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Water levels in 55 rivers rise, 52 fall
07:06 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayWater levels at 55 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 52 stations recorded fall...
HC grants bail to Mushtaq, orders to take the student into safe custody
06:26 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe High Court has granted a six-week anticipatory bail to Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed, a donor member of the board of governors of Ideal School and College, Motijheel, Dhaka in a case filed for allegedly forcibly marrying a student of the institution...
Small aircraft crashes on highway in Malaysia, 10 dead
05:43 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayA small aircraft crashed onto a highway near Shah Alam in the Malaysian state of Selangor on Thursday (Aug 17), killing 10 people including an assemblyman. "For now, I can say at least 10 people were killed in the plane crash. Two passing motorists - one in a car and one on a motorcycle...
Taliban’s ties with Pakistan fraying amid mounting security concerns
04:40 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayAs the Afghan Taliban celebrated two years of their control over Afghanistan on August 15, their relationship with Pakistan, their longtime ally and neighbour, looks increasingly fraught...
Man gets death for burning wife to death
04:19 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayA court in Jamalpur has awarded a man death sentence for burning his wife to death in Dewanganj upazila...
India's lunar mission inches closer to Moon
03:42 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayIndia's third lunar mission is inching closer to the Moon's little-explored south pole where it aims to set down a lander and rover on 23 August...
Universal Pension Scheme to ensure everyone’s better life: PM
02:13 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Universal Pension Scheme will ensure better and improved life of everyone by bringing country's people aged above 18 under its coverage.
Dinajpur mayor summoned for derogatory remark on Justice
01:32 PM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has summoned Dinajpur municipality mayor and BNP leader Syed Jahangir Alam for his derogatory remark about Justice M Enayetur Rahim.
PM opens Universal Pension Scheme
11:48 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the much-talked-about Universal Pension Scheme to bring all the people of the country aged above 18 under the scheme. She initially opened the pension scheme - Pragati, Surokkha, Samata and Prabashi - joining the inaugural programme virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence.
Singapore arrests 10 foreigners, seizes S$1 bln assets
11:13 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdaySingapore police have seized about S$1bn ($735m; £578m) - including luxury homes, cars and cash - in one of its biggest anti-money laundering probes.
HSC exams under eight boards begin
10:18 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams under eight general education boards began on Thursday across the country. The exams began at 10am with Bangla 1st Paper on the first day. More than 10 lakh students are expected to take the tests at 1,384 centres.
Int’l jute and handicraft fair on October 5-9
09:18 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayA five-day-long 'International Jute and Handicraft Fair-2023' will be held from October 5 to October 9 at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center (BBCFEC) in the capital's outskirts Purbachal.
JS goes into 24th session on Sept 3
09:06 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe 24th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on September 3. President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the 24th session of the parliament exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution.
18th anniversary of August 17 series blasts today
08:50 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe 18th anniversary of the countrywide simultaneous bomb attacks carried out by the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on August 17, 2005 is being observed on Thursday.
60 feared dead after boat sinks off Cape Verde in West Africa
08:30 AM, 17 Aug 2023 ThursdayMore than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the island of Sal.
BNP engages in conspiracy to thwart next polls: PM
09:42 PM, 16 Aug 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the BNP knows they won't come to power through election by securing people's votes, and that is why the party is engaged in conspiracy to thwart the next election...
Eight boards' 10 lakh students to sit for HSC exams tomorrow
09:27 PM, 16 Aug 2023 WednesdayThis year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations will start across the country on Thursday with the Bangla First Paper...
Indulge in the Taste of a Sparkling Summer Brunch @ Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden!
08:46 PM, 16 Aug 2023 WednesdayMissed Breakfast? Or forgetting to set the alarm clock on time to get ready to dive into the array of mouth-watering of breakfast items?...
Tipu-Prity murder: Councillor Maruf sent to jail
08:26 PM, 16 Aug 2023 WednesdayDhaka South City Corporation's 10 No. Ward Councillor and Awami League leader Maruf Ahmed Mansur has been sent to jail in the case over the murder of AL leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity...
Nine dengue patients die; 2149 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:25 PM, 16 Aug 2023 WednesdayNine dengue patients died and 2,149 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours. With the latest death, a total of 435 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Wednesday. Currently, 9,165 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...