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Gold price reduced by Tk 1750 per bhori
04:08 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association (BAJUS) has decided to reduce the price of gold by Tk 1,750 to Tk 1,11,158 per bhori following a decrease in the price of pure gold in the local market. BAJUS's standing committee on pricing and price monitoring decided this in a meeting on Tuesday, a press release said...
Islamabad beat Multan in final-ball thriller to win PSL
03:47 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayIslamabad United beat Multan Sultans in a final-ball thriller to win the Pakistan Super League and become the first team to claim three PSL titles...
Prof Dr Taher made VC of Chittagong University
02:39 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayDr Md Abu Taher has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the Chittagong University. He is a professor of the management department of the university and full-time member of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Hallmark group MD, chairman among 9 get life term
01:23 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced nine people including Hallmark Group Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud and his wife Jasmine Islam, the company’s chairman to life term imprisonment and fined them Tk 5 crore each in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Rain likely in different parts of the country
12:07 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayRain or thundershower accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places in Khulna division and at few places in other seven divisions in next 24 hours from 9am on Tuesday, a met release said.
Singer Liza becomes mother of baby girl
11:31 AM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayReality show ‘Close-Up One’ famed singer Sania Sultana Liza has given birth to a baby girl. She gave birth to the child at a hospital in New York at 4pm on Monday (Bangladesh local time).
Bangladesh, Pakistan, India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023
10:41 AM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayPakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level recommended by the WHO.
23 killed in Papua New Guinea floods, landslides
09:45 AM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayFlooding, landslides and torrential rains have killed at least 23 people in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region, where homes have been damaged and roads washed away.
Randeep undergoes drastic body transformation for ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’
09:15 AM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayBollywood actor Randeep Hooda, who is busy promoting his upcoming film 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar', shared a glimpse of the massive body transformation that he underwent for his role.
Messi sidelined for Argentina friendlies with injury
08:38 AM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayArgentina captain Lionel Messi is out of this month's friendlies in the United States due to a hamstring injury, the country's FA (AFA) said on Monday.
Israeli airstrikes kill 20 in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
08:12 AM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayTwenty Palestinians were killed in the early hours of Tuesday in Israeli air strikes on Rafah and central parts of the Gaza Strip, Gaza health officials said.
Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets to clinch ODI series 2-1
05:55 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayBangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the third and final ODI to clinch the series 2-1 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Nobody has courage to erase Bangabandhu’s name: Quader
05:07 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said nobody has the courage to erase the name of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
5 of a family killed as pickup van, leguna collide in Sylhet
04:09 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayFive members of a family were killed as a pickup van collided head-on with a leguna in Sylhet on Monday. The accident took place on Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Darbasta area in Jaintiapur upazila around 11:45am.
Impossible to oust AL government as people support it: PM
03:26 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayPrime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Monday said it was not possible to topple her government and push the country to darkness again as the people are in favour of them.
Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistan air strikes on eastern Afghanistan
03:12 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayEight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistan military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said.
Exim Bank, Padma Bank ink MoU for merger
02:51 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayExim Bank and Padma Bank on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to open the process of merger. Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, deputy governors, senior officials and chairmen of the Padma Bank and Exim Bank, among others, were present at the MoU signing event.
Sri Lanka set 236-run target against Bangladesh
02:16 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondaySri Lanka set a target of 236 runs against Bangladesh in the series deciding third ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. The visitors managed to score 235 runs losing all wickets in 50 overs. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and sent Bangladesh in to field.
Swedish Crown Princess arrives in Dhaka
01:39 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden has arrived in Dhaka to visit Bangladesh from March 18 to 21 in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
4 more victims of Gazipur gas cylinder blast die
01:15 PM, 18 Mar 2024 MondayFour more victims of the Gazipur gas cylinder blast have died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS), raising the death toll to 10.