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Strict action if extra fare is charged in Eid: IGP
05:34 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayInspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has warned that strict action will be taken if passengers are charged extra fare on public transport during the Eid journey. He made the warning in a program at Rajarbag Police Lines Jame Masjid in Dhaka on Friday...
Not slavery of foreign nation, AL holds Bangladesh in spirit: Quader
04:55 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayNot slavery of any foreign nation, Awami League holds Bangladesh in its spirit and heart, said the party General Secretary Obaidul Quader. He said this in an iftar and Eid item distribution program at the party's central office in Dhaka on Friday. AL sub-committee on relief and social welfare arranged the program...
Vietnam economy expands 5.66% in first quarter as exports boom
04:14 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayVietnam's gross domestic product grew 5.66% in the first quarter from a year earlier as exports boomed, government data showed on Friday, despite higher shipping costs due to turmoil in the Red Sea...
Two beaten dead on suspicion of theft in Gazipur
03:15 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayTwo people were beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur early Friday...
Bangladesh get Shakib boost to level Test series against SL
02:21 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayAce allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is all set to back to longer version format as Bangladesh are determined to level the two-match Test series by putting their disastrous performance in the first match behind when they take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday...
Rain likely in 4 divisions including Dhaka
12:53 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayRain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over four divisions in the next 24 hours beginning from 9 am on Friday...
Bus plunges off South Africa bridge, killing 45
12:04 PM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayForty-five people have died in South Africa after the bus they were in plunged some 50m (165ft) off a bridge into a ravine, authorities say...
Top UN court orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza
11:28 AM, 29 Mar 2024 FridayThe UN's top court has unanimously ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must act "without delay" to allow the "provision... of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance"...
Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
10:01 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdaySam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind's dramatic downfall...
Trial starts against Rasel, Shamima in cheque fraud case
09:32 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has indicted Evaly's Managing Director Md Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, also chairman of the e-commerce platform, in a case filed on allegations of cheque forgery...
Hard time going on, everyone should be united: Fakhrul
08:46 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayMentioning that the country's people are going through a difficult time, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrusl Islam Alamgir has urged everyone, irrespective of party, to be united...
Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC
07:30 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayAfter months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine...
Take effective steps to get maximum benefit after LDC graduation: PM
06:03 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked all concerned to take effective steps to avail maximum benefits and facilities after the country's graduation from the LDCs in 2026...
DU admission test results published
05:07 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayThe results of the admission tests of all units of Dhaka University (DU) for the 2023-24 academic year have been published. Vice-chancellor ASM Maksud Kamal formally revealed the results on Thursday afternoon...
China wants to import jute goods from Bangladesh
04:26 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayChina on Thursday expressed keen interest in importing jute goods from Bangladesh as its Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen had a meeting with Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak at the latter's Secretariat office...
Xiaomi: The Chinese smartphone giant taking on Tesla
03:53 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayChinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) and begin taking orders on Thursday...
Meta and Google accused of restricting reproductive health information
02:47 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayMeta and Google are accused in a new report of obstructing information on abortion and reproductive healthcare across Africa, Latin America and Asia.
3 killed as bus runs over auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh
01:49 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayThree people were killed and four others injured when a bus ran over a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh on Thursday. The accident occurred on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Ujanpara in Trishal upazila around 11am.
Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack
01:21 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayAs many as 95 people are still missing after last week's attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian news outlet reported on Wednesday.
Militants’ escape: Court sets new date for report submission
12:06 PM, 28 Mar 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has fixed May 8 to submit the probe report in a case filed over the snatching of two death row convicts from the premises of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in 2022.