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Patuakhali-1 MP Shahjahan Mia passes away
10:34 AM, 21 Oct 2023 SaturdayMd Shahjahan Mia, an Awami League lawmaker from Patuakhali-1 constituency and former State Minister for Religious Affairs, has passed away. He was 83. He breathed his last around 6am on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York civil trial
09:29 AM, 21 Oct 2023 SaturdayA New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order barring the former U.S. president from disparaging court staff during his civil fraud trial, warning that any future transgressions would bring "far more severe" sanctions including imprisonment.
US mother and daughter released from Hamas captivity
08:58 AM, 21 Oct 2023 SaturdayA mother and daughter from Chicago who were seized during the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and held hostage in Gaza have been released after Qatar brokered negotiations with the militant group.
‘Awesome’ Warner, Marsh star as Australia down Pakistan at WC
08:16 AM, 21 Oct 2023 SaturdayAustralia rode on punishing centuries from openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh to beat Pakistan by 62 runs in their World Cup game in Bengaluru on Friday. Australia's total of 367-9 was built on Warner's 163 with Marsh, on his 32nd birthday, hitting 121.
Quader asks AL men to guard homes, puja mandaps of Hindus
06:01 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday instructed the party leaders and activists to guard puja mandaps and residences of the Hindu community across the country during the Durga Puja...
Awami League father of terror: Mirza Fakhrul
05:24 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayTerming Awami League (AL) father of terror, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the ruling party made Bangladesh a terror state. "You (Awami League) are the father of terror," he said, adding, "You want to hold power by making the state system a reign of terror entirely."...
Israel bombs Greek Orthodox Gaza church sheltering displaced people
05:10 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayAn Israeli air attack has killed and injured a “large number” of displaced people sheltering at a church compound in Gaza, according to the besieged Palestinian enclave’s interior ministry...
Indian firm halts uniform sales to Israel police over Gaza war
03:55 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayAn Indian firm is terminating a longstanding contract to make uniforms for the Israeli police, telling AFP on Friday that it had made a "moral decision" in light of the war in Gaza...
Durga Puja begins today with Maha Shasthi
03:10 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayDurga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, began on Friday with the incarnation of Goddess Durga on the day of Maha Shasthi at temples and makeshift mandaps across the country amid due religious fervor and gaiety...
Weather may remain dry over country
02:50 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours beginning from 9 am on Friday...
Australia eye big target despite fall of wickets
02:27 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayAustralia Friday went on a rampage against Pakistani bowlers as their openers scored centuries before one of them was dismissed in the World Cup 2023 match being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Biden says US ‘holds world together’ as he condemns Putin and Hamas
12:53 PM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayUnited States President Joe Biden has said he will ask Congress for more money to support Israel and Ukraine, asserting in an impassioned speech that both nations were fighting enemies of democracy...
Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India
11:38 AM, 20 Oct 2023 FridayCanada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India -- fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. New Delhi planned to revoke diplomatic immunity for all but 21 of Canada's diplomats and their families by Friday, forcing Ottawa to pull out the others, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said...
Bangladesh suffer crushing defeat to India in World Cup
10:14 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdayBangladesh slipped to third straight defeat in the ICC Cricket World Cup when India crushed them by seven wickets, thanks to a sublime century of Virat Kohli at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday...
3,785 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza: Health Ministry
09:53 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdayAt least 3,785 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, according to the Health Ministry on Thursday. A ministry statement said over 12,000 people have also been injured in the assault.
Pakistan court forbids arrest of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif on his return
09:23 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdayA Pakistan court on Thursday barred authorities from arresting a former three-time prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, upon his expected return home on Saturday from four years in self-imposed exile, his lawyer said...
Father, son get life for murder in Joypurhat
08:51 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdayA court in Joypurhat has sentenced a man and his son to life-term imprisonment for the murder of a man over previous enmity...
Why skipping meals is a weight loss tool you should give up now
08:18 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdaySkipping meals as a means of maintaining or losing weight is a prevalent myth that can have detrimental effects on one’s health and overall weight management...
US State Department official resigns over Biden’s handling of Israel-Gaza war
07:50 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdayA US Department of State official has resigned over Washington’s decision to boost military aid to Israel, saying the US-supported Gaza war would lead to more suffering for both Israelis and Palestinians...
Bangladesh stutter after strong start to finish with 256
07:04 PM, 19 Oct 2023 ThursdayBangladesh failed to take advantage of the platform provided by their openers in Pune against India on Wednesday (October 19) as they finished with a par score of 256/8. Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das hit sparkling fifties and added 93 for the opening wicket before Bangladesh lost their way...