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Govt to buy 1.10cr liters of soybean oil
04:45 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe government will procure 1.10 crore liters of soybean oil for the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) from local sources. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday...
Malaysia surprises by holding rates as economic risks loom
04:14 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayMalaysia's central bank on Thursday unexpectedly kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, signalling worries about economic growth after four consecutive rate hikes last year...
College installs toilet sensors to stop vaping
03:43 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayA school has spent £4,000 installing sensors in its toilets to crack down on pupils vaping...
Study reveals key reason behind spread of fake news on social media
02:11 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayUSC researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms' structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information.
2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema begins Friday
01:26 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe second phase of 56th Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest Muslim congregations in the world, will begin on Friday on the bank of Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of the capital.
Lowest temperature recorded in Naogaon
01:04 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 6 degrees celsius at Badalgachi in Naogaon on Thursday morning, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The BMD in its bulletin said, a mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions and the districts...
David Moore appointed as BCB Head of Programs
12:23 PM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe BCB has appointed David Moore as the Head of Programs in a two-year deal starting in February.
Twitter offers new annual plan for subscription service
11:13 AM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayTwitter Inc said on Wednesday it was offering an annual plan for its subscription service called Twitter Blue, which includes its sought-after "verified" badge, at a discount to its monthly price.
Kim Kardashian buys pendant worn by Princess Diana
10:51 AM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayAmerican reality television star and social media colossus Kim Kardashian has purchased the Attallah Cross, the amethyst and diamond pendant famously worn on several occasions by Princess Diana, according to the auction house Sotheby's.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy invites China’s President Xi for ‘dialogue’
09:20 AM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks as Russia’s invasion nears its one-year anniversary.
US Supreme Court declines to block New York gun restrictions
08:53 AM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayThe U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away a challenge by a group of firearms dealers in New York to numerous Democratic-backed measures adopted by the state last year regulating gun purchases that the businesses said hurt their businesses.
New Zealand PM Ardern to step down next month
08:09 AM, 19 Jan 2023 ThursdayJacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister next month, saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead. Ms Ardern choked up as she detailed how six "challenging" years in the job had taken a toll.
South Africa great Hashim Amla retires
09:59 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayHashim Amla, South Africa's second highest Test run-scorer of all time, has retired at the age of 39...
Typhoid: 5 safety precautions to lower the dangers of this infection
09:54 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayChildren between the ages of 3 and 14 are experiencing a dramatic rise in typhoid infections but young school-age children are disproportionately impacted and as per health experts, this is a result of people eating unhygienic food from outside sources. It has been affecting, on average, 4-5 people out of every 30 patients...
Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship opens for DU Students
09:44 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayTen first-year students for 2019-2020 session of Dhaka University (DU) will get Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship of Japan, funded by Sumitomo Corporation Asia and Oceania...
BNP leaders Salam, Annie released from jail
09:38 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayBNP's Dhaka South city Convener Abdus Salam and the party's Publicity Secretary Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Annie have been released from jail after one and a half months...
Saudi finance minister says China 'very important', US 'strategic partner'
08:38 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdaySaudi Arabia's finance minister said on Wednesday that China "is very important for Saudi" and its largest trade partner, "but also the U.S. is a very important and strategic partner"...
Junior Tigresses' dream run in U-19 T20WC continues
08:00 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Women's Under-19 team registered their third straight victory and moved to the Super Six of ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup as the group A champions, edging the United States of America (USA) past by 5 wickets at Benoni in South Africa on Wednesday...
Bangladesh is not taking IMF loan with condition: PM tells JS
07:47 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that Bangladesh is not taking loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with any condition. "IMF only lends (to any country) when the country attains the ability for repayment...
Injured Nadal out in Australian Open second round
07:38 PM, 18 Jan 2023 WednesdayRafael Nadal's Australian Open title defence is over after a second-round defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald in which he struggled with an injury...