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Visa revenue growth slows more as tough economy sobers spending
06:25 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayVisa Inc's revenue growth continued to wind back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter as the post-lockdown travel craze ebbed and consumer spending slowed in a tough economy...
Zero Covid death, 12 cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:05 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 12 cases in the last 24 hours...
Tsitsipas beats gutsy Khachanov to reach first Australian Open final
05:47 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayStefanos Tsitsipas blazed his way into a first Australian Open final with a 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 win over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov on Friday, as the third-seeded Greek inched closer to becoming world number one...
PM likely to open Tk 1,316.97cr projects in Rajshahi on Sunday
05:31 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate 25 projects with involvement of around Taka 1,316.97 crore during her daylong visit to Rajshahi on January 29 (Sunday). The premier is also likely to lay foundation stones of six other projects with an estimated cost of around Taka 376.28 crore...
Two dengue patients hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:48 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayTwo people with dengue fever were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Friday morning...
Lara to assist West Indies as performance mentor
04:28 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayCricket West Indies (CWI) has roped in Brian Lara as a performance mentor to work with the West Indies international teams across formats and with the board's academy...
532 students committed suicide in 2022
03:37 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayAs many as 532 students, including 446 of school and college levels, committed suicide in 2022. Some 86 university students and 54 madrasa ones were among them, according to a survey conducted by Aachol Foundation...
Man killed as truck rams motorcycle in M'singh
02:46 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayA man was killed and two others were injured as a truck rammed a motorcycle in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh district on Friday morning...
One killed in armed attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Iran
02:17 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayA guard has been killed in an armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran’s capital Tehran, the country’s foreign ministry has said. “The attacker broke through the guard post, killing the head of security with a Kalashnikov assault rifle,” it said...
Govt taking preparation to hold free, fair election: PM
01:08 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government is taking all kinds of preparations to hold the country's next general election in a free and fair manner. "The next election will be held in a free and fair manner, and we are taking all kinds of preparations...
Myanmar opium production surges since coup, UN finds
12:35 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayProduction of opium has flourished in Myanmar since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year, according to a UN report. In 2022, in the first full growing season since the military wrested control from the democratically elected government...
Real beat Atletico after extra time in Copa del Rey
12:12 PM, 27 Jan 2023 FridayReal Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey...
Rybakina and Sabalenka set up Australian Open final showdown
09:47 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayElena Rybakina won a duel of Grand Slam champions to reach her first Australian Open final and will battle Aryna Sabalenka for the title after the Belarusian shrugged off her semi-final hoodoo at the majors...
Pathaan becomes first Bollywood film ever to gross Rs 100 crore globally in a day
09:18 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayShah Rukh Khan really has the audience on his side now, especially after everything that happened in the last year, and his four back-to-back commercial underperformers...
Trial starts in ULAB student's murder after rape
08:49 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has framed charges against six accused in the case over the murder of a student of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh after rape...
Pay thru’ Nagad, win BPL tickets
08:03 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayNagad, one of the country’s leading mobile money operators, has offered cricket lovers an opportunity to win Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) tickets on the shopping of at least Tk 2,000 using this state-owned MFS carrier...
President asks DCs to be vigilant against graft, power abuse
07:30 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayPresident M Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to remain watchful to prevent abuse of power while discharging their respective duties. as the district co-coordinator and supervisor of the multi-faceted activities of the government...
Israel army kills nine Palestinians, including elderly woman
06:42 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayIsraeli troops have killed at least nine Palestinians in one of the deadliest days in the occupied West Bank since Israeli raids intensified at the start of last year...
Refined sugar prices rise by Tk 5 per kg
06:14 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayBangladesh Sugar Refiners Association has increased the price of loose refined sugar by Taka 5 per kg to Taka 107 per kg and packaged refined sugar by Taka 4 to Taka 112 per kg. The new prices will be effective from February 1...
Zero Covid death, 16 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:23 PM, 26 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 16 cases in the last 24 hours...