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Russian missile strike on cafe, shop kills 51 in Ukraine
09:20 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayA Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in a village in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 51 people as they held a memorial service, Ukrainian officials said. The cafe and shop were struck and reduced to rubble early in the afternoon in Hroza village in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region...
Ishtiaq gets bail in case over attack on Bernicat's convoy
07:54 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdaySushashoner Jonno Nagorik Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar's brother-in-law Md Ishtiaq Mahmud has been granted bail in a case over the attack on the convoy of former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat...
Nine dengue patients die; 2617 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:09 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayNine dengue patients died and 2,617 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours. With the latest death, a total of 1,055 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Thursday. Currently, 9,265 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Root steers England to 282-9 v New Zealand in World Cup opener
06:55 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayEngland's Joe Root made 77 in an otherwise inconsistent batting display by holders England, who posted 282-9 against New Zealand in the first match of the 50-over World Cup on Thursday...
PRAN Dairy signs deal with Bangladesh Krishi Bank
06:49 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayThe country’s leading milk processor PRAN Dairy Limited and Bangladesh Krishi Bank signed a deal on supply chain finance to promote the country’s dairy sector...
Rooppur power plant is another step towards Smart Bangladesh: PM
05:50 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayReiterating to build the country as "Smart Bangladesh", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is another step in building smart Bangladesh...
Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature
05:32 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayNorwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the award-giving body said on Thursday...
Rooppur power plant gets nuclear fuel
04:59 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayThe Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) on Thursday received the nuclear fuel to produce electricity at a function at its site as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually joined it. With the handing over of the radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities...
PSG, Mbappe humbled by Newcastle in Champions League
04:23 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayParis Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé suffered a chastening defeat in the Champions League group stages, losing 4-1 at the hands of Newcastle United on Wednesday...
Alvarez and Doku help Man City to late Leipzig win
03:45 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdaySubstitutes Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku scored late goals as Manchester City recovered from back-to-back defeats to beat Leipzig in the Champions League...
NZ field against England as ODI World Cup gets under way
02:39 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayNew Zealand's stand-in captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to field against England as the 50-overs World Cup in India got under way with a rematch of the 2019 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.
Poet Asad Chowdhury no more
01:59 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayEkushey Padak-winning poet and freedom fighter Asad Chowdhury has passed away. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Canada around 1pm on Thursday (Bangladesh local time). His son-in-law Nadim Iqbal confirmed his death to the media.
PM to brief media on USA, UK tour on Friday
01:42 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Friday afternoon on the outcome of her recent official visit to the USA and the UK. The press conference will start at 4pm at her official residence Ganabhaban, PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said.
Shikhar Dhawan gets divorce on grounds of cruelty by wife
12:53 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayThe family court of Delhi on Wednesday granted divorce to Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and her estranged wife and said the petitioner (Shikhar Dhawan) is entitled to decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty.
Small tsunami waves reach Japan’s Izu islands after 6.6 M quake
12:17 PM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayTsunami waves measuring up to 30 cm in height were observed on at least one of the Izu islands following a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in the western Pacific Ocean late Thursday morning.
Nuclear fuel handover ceremony for RNPP today
11:18 AM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayThe nuclear fuel handover ceremony (graduation ceremony) for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will be held at the plant site in Pabna’s Ishwardi on Thursday as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to virtually join it.
Dr Yunus appears at ACC
11:02 AM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayGrameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has appeared at the headquarters of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the capital’s Segunbagicha after being summoned by it in a case filed against him and 12 others for allegedly embezzling and laundering Tk 25.22 crore from the company.
US gives 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Kyiv
10:05 AM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayThe US has sent roughly 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran last year to Ukraine, its military has said. The US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the Middle East, says the rounds were confiscated from a ship bound for Yemen in December.
Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch with new AI feature
09:25 AM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayAlphabet's Google on Wednesday launched Pixel 8 smartphones and a new smartwatch that integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) technology more deeply into the company's consumer gadgets.
Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host 2030 World Cup
09:04 AM, 05 Oct 2023 ThursdayIn a surprise announcement a year earlier than planned FIFA allocated the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal on Wednesday but also said Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host three matches to mark the tournament's centenary.