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PM for digital publication, translation to take Bangla literature to global stage
06:48 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for the digital publication of books alongside the printed ones and their translation into different languages...
Youth sentenced to death for killing ex-wife
06:07 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayA court in Manikganj on Thursday sentenced a young man to death for killing his former wife...
PM opens Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024
05:19 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024 for the record 21st time at the Bangla Academy in the capital Dhaka. The Bangla Academy is organizing the world's largest annual book fair...
Fakhrul denied bail over attack on CJ's residence
04:46 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the case of Ramna Police Station over the attack on the residence of the chief justice...
Roque scores first Barca goal in win over Osasuna
04:20 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayVitor Roque scored his first goal for Barcelona in their first match since manager Xavi announced he was leaving at the end of the season...
Alvarez scores twice on birthday as Man City beat Burnley
04:00 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayErling Haaland was upstaged on his return from injury by fellow striker Julian Alvarez as Manchester City strolled to victory against Burnley...
Britain wants to support Bangladesh in many ways: Mahmood Ali
02:45 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayFinance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday said Britain wants to support Bangladesh in different areas as it has been working with the country for a long time and understand its situation well.
Mirza Abbas shown arrested in 9 more cases
02:16 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Mirza Abbas has been shown arrested in nine more cases.
Abdul Hyee’s parliament membership stayed
01:45 PM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) has stayed the parliament membership of Jhenaidah-1 Awami League lawmaker Md Abdul Hye for two months. An HC bench of Justice Asaduzzaman on Thursday passed the order after holding a hearing on the petition filed earlier bringing allegations of polls-related irregularities.
PM to open Amar Ekushey Book Fair today
11:33 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024 is set to begin on Thursday at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the country's largest book fair this afternoon.
Bob Marley biopic brings his message to new generations, son says
10:56 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayBob Marley's family hopes a new biographical movie about the superstar singer, who popularised reggae with his catchy tunes and spiritual and socially conscious lyrics, will help revive his legacy.
Costs, crackdown put a damper on Pakistan’s election campaigns
10:27 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayHigher living costs and political uncertainty have muted Pakistan's once boisterous election campaigns, with both candidates and those who supply them with materials bemoaning the need to do more with much less.
Month of language movement begins
09:13 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayAs the month of language movement begins today, the nation will pay tributes to the valiant sons of the soil, who were killed during the language movement in the month of February in 1952.
Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing
08:45 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate.
World Court dismisses much of Ukraine’s case against Russia
08:18 AM, 01 Feb 2024 ThursdayJudges at the top U.N. court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Nearly 8 million people displaced by war in Sudan: UN
09:57 PM, 31 Jan 2024 WednesdayNine months into a bloody war, nearly eight million people have been forced from their homes in Sudan, the United Nations says, calling for urgent additional support to cope with the crisis...
Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash
09:47 PM, 31 Jan 2024 WednesdayRussia and Ukraine say they have exchanged captured soldiers - the first such swap since the crash of a Russian plane that Moscow claimed had 65 prisoners of war (PoWs) on board...
Cluster entry test of 24 universities to start April 27
08:51 PM, 31 Jan 2024 WednesdayThe admission test to 24 public universities under a cluster system for the 2023-24 academic session will begin on April 27...
BNP's black flag procession is illegal: Quader
07:58 PM, 31 Jan 2024 WednesdayClaiming that the BNP's black flag procession is illegal, Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the government will not sit idle if the BNP's "freestyle programs" are held on the city streets without taking permission...
Nafeez Sarafat resigns as Padma Bank chairman
06:57 PM, 31 Jan 2024 WednesdayChowdhury Nafeez Sarafat has stepped down as chairman of Padma Bank PLC citing health reasons. He sent his resignation letter to Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday which was accepted in a meeting at the central bank on Wednesday...