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Messi, Argentina to face old foe Chile in Copa America
03:20 PM, 08 Dec 2023 FridayLionel Messi and Argentina will get the chance to avenge their defeats to Chile in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals after being grouped with their old rivals in the draw for next year's tournament on Thursday...
India bans export of onions till March 2024
02:57 PM, 08 Dec 2023 FridayIn a move to curb inflation ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Centre has banned the export of onions till March 2024. The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification to this effect on Thursday. As per the notification, the export policy of onions has been amended from ‘Free’ to Prohibited...
19 held for cheating in primary teacher recruitment test
02:39 PM, 08 Dec 2023 FridayPolice have detained 19 people in Rangpur for cheating in the assistant teacher recruitment test of government primary schools...
Medical entry tests to take place on Feb 9
12:40 PM, 08 Dec 2023 FridayThe admission tests for the country's government and private medical colleges for the academic session 2023-24 will take place on February 9. The decision was made in a meeting of the admission committee at the Directorate General of Medical Education in the capital Dhaka on Thursday, sources in the meeting said...
Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges
11:39 AM, 08 Dec 2023 FridayHunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on multiple counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden's troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings...
Dhaka's rail communication with other parts suspended
09:39 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayRail communication between the capital Dhaka and most other parts of the country has been suspended as a train derailed near Tejgaon Station in the city on Thursday evening. Officer-in-Charge of Dhaka Railway Police Station Ferdous Ahmed Bishwas confirmed the matter...
Displacement, death, hunger as Israel’s war on Gaza enters third month
08:53 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayFighting has escalated in Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis as Israeli air strikes rain down throughout the enclave, forcing Palestinians to flee to increasingly crammed pockets...
Two dengue patients die; 537 hospitalized in 24 hrs
08:25 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayTwo dengue patients died and 537 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours...
Three killed in bus-Mahendra collision in Jhalakathi
07:45 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayThree people were killed and several others injured in a collision between a bus and a passenger vehicle (locally known as Mahendra) in Nalchity upazila of Jhalakathi on Thursday afternoon...
29 BNP men jailed in separate sabotage cases
06:46 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayTwo Dhaka courts today convicted and sentenced 29 leaders and activists of BNP and its front wings including Juba Dal president Sultan Salauddin Tuku and Swechasebak Dal general secretary Md Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel to different terms of jail in two separate sabotage cases...
41st BCS: 3164 recommended for non-cadre posts
05:53 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdaySome 3,164 candidates who did not get any cadre after passing the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations have been recommended to be appointed to different non-cadre posts...
Bus set on fire in Shahbagh
04:52 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayMiscreants set a bus of 'Taranga Paribahan' on fire in Shahbagh area of the capital Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place in front of Aziz Super Market around 1:35 pm, said duty officer Rozina Akter at Fire Service and Civil Defence. However, no casualties were reported in the incident, she said...
Israel intensifies daily raids on occupied West Bank
04:32 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayThe Israeli army is intensifying its raids on the occupied West Bank, with near-daily incursions taking place across the territory...
Bailey fires Villa to memorable win over Man City
03:46 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayFor a while now Aston Villa have openly and confidently declared qualifying for the Champions League is their primary objective this season and, on this evidence, after defeating and disposing of Manchester City, they will be in the conversation for the long haul...
Mufti Amir Hamza released from jail
02:40 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayIslamic scholar and preacher Mufti Amir Hamza has been released on bail from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur in a case filed for plotting an attack with a sword on Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
Rain washes out first session of the second day of final Test
01:08 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayThe first session of day two of the second and final Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand was washed out due to persistent rain at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.
HC denies bail to Fakhrul, issues rule
12:32 PM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) on Thursday rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over vandalizing Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan’s residence during his party’s grand rally on October 28.
Bangladesh to continue support for UN Peacekeeping Agenda: FM
11:35 AM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayForeign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen has pledged that Bangladesh would continue supporting the seven priorities of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General's Action for Peacekeeping agenda.
Passenger bus torched in Motijheel
11:19 AM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayMiscreants set a passenger bus on fire at Motijheel bak chattar in the capital Dhaka on Thursday morning during the ongoing 48-hour countrywide blockade of road, rail, and waterways called by the BNP and like-minded opposition parties.
Meta to start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Messenger
10:37 AM, 07 Dec 2023 ThursdayMeta Platforms said on Wednesday it has started to roll out end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook, reports Reuters.