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PM reaches Germany to attend Munich Security Conference
11:33 AM, 16 Feb 2024 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday reached Germany on a three-day official visit to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024. A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members reached Munich, Germany at 4:34 pm local time...
Which countries have stopped supplying arms to Israel?
10:02 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe United States Senate has approved a bill committing $14bn to support Israel’s war on Gaza this week...
Shahiduzzaman takes oath as MP
09:13 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayMd Shahiduzzaman has taken oath as MP of the Naogaon-2 constituency (Patnitala and Dhamoirhat)...
BB introduces currency swap with commercial banks
08:40 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced US dollars and currency (Taka) swap between the central bank and commercial banks for a minimum of seven days to a maximum of 90 days...
The childhood WW2 trauma that inspired Yoko Ono
07:51 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayIn 1945, Yoko Ono's parents sent her and her younger sibling to the Japanese countryside to escape the attacks on major cities in Japan during World War Two...
AL has not yet thought of banning BNP: Quader
07:13 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said many have identified BNP as a terrorist party but the ruling AL never thinks of banning BNP...
President asks for enhanced UGC role for research
05:36 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to take extra initiatives to promote research activities at universities as the regulatory authority handed him over its 49th Annual Report at Bangabhaban...
Mirza Fakhrul, Amir Khasru freed from jail
05:02 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury have been released from jail. BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter...
Immobile spot-on as Lazio edge out 10-man Bayern
03:46 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayCiro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to earn hosts Lazio a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich on Wednesday in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash...
330 Myanmar BGP members, others sent back
02:37 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayA total of 330 members of Myanmar government forces including Border Guard Police (BGP), who took refuge in Bangladesh during the recent conflict in the border areas, have been sent back. They were handed over to the Myanmar authorities at the Bangladesh Navy jetty in Cox’s Bazar’s Inani on Thursday morning.
3 killed as lorry hits auto-rickshaw in Rangamati
01:55 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayThree people were killed and two others injured as a lorry hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Rangamati on Thursday morning. The accident occurred on Rangamati-Chattogram highway at Sapchari Kolabagan area in Kawkhali upazila. Of the deceased, two were identified as Md Hanif and Nobir Hossain.
Benapole Express fire: 3 bodies identified through DNA tests
12:42 PM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayThree bodies of victims who died in the massive fire at Benapole Express train in Dhaka’s Gopibagh have been identified through DNA tests. The victims were identified as Elina Yesmin, 40, daughter of Saidur Rahman Babu, Chandrima Chowdhury Soumi, 24, daughter of Chittoranjan Pramanik and Abu Talha, 24, son of Abdul Haque Mondol.
PM leaves for Germany to attend Munich Security Conference
11:39 AM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for Germany on a three-day official visit to attend Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-207) carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 11am.
Biden blocks deportation of Palestinians in US, citing conditions in Gaza
11:01 AM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayPresident Joe Biden has signed an order shielding Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, the White House said on Wednesday, citing deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.
SSC, equivalent exams begin
10:07 AM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2024 under 11 education boards began across the country on Thursday morning. The exams started with Bangla (first paper) at 10am and will end at 1pm.
Mbappe and Barcola hand PSG 2-0 win over Real Sociedad
09:48 AM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdaySecond half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola secured Paris St Germain a hard-fought 2-0 win over visitors Real Sociedad in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Wednesday.
Subianto claims victory in Indonesian presidential election
08:40 AM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayIndonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared victory in the presidential election after unofficial vote counts showed him with a significant lead ahead of his rivals.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 9 civilians, sources say
08:21 AM, 15 Feb 2024 ThursdayNine civilians including four children were killed in a barrage of Israeli strikes on villages across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a hospital director and three Lebanese security sources said, as Israel said it responded to Hezbollah rockets that killed a soldier.
AL nominates 48 candidates for JS reserved women seats
10:07 PM, 14 Feb 2024 WednesdayThe ruling Awami League (AL) has nominated its candidates for 48 seats out of the total 50 reserved for women in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad. The AL Parliamentary Nomination Board decided to nominate these 44 aspirants at a meeting at the Ganabhaban residence of the Prime Minister on Wednesday...
Gas supply to stay halted in Sirajganj for 60 hrs
09:30 PM, 14 Feb 2024 WednesdayThe gas supply will remain suspended for 60 hours from Thursday night to Sunday in Sirajganj district for renovation works of gas transmission line...