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De Kock, van der Dussen tons power SA to strong total
06:59 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayHundreds from Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen propelled South Africa to a total of 357/4 in the World Cup fixture against New Zealand in Pune. It was the eighth consecutive time South Africa went past the 300-run mark while batting first this year...
WB approves $210m to benefit about 1.7m pregnant women, mothers
06:24 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayThe World Bank's board of executive directors today approved $210 million for the Bangladesh Enhancing Investments and Benefits for Early Years (BEIBEY) Project...
Hasan Sarwardy put on 8-day remand
05:27 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayA court in Dhaka has put Lieutenant General (retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy on an eight-day remand in a case filed for alleged breach of trust by pretending to be someone else...
Shaheen Shah Afridi ranked No. 1 ODI bowler for the first time
04:58 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayShaheen Shah Afridi, the Pakistan fast bowler, has soared seven spots to become the No. 1 ranked ODI bowler in the format, according to the latest ICC rankings...
Mirza Abbas placed on 5-day remand
04:42 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayA court in Dhaka has placed BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas on a five-day remand in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin passed the order on Wednesday after police had produced him before the court, seeking a five-day remand...
Three-dev schemes' joint inauguration features Bangladesh-India rare friendship: PM
03:48 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the joint inauguration of three India-assisted development schemes demonstrated the rare friendship and mutual cooperation...
Saima Wazed nominated to lead WHO South-East Asia region
02:31 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed has been nominated as the next World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia. The newly appointed regional director will take office on 1 February 2024.
Bus torched in Mughda, one suspect detained
01:49 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayMiscreants set a bus on fire in the capital’s Mughda around 10:55am on Wednesday amid the second day of the three-day country-wide blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Hasina, Modi jointly open Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link
12:52 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday jointly inaugurated the 12.24 km Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link, hoping to foster possibilities in trade, business, tourism and people to people contact.
Cashless society to expedite country’s dev, ease revenue collection: PM
12:32 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said establishment of cashless society in the country will expedite development and ease revenue collection.
Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war
12:01 PM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayBolivia has cut diplomatic ties with Israel over what it describes as "aggressive and disproportionate" military actions in Gaza.
PM unveils first ever local currency card “TakaPay”
11:42 AM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has unveiled Bangladesh's first ever local currency card, "TakaPay", aiming to reduce dependency on international cards such as Visa, Mastercard as well as to save foreign currencies.
BNP, Jamaat’s blockade underway for 2nd day
11:21 AM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayThe second day of the three-day countrywide blockade, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway on Wednesday. Buses, CNG-run three wheelers and private vehicles were seen on Dhaka streets in the morning.
Oman suspends issuance of new visas for Bangladeshis
10:05 AM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayOman government has suspended the issuance of visas across all categories for Bangladeshi nationals, Oman-based English newspaper the Times of Oman reported on Tuesday.
North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world
09:28 AM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayNorth Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang's missions close worldwide.
Anti-war protesters interrupt Blinken at US Senate hearing
08:31 AM, 01 Nov 2023 WednesdayProtesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
Dozens killed in Israeli air attack on Gaza refugee camp
09:55 PM, 31 Oct 2023 TuesdayDozens of people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, according to a medical official and Palestinian authorities in the besieged territory...
Pakistan race to victory to eliminate Bangladesh
09:32 PM, 31 Oct 2023 TuesdayFakhar Zaman scored a rapid 81 as Pakistan raced to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the World Cup...
Mirza Abbas, Alal arrested
09:15 PM, 31 Oct 2023 TuesdayBNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas and Joint Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal have been arrested. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police apprehended them on Tuesday night. Of them, Mirza Abbas was arrested from a branch of Dhaka Bank at Shahidbagh in Dhaka, according to DB...
Bengali literature needs extensive translation to reach global: Selina Hossain
08:36 PM, 31 Oct 2023 TuesdayNoted fiction writer Selina Hossain has opined that Bengali literature should be widely translated into other languages to give Bengali a global form...