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Indictment order in Dr Yunus’s money embezzlement case June 12

05:05 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

A court in Dhaka on Sunday set June 12 for passing its order on charge framing in a case against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others for allegedly embezzling Tk 25 crore from the company and laundering abroad...

Throat-slit bodies of mother, baby boy found in hotel

04:07 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her 11-month-old son from a residential hotel in Sadar upazila of Bogura on Sunday morning...

Real Madrid beat Dortmund to win Champions League

03:48 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Real Madrid rode their luck and overcame an outstanding challenge from Borussia Dortmund to win the Champions League at Wembley...

Heatstroke kills 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day

02:35 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country.

Mild heat wave sweeping over parts of country

01:34 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Mild heat wave is sweeping over sixteen districts across the country and it may abate from some places.

Bangladesh to work with those countries helping advancement: PM

01:07 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh would rather work with those countries which will help in Dhaka's journey towards development and prosperity not taking into consideration who engages in war with whom.

Jones blasts USA to debut T20 World Cup win over Canada

12:12 PM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

2 killed as pickup van hits truck in Gazipur

11:40 AM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Two people were killed and another was injured when a pickup van hit a truck in Gazipur early Sunday. The accident took place on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Jainabazar area in Sreepur upazila around 4am.

Advance train ticket sale for Eid-ul-Azha begins

10:59 AM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

The sale of all advance train tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha began online at 8am on Sunday. Passengers will be able to purchase the tickets for June 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 on June 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

10:02 AM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme.

Another Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim dies

09:50 AM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

A Bangladeshi pilgrim who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj has died in Makkah. The information was provided in a bulletin released by Hajj Management Portal of the Ministry of Religious Affairs at 2:30am on Sunday.

2 Israeli ministers threaten to quit over ceasefire plan

08:49 AM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to quit and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden on Friday.

Dismal batting show leads Bangladesh’s defeat to India

08:35 AM, 02 Jun 2024 Sunday

Bangladesh ended its T20 World Cup preparation with another defeat when they suffered a 60-run defeat to India in their second and final warm-up game at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Sunday.

Seminar redirects career pathways for future leaders in textile industry

10:19 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

Textile Today Innovation Hub has successfully hosted a seminal titled "Integrating Innovation with Career" on Friday (May 31) at RH Corporation, an Aziz Group company...

We've forex reserves for 4.5 months: State Minister

10:05 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu has claimed that the country has foreign exchange reserves for four and a half months. "It's enough for us to have reserves for three months as per IMF rules but we have reserves for four and a half months," he said...

Meta to settle Texas lawsuit over Facebook facial recognition data

09:36 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

Meta’s Facebook has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Texas that accused the social media giant of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent...

FM calls for coordinated efforts to resolve Rohingya crisis

08:31 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has called for addressing the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state and taking coordinated international action to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh. The foreign minister, who is now in the United States on a three-day official visit, made the appeal...

Vitamin A plus campaign conducted nationwide successfully: DGHS

07:44 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

The national Vitamin A-plus campaign was conducted across the country on Saturday with feeding over 2 crore children under age five to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality...

Fakhrul questions how Benazir left country

06:58 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has questioned how former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed left the country despite the allegations of corruption. Alleging that the Awami League government created numerous Aziz (former Army chief)...

Belgium's Ghent University severs ties with all Israeli universities

06:31 PM, 01 Jun 2024 Saturday

Belgium's Ghent University has severed ties with all Israeli universities and research institutions, as they no longer align with its human rights policy, the university said on Friday...