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Expatriates send $204cr remittance in April
05:04 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $204 crore (equivalent to about Tk 22,440 crore) in April, the 10th month of the current fiscal year 2023-24...
Chinese investors express interest in shifting investment to Bangladesh
04:16 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayMany Chinese investors are considering Bangladesh as an ideal destination for investment in the current global geopolitical and economic situation...
12 kg LPG price reduced by Tk 49
04:05 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has decreased the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 49 to Tk 1,393 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC announced the new prices on Thursday which will come into effect from this evening...
PM wants people to elect representatives freely in upazila election
03:37 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she wants a free, fair and neutral upazila election so people can elect their representatives of their choices. "I want uninfluenced, free, fair and neutral upazila elections...
Secondary schools to reopen on Saturday
02:53 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayAll the secondary schools, madrasas and technical institutions which were closed due to heat wave condition will reopen across the country on Saturday. MA Khayer, Information and Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, confirmed the matter in a press release on Thursday afternoon.
2 cases filed against Milton Samadder
01:54 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayTwo separate cases were filed against ‘Child & Old Age Care’ founder and chairman Milton Samadder with Mirpur Model Police Station in Dhaka on Thursday. The cases were filed for allegedly making fake death certificates and beating up people in the torture cell of his organization.
Dr Yunus gets bail in money embezzlement case
12:41 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has granted bail to Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed for allegedly embezzling Taka 25 crore from the company and laundering abroad.
Daniel Radcliffe ‘really sad’ over Rowling’s transgender stance
12:03 PM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayDaniel Radcliffe has said he is saddened by author J.K. Rowling's stance on transgender rights, telling an interviewer he has not spoken to the "Harry Potter" creator in years.
Dortmund edge PSG 1-0 in Champions League semi-final first leg
11:20 AM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayNiclas Fuellkrug scored the only goal as Borussia Dortmund defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue
10:17 AM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayApple says it is working to quickly fix an issue that caused some iPhone alarms not to play a sound, giving their slumbering users an unexpected lie-in.
4 of a family among 5 killed as truck, car collide in Habiganj
10:01 AM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayFive people, including four members of a family, were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a private car in Habiganj in the early hours of Thursday. The accident took place on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in front of Badsha gate in Madhabpur upazila around 2am.
10 dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil
09:29 AM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayAt least 10 people have died in floods caused by torrential rains in Brazil's south, authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers searched for nearly two dozen individuals reported missing.
JS to go into second session today
08:45 AM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayThe 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into its second session on Thursday afternoon. The session will begin at 5pm.
Colombia to break diplomatic ties with Israel over actions in Gaza
08:30 AM, 02 May 2024 ThursdayIsrael launched its assault in the Palestinian territory following terror group Hamas’ attacks on October 7, which left more than 1,200 people dead and saw more than 250 taken hostage - many of whom remain in captivity today.
UK starts detaining asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda
09:53 PM, 01 May 2024 WednesdayBritish authorities have started detaining asylum seekers as part of a new scheme to deport them to Rwanda, the government said, with the first flights expected to take off as early as July...
Johnson & Johnson proposes $6.5bn settlement of talc cancer lawsuits
09:19 PM, 01 May 2024 WednesdayJohnson & Johnson (J&J) is moving forward with a $6.475bn proposed settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talcum-powder products were contaminated with asbestos and caused ovarian cancer, the company said on Wednesday in a statement...
Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital
09:03 PM, 01 May 2024 WednesdayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital, Dhaka on Wednesday night...
Milton Samadder arrested
08:18 PM, 01 May 2024 WednesdayThe Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 'Child & Old Age Care' founder and chairman Milton Samadder. The detectives apprehended him in a drive in the capital Dhaka's Mirpur area on Wednesday night, Additional Commissioner and DB chief Mohammad Harun Or Rashid confirmed to Jago News...
Accused arrested over rape, murder of child in Cumilla
07:23 PM, 01 May 2024 WednesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the accused in a case filed over the sensational murder of nine-year-old Tafrin Sultana Jhumur after rape in Cumilla. Arrested Mafizul Islam alias Mafu is a resident of Khilpara village in Sadar Dakshin upazila of the district...
DMCH employee dies after falling ill amid extreme heat
06:01 PM, 01 May 2024 WednesdayAn employee of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) has died after suddenly falling sick amid extreme heat in Dhaka...