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Govt will not interfere in city polls: Quader
09:39 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayVowing that all upcoming city elections, including Gazipur city one, will be free and fair, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the government will not interfere in the elections. "It will be shown how to make elections fair under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he told a protest rally in Dhaka...
Russia says it crushes cross-border incursion from Ukraine
09:31 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayRussia said on Tuesday it had routed fighters who crossed the border from Ukraine after two days of combat, in what appeared to be one of the biggest incursions of its kind of the 15-month-old war...
Lightning strikes kill 5 in Narsingdi
08:14 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayFive people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Sadar, Raipura, Monohardi and Shibpur upazilas of Narsingdi on Tuesday...
MCCI holds its 2nd quarterly luncheon meeting of 2023
07:54 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) organized its second Quarterly Luncheon Meeting of 2023 at its Gulshan office premises in the capital on Tuesday (May 23, 2023)...
Security being strengthened on Myanmar border to check drug intrusion: Kamal
07:33 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said security is being strengthened along the Myanmar border to prevent drug intrusion. “We are strengthening security along the Myanmar border...
RAB DG Khuirshid gets 1 year extension
06:30 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe government has extended a year of service of the incumbent Director General (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) M Khurshid Hossain as the tenure of his service is going to end on June 5 next...
A call to reject cybercrime and foster digital integrity
06:10 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe cyber world stands as a testament to human innovation and connectivity...
Police, BNP clash in Dhaka, road march foiled
05:06 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe road march program of BNP in Dhaka was foiled as police and the party men clashed in Science Lab area in the capital on Tuesday afternoon...
Be change makers: PM to Qatar University students
04:23 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the Qatar University students to be the change-makers being remained focus on vision having the mentality to embrace the new and future. "Lead by example and be the change-maker," she said...
Police detain 4 over Vinicius Jr effigy hung from bridge
04:01 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdaySpanish police detained four men on Tuesday in connection with an incident in which an effigy representing Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr was hung from a bridge in January, a day after a senior official said Spanish football had a racism problem...
UK food price inflation at third-highest level since 2008
03:38 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayUK food price inflation remains at the third-highest level since the financial crisis, with the annual rate at which the cost of groceries is increasing at the elevated level of 17.2%, retail industry data shows...
1 killed in landmine explosion in Bandarban
02:54 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayA man was killed and another sustained injuries in the landmine explosion at Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at hilly area near Chaikhongpara at 5 no ward in 3 no Remakri-Prangsa union of the upazila.
PM joins opening session of Qatar Economic Forum
01:46 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the 3rd Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday morning. The forum is being held at Fairmont & Raffles Hotels in Lusail city from May 23-25. Sheikh Hasina arrived in Doha on Monday to attend the forum at the invitation of Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Mirza Fakhrul tests positive for COVID-19 for 3rd time
12:48 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has tested positive for Covid-19 for third time. He is now undergoing treatment at Square Hospitals in Dhaka.
US debt ceiling talks described as productive but no deal yet
12:08 PM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayUS President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have called their latest talks on the debt ceiling productive but no deal has yet been reached. "I believe we can get a deal done," House Speaker McCarthy told reporters.
50th anniversary of Joliot-Curie award to Bangabandhu today
11:09 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe golden jubilee of the conferment of the Joliot-Curie Peace Medal to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being celebrated nationally on Tuesday.
Spanish football admits racism problem after Vinicius incident
10:51 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdaySpanish soccer has a racism problem, its football federation chief Luis Rubiales said on Monday, echoing criticism by Brazil after Real Madrid lodged a race crime complaint following insults hurled at their Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr.
Bill Gates says top AI agent will replace search, shopping sites
09:44 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayBill Gates, Microsoft Corp's co-founder, on Monday said the technology race to win is the development of the top artificially intelligent agent, poised to disrupt search-engine, productivity and online shopping sites.
Thor and Star Wars actor Ray Stevenson dies aged 58
09:23 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayThe actor Ray Stevenson, who appeared in major TV shows such as Rome, Vikings and Dexter, has died aged 58.
PM arrives in Doha to attend Qatar Economic Forum
09:00 AM, 23 May 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in Doha on a three-day official visit to attend the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2023 to be held on May 23-25.