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Adani Ports & SEZ acquires Karaikal Port for Rs 1,485 crores
12:29 PM, 04 Apr 2023 TuesdayAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), the largest transport utility in India, has completed the acquisition of Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL) pursuant to NCLT approval.
PM for streamlining global-individual country's efforts to face climate change
12:03 PM, 04 Apr 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for streamlining global-individual country's efforts with responsive policy and planning to overcome the climate change impacts to build a better world for all.
Massive fire breaks out at Bangabazar market
11:14 AM, 04 Apr 2023 TuesdayA massive fire broke out at Bangabazar market in the capital Dhaka early Tuesday. On information, fifty units of Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the spot and are trying to douse the flame. A joint support team of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force and Bangladesh Navy are also working to control the fire.
Ireland opt to bat with six Test debutants
10:59 AM, 04 Apr 2023 TuesdayIreland captain Andrew Balbirnie decided to bat against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Dhaka with as many as six Test debutants in his XI on Tuesday.
Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says
09:51 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Russia that it would bolster its defenses near their joint border if NATO deploys any troops in its new member.
Germany could block ChatGPT if needed, says data protection chief
09:36 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayGermany could follow in Italy's footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns, the German commissioner for data protection told the Handelsblatt newspaper in comments published on Monday.
Country’s poverty rate comes down to 16 percent: Hasan
09:00 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayInformation and Communication Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said that the country's poverty rate has come down to 16 percent from over 20 percent of the total population.
Rahul Gandhi gets bail in defamation case
07:52 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayA Surat court on Monday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case over his 2019 remark about the surname Modi.
Journalist Shamsuzzaman freed from jail
07:05 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayThe Daily Prothom Alo’s reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams was released on bail on Monday evening, a few hours after he was granted bail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA). He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at 6:22pm as the bail order reached the jail authorities.
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes
06:04 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayMalaysia's parliament has voted to remove the country's mandatory death penalty, potentially sparing more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. The country has had a moratorium on executions since 2018.
Injured Taskin ruled out of Ireland Test
05:48 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayBangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed was ruled out of the only Test against Ireland after sustaining a side strain injury.
HC rules to add ‘Joy Bangabandhu’ with national slogan
05:16 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayThe High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule asking authorities concerned as to why it shall not pass an order to amend a gazette to add 'Joy Bangabandhu' with national slogan.
Critical medical surgeries can now be done in Bangladesh: PM
04:46 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has achieved the capacity in conducting critical medical surgeries including kidney transplantation.
Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman gets bail
03:34 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayThe Daily Prothom Alo’s reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams has been granted bail in a case filed with Ramna Police Station in Dhaka under the Digital Security Act (DSA). Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur on Monday passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by his lawyer.
EC announces schedules of 5 city polls
03:00 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayThe Election Commission has announced schedules of elections in five city corporations - Gazipur, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet and Khulna...
Next general elections: Ballot papers to be used in all seats
02:45 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayElectronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will not be used in the next general elections, rather voting in all 300 seats will be held through ballot papers. Election Commission Secretary Zahangir Alam disclosed this after a meeting at Nirbachan Bhaban in capital Dhaka on Monday...
Bangladesh-France relations reach strategic partnership: PM
02:00 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed satisfaction over the growing relationship between Bangladesh-France, saying it has extended further towards an objective and strategic partnership...
Muggers hack university student in Dhaka
01:38 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayThe snatchers hacked a female student of a private university in Aftabnagar area of capital Dhaka on Sunday night, leaving her seriously injured...
Zelenskiy thanks Bakhmut defenders as Wagner says town has fallen
12:36 PM, 03 Apr 2023 MondayFighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut remained "particularly hot", President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, giving no indication the city had finally fallen to Russia...
Jr NTR starts shooting for Koratala Siva's film
11:48 AM, 03 Apr 2023 Monday"RRR" star Jr NTR has begun filming on director Koratala Siva's upcoming pan-India movie...