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Gazette issued forming EC search committee
01:31 PM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government has issued a gazette notification forming a six-member search committee to select qualified individuals for the new Election Commission. The Cabinet Division issued the notification on Thursday.
Burning bodies in Ashulia: Ex-Addl SP arrested, taken to ICT
12:40 PM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayFormer Additional Superintendent of Police (Savar Circle) Shahidul Islam was arrested and taken to the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday in connection with the burning of bodies after the killing of students and others in Ashulia, Dhaka, on August 5.
RMG workers set fire to army, police vehicles in Kachukhet
11:52 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayProtesting ready-made garment (RMG) workers set fire to two vehicles belonging to the army and police in the Kachukhet area of Mirpur 14 in the capital on Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 10:00 am, turning the Kachukhet area into a battlefield during the protest, with traffic completely halted.
Dhaka highlights youth’s role in reforms at Commonwealth Summit
11:22 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayHighlighting the role of Bangladesh's youth in fostering recent democratic reforms in Bangladesh, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called upon Commonwealth leaders to engage 1.5 billion youth across the member states for a sustainable future.
N’ganj gas leak fire: Father also dies after 3 children
10:51 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayA man who sustained burn injuries, along with his wife and four children, in a fire caused by a gas pipeline leak at a house in the Dahargaon area of Rupganj, Narayanganj, on Friday night, died early Thursday, bringing the death toll in the incident to four.
New Hezbollah chief open to truce with Israel if offer is made
09:47 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayHezbollah's new leader on Wednesday said the beleaguered Lebanese movement could agree to a ceasefire under certain terms, as Israeli forces expand their bombardment of the group's bastions.
Israeli strikes kill 19 people including 8 women
09:33 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayIsraeli strikes have killed 19 people, including eight women, around Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek, the country's health ministry has said.
Yunus to accord reception to women’s football team today
09:04 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus will host a reception on Thursday for the Bangladesh national women's football team for clinching the title of the SAFF Championship in Nepal.
Dhaka to work with WHO directly bypassing Saima Wazed
08:27 AM, 31 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government has sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) wishing to work directly with it as its Regional Director for South-East Asia Saima Wazed is “dysfunctional right now”.
Gold price hits all-time high of Tk 1.43 lakh per bhori
09:46 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has raised the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 1,575 to Tk 1,43,526 per bhori, the highest rise in the country's history till Wednesday (October 30)...
Bangladesh retain SAFF Women's Championship title
09:04 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayBangladesh won the SAFF Women's Championship title for second consecutive times by defeating Nepal 2-1 in the final match held at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday. Earlier in 2022, Bangladesh made history by winning their maiden SAFF title...
UN fact-finding mission likely to finalise its report by early Dec: Turk
08:13 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday said the independent UN Fact Finding Mission, which is investigating atrocities committed during the July-August mass uprising in Bangladesh, would hopefully finalise its report by the first week of December...
Rabada back at No.1 in Test bowling rankings
07:35 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayKagiso Rabada has leapfrogged Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin and Josh Hazlewood to go top of the ICC men's Test bowling rankings after his nine-wicket haul in South Africa's first Test against Bangladesh...
Rizwan elected vice chairman of Eastland Insurance
06:30 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayRizwan Rahman, a sponsor director, has been elected vice chairman of Eastland Insurance PLC at the company's 225th Board Meeting held on October 30...
Shakib available for Afghanistan series: BCB president
06:20 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayBangladesh Cricket Board President Faruque Ahmed on Wednesday said that Shakib Al Hasan is available for the upcoming three-match ODIs against Afghanistan...
Bystander killed in rival drug peddlers' shootout in Pallabi
05:59 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayA 26-year-old woman, Ayesha Akter, was killed on Wednesday afternoon amid a gunfight between rival drug peddler groups in Dhaka's Pallabi area...
Govt yet to decide on opening UNHR Office: Touhid
05:39 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said that the government is yet to decide regarding opening of an office of the United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) in Dhaka...
Rabada's strikes, Mulder's century pile on the pain for Bangladesh
05:24 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayWiaan Mulder became the third maiden centurion for South Africa in the Chattogram Test, as the visitors completely dominated proceedings on the second day. They declared on 575 for 6m with Mulder, Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs hitting centuries...
Flash floods kill 51 in southeast Spain, rescuers say
05:03 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayAt least 51 people have died in flash floods in southeastern Spain, the regional government of Valencia said on Wednesday...
Rickshaw-pullers ask BRTA to set specific design for battery-run rickshaws
04:14 PM, 30 Oct 2024 WednesdayPeople with disabilities who serve as the sole breadwinners for their families are urging the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to establish specific standards for battery-run rickshaws and ensure safety measures in their design.