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Sadarghat launch fire under control
12:47 PM, 30 Jun 2023 FridayThe fire which broke out in a launch at Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka has been brought under control. Some 13 units of firefighters brought the fire under control around 12:10 pm after around one and a half hours of frantic efforts. Fire Service and Civil Defence duty officer Lima Khanam confirmed the matter...
Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead
12:13 PM, 30 Jun 2023 FridayAt least 100 people have died over the past two weeks in Mexico due to heat-related causes as temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the health ministry said on Thursday. A three-week-long heat wave this month strained the energy grid with record demand...
Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with due religious fervor braving rainfall
11:25 AM, 30 Jun 2023 FridayEid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country on Thursday amid due solemnity and religious fervor with offering prayers at mosques and Eidgahs and sacrificing animals braving the monsoon rain...
Police stop Gandhi visit to unrest-hit India state
05:36 PM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdaySenior leader of India's opposition Congress party Rahul Gandhi's tour of the violence-hit Manipur state has been stopped abruptly by the police...
Living near green space makes you 2.5 years younger: study
04:18 PM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayCity parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity, and instill a sense of calm in the urban jungle...
Main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha held at Jatiya Eidgah ground
03:15 PM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayThe main congregation (jamaat) of the holy Eid-ul Azha was held at Jatiya Eidgah ground adjacent to the High Court under the arrangement of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) amid heavy rainfall...
Arsenal agree 105m deal to sign West Ham's Rice
03:11 PM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayArsenal have agreed a deal worth £105m to sign West Ham's England midfielder Declan Rice...
Five-day bank holiday in Sri Lanka for debt restructure
01:57 PM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdaySri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday from Thursday to allow the crisis-hit nation to restructure $42bn (£33.2bn) in domestic debt...
PM greets FFs with gifts on Eid-ul-Azha
12:34 PM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims...
Five Eid congregations held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
11:56 AM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayFive congregations (jamaat) were held today at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha...
Four killed as truck, pickup van collide
11:51 AM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayFour people were killed and several others injured as a truck and pickup collided in Sirajganj on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Sujan Sheikh, 32, and Rabbi Hossain, 24, from Gaibandha and Masud Rana, 30, and Ayan, 4, from Natore...
President urges riches to stand by the underprivileged people
11:29 AM, 29 Jun 2023 ThursdayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin has called upon the country's affluent quarter to come forward to stand by the poverty-stricken and underprivileged people of the society to make Eid occasion joyful. "The joy of Eid should be shared with relatives and neighbours...
Advertising watchdog bans Hyundai and Toyota electric car ads
05:54 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayThe UK advertising watchdog has banned campaigns by Toyota and Hyundai for exaggerating the speed at which electric cars can be charged and misleading consumers about the availability of rapid-charging points across the UK and Ireland...
Kane wants to join Bayern - Wednesday's gossip
05:03 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayTottenham striker Harry Kane, 29, wants to join Bayern Munich but the German club's opening offer of £60m plus add-ons for the England captain has been deemed too low and they will need to get to at least £100m to have a chance of completing a deal. (Guardian)...
Homegoers enjoying hassle-free Eid journey: Quader
04:16 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the journey of home-bound people ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha is safe and trouble-free. "There is no suffering for home-bound people on buses, trains, and launches and they are enjoying a safe and hassle-free journey ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha...
Russian missile strike on restaurant kills nine in Ukraine
03:35 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayThe death toll from a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine rose to nine on Wednesday, as Kyiv downplayed the impact of the Wagner mutiny on fighting...
Shubhashree announces second pregnancy with Raj Chakrabarty
03:05 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayBengali actor Shubhashree Ganguly on Tuesday announced the news of her second pregnancy with her husband, filmmaker and TMC leader Raj Chakrabarty...
Light to moderate rain with gusty wind likely over country
02:00 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayBangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today...
Two killed as bus overturns in Bogura
01:04 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayTwo people were killed and two others injured as a bus overturned on the Bogura-Rangpur Highway in Shibganj upazila of Bogura on Wednesday morning...
Let's work for mankind's welfare being imbued with spirit of Eid-Ul-Azha: PM
12:09 PM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon all to devote themselves for welfare of the humankind being imbued with the spirit of sacrifice of the Eid-Ul-Azha...