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Earthquake slams Japan, residents flee some coastal areas
05:44 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayA powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some areas on its west coast, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region.
Army CGS, PSO call on President
04:54 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayNewly appointed Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lt Gen Mizanur Rahman Shamim on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban.
DSE starts New Year in flat note
04:24 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayCountry's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Monday ended in flat note on the first trading day of the new calendar year due to price fall mainly in some large-cap securities.
Nobel Laureate Dr Yunus jailed for 6 months
03:18 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in jail on charges of violating labour law. Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka’s 3rd Labour Court pronounced the verdict on Monday.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
03:04 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayDenmark's Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, she announced on Sunday.
BCB announce squad for U19 World Cup
02:29 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced the squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup which is set to begin on January 19 in South Africa. Bangladesh Under-19 team selector Hannan Sarkar announced the squad at a press conference at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Monday.
Rakul and Jackky to get married on February 22
01:10 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayThe New Year is starting on a happy note for actor Rakul Preet Singh and her producer boyfriend Jackky Bhagnani with the couple taking their relationship to the next level.
Warner retires from ODIs as well as tests
12:25 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayAustralia opener David Warner said on Monday he had decided to call time on his one-day international and test match careers to spend more time with his family.
DU gets 15 new depts, accommodation for 6000 students in 15yr
12:09 PM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayDhaka University witnessed a massive development in the last 15 years as 15 new departments, 30 research centers and one institute were launched with expanding digital services and increasing accommodation facilities for around 6000 students.
US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi Red Sea attack
11:56 AM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayU.S. helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday.
Fireworks, weapons light skies as world enters 2024
11:31 AM, 01 Jan 2024 MondayFireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio and Sydney to celebrate the entry to 2024, while in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, rockets and strikes marked the year's earliest hours.
Congo president declared winner of chaotic election
09:55 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayPresident Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo's election, which has been condemned as a "sham" by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun...
Best Buy awards winners of ‘Ako Bijoyer Anando’ campaign
09:31 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayBest Buy, a popular retail chain of RFL Group, awarded the winners of ‘Ako Bijoyer Anando’, an art competition organized on the occasion of Victory Day...
ACC sues 24 including ICB MD for 'embezzling' Tk 311cr
09:11 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayA case has been filed against 24 people, including the managing directors of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and asset management company Universal Financial Solutions Limited (UFS), for allegedly embezzling around Tk 311.44 crore...
Sydney, Auckland first major cities to ring in 2024
08:11 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundaySydney and Auckland have become the world’s first major cities to ring in 2024, with more than a million revelers cheering spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over Sydney Harbor and New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower...
Two dengue patients die; 106 hospitalized in 24 hrs
06:51 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayTwo dengue patients died and 106 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours.
Hearing on Fakhrul's bail plea in nine cases Jan 9
06:02 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayA court in Dhaka on Sunday set January 9 for pronouncing judgment in nine cases filed with the capital's Ramna and Paltan Model Police Stations against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
BNP wants to foil elections through committing killings: Quader
04:57 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP wants to disrupt polls through politics of killing being failed in anti-government movement...
McDonald's Malaysia sues Israel boycott movement for $1 million in damages
04:32 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayMcDonald's Malaysia has sued a movement promoting boycotts against Israel for "false and defamatory statements" that it says hurt its business, seeking damages amounting to 6 million ringgit ($1.31 million)...
Man City beat Blades to close gap at the top
03:33 PM, 31 Dec 2023 SundayManchester City ended a stellar year on a high note by beating a battling Sheffield United side to move within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool...