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FY 2024-25 Budget: Consistency in policymaking to ensure sustainable revenue from key sectors
10:06 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdaySpeakers at a roundtable held to discuss key considerations for economically strategic sectors in the upcoming FY 2024-25 National Budget highlighted the importance of consistency in policymaking to ensure sustainable revenue growth...
Saudi announces new restrictions on Hajj visas
09:57 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdaySaudi Arabia has announced new regulations regarding the issuance of Hajj visas, specifying that the visa will only permit travel to the cities of Jeddah, Medina and Makkah...
Gold price hiked by Tk 4502 per bhori
09:26 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to raise the price of gold by Tk 4,502 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the local market. Gold of 22-carat was hiked by Tk 4,502 to Tk 1,15,450 per bhori (11.664 grams), 21-carat by Tk 4,304 to Tk 1,10,201, 18-carat by Tk 3,686 to Tk 94,455...
Russian plot to kill Zelensky foiled, Kyiv says
08:49 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe Ukrainian security service (SBU) says it has foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking Ukrainian officials...
Saifuddin three-for helps Bangladesh stave off Zimbabwe's challenge
07:50 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayBangladesh saw off some late batting fightback from Zimbabwe's tailenders Faraz Akram and Blessing Muzarabani to clinch the T20I series in the third game...
Sarishabari upazila polls postponed
07:35 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe Election Commission (EC) has postponed Jamalpur's Sarishabari upazila parishad election scheduled to be held on Wednesday...
RU student dies from snakebite
06:25 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayA student of Rajshahi University (RU) has died from snakebite in Rajshahi city...
HC rules over committee formation to control tree-cutting
05:48 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a rule, asking authorities concerned to explain in four weeks as to why it shall not pass an order to form a committee to control the cutting of trees across the country...
Evaluate economic prospect before taking dev projects: PM
04:39 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to assess first economic possibilities and benefits before taking any development project. "Before taking any development project with huge investment...
Masakadza returns as Zimbabwe bowl; Bangladesh rest Shoriful, Mahedi
04:01 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayZimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza chose to field first in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Chattogram. It was the same decision that his opposite number Najmul Hossain Shanto took in the first two matches, even though this is an afternoon affair at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium...
Michael Olise works magic for Palace to deepen Manchester United’s misery
03:28 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayIf Erik ten Hag’s future at Manchester United remained up for debate then surely this removed any lingering doubts for Sir Jim Ratcliffe...
First phase of upazila polls on Wednesday
02:46 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe first phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections in 141 upazilas will be held on Wednesday. Voting will begin from 8 am and to continue till 4 pm.
PM urges IOM to raise more funds for Rohingys
01:51 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise more funds from newer sources for assistance of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh as its Director General (DG) Amy Pope paid a courtesy call on her in Dhaka.
Rain likely in all 8 divisions
12:59 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in all eight divisions in the next 24 hours commencing from 9am on Tuesday.
Hummingbirds and hooves take over the red carpet at Met Gala
12:50 PM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayFrom Bad Bunny's Tudor-inspired hat and shoes resembling cloven hooves to the hummingbird perched delicately on Zendaya's neck, the hosts set the tone at fashion's biggest night -- the annual Met Gala in New York.
Severe heatwave affected Khulna witnesses heavy rains, Rajshahi receives little rains
11:46 AM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayAlmost entire Bangladesh witnessed much needed rainfall for two consecutive days bringing respite from deadly heatwave that griped the country since April 1.
Narendra Modi votes as India’s marathon election heats up
11:17 AM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayHindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his ballot Tuesday in India's ongoing general election after giving several inflammatory campaign speeches accused of targeting minority Muslims.
Upazila polls: 418 BGB platoons deployed in first phase
10:54 AM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayA total of 418 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country in the first phase in order to conduct the 6th upazila parishad elections scheduled for Wednesday in a fair manner.
MLS must attract best players to grow: Infantino
09:40 AM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayFIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday Major League Soccer needs to sign more top players in order to boost the profile of the sport in the United States.
The New York Times, The Washington Post win 3 Pulitzers each
08:47 AM, 07 May 2024 TuesdayThe New York Times and The Washington Post received three Pulitzer Prizes each on Monday for a wide array of journalism that spanned conflict and injustice around the globe, including the plight of child migrant workers in the American Midwest, the lethal consequences of war in the Middle East and the brutal repression of dissent in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.