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PM arrives in Rome to attend UN Food Systems Summit
08:56 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday arrived in Rome on a three-day official visit to Italy to attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment. A regular commercial flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Rome...
Nine dengue patients die; 2292 hospitalized in 24 hrs
08:39 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayNine dengue patients died and 2,292 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Saturday 8 am to Sunday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 176 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said...
How A.R. Rahman's late mother inspired him to become a musician
07:48 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayListening to A.R. Rahman's debut composition Chinna Chinna Asai from Roja back in 1992 left his late mother Kareema Begum in tears, reveals a recently dropped video comprising old footage of the Rahman family opening up about the composer’s struggles and rise to global recognition...
34 teachers served show-cause notice for absence in institutions
06:50 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayThe Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has served show-cause notice to 34 teachers for being absent without leave in the country's different educational institutions...
Russian attack on Odesa kills one, damages cathedral
06:03 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayA Russian air attack on Ukraine's southern port of Odesa early on Sunday killed one, injured nearly 20 and badly damaged an Orthodox cathedral, Ukrainian officials said, adding the icon of the patroness of the city had been retrieved from under the rubble...
BCB announces Tk 35 lakh bonus for Women's team
05:32 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced a Tk 35 lakh bonus for the Women's team for their tremendous performance against the Indian Women's team...
Most dengue patients come from 11 Dhaka city areas
05:02 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayMost of the dengue patients are coming from 11 areas under Dhaka's two cities, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The areas are Jatrabari, Mugda, Kadamtali, Jurain, Maniknagar and Sabujbag under Dhaka South City Corporation and Uttara...
Dr Yunus loses tax payment case in apex court
04:12 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a leave to appeal petition by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus against a High Court (HC) order eventually obligating him to pay Taka 12 crore tax...
Chelsea and Al-Hilal want Mbappe - Sunday's gossip
03:43 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayChelsea and Saudi club Al-Hilal have begun the process of trying to sign 24-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, who has not travelled with Paris St-Germain on their pre-season tour of Asia. (RMC Sport - in French)...
12 killed, 40 missing in Afghanistan flash flood
02:45 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayAt least 12 people were killed and up to 40 more are missing following a flash flood caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Sunday.
Mild heat wave sweeping and it may continue
01:29 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayMild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Dhaka, Panchagarh, Moulvibazar and Feni and it may continue. The meteorological department made this forecast for the next twenty-four hours beginning from 9am on Sunday.
Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to ‘all the birds’
12:16 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayElon Musk said he was looking to change Twitter's logo, tweeting: "And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.
College student killed as truck hits motorbike in Rampura
12:00 PM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayA college student was killed when a truck hit a motorcycle in front of Better Life Hospital in the capital’s Rampura early Sunday.
3 burnt in N’ganj gas cylinder blast
11:32 AM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayThree people were burnt in a gas cylinder explosion at a house in Fatullah of Naraynganj around 11:30pm on Saturday.
Cambodia election: Polls open in vote with no credible opposition
10:29 AM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayVoting is underway in Cambodia, where the country's long-term leader is virtually certain to extend his party's rule in an election where there are no serious challengers.
PM off to Italy to attend UN Food Systems Summit
09:24 AM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday left Dhaka for Rome, Italy on a three-day official visit to attend UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment. A regular commercial flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 05:05am.
98th birth anniversary of Tajuddin Ahmed today
09:16 AM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayThe 98th birth anniversary of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is being celebrated on Sunday.
11 killed in suspected arson attack on northern Mexican bar
08:39 AM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayEleven people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a bar in the northern Mexican border city of San Luis Rio Colorado after an expelled patron set it ablaze with a Molotov cocktail, authorities in the state of Sonora said on Saturday.
4 killed, 10 injured at Moscow mall after hot water pipe bursts
08:22 AM, 23 Jul 2023 SundayFour people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, officials said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns, and that emergency services were working on the scene.
Australia-Bangladesh willing to take bilateral relations to new height
09:52 PM, 22 Jul 2023 SaturdayAustralia and Bangladesh want to take the relationship between the two countries to a new height by strengthening partnership and expanding trade and investment in potential areas...