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3 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Tangail
02:24 PM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayThree people including a child were killed and five others injured as a train hit an auto-rickshaw at Tarakandi-Bangabandhu bridge rail line at Depakandi area in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail on Wednesday noon. Of them, the one-and-half-year-old child was identified as Jannati.
PM likely to visit Japan in April
02:04 PM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayThe stalled visit to Japan of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to be held in April next. “The Prime Minister has preferred to visit Japan in April next as newly appointed Japanese Ambassador Iwama Kiminori offered her to visit Japan in March or April during a courtesy call on her," PM's Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam told a news briefing after the meeting.
Mild to moderate cold wave may continue in four places
01:41 PM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayMild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions and the districts of Jashore and Chuadanga and it may continue, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin.
Police officer burned to death amid anti-govt unrest in Peru
01:18 PM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayA police officer on patrol was attacked and burned to death by protesters in the Peruvian region of Puno as the death toll from demonstrations in the wake of the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo rose to 47, authorities said Tuesday.
WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads
01:01 PM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayCountries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.
Apple supplier BOE plans new factories in Vietnam
12:45 PM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayChinese display maker BOE Technology Group Co Ltd, a supplier of both Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, plans to invest a substantial sum to build two factories in Vietnam, two people familiar with the matter said.
BNP’s mass sit-in programme underway
11:33 AM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayThe mass sit-in programme of BNP and other like-minded opposition parties and alliances is underway in the capital and other divisions of the county demanding 10-point including holding the next polls under a non-party neutral government.
Bangladeshi student killing in USA is tragic, violation of HR: Hasan
11:04 AM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayInformation and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud has described the death of Bangladesh-origin student Sayed Faisal at Cambridge in the USA as unexpected, tragic and violation of human rights...
Brazilian judge orders arrest of Bolsonaro’s ex-minister
10:37 AM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayA Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital's most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings.
Michelle, Austin win as Hollywood embraces Golden Globes
09:39 AM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayYoung "Elvis" star Austin Butler and veteran actress Michelle Yeoh took home top movie awards at the Golden Globes ceremony on Tuesday as Hollywood returned and embraced a show that had been knocked off television by a diversity and ethics scandal.
Bangladesh 101st in passport index improving 3 notches
08:55 AM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayBangladesh has been ranked 101st in the 2023 edition of the Henley Passport Index improving three notches from the previous year. The Passport Index features a total of 109 positions with some countries' passports sharing the same ranking as Bangladesh shares the 101st position with Kosovo and Libya.
Shakib, Sohan fined for Code of Conduct breach
08:15 AM, 11 Jan 2023 WednesdayFortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan and his Rangpur Riders counterpart Nurul Hassan Sohan have been fined 15 percent of their respective match fees for a breach of the BCB Code of Conduct.
World Bank cuts 2023 world growth to 1.7%
10:06 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayGlobal growth is expected to slow "perilously close" to recession in 2023, the World Bank said Tuesday, slashing its economic forecast on high inflation, rising interest rates and Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
Tamal, Mamunur elected CRAB president, secretary
09:56 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayMirza Mehedi Tamal of Bangladesh Pratidin and Mamunur Rashid of the Daily Observer have been elected as the president and general secretary respectively of the Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB)...
US experts recommend weight-loss drugs for obese children
09:48 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday recommended use of weight-loss drugs in children ages 12 years or older for treatment of obesity, which impacts about 14.4 million kids and adolescents in the United States and can lead to serious health complications...
Hrithik Roshan confirms Krrish 4 is happening
09:16 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayActor Hrithik Roshan, who is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, has confirmed that the fourth installment to his popular Krrish franchise is indeed in works and should get rolling once they overcome a ‘one little technicality’...
'CGPA' in medical exam scrapped amid students' demand
09:09 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayThe newly launched 'CGPA' system in medical college examinations has been scrapped and the previous 'carry on' method reinstated amid the students' demand...
Khurshid Alam reappointed health directorate chief
08:06 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayThe government has reappointed Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam director general of the Directorate General of Health Services...
China blocks S Korea and Japan visas over Covid
07:34 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayChina has stopped issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan in retaliation for Covid restrictions on Chinese travellers...
Ousting AL from power isn’t so easy: PM
07:06 PM, 10 Jan 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said it is not so easy to dislodge her party from power through pushing, referring to BNP-Jamaat’s scheduled nationwide sit-in demonstration on Wednesday as part of an attempt to oust the government...