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Australian lawmakers recommend potential WeChat ban on govt devices
06:46 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayA senate committee investigating how foreign powers use social media to interfere in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning Chinese messaging service WeChat on government devices...
AL, Sheikh Hasina never flee: PM
05:52 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reiterated that Awami League (AL) is always beside people, saying "AL, Sheikh Hasina never flee" rather her party's only motto is to improve the lives and livelihoods of the countrymen. "Sheikh Hasina or AL never run away, didn't flee," she said responding to BNP's remark that "AL will not get escape route"...
Guns and Gulaabs: New motion poster featuring Dulquer Salmaan as Arjun Varma unveiled
05:03 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayMakers of the upcoming series ‘Guns and Gulaabs’ on Tuesday unveiled a new motion poster featuring actor Dulquer Salmaan...
Nipun Roy gets bail in case over Dholaikhal clash
04:30 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe High Court has granted bail to BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury in a case over the clash between BNP men and police at Dholaikhal in Old Dhaka...
Fabinho makes move to Al-Ittihad from Liverpool
03:59 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayBrazil midfielder Fabinho has completed a move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad from Liverpool on a three-year deal...
Bizli Cables gives financial support to electrician family
03:32 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayBizli Cables, the country’s leading business conglomerate RFL Group’s cable brand, provided financial assistance worth Tk 1 lakh to an electrician’s family who died after being electrocuted...
Jamaat announces rally in Dhaka on August 4
02:48 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has cancelled its today’s rally in Dhaka after failing to secure permission from the police.
US wants to send pre-polls observers to Bangladesh in Oct
01:34 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said his country wants to send a pre-assessment election monitoring team to Bangladesh in October. The experts from National Democratic Institute and International Institute will be in this team.
MPO teachers start fast unto death
12:58 PM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe secondary-level teachers under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system started a fast unto death programme on Tuesday demanding nationalisation of their jobs. Wearing burial shrouds, they started the programme in front of National Press Club in the capital at 10am.
Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election
11:59 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayMyanmar’s military has officially postponed an election promised by August this year after extending a state of emergency it imposed in the aftermath of its 2021 coup.
Positive contact reduces belief in conspiracy theories
11:22 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayNew UEA research suggests that positive interactions with members of other groups can reduce the amount of baseless conspiracy theories about those organisations.
PM to open, lay foundation of 32 projects in Rangpur Wednesday
10:50 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 27 development schemes and lay foundation stones of five others including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre in the district on Wednesday.
16 killed in crane accident in India
09:20 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdaySixteen workers were crushed to death late last night when a crane collapsed on them at a construction site in Thane's Shahapur in Maharashtra of India, police said. The crane fell on a group of workers who were engaged in the construction of the Samruddhi Expressway, killing them instantly. Three injured workers were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they are being treated for their injuries.
Netrokona-4 by-polls: AL candidate elected MP unopposed
08:56 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayAwami League-backed candidate Sajjadul Hasan has been elected uncontested in the by-election to Netrokona-4 constituency.
Month of mourning begins
08:25 AM, 01 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe month of mourning has begun on Tuesday commemorating the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 1975. The August 15 carnage is the ugliest chapter of the nation's history as the self-confessed killers not only assassinate the nation's founding father alone, but also killed 16 other members of his family, friends and relatives.
Foreign observers sure about EC’s capacity to hold next poll: Hasan
05:51 PM, 31 Jul 2023 MondayInformation and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said it seems that foreign observers are sure of Election Commission's capacity in holding a free and fair national election as per the country's constitution.
Probe report in BB reserve heist case on September 20
04:25 PM, 31 Jul 2023 MondayA Dhaka court has set September 20 for submitting probe report in the case lodged over the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016.
Don’t be afraid of seeing movement: PM
04:00 PM, 31 Jul 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated her firm conviction that no one would be allowed to play ducks and drakes with the fate of the countrymen, saying there is no reason to be worried about movement.
Daredevil known for high-rise stunts dies after falling from 68th floor
03:35 PM, 31 Jul 2023 MondayA French daredevil known for scaling skyscrapers around the world has died after falling from the 68th floor of a building in Hong Kong.
PM confers “Bangabandhu Public Administration Award”
02:26 PM, 31 Jul 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday distributed "Bangabandhu Public Administration Award-2023" to 28 officials of the administration and two government departments.