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CEC to address nation this evening
09:56 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal will address the nation on Saturday evening on the eve of 12th national parliamentary election. The address will be aired simultaneously by Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, private TV channels and radio stations.
4 killed as Benapole Express train set on fire in Gopibagh
08:22 AM, 06 Jan 2024 SaturdayFour passengers were killed and four others suffered burn injuries after the Benapole Express train was set on fire at Gopibagh area of Sayedabad in Dhaka on Friday night.
McDonald's CEO says several markets in Middle East impacted by conflict
05:55 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayMcDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said on Thursday several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region were experiencing a "meaningful business impact" due to the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as "associated misinformation" about the brand...
Voters will exercise franchise freely amid flawless security: IGP
04:57 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayInspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Friday said the voters will be able to exercise their franchise freely amid flawless security system on January 7. "Members of Bangladesh Police are all set to discharge their duties on the occasion of the 12th National Parliament Election across the country...
Viqarunnisa teacher suspended for illegally admitting students
04:23 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayMd Shah Alam Khan, a teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, has been suspended for his involvement in illegally admitting students to the institution...
OpenAI boss says Muslims in tech world fear retaliation in speaking up
03:18 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday he felt members of the Muslim and Arab communities in the tech industry were uncomfortable speaking about their recent experiences, in an apparent reference to the impact of the ongoing war in Gaza...
AL holds meeting with OIC election observer team on national polls
02:50 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayThe ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) on Friday held a meeting with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) election observer team over the 12th Parliamentary election scheduled to be held on January 7...
Four polling centers torched in Rajshahi
01:09 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayMiscreants torched four polling centers in three upazilas of Rajshahi early Friday ahead of the national elections to be held on Sunday. The centers are Jutanshi Government Primary School and Arani Jhina Government Primary School in Bagha upazila, Motihar High School in Mohanpur and Akkelpur High School in Bagmara...
Mild cold wave sweeping over country
12:26 PM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayMild cold wave is sweeping over three northern districts, according to a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today. "Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Dinajpur, Panchagarh and Kurigrram and it may abate from some places", it said...
Israeli defence minister outlines new phase in Gaza war
11:58 AM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayIsraeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has outlined Israel’s plans for the next phase of its assault on the besieged Gaza Strip and future scenarios for the day after the war ends. “In the northern region of the Gaza strip, we will transition to a new combat approach in accordance with military achievements on the ground,” Gallant’s office said...
Gundogan nets late penalty to give Barca victory
11:34 AM, 05 Jan 2024 FridayIlkay Gundogan scored a disputed stoppage-time penalty as Barcelona came from behind to beat Las Palmas...
India beat South Africa in shortest Test with winner
09:39 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayIndia needed just a day and a half and 642 balls to beat South Africa by seven wickets in the shortest Test to produce a winner in the history of the game...
Election campaign ends Friday morning
09:12 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayCandidates of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections and their supporters were passing a hectic day in their last time electioneering on Thursday as the Election Commission (EC) put a ban on campaigning over the polls from 8:00am on Friday...
Don't indulge in constitutional process disrupting ideas: Sheikh Hasina
07:59 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayAwami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the pro-democratic and rule of law believing political parties and institutions not to indulge in and fuel any peculiar ideas...
PM urges people to go to polling centres to cast votes on Jan 7
06:58 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayAwami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the countrymen to cast their votes in January 7 parliamentary election to prove that democracy has been prevailing in the country. "Vote is your democratic and constitutional right...
BNP calls hartal for Saturday and polls day
05:52 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayBNP has announced a 48-hour nationwide hartal from Saturday morning as part of its campaign for boycotting the 'one-sided election'. The hartal will be observed from Saturday 6 am to Monday 6 am, the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said in a virtual press conference on Thursday...
Sheikh Hasina doesn’t tolerate any foreign intervention: Quader
04:58 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP is waiting for sanctions from the USA on Bangladesh to change the ongoing political situation, but Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has clearly said she is never worried on foreign restrictions...
US education official resigns over Biden's Israel-Gaza policy
04:30 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayA senior official in the US Education Department stepped down on Wednesday, citing President Joe Biden's handling of the conflict in Gaza, the latest sign of dissent in the administration as deaths continue to grow in the war...
Mbappe says he has not made up mind on future
03:48 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayParis St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe says he has not made a decision about his future...
Tarikat Federation chairman withdraws from election race
02:56 PM, 04 Jan 2024 ThursdayTarikat Federation Chairman and current Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari has withdrawn his candidacy from the 12th national parliamentary election race.