who can play pull shots off short-pitched deliveries, rather he is just a player from Bangladesh. Shakib scored just three runs during the 114-run chase against Bangladesh that they ultimately lost by just four runs.