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Metro rail's test run on Agargaon-Motijheel begins today
02:29 PM, 07 Jul 2023 FridayThe much-awaited test run of the metro rail from Agargaon to Motijheel will begin today. "Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will inaugurate the test run of the metro rail from Agargaon at 4:pm," Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd MAN Siddique told BSS...
Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app
12:34 PM, 07 Jul 2023 FridayTwitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads...
Dhaka Residential College student goes missing in Piyain River
11:58 AM, 07 Jul 2023 FridayA student of Dhaka Residential Model College has gone missing in Piyain River in Jaflong of Sylhet...
Only AL can hold a free & fair election in country, PM tells JS
11:22 AM, 07 Jul 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday unequivocally told the Parliament that only Awami League (AL) can hold a free, fair and impartial election, vowing to continue work for the country's people in the coming days ahead...
Cop's hanging body recovered in Dhaka
09:32 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayThe hanging body of a police member has been recovered from a house in New Market area in Dhaka...
Most Swedes want ban on Quran burnings after global outcry
08:37 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayA majority of Swedish people support a ban on the public burning of religious texts such as the Quran or the Bible, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Swedish national television broadcaster SVT...
Govt appoints new DCs in 10 districts
07:32 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayThe government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) in 10 districts of the country...
Zero Covid death, 35 cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:59 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 35 cases in the last 24 hours (from Wednesday 8 am to Thursday 8 am)...
Two dengue patients die; 661 hospitalized in 24 hrs
06:41 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayTwo dengue patients died and 661 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Wednesday 8 am to Thursday 8 am)...
PM for continuation of democracy to sustain country's development
06:01 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for the continuation of democracy and stability to maintain the country's ongoing development and progress...
Indictment hearing in graft case against Samrat Aug 28
05:42 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday set August 28 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a graft case against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat...
PM inaugurates new office for JS officers
04:59 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated a new office for the officers of the parliament secretariat...
Indonesia pulls out of hosting World Beach Games after Israel controversy
04:34 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayThe 2023 World Beach Games, scheduled to take place in Bali next month, have been canceled after hosts Indonesia suddenly withdrew from the tournament...
Wagner chief is still in Russia, not Belarus: Lukashenko
03:51 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayWagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia and none of the mercenary group's fighters have set up in Belarus, its president said Thursday, casting doubt on a Kremlin deal to end their insurrection...
PSG appoint Luis Enrique as new coach
02:39 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayFormer Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique has been appointed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal, the French champions announced on Wednesday.
Tamim Iqbal retires three months before World Cup
01:51 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayIn a shock development Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh's ODI captain, has retired from international cricket three months before the World Cup begins in India, bringing a sudden end to a 16-year international career.
Truck-auto rickshaw collision kills 2 in Bogura
01:07 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayTwo people were killed and two others injured when a truck collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the Sadar upazila of Bogura early Thursday.
Disney star and pop singer Coco Lee dies at 48
12:10 PM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdaySinger Coco Lee, who enjoyed pop stardom in Asia in the 1990s and 2000s, has died at the age of 48.
Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads
11:23 AM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayFacebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter features such as hashtags and trending topics. But now Facebook’s parent company is taking perhaps its biggest swipe at Twitter yet.
3 killed in Russian rocket strike on Lviv, says mayor
10:51 AM, 06 Jul 2023 ThursdayA Russian rocket has hit an apartment building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, killing at least three people, the local mayor has said.