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Protests erupt in Libya over contact with Israel
12:12 PM, 28 Aug 2023 MondayLibya's PM has suspended his foreign minister after she met informally with her Israeli counterpart. Libya does not recognise Israel, as Tripoli backs the Palestinian cause, and the meeting has sparked protests.
Former Religious Affairs Minister Motiur Rahman dies
11:48 AM, 28 Aug 2023 MondayFormer Religious Affairs Minister and valiant freedom fighter Principal Motiur Rahman passed away on Sunday night. He was 81. Motiur, also former president of Mymensingh Awami League, breathed his last around 11pm while undergoing treatment at Nexus Cardiac Hospital in Mymensingh.
Salt-free diet ‘can reduce risk of heart problems by almost 20%’
09:55 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayCutting out salt from meals can slash your risk of heart problems and strokes by almost a fifth, the largest study of its kind suggests...
Rodri's dramatic winner sends Man City top
09:25 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayManchester City moved to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Sheffield United thanks to Rodri's rocket late in the game...
Liton misses flight due to illness as Tigers leave for Asia Cup
08:56 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayOpener Liton Das, also the vice-captain of the team, missed the Sri Lanka-bound flight due to his illness, confirmed the medical department of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...
11 dengue patients die; 2327 hospitalized in 24 hrs
08:07 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayEleven dengue patients died and 2,327 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours. With the latest death, a total of 548 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Sunday. Currently, 8,299 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
University student's death: charges pressed against bus driver, helper
07:58 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayPolice have pressed charges against the driver of a 'Victor Classic Paribahan' bus and his assistant in a case over the death of a private university female student in Dhaka...
Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' to be released in Bangladesh
06:55 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer film Jawan will be released in Bangladesh theatres on September 8, a day after its worldwide release...
Russia says genetic tests confirm Prigozhin died in plane crash
05:35 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayRussian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last Wednesday. Russia's aviation agency had previously published the names of all 10 people on board the private jet...
WB to provide $300m to help 900,000 rural youths in Bangladesh
05:20 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThe government of Bangladesh and the World Bank on Sunday signed a $300 million financing agreement to equip about 900,000 economically disengaged rural youths with skills and alternative education needed for employment and entrepreneurship...
Xi Jinping calls for protection of ‘hard-won stability’ in Xinjiang visit
04:44 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayChinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Xinjiang, calling on officials to conserve “hard-won social stability” in a region where Beijing is accused of abuses that the United Nations has said could amount to “crimes against humanity”...
Three cops killed as train hits pickup van
03:54 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThree people constables were killed and three others injured as a train hit a pickup van carrying cops in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Mizan, Iskander and Hossain, who worked at Sitakunda Police Station...
Mbappe fires as PSG claim first win of the season
03:34 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayKylian Mbappe's double helped Paris St-Germain beat Lens to claim their first Ligue win of the season...
UK wants to see free, participatory polls in Bangladesh: CEC
02:15 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayChief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said the United Kingdom (UK) wants to see a free, fair and participatory elections in Bangladesh. The CEC said this after a meeting with British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke at Nirbachan Bhaban in the captial’s Agargaon on Sunday.
Quader for wiping out poisonous trees of communalism from country
01:21 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader today urged to wipe out the poisonous trees of the communal forces for developing a modern and civilized nation.
Rajshahi’s mangoes exported to Russia for the first time
12:28 PM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayA Rajshahi-based exporting organization has sent gourmati and katimon varieties of mangoes to Russian markets from Rajshahi for the first time. Air Arabia G9-517 flight departed from Dhaka with 200 kilograms of gourmati and 100 kilograms of katimon for Russia on Saturday morning.
Father, daughter killed in landslide in Ctg
11:55 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayA man and his daughter were killed in a landslide at Sholoshahar adjacent to Panchlaish thana in Chattogram early Sunday. The deceased Md Sohel, 35, and his seven-month-old daughter Bibi Jannat, were residents of IW Colony.
Gunman kills 3, himself in racially motivated shooting in Florida
11:24 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayA white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime.
National Poet Kazi Nazrul’s 47th death anniversary today
11:10 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThe 47th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed in the country on Sunday in a befitting manner.
HSC exams of 3 boards begin
10:17 AM, 27 Aug 2023 SundayThe Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams under the Chittagong Education Board, Madrasah Education Board, and Technical Education Board began at 10am on Sunday. More than 3 lakh examinees are expected to sit for the exams.