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Zero Covid death, 12 cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:03 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 12 cases in the last 24 hours...
Expatriates send $195.88cr remittance in January
05:41 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $195.88 crore, which is equivalent to about Tk 20,959 crore, in January, the seventh month of the current fiscal year 2022-23...
PM opens month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair
05:17 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday opened the month-long 'Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023' on the premises of the Bangla Academy and the Suhrawardy Udyan in capital Dhaka. The theme of this year's book fair is "Paro Boi, Garo Desh: Bangabandhur Bangladesh...
Pathaan Week 1 collections tumble records
05:12 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayShah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham-starrer Pathaan continues to set the cash registers ringing at the box office...
Adani loses Asia's richest crown as stock rout deepens to $84 billion
04:55 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayShares in Indian tycoon Gautam Adani's conglomerate plunged again on Wednesday as a rout in his companies deepened to $84 billion in the wake of a US short-seller report, with the billionaire also losing his title as Asia's richest person...
Hajj package announced, cost set at Tk 6.83 lakh
04:26 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayA package under government management has been finalized, fixing the cost at around Tk 6.83 lakh for each pilgrim to perform Hajj. The package was finalized in the meeting of the executive committee on Hajj management held at the Secretariat on Wednesday. The committee President and State Minister for Religious Affairs...
Two dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs
03:58 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayTwo people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...
India ramps up spending, cuts deficit in budget
03:30 PM, 01 Feb 2023 Wednesdayndia's government on Wednesday unveiled one of its biggest jumps in capital spending in the past decade and said the fiscal deficit would fall next year, as it tries to create jobs while maintaining financial discipline...
People paying the price for govt's looting in power sector: Fakhrul
02:26 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said people have to pay repeatedly for the government's unlimited irregularities, corruption and looting in the power sector. "Public pockets are being picked by increasing power prices due to the government and its loyals' corruption and looting...
Blinken criticises settlements but stresses US support for Israel
01:17 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayIn rare — albeit implicit — criticism of Israel, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called out Israeli policies, including settlement expansion and home demolitions, as detrimental to the two-state solution...
Intel slashes employee, exec pay amid PC market downturn
01:01 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayIntel Corp said on Tuesday that it had made broad cuts to employee and executive pay, a week after the company issued a lower-than-expected sales forecast driven by a loss of market share to rivals and a PC market downturn...
Voting in by-polls to 6 constituencies held
12:29 PM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayVoting in by-elections to six constituencies, which fell vacant after the resignation of BNP MPs, is underway with the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs). The six constituencies are Thakurgaon-3, Bogura-3 and Bogura-4, Chapainawabganj-2 and Chapainawabganj-3, and Brahmanbaria-2...
Protesters mark Myanmar coup anniversary
11:58 AM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayProtesters marked the two-year anniversary of Myanmar's military coup with a "silent strike" in major cities and rallies overseas on Wednesday, as exiled civilian leaders vowed to end what they called the army's "illegal power grab"...
Chelsea agree British record £107m Fernandez deal
11:28 AM, 01 Feb 2023 WednesdayChelsea have agreed a British record 121m euro (£107m) deal for Benfica's Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez...
DITF draws spot export orders worth Tk 300cr
09:48 PM, 31 Jan 2023 TuesdayCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday said that the 27th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2023 drew export orders worth around Taka 300 crore while it also witnessed trading of goods around Taka 100 crore...
Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins today
09:31 PM, 31 Jan 2023 TuesdayThe month-long 'Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023' begins on the premises of the Bangla Academy and the Suhrawardy Udyan in capital Dhaka on Wednesday. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to open the book fair on February 1 at 3 pm...
Hathurusinghe returns as Bangladesh head coach
08:37 PM, 31 Jan 2023 TuesdayEnding all speculations, Chandika Hathurusighe was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) press release confirmed today. But the BCB is yet to clear whether Hathurusinghe will take up the role of Bangladesh's Test...
Families look for loved ones as Pakistan mosque blast toll kills 100
08:23 PM, 31 Jan 2023 TuesdayAs death toll from the suicide blast in Peshawar’s strictly-guarded Police Lines area reaches 100 and wounded victims stand at 221...
Mithun leads Dhaka to rare victory in BPL
07:57 PM, 31 Jan 2023 TuesdayMohammad Mithun hit his first half-century in the season as Dhaka Dominators stunned Fortune Barishal by five wickets for their only third victory in 10th game of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Tuesday...
People took to street to oust govt: Mosharraf
07:09 PM, 31 Jan 2023 TuesdayBNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said the government is trying to repress BNP by suing the party men but people took to the street to oust it...