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Adani cuts power supply to Bangladesh by 60%

03:48 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

India's Adani Power has further reduced electricity supply to Bangladesh as it seeks to recover more than $800 million in dues, according to data from Bangladesh's grid operator and two sources familiar with the move...

US charges Afghan man over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

02:48 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

The US government has brought charges against an Afghan national in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected as the next president.

Teen injured by bigots loses battle to survive after 3 months

02:03 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

Shahriar Rakeen, a 16-year-old member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, November 8, after over three months of intensive treatment in a Dhaka hospital.

Strict action if AL proceeds with rally, warns CA’s press secy

01:50 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

The Awami League has called for a protest march in Dhaka in memory of martyr Nur Hossain, with announcements shared through posts on the party’s verified Facebook page.

18 local govt representatives held in Cox’s Bazar

01:44 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

The Police detained 18 members of various Union Parishads after raiding a discussion meeting of the Bangladesh Union Member Organisation at Hotel Uni Resort in Cox’s Bazar’s Kalatali tourist zone.

24 killed in Pakistan railway station blast

01:19 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

At least 24 people were killed and 46 injured on Saturday after a suicide blast ripped through a Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan, the division commissioner said.

Workers block highway over unpaid wages in Gazipur

12:32 PM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

A group of workers from T & Z Apparels Limited in Gazipur staged a protest by blocking the highway in the Maleker Bari area of the city, demanding the payment of their overdue wages. The protest began around 9:30 am on Saturday (November 9). As a result, traffic came to a standstill on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway.

2 killed as motorcycle loses control in Ctg

11:50 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

Two people were killed after the motorcycle they were on lost control and crashed into an electric pole on the Elevated Expressway in the Freeport area of EPZ Thana, Chattogram, around 12:00 am on Saturday.

India beat South Africa by 61 runs in opening T20I

11:26 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20I of the four-match series, thanks to a record-breaking innings by Sanju Samson and a commanding performance from India’s bowlers.

AL leader arrested in Ctg over attack on student movement

10:35 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

Police arrested a local Awami League leader in the Fatehabad area of Hathazari upazila, Chattogram, around 3:00 pm on Friday in connection with an attack on students during an anti-discrimination movement.

Grammy awards 2025: List of nominees

10:13 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

The 67th annual Grammy award nominations were announced on Friday.

US wants to see freedom of religion respected in Bangladesh

09:44 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

The United States has said that it wants to see freedom of religion respected in Bangladesh. “We have, in our discussions with Bangladeshi officials, made it clear that we want to see freedom of religion respected,” US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in a regular media briefing in Washington on Thursday.

Russia sentences soldiers to life for killing family in Ukraine

09:05 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

A Russian court has sentenced two Russian soldiers to life in prison for killing a family of nine in occupied Ukraine, in a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for alleged war crimes.

Pelosi blames Biden as finger-pointing escalates after election loss

08:31 AM, 09 Nov 2024 Saturday

Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday's election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner.

No plot will work if nationalist forces are united: Tarique Rahman

05:52 PM, 08 Nov 2024 Friday

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday said no conspiracy will work in Bangladesh if the nationalist forces are united. "The anti-democratic forces are plotting to thawrt the interim government. People's expectations must be fulfilled by helping the government," he said...

DSCC moves to devise short, long term plans to check Dengue

05:02 PM, 08 Nov 2024 Friday

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is working to formulate short-term and long-term plans to check Dengue against the backdrop of a rise in the mosquito borne disease. "We are working to prepare two separate short and long term plans to effectively fight the Dengue menace,"...

Haris, Shafique, Ayub take Pakistan to victory over Australia

04:10 PM, 08 Nov 2024 Friday

Pakistan's opening pair, Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique, along with pacer Haris Rauf, outshone Australia to lead their team to victory in the second ODI of the three-match series at Adelaide Oval on Friday...

BRTC bus catches fire in Kuril Bishwa Road

03:46 PM, 08 Nov 2024 Friday

A fire broke out in a double-decker bus of state-owned BRTC in Dhaka’s Kuril Bishwa Road area on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 1:40pm, said Rashed Bin Khaled, control room duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence...

Dry weather likely over country

02:38 PM, 08 Nov 2024 Friday

Bangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, on Friday predicted weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky across the country...

Trump makes first cabinet pick, eyes Putin talks

12:44 PM, 08 Nov 2024 Friday

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signaling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration's policies by talking to Vladimir Putin...