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PM to join Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
10:28 AM, 06 Jun 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term.
Uganda claim first ever T20 World Cup victory with win over PNG
09:37 AM, 06 Jun 2024 ThursdayUganda claimed their first ever T20 World Cup win with a three-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea at Providence Stadium on Wednesday in a low-scoring but tense encounter.
Chronology of national budget of Bangladesh
09:19 AM, 06 Jun 2024 ThursdayFinance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali placed the proposed national budget for the fiscal year (2024-2025) at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday.
Finance Minister to place Tk 7.97 lakh crore budget for FY25 today
08:50 AM, 06 Jun 2024 ThursdayFinance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is set to unveil a possible Taka 7,97,000 crore national budget for the next fiscal year (FY25) at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday.
Israel launches new military operation in central Gaza
08:29 AM, 06 Jun 2024 ThursdayThe Israeli military says it has taken “operational control” over eastern areas of Bureij refugee camp and the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, as dozens of Palestinians were reported killed.
DU students take to streets protesting against quota reinstatement
09:58 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayThe Dhaka University (DU) students took to the streets on Wednesday evening protesting against the High Court verdict that reinstated the 30 percent freedom fighter quota in the first and second class government jobs...
Most of country's development against environment: Syeda Rizwana Hasan
09:13 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayThough some of Bangladesh's ongoing development benefits people, most of it goes against the environment, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the chief executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)...
Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats
07:55 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayAlmost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research...
Govt wants to protect country, people, nature: PM
06:53 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government aims to protect the country, its people, and nature from natural calamities, urging all to plant saplings in empty places of houses and offices to protect the environment. "Our target is to secure the country, its people and nature from natural calamities," she said...
Voting ends in 4th phase upazila polls
05:50 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayVoting in the fourth and final phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections has ended and counting is now underway...
Modi set to take oath for the third time on June 8 as allies pledge support
05:21 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be sworn-in for a record-equalling third term on June 8, after key allies pledged their continued support a day after a humbling election verdict that saw his party lose its majority in parliament...
30% freedom fighters quota reinstated in govt jobs
04:52 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) has declared illegal the gazette issued on October 4, 2018, that scrapped the freedom fighter quota in the first and second class government jobs. The bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khijir Hyat delivered the verdict on Wednesday...
'Things and people made me unhappy at PSG' - Mbappe
03:53 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayFrance forward Kylian Mbappe says "things and people made me unhappy" in his final year at Paris St-Germain...
India's Modi in talks with allies after close election win
03:34 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was in talks with key allies to form a government Wednesday, after failing to secure an outright majority for the first time since sweeping to power a decade ago. Party leaders across the political spectrum were attempting to shore up their positions and bolster alliances...
Dhaka’s first ‘urban forest’ to protect environment
03:04 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is planning to create first ‘urban forest’ in the city in order to protect the environment, prevent air pollution and control the high temperature in the capital.
Former Meta engineer sues company for firing him over content related to Gaza
12:50 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayA former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts.
PM opens national tree plantation campaign
12:29 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the 'National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2024' and the 'Environment Fair 2024'. She opened the tree plantation campaign and the fairs at a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka on Wednesday morning.
Educational institutions asked to plant trees
12:07 PM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayDirectorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (DSHE) has instructed all educational institutions to carry out a tree plantation programme on the occasion of World Environment Day.
How many Muslim candidates won the Indian Lok Sabha polls 2024?
11:18 AM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayThe Bharatiya Janata Party will form its third government at the Centre in a row. The party won 240 seats, which is 32 short of a simple majority in the Lok Sabha.
Debt payments by 50 countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar
10:14 AM, 05 Jun 2024 WednesdayDebt payments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis have doubled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned.