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Hajj registration deadline extended to Dec 31
05:52 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayThe deadline for Hajj registration under government and private management has been extended to December 31 as the quota is yet to be filled. The Religious Affairs Ministry said this in a notice on Sunday. However, the registration began on November 15 and was supposed to end today (December 10)...
Indonesians rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza
05:10 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayMore than 1000 Indonesians have rallied in support of Palestine in North Sumatra’s biggest city and capital, with attendees describing their fellow Muslims in the Middle East as being “like family”...
President urges global community to resolve all conflicts thru talks
04:31 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged the international community to ensure permanent solutions to all kinds of conflicts and stand by the under-privileged and oppressed people...
West Indies beat England to clinch ODI series win
04:09 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayWest Indies got over the line in a nervy chase to beat England by four wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-shortened third one-day international in Barbados...
BNP announces fresh 36-hour blockade
03:45 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayBNP and like-minded parties have announced a fresh 36-hour blockade of road, rail, and waterways across the country from early Tuesday. The blockade will be held from Tuesday 6 am to Wednesday 6 am demanding cancellation of the schedule of the 12th national election...
Adam Tamizi sent to rehabilitation centre: DB chief
02:53 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayThe chief of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Harun Or Rashid on Sunday said Haque Group Chairman Adam Tamizi Haque has been sent to a rehabilitation centre in police custody.
BNP forms human chain in Dhaka marking Human Rights Day
01:12 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formed a human chain in Dhaka marking International Human Rights Day on Sunday. The human chain was formed in front of the National Press Club at 10:55am. Several thousand leaders and activists of the party took part in the programme.
2 killed as private car hits traffic island in Gazipur
12:00 PM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayTwo people were killed when a private car hit a traffic island on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Palli Bidyut area in Kaliakair of Gazipur early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 45 and Ibrahim, 36.
400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals
11:24 AM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayDilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, chief of a provincial fishing community has confirmed, adding to a recent surge of Myanmar's Muslim minority arriving in the country.
Mahsa Amini’s family stopped at airport on way to collect award
10:43 AM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayThe family of Mahsa Amini have been banned from flying to France to collect a top human rights prize in her honour.
AL joint meeting on Monday
10:13 AM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayA joint meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Dhaka city south and north units as well as its associate bodies' presidents and general secretaries will be held at the party's central Bangabandhu Avenue office at 11am on Monday.
PSG get hard-fought 2-1 win over Nantes to extend lead in Ligue 1
09:56 AM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayRandal Kolo Muani's late goal helped Paris St Germain secure a 2-1 victory over Nantes on Saturday to claim an eighth straight Ligue 1 win and extend their lead at the top of the standings.
Pennsylvania University president quits in antisemitism row
09:13 AM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayA US university president has quit after her comments about antisemitism on campus during a Congressional hearing triggered a major backlash.
Half of Gaza’s population is starving, warns UN
08:59 AM, 10 Dec 2023 SundayA senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza's population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy director of the UN World Food Programme, said only a fraction of supplies needed have been able to enter the Strip - and nine out of 10 people cannot eat everyday.
Adam Tamizi Haque arrested
10:06 PM, 09 Dec 2023 SaturdayHaque Group Chairman Adam Tamizi Haque was arrested from his residence in Gulshan of Dhaka on Saturday evening. Later, he was taken to the office of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at Minto Road in the capital. Confirming the arrest, Additional Commissioner and DB chief Mohammad Harun Or Rashid said more details would be provided later...
Europe agrees landmark AI regulation deal
09:38 PM, 09 Dec 2023 SaturdayEurope on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments' use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT...
BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf shifted to ICU
09:08 PM, 09 Dec 2023 SaturdayBNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following the deterioration of his condition...
Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator
08:30 PM, 09 Dec 2023 SaturdayA US senator has called for a government investigation into the impact on national security of garlic imports from China...
Two dengue patients die; 362 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:32 PM, 09 Dec 2023 SaturdayTwo dengue patients died and 362 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours...
Barrister Mainul Hosein passes away
07:18 PM, 09 Dec 2023 SaturdayFormer caretaker government adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein died on Saturday evening. He breathed his last around 6:30 pm while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in the capital Dhaka, his personal assistant Raju Mia told Jago News. His first namaz-e-janaza will be held in Baridhara...