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‘Massive missile’ attack by Russia kills 3 in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih
01:20 PM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayRussia launched a "massive missile" attack overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing at least three people and wounding 25 and damaging civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said early on Tuesday.
Prabhudheva and wife Himani Singh welcome baby girl
01:08 PM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayAlmost three years after their wedding, Indian director Prabhudheva and his wife, Himani Singh, were blessed with a baby girl.
Average life expectancy in Bangladesh rises to 72.4 years
12:03 PM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayThe average life expectancy of Bangladesh’s people climbed to 72.4 years in 2022 from 72.3 in 2021, according to the national statistical agency. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) unveiled its Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics Report-2022 at its office in the capital’s Agargaon on Tuesday.
‘Dead’ woman found breathing in coffin at own funeral
11:11 AM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayMourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorian woman were startled to discover she was still alive.
PM off to Geneva to attend World of Work Summit
10:49 AM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday to attend the "World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All" to be held in the Swiss city on June 14-15. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourages took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10.01am.
Khaleda Zia rushed to hospital at midnight
09:40 AM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was rushed to a hospital in Dhaka after she fell ill at her home in the wee hours of Tuesday. She left her Gulshan home ‘Feroza’ around 1am and reached Evercare Hospital at 1:40am.
Abul Khayer Abdullah wins Barishal city polls
08:32 AM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayAwami League candidate Abul Khayer Abdullah has been elected mayor unofficially in the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) elections. He defeated his closest rival Islami Andolon candidate Syed Faizul Karim by 53,980 votes.
Talukder Abdul Khaleque re-elected as KCC mayor
08:18 AM, 13 Jun 2023 TuesdayAwami League backed Talukder Abdul Khaleque has been re-elected as mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) for the third time in the KCC election. Khaleque defeated his nearest rival Moulana Abdul Awal of Islami Andolan Bangladesh by a huge margin of votes.
Bangladesh reports one Covid-19 death, 140 positive cases
05:53 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayBangladesh on Monday recorded one Covid-19 death while it reported 140 coronavirus positive cases. "Bangladesh reported 6.96 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,012 samples were tested during the last 24 hours," a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
2 dengue patients die, 180 hospitalised in 24 hrs
05:23 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayTwo dengue patients died and 180 patients were admitted to hospitals in the country during the past 24 hours till 8 am on Monday. "A total of 150 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city and 30 were admitted to the hospitals outside Dhaka during the last 24 hours," a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
3 killed in Sylhet road accident
04:53 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayThree people were killed and another was injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Nij Kurua area under Osmani Nagar upazila in Sylhet on Monday.
Voting ends in BCC, KCC polls
04:25 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayVoting in the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls ended on Monday. Balloting for the elections started at 8am and continued till 4pm without any break.
PRAN-RFL to provide scholarship for KU students
03:49 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayPRAN-RFL Group, the country’s leading business conglomerate, is going to provide scholarships for the students of Business Administration Discipline at Khulna University. The scholarship will be given to the meritorious and underprivileged students under the program ‘PRAN-RFL scholarship for next generation leadership’.
Shubman and team India punished by ICC after WTC Final
03:37 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayAustralia recorded a deserving 209-run win over India in the ICC World Test Championship final 2023 (WTC) on Day 5 at The Oval. India lost early wickets while chasing a mammoth 444-run target and were eventually bowled out on just 234 runs.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dies
03:15 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondaySilvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86. He died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, according to Italian media. In April, Berlusconi was treated for a lung infection linked to a previously undisclosed case of chronic leukaemia.
PM unveils book on ‘Bhayera Amar’
03:10 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday unveiled a book containing 200 speeches of the greatest Bangalee of all time Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
BCC polls: Mayor candidate Faizul Karim attacked
01:27 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayMufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim, who is competing for mayoral post in the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) polls as the Islami Andolon Bangladesh-backed candidate, allegedly come under attack by the supporters of Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah Khokon Serniabat.
Ukraine claims to have liberated 3 frontline villages in Donetsk
12:28 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayUkraine’s armed forces have claimed to have liberated three frontline villages in western Donetsk, almost a week after the launch of counteroffensive operations.
10 people killed in wedding bus crash in Australia
12:00 PM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayAt least 10 people have died and more than 20 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crashed in an Australian wine region. The passengers were returning from a wedding at a winery on Sunday night when their coach overturned on Wine County Drive near Greta in Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
Voting in BCC, KCC polls underway
11:12 AM, 12 Jun 2023 MondayThe voting in Barishal City Corporation (BCC) and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) elections is underway. The voting began at 8am on Monday and will continue till 4pm.