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Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of country
11:51 AM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecasted rain or thundershowers at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9 am this morning...
Israel says killed Hamas chief Sinwar in Gaza
11:21 AM, 18 Oct 2024 FridayIsrael announced on Thursday the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the October 7 attack, calling his death a "heavy blow" to the Palestinian group it has been fighting for more than a year...
8 dengue patients die, 1,100 hospitalized in last 24 hrs
09:59 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayEight dengue patients died and 1,100 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning...
Govt constitutes 4 new reform commissions
09:18 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government has formed four more new reform commissions on health, mass media, workers' rights and women affairs...
Israel says checking if Hamas chief Sinwar killed in Gaza
08:50 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayIsrael said Thursday it was checking whether it had killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in a Gaza operation, in what would constitute a massive blow to the group it has been fighting since the October 7, 2023 attack...
2 months on, Hasina still in India
08:25 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who went to India in early August, is still in the country, the country's foreign ministry said on Thursday (October 17) after a court in Bangladesh ordered her arrest...
26 public holidays for 2025 approved
07:25 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe Advisory Council of the interim government today approved the proposed list of 26 holidays for the 2025 calendar year...
Govt waives VAT on soybean, palm oils
06:37 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe National Board of Revenue, NBR, has waived the value-added tax (VAT) imposed on both crude and refined soybean and palm oils in a bid to control the prices of edible oil...
Protests over alleged Lahore rape turn violent, over 250 arrested
06:20 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayAt least 250 violent protesters were arrested in Rawalpindi as police used tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the alleged rape of a Lahore student in Pakistan.
Govt will do whatever requires to bring back Hasina: Touhid
05:58 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government will certainly take all necessary steps to bring back the fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as per the court's order, said Foreign Affairs Advisor Md Touhid Hossain.
Netrakona Palli Bidyut Samity employees observe 'shutdown'
05:35 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe employees of different Palli Bidyut Samity in Netrakona are observing a 'complete shutdown' on Thursday (October 17), causing suffering to at least 6,35,127 users in the district...
Bangladesh falls behind in RMG exports to the US
05:20 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe United States remains the largest destination for Bangladeshi apparel exports, but in recent months, Bangladesh has lost ground to its competitors. Exporters are facing shrinking market share as rival nations gain traction.
No excuse for violence in Bangladesh: US State Dept
05:10 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe United States has emphasised that there is no justification for violence in Bangladesh and that those responsible for such acts must be held accountable.
BNP team meets Norwegian secretary
04:46 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayA delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party met with Norwegian state secretary for foreign affairs Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik in Oslo on October 16.
Israel strikes Syria, US pounds Huthis in Yemen
04:31 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayIsrael struck a Hezbollah target in Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said, and the United States used heavy bombers to hit rebel targets in Yemen nearly a month into the war in Lebanon...
DB detains Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury
04:17 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) detained Trinamool BNP Chairperson Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury at his residence in the capital’s Banani DOHS on Thursday afternoon.
Travel ban on ex-army chief Aziz, wife
03:46 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday imposed a travel ban on former army chief Aziz Ahmed and his wife, Dilshad Nahar Kakoli, over graft allegations.
India all out for record home Test low of 46 against New Zealand
03:46 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayNew Zealand fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke combined to bowl out India for their lowest-ever home total of 46 on day two of the weather-hit first Test in Bengaluru on Thursday...
BNP demands cancellation of 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th BCS exams
03:15 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayBNP's Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has demanded the cancellation of the recommendation to appoint 2,064 candidates in various cadres from the 43rd BCS, as well as the cancellation of all processes related to the 44th, 45th, and 46th BCS examinations.
Jul-Aug massacres: Arrest warrants issued for Quader, Joy
01:40 PM, 17 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants against 45 individuals, including former minister Obaidul Quader and Sajeeb Wazed Joy, an ICT adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case related to the genocide allegations during the anti-discrimination student movement in July-August.