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Major crackdown on drugs, extortion after Durga puja: IGP
05:35 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayIssuing a warning against robbery, drug and extortion, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Moinul Islam on Saturday said that massive operations will be launched across the country after the Durga puja.
Yunus exchanges greetings with devotees at Dhakeshwari Temple
04:48 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday visited Dhakeshwari National Temple in the old part of the city.
FS engages in productive talks with US on reform initiatives
04:28 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayForeign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin, currently on an official visit to the US, has held series of productive meetings with high officials of the state department in Washington DC on the reform initiatives taken by the Bangladesh's interim government.
Hezbollah fires at Israel as wars rage on Yom Kippur
03:00 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayHezbollah said it launched a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military base on Saturday, as Israeli troops battled the group members in Lebanon and Gaza on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar...
Met office forecasts light to moderate rain over country
02:17 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayBangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD on Saturday forecasted light to moderate rain at different places across the country for the next 24 hours from 9:00am today...
Boeing to axe 17,000 jobs amid strike and quality concerns
01:20 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayBoeing will axe its workforce by a tenth - cutting 17,000 jobs - and delay production as the aeroplane maker deals with issues across its business...
Grameen Bank gets tax exemption back till 2029
12:33 PM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayGrameen Bank has got back its tax exemption benefits after around four years...
Muslims, Hindus worship side by side on same yard
11:43 AM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayFor over half a century, a remarkable display of communal harmony has unfolded in a small courtyard in Nagarpur Upazila Sadar of Tangail...
US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
11:17 AM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayUS President Joe Biden has said he is "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers during its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, following two incidents in 48 hours...
30 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
10:20 AM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayAt least 30 people have been killed by Israeli strikes throughout the day in northern Gaza’s Jabalia town and refugee camp, Gaza’s civil defence agency has said, a week after Israel launched an offensive there which it claims is aimed at stopping Hamas regrouping...
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia on brink of semis after thumping Pakistan
09:42 AM, 12 Oct 2024 SaturdayAustralia all but secured their place in the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup with a ruthless nine-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai...
Kamal Sahriar takes charge of Somoy Multimedia
05:38 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayYouth Award-winning journalist Md Kamal Hossain (Kamal Sahriar) has been made the ‘Multimedia Team Lead’ of Somoy Media Limited (Somoy Television)...
Bangladesh likely to keep power deal with India’s Adani, sources say
05:30 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayBangladesh is likely to set aside pricing concerns and retain a power purchase pact with India’s Adani Power, in the face of supply worries and gloomy prospects for a legal challenge, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said...
Japanese atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
03:25 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayNihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Committee Chair Joergen Watne Frydnes praised the "extraordinary efforts" of the organisation whose campaign has "contributed greatly to the establishment of the nuclear taboo"...
Dhaka protests Bangladeshi fisherman killing by Myanmar navy
02:46 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayDhaka on Friday protested the killing of a Bangladeshi fisherman by the Myanmar navy, expressing deep concern over the incident...
England beat Pakistan in first Test, take 1-0 series lead
01:02 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridaySpinner Jack Leach grabbed four wickets to help England beat Pakistan by innings and 47 runs in the first Test in Multan on Friday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series...
UN reaffirms strong support for Bangladesh's reform initiatives
12:53 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayThe United Nations, UN, has reaffirmed its strong support for the reform initiatives of Bangladesh's interim government, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus. The universal global organisation came up with the pledge at a meeting between its Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace building Affairs...
Light to moderate rain likely over country
12:38 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayBangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, on Friday (October 11) forecasted light to moderate rainfall at different places across the country for the next 24 hours beginning from 9:00am this morning...
Argentina held, Brazil leave it late in 2026 World Cup qualifiers
12:13 PM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayArgentina were held to a 1-1 draw by Venezuela on Lionel Messi's return as Brazil got their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Chile on Thursday...
Armed attackers kill 20 coal miners in Pakistan
11:36 AM, 11 Oct 2024 FridayArmed assailants have killed 20 miners and injured another seven at a small private coal mine in southwest Pakistan, police said, raising security concerns just days before a major international summit is set to be held in the country...