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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...
Crowds 'stone the devil' in final hajj ritual
11:39 AM, 28 Jun 2023 WednesdayMassive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close. From dawn, hundreds of thousands of worshippers began pelting pebbles at three concrete monoliths representing Satan...
Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin starts exile in Belarus
09:20 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayRussian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny against the Russian military by his fighters, state news agency BELTA said, quoting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko...
One dies, three missing in C'nawabganj boat capsize
08:23 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayA man died and three others, including a child, went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma River in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque, 60, a resident of Chhayrashia village under Alatuli union while those who went missing are Nezam Uddin, 57, and Abdur Rahman, 52...
All set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on Thursday
07:40 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayAll preparations have been completed to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, on Thursday (June 29) across the country with due solemnity and religious fervor. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zil Hajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)...
WHO warns Covid 'has not gone away'
06:12 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayThe World Health Organization's European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region...
Teacher, son killed as bus rams motorcycle
05:09 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayA primary school teacher and his minor son were killed as a bus rammed a motorcycle in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha on Tuesday morning...
BNP does not worry about welfare of country, its people: Quader
04:28 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that BNP, born in the womb of dictatorship, never cares about the welfare of the country and the people. "The non-political and evil activities of BNP, born in the womb of dictatorship...
President, PM greet countrymen on Eid-ul-Azha
03:58 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday greeted countrymen as well as Muslims across the globe on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha to be observed on June 29...
Pakistan army sacks officers over Imran Khan protests
03:52 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayPakistan's army has fired three senior officers for their conduct during protests following the May arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan...
Internet furious at Netflix for re-releasing Titanic after Titan tragedy
02:59 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayA section of people on social media platforms are angry at Netflix for re-releasing James Cameron's iconic film Titanic on the platform, just days after the Titan tragedy.
3 killed as auto-rickshaw collides with Bhatbhati in Bogura
02:28 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayThree people were killed and two others injured when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a locally made vehicle called Bhatbhati on Naogaon-Bogura highway at Erulia Mondolpara in the Sadar upazila of Bogura on Tuesday morning.
2023 ODI World Cup schedule finally released
01:12 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayThe 2023 men's ODI World Cup will begin on October 5 in Ahmedabad, and matches will be held across ten venues, and culminate in the final - also in Ahmedabad - on November 19. The semi-finals will be held in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16.
US to spend $42 billion to make internet access universal by 2030
12:49 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayThe White House on Monday divvied up $42 billion among the nation's 50 states and U.S. territories to make access to high-speed broadband universal by 2030, as it launched a new publicity campaign for President Joe Biden's economic policies.
ECB apologises for discrimination following ICEC report
12:16 PM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayThe England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday apologised "unreservedly" to those who faced discrimination in the game after the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) released a report finding evidence of racism across the sport.
2 million pilgrims converge on Mina as Hajj officially begins
11:43 AM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayAround two million pilgrims, who came from all corners of the globe, converged on the tent city of Mina on Monday, the Day of Tarwiyah, marking the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam.
Bangladeshi booked for flying drone near Delhi’s Akshardham temple
11:26 AM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayThe Delhi Police on Monday detained a 33-year-old photographer from Bangladesh for allegedly flying a drone near Delhi’s Akshardham Temple, a no-flying zone in the city.
Putin says Wagner mutiny leaders will be ‘brought to justice’
09:42 AM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin has accused the leaders of last weekend's Wagner mutiny of wanting "to see Russia choked in bloody strife". In a short speech full of vitriol, Mr Putin vowed to bring the organisers of the revolt "to justice".
World’s oldest Nobel Prize winner Goodenough dies
09:16 AM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayJohn Goodenough, the world's oldest Nobel Prize winner who played a crucial role in developing the lithium-ion battery, has died at the age of 100. He passed away on Sunday, according to the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked as an engineering professor.
PM joins post-budget dinner
08:17 AM, 27 Jun 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday joined a post-budget dinner hosted by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital. On her arrival at the venue, the prime minister was received by Kamal.