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Perfectionists are more likely to burn out: Study
12:52 PM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayFor several years, a specialist in mental health and mood disorders has been attentively examining the phenomena of burnout. The first comprehensive self-help guide on burnout has been published based on a substantial study...
PM launches nationwide free textbook distribution
12:02 PM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayPrime minister Sheikh Hasina has formally inaugurated the free textbook distribution programme for the academic year 2023 as the “National Textbook Festival” is set to be celebrated across the country on January 1. She formally opened the free textbook distribution programme by handing over books to students...
North Korea ends year with ballistic missiles launch
11:13 AM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayNorth Korea has fired three short range ballistic missiles towards the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's military says...
World readies to ring in 2023
10:47 AM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayThe world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory. After a few pandemic-dampened years, many will be looking to cut loose this New Year's Eve -- setting aside pinched budgets and a virus that is increasingly forgotten, but not gone...
Kazi Hayat, Shahin Sumon elected BFDA president, Secy Gen
10:01 AM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayKazi Hayat and Shahin Sumon have been elected as President and Secretary General of Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association (BFDA) respectively for the next two years...
Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025
08:50 AM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayCristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on a deal that runs until 2025. The Portugal captain is a free agent after leaving Manchester United following a controversial interview in which he criticised the club...
Covid in China: WHO calls on Beijing to strengthen its response
08:13 AM, 31 Dec 2022 SaturdayChinese officials must share more real-time information on Covid in the country as infections surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Many of the country's strict restrictions have been lifted over the last few weeks, but cases have soared and several countries are now screening travellers from China...
Pele: Goalscorer, World Cup winner, hero, icon and legend
06:05 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBrazil legend Pele, who has died aged 82, is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, the iconic sporting figure for a country that regards itself as the game's spiritual home...
Chanchal Chowdhury to be Mrinal Sen
05:56 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBangladeshi actor Chanchal Chowdhury, who is basking in the back-to-back success of the web series Karagar and the feature film Hawa, is going to play Mrinal Sen in an upcoming biopic on the celebrated filmmaker...
FTX Japan to return assets to clients from February
05:45 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe Japanese unit of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said on Friday it would return its customer assets from February...
Zero Covid death, 13 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:13 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 13 cases in the last 24 hours...
Imam-ul-Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed frustrate NZ push for victory
05:05 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayOpener Imam-ul-Haq hit a solid half-century to nose Pakistan ahead Friday after New Zealand grabbed two early wickets on the final day of the first Test in Karachi...
BNP announces countrywide mass sit-in protest on Jan 11
04:21 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBNP has announced a mass sit-in program in all divisional cities of the country on January 11 next year to press home their 10-point demand as previously declared. It will hold the program from 10 am to 2 pm on the day. BNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain made the announcement...
967 died in workplace accidents in 2022: Report
04:08 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayAs many as 967 people lost lives and 228 received injuries in accidents at their workplaces in 2022, according to a report. The highest 425 people died in accidents in the transport sector while the second highest 211 met their tragic end in the service sector, said the report...
Indian PM Modi's mother Heeraben dies aged 99
03:35 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi has been cremated after she died in the early hours of the morning...
Ganatantra Mancha to hold mass sit-in program Jan 11
03:28 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayThe Ganatantra Mancha, a seven-party alliance, has announced to hold a mass sit-in program in capital Dhaka on January 11 next year...
Suu Kyi's secretive Myanmar trials end with 7 more years of jail
02:39 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayA court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five counts of corruption and jailed her for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham...
Reaction to the death of Pele from around the world
12:56 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayBrazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer...
Uzbekistan links child deaths to India cough syrup
12:39 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridayUzbekistan's health ministry has said that 18 children have died after drinking a cough syrup manufactured by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech...
Plea to get skateboarding on the GCSE syllabus
12:14 PM, 30 Dec 2022 FridaySchools are being urged to "teach skateboarding to get young people to the Olympics"...