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26th anniversary of CHT Peace Accord today
12:42 PM, 02 Dec 2023 SaturdayToday is the 26th anniversary of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord. The accord was signed on December 2 in 1997 between the government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) during the first tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ending bloody conflicts in three hill districts.
SpaceX launches South Korean spy satellite from California
12:07 PM, 02 Dec 2023 SaturdayA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried South Korea's first spy satellite into orbit on Friday from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, after North Korea successfully launched its own military reconnaissance satellite last month.
Taijul’s six-for gives Bangladesh first home Test win against New Zealand
11:38 AM, 02 Dec 2023 SaturdayTaijul Islam scripted one of Bangladesh's finest Test victories, as he took six wickets in the second innings to complete a 10-wicket match haul to help beat New Zealand by 150 runs in Sylhet.
Earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of country
11:11 AM, 02 Dec 2023 SaturdayA 5.6 magnitude earthquake jolted different parts of the country including the capital on Saturday morning. The quake was felt in Chattogram, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Rangpur, Chuadanga, Noakhali, Kushtia and other parts of the country.
Participation of 30 registered parties in polls is a big success: Quader
06:41 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said it is a big success that 30 registered political parties are participating in the 12th general elections slated for January 7...
Taijul leaves Bangladesh three wickets away from victory on last day
05:54 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayNew Zealand 317 and 113 for 7 (Mitchell 44*, Sodhi 7*, Taijul 4-40) need another 219 runs to beat Bangladesh 310 and 338 (Shanto 105, Mushfiqur 67, Ajaz 4-148). Taijul Islam led the Bangladesh spinners...
Woman, daughter killed in Noakhali road crash
05:32 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayA woman and her daughter were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali on Friday morning...
Meta takes down thousands of fake Chinese accounts
04:36 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayMeta says it recently removed a network of thousands of fake and misleading accounts based in China...
BNP expels executive member Shah Shahid Sarwar
04:11 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayBNP has expelled central executive committee member Shah Shahid Sarwar for breaching party discipline...
Maritime ports asked to hoist distant cautionary signal 1
03:59 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one (r) one as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has developed into a depression. It was centered at noon today about 1555 km Southwest of Chattogram port...
Fighting resumes in Israel-Gaza war
02:48 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayThe Israeli army says it has resumed fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This came at around 7am local time (05:00GMT) on Friday, just as the deadline for the end of the Israel-Hamas truce passed with no extension agreement announced...
COP28 draft calls for fossil fuels to be reduced or eliminated
02:22 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayNegotiators released the first draft of a UN agreement on climate action Friday calling for fossil fuels to be reduced or eliminated, setting up a fierce fight at the COP28 talks in oil-rich UAE...
Liverpool beat LASK to top Europa League group
01:06 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayLiverpool have reached the last 16 of the Europa League as group winners with victory over LASK at Anfield...
PM for putting climate change victims in charge of fighting its impact
12:51 PM, 01 Dec 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has coauthored an article with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen on climate change in the famous American weekly news magazine, Newsweek...
Nothing to worry about US’s memorandum on labour rights: Dr Momen
09:58 PM, 30 Nov 2023 ThursdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said there is nothing to worry about new US policy on labor rights as Americans and Europeans buy Bangladeshi readymade garments...
Around 1cr returns should have to be submitted this year: NBR Chairman
09:50 PM, 30 Nov 2023 ThursdayNational Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem on Thursday said that around one crore income tax returns should have to be submitted in the current tax year (FY24) whereas some 35 lakh returns are submitted usually...
Seven dengue patients die; 877 hospitalized in 24 hrs
09:22 PM, 30 Nov 2023 ThursdaySeven dengue patients died and 877 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours...
BNP's Shahjahan Omar submits nomination on AL ticket
08:24 PM, 30 Nov 2023 ThursdayBNP vice-chairman Barrister Muhammad Shahjahan Omar, Bir Uttam, has submitted his nomination form online to the returning officer on Awami League ticket for Jhalakathi-1 (Rajapur-Kathalia) constituency for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election...
DRU new president Shuvo, secretary Mohiuddin
07:38 PM, 30 Nov 2023 ThursdayThe Dhaka Reporters Unity has elected Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo and Mohiuddin as its president and general secretary respectively...
Shanto's century puts Bangladesh in driver's seat
06:39 PM, 30 Nov 2023 ThursdayBangladesh 310 and 212 for 3 (Shanto 104*, Mushfiqur 43*, Patel 1-94) lead New Zealand 317 (Williamson 104, Philips 42, Taijul 4-109) by 205 runs...