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China 2022 economic growth hit by coronavirus restrictions
09:50 AM, 17 Jan 2023 TuesdayChina's economy grew last year at the second slowest rate in almost half a century - in a sign of how the country's strict coronavirus regulations have affected businesses.
6 killed in shooting at California home
09:22 AM, 17 Jan 2023 TuesdaySix people - including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby - were killed in a shooting early Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are searching for at least two suspects, sheriff’s officials said.
6 killed as ambulance hits truck in Shariatpur
08:15 AM, 17 Jan 2023 TuesdaySix people were killed as an ambulance hits a truck on Dhaka-Bhanga highway at Naodoba area in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur early Tuesday. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. All the deceased were the passengers of the ambulance.
Bangladesh keeps winning in ICC Women’s U19 T20 WC
06:02 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayAfia Prottasha and Shorna Akter hit half-centuries as Bangladesh Women's team kept their winning spree in the ICC Women's Under-19 World Cup, edging Sri Lanka past by 9 runs at Benoni in South Africa on Monday.
JSC, JDC exams finally scrapped
05:56 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayThe government has finally decided to scrap Junior School Certificate (JSC) and its equivalent Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given consent to discontinue the examinations for class-8 students from this year. Akther Unnesa Shiuly, Deputy Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Division, confirmed the matter in a notice on Monday.
13 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
05:18 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayA total of 13 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till 8 am on Monday.
Mufti Kazi Ibrahim pleads guilty in DSA case
04:34 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayIslamic preacher Mufti Kazi Ibrahim on Monday pleaded guilty and sought mercy from the court in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. Today was fixed for charge hearing against him. Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge AKM Zulfikar Hayat passed an order accepting his clemency plea and sentenced him to the time he had served in prison.
German Engineering delegation visits PRAN-RFL’s Industrial Park
04:12 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayJan-Rolf Janowski, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Germany to Bangladesh and a twenty-two-member delegation of the German Engineering Federation-VDMA visited PRAN-RFL’s Industrial Park at Palash of Narsingdi on Sunday.
IMF to continue support for Bangladesh to be developed country by 2041
03:34 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue support for Bangladesh to accomplish its aspiration to become a developed, prosperous and higher income country by 2041.
Model mosques help people not to be misled in name of Islam: PM
03:25 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said people would get true knowledge of Islamic values and culture from the model mosques and Islamic cultural centres which help them not to be misled in the name of religion.
Nepal plane crash: No hope of finding survivors, official says
02:54 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondaySearchers say they have given up hope of finding survivors after Nepal's worst air disaster in decades.
PM opens 50 more model mosques in country
01:26 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres in the country. She opened the model mosques joining virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence. With opening those in the second phase, the premier so far inaugurated 100 mosques out of 564...
Gulshan shooting: Shwechchasebak League leader among 5 sued
01:10 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayFive people including a Shwechchasebak League leader have been sued in a case filed over the incident of shooting that injured one person in front of a restaurant named Gloria Jean’s Coffees in the capital’s Gulshan-1 on Sunday.
3 killed in Gaibandha road crash
12:09 PM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayThree people were killed and two others injured in a road crash on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Choumatha intersection area in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Bidyut Sarker, 42, son of Badsha Miah of Merirhat village under Hossainpur union, Subhas Chandra, 35, son of Gonesh Chandra of Mirzapur village under Barishal union of Palashbari upazila and Sumon Chandra, 35, son of Subhas Chandra of Abhirampur village.
Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul
11:30 AM, 16 Jan 2023 MondayA former Afghan MP and her bodyguard have been shot dead at her home in the capital Kabul, Afghan police have said. Mursal Nabizada, 32, was one of the few female MPs who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
Sitting too much is bad for your health, but offsetting the impact is easy
09:44 PM, 15 Jan 2023 SundaySure, you’ve heard the dangers of sitting all day, but with most jobs there isn’t much you can do about it, right?...
Banks can now fix credit cards' interest rates
09:09 PM, 15 Jan 2023 SundayThe Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday said that banks can now fix interest rates of their credit cards...
BB unveils ‘cautiously accommodative’ MPS
08:48 PM, 15 Jan 2023 SundayBangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday announced ‘cautiously accommodative’ Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the current fiscal year 2022-23 (H2FY23)...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian ‘after argument’ near Ramallah
08:28 PM, 15 Jan 2023 SundayIsraeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian man near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian Health Ministry said...
HSC results likely on Feb 11-12
08:07 PM, 15 Jan 2023 SundayThe results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will likely be published on any day between February 11 to 12...