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Man gets death penalty for killing woman in Dhaka
05:14 PM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayA Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for killing a housewife in 2018 in city's Namapara area under Cantonment Thana.
Govt takes programmes marking Genocide Day on Mar 25 at nat’l level
04:52 PM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayThe Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has taken various programmes to observe the Genocide Day on March 25 at state level with due respect.
AL sees power as scope to serve people: PM
03:07 PM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government considers power as a scope to serve the people, reiterating her steadfast commitment to build developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041.
PM confers Swadhinata Purashkar on 9 persons, 1 organisation
01:44 PM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday handed over "Swadhinata Purashkar-2023" (Independence Award-2023), the highest national civil award of the country, to nine distinguished persons and one organisation in recognition of outstanding contribution to their respective fields at national level.
Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years jail in ‘Modi surname’ case
01:36 PM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayIndian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname by a court in Gujarat's Surat.
Shakib Khan files case against producer Rahmat
12:28 PM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayDhallywood superstar Shakib Khan has filed a case bringing allegation of extortion against producer Rahmat Ullah. He filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib on Thursday noon. Shakib’s lawyer Tanveer Ahmmed Tonu confirmed the matter to Jago News.
World Bank says $411bn cost to rebuild war-torn Ukraine
11:32 AM, 23 Mar 2023 ThursdayA World Bank report has estimated it will cost Ukraine $411bn over the next 10 years to recover and rebuild from Russia’s war on the country, with the bill for cleaning up the rubble from devastated towns and cities standing at $5bn alone.
Actress Urmila hospitalized with heart problem
10:04 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayPopular actress Urmila Srabanti Kar was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning with heart problem...
Gold price cut by Tk 1167 per bhori
09:16 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to reduce the price of gold by Tk 1,167 per bhori following a decrease in the price of pure gold in the local market...
Russia hits Ukraine with drones, missiles after solidarity visit from Xi
08:42 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayRussia blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles on Wednesday after launching a swarm of drones at cities overnight, a deadly display of force following a solidarity visit by China's leader Xi Jinping...
Moon of Ramadan not sighted, fasting begins Friday
08:25 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayMuslims in Bangladesh start fasting on Friday as the moon of the holy month Ramadan was not sighted in the country on Wednesday. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a meeting held at Islamic Foundation's conference room at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the evening...
Bangladesh, Bhutan sign agreement on transit
07:57 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayBangladesh and Bhutan on Wednesday signed the "Agreement on movement of traffic-in-transit and protocol" at the Bhutanese capital Thimpu to simplify further bilateral trade between the two countries...
UGC chairman calls on private university VCs to comply with law
07:01 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayUniversity Grant Commission Chairman Professor Dr Kazi Shahidullah has called on the private university vice-chancellors to operate the institutions complying with the existing laws and rules...
Afif excluded as Rishad, Jaker included in squad for Ireland T20 series
05:39 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayLegspinner Rishad Hossain and wicket-keeper batter Jaker Ali Anik were called up to the national team for the first time as the selection panel of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 14-member squad for the three-match T20 International series against Ireland...
AI makes plagiarism harder to detect, argue academics
05:15 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayAn academic paper entitled Chatting and Cheating: Ensuring Academic Integrity in the Era of ChatGPT was published this month in an education journal, describing how artificial intelligence (AI) tools “raise a number of challenges and concerns, particularly in relation to academic honesty and plagiarism”...
London's West End lit up for Ramadan for first time
04:36 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayFor the first time, London's West End has been lit up with 30,000 lights to mark the holy month of Ramadan...
Hajj costs cut by Tk 11725, reg deadline extended
04:09 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayThe government has reduced the costs of performing Hajj by Tk 11,725 and extended the deadline for Hajj registration to March 27. The Religious Affairs Ministry issued an urgent notice in this regard on Wednesday...
Roadmap needed to make Bangladesh an aviation hub: PM
03:31 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh should formulate a roadmap considering its geo-strategic advantage to make the country an aviation hub. "Reaping on the dividend of our geo-strategic advantage, we should create a roadmap...
Study reveals how high sugar, fat diet can cause chronic liver disease
02:49 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayThe University of Missouri School of Medicine has discovered a link between high-fat, high-sugar Western diets and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver disease.
PM announces more 7 districts, 159 upazilas homeless-landless free
02:06 PM, 22 Mar 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced more seven districts and 159 upazilas across the country as homeless and landless free while handing over 39,365 more semi-pacca houses to the homeless people free of cost ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.