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HC upholds decision to cancel admission of 169 VNSC students
09:45 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) on Tuesday upheld the decision to cancel the admission of 169 first-graders at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) due to non-compliance with the enrolment regulations...
PM seeks Australian support in agriculture
09:28 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector. "We need to increase our production. Because our land is decreasing and population is going up...
More than 30% votes cast in 2nd phase upazila polls: CEC
08:41 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said more than 30 percent votes were cast in the second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections. "No major incidents of violence happened in the elections...
Gazans ‘shackled and blindfolded’ at Israel hospital
07:48 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayMedical workers in Israel have told the BBC that Palestinian detainees from Gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies – a practice one medic said amounted to “torture”...
USTDA supports subsea cable capacity in Bangladesh
07:06 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe US Trade and Development Agency on Tuesday awarded a feasibility study grant to Bangladeshi telecommunications company CdNet Communications Limited (CdNet) to expand reliable internet connectivity across Bangladesh through the development of the Bangladesh International Submarine Cable (Bagha-1)...
Govt to procure 1.10cr liters soybean oil, 30,000 MTs fertilizer
06:11 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.10 crore liters of soybean oil and 30,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country...
Jamaat leader ATM Azhar jailed in sabotage case
05:20 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayA court in Dhaka has convicted and sentenced 11 people, including former assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam to two years in jail in a sabotage case...
Bangladesh declares one-day state mourning at Raisi's death
04:42 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe government has announced one-day state mourning on Thursday next at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said a Cabinet Division notification issued today. On the day, the national flag will remain at half mast atop all government, semi-government...
Chinese company to invest $22.92 million in BEPZA EZ
03:50 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayChinese company Sanxin Accessories MFC BD Ltd is going to invest 22.92 million US dollars to set up an interlining & garments accessories manufacturing industry in BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ) located at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, Mirsharai, Chattogram...
Iranians pay last respects to president killed in helicopter crash
02:29 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayTens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday to mourn president Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in the northwest.
2nd phase upazila polls: 17% votes cast in 4 hours
02:11 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe second phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 156 upazilas across the country. Seventeen percent votes have been cast at 10,000 polling centres out of total 13,155 till 12pm, four hours after voting started, said the Election Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam.
Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked’ by AI chatbot imitation
01:24 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayHollywood star Scarlett Johansson has said she was left "shocked" and "angered" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with an "eerily similar" voice to her own.
Rain with gusty wind likely in parts of country
12:37 PM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayRain or thundershowers accompanied by gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places in three divisions and at one or two places in other five divisions with hails at isolated places, a met release said.
Juventus score three late goals to salvage draw at Bologna
11:49 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayIn a match that might have been a test of Thiago Motta's credentials to take over Juventus, his Bologna team made a blazing start but collapsed at the end and drew 3-3 with the Turin giants on Monday.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
11:40 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, for war crimes.
US imposes sanctions on ex-army chief Aziz over corruption
10:34 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe United States has imposed sanctions on former army chief Aziz Ahmed over his alleged involvement in corruption.
Babar Ali climbs Mount Lhotse too
09:54 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayBabar Ali scaled Mount Lhotse on Tuesday, barely two days after he had conquered Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. He reached the summit at 6:05am on Tuesday (Bangladesh local time). Lhotse ranks as the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 meters (27,940 ft), after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga.
Voting underway in 156 upazilas in second phase
08:47 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayThe second phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 156 upazilas across the country. Atiar Rahman, Deputy Secretary of the Election Management Wing of the Election Commission, told Jago News that a total of 1,824 candidates are competing in the second phase.
Iran announces 5 days of mourning after President’s death
08:22 AM, 21 May 2024 TuesdayIran has declared five days of mourning in memory of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other Iranian officials who were killed in a helicopter crash.
3rd JS session to begin on June 5
06:02 PM, 20 May 2024 MondayThe third session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on June 5. "The third session will start at 5am at Sangsad Bhaban of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city," said a press release on Monday.