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PM to brief media on Wednesday
03:18 PM, 19 Jun 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Wednesday to brief the media about her recent four-day official visit to Switzerland. The press conference will be held at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka at 12pm. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said this on Monday noon.
Eid-ul-Azha holiday extended by a day
01:43 PM, 19 Jun 2023 MondayThe government has extended the Eid-ul-Azha vacation for one day on Tuesday (June 27). The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting on Monday following the recommendation of the cabinet committee on law and order. A minister, seeking anonymity, confirmed the extension of the Eid holiday.
Israel set to approve thousands of building permits in West Bank
12:58 PM, 19 Jun 2023 MondayIsrael's nationalist-religious government on Sunday tabled plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians.
Poet Asad Chowdhury hospitalized in Canada
12:32 PM, 19 Jun 2023 MondayEkushey Award winner poet and freedom fighter Asad Chowdhury has been admitted to Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto in Canada.
Blinken to wrap up talks in China, may meet Xi before leaving
11:44 AM, 19 Jun 2023 MondayU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi at the start of the second and final day of a rare visit to Beijing on Monday, aimed at preventing the many disagreements between the rival powers from spiraling into conflict.
Saudi to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 28
10:08 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayThe Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that Monday, June 19, will mark the first day of Dhu Al Hijjah, after sighting the new crescent in the Kingdom. As a result, Eid-ul-Azha 2023 will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 28...
BB announces 'contractionary' MPS with focus on taming inflation
09:57 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayUnveiling a 'contractionary' monetary policy statement (MPS), Bangladesh Bank (BB) has projected domestic credit growth ceiling at 15.3 percent in the fiscal 2023-24 (FY24) accommodating 11 percent credit growth in private sector and 30 percent in public sector...
BNP leaders go to US embassy to lodge complaints: Quader
09:18 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP leaders wake up in the morning and go to the US embassy (in Dhaka) to lodge complaints against the government and the country...
HC upholds jail sentence of ex-DIG Prisons Bazlur in graft case
08:09 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayThe High Court (HC) has upheld a lower court judgment that had convicted and sentenced former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Md Bazlur Rashid to five-year imprisonment and fined him Tk 500,000 in a graft case...
Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha June 29
07:58 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayThe crescent moon that signals the start of the Islamic month Dhul Hijjah has not been spotted in the following countries. Therefore, they will mark the first day of Eid Al Adha on Thursday, June 29. The day of Arafah — considered the holiest in Islam — will be on Wednesday, June 28...
Afif, Ebadot return to Bangladesh T20I squad vs Afghanistan
07:21 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayBangladesh have brought back Afif Hossain and Ebadot Hossain into their T20I squad for the two-match series against Afghanistan. There was no place for wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali who was in the squad for the Ireland series in March. Afif, who was also named in the ODI squad for the series...
PM to open metro rail on Agargaon-Motijheel route in Oct: Quader
06:52 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section of Dhaka Metro Rail in October, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday...
Blinken holds talks with Chinese FM during high-stakes visit
06:11 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayUnited States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing at the start of the highest-level trip by a US official to China in nearly five years as the two powers aim to stabilise ties...
One dengue patient dies; 305 hospitalized in 24 hrs
05:44 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayOne dengue patient died and 305 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Saturday 8 am to Sunday 8 am)...
Seven get death, 5 life in madrasa student murder
05:04 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayA court in Cumilla has sentenced seven people to death and five others to life-term imprisonment in the murder of a madrasa student...
JU admission tests begin
04:28 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayThe admission tests of Jahangirnagar University for the 2022-23 academic session began on Sunday...
Bangladesh will never bow down to any external interference: PM
04:13 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday made it clear that as an independent and sovereign country, Bangladesh will never bow down to any external interference. "We'll not bow down to interferences of anyone. It is our decision," she said...
After newborn's death in 'wrong treatment', mother also dies
03:52 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayThe woman, whose newborn had died in wrong treatment at Central Hospital in Dhaka, also passed away at another facility in the capital on Sunday afternoon. Mahbuba Rahman Akhi died around 1:45 pm while undergoing treatment at Labaid Specialized Hospital, her husband Yakub Ali Sumon told Jago News...
Candidatures of Hero Alam, 7 others cancelled
03:02 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayThe Election Commission (EC) on Sunday cancelled the nomination papers of seven candidates in the upcoming Dhaka-17 by-polls.
9 remanded in Nadeem murder case
02:25 PM, 18 Jun 2023 SundayA court has placed five people on a three-day remand and four others on a four-day remand in a case filed for murder of journalist Golam Rabbani Nadeem. Jamalpur Senior Judicial Magistrate Tanveer Ahmed passed the order on Sunday.