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Guatemala court sentences ex-President Perez, ex-VP in graft case
09:25 AM, 08 Dec 2022 ThursdayA Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced both former President Otto Perez and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, to 16 years in prison each in a graft case years after explosive corruption revelations forced the two out of office early and into prison...
4 of a family killed in Ramu landslide
08:42 AM, 08 Dec 2022 ThursdayFour persons of a same family were killed in a landslide at Kauarkup union under Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night...
New Peru president sworn in, predecessor Castillo arrested
08:31 AM, 08 Dec 2022 ThursdayPeru's Congress swore in a new president on Wednesday in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, arrested after his ousting from office in an impeachment trial hours after he attempted a last-ditch bid to stay in power by trying to dissolve Congress...
Nayapaltan clash was staged, claims Fakhrul
09:56 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has claimed the clash in front of the party's central office was staged in a pre-planned way...
Bangladesh clinch series after sealing another thriller
09:01 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayBangladesh completed a sensational win to clinch the ODI series 2-0 after a clinical performance with the ball in defence of 271, a total that came on the back of more batting heroics from Mehidy Hasan who finished with his maiden ODI hundred...
ACC to probe Tk 34000cr loan irregularities at 3 banks
08:36 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to investigate into the Tk 34,000 crore loan irregularities at three Islami banks...
PM seeks vote for 'boat' in next general polls
07:05 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reiterated her call to the countrymen to vote for boat, saying that the next national election would be held in the first week of January 2024. "After 2023, in the first week of January 2024, the next national election would be held...
Belgium's Hazard retires from international football
06:48 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayBelgium captain Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international soccer aged 31 on Wednesday after his second-ranked team's World Cup campaign ended in a disappointing group stage exit...
35 BNP men including Rizvi, Aman detained
06:35 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayPolice have detained around 35 BNP leaders and activists, including the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed...
PM opens 29 dev projects at Cox's Bazar rally
05:46 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated 29 development projects and laid foundation stones of four schemes involving Taka 1963.86 crore...
One killed in Nayapaltan police-BNP clash
05:37 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayA man was killed in a clash between police and BNP men in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in capital Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Makbul Hossain, 40, but it could not be confirmed whether he was BNP activist. Makbul was injured in the clash that began around 2:30 pm and lasted for an hour...
One Covid death, 32 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:10 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 32 cases in the last 24 hours...
Two dengue patients die; 253 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:43 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayTwo dengue patients died and 253 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...
Counterattacking Mehidy, Mahmudullah fire Bangladesh to 271
04:36 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayMehidy Hasan and Mahmudullah staged a spectacular comeback to finish with 271/7 after being reduced to 69/6 at one point. The duo put on a partnership of 147 to help Bangladesh...
BNP, police clash at Nayapaltan
04:04 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayPolice and BNP men clashed in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in capital Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said the clash began around 2:30 pm when police lobbed tear shells and rubber bullets to remove BNP leaders and activists from in front of the party office...
Chanchal Chowdhury excited about Karagar Part 2
03:39 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayBangladeshi actor Chanchal Chowdhury is excited about playing two characters in Hoichoi’s upcoming thriller Karagar Part 2, set to release on December 22...
Suspected suicide blast at Indonesian police station kills 2
02:47 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayTwo people were killed and eight wounded in the Indonesian city of Bandung on Wednesday when a suspected Islamic militant who may have been angered by the country's new criminal code blew himself up at a police station, authorities said...
India asks Google to stop displaying online betting ads
02:27 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayIndia has asked Google not to display surrogate ads of overseas betting companies, Mint newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a person aware of the development in the ministry of information and broadcasting...
Govt working to secure sea for economic prosperity: PM
01:27 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is working to ensure a safe and secure environment at the sea to safeguard maritime resources and marine trade for economic prosperity...
US likely to take few Rohingyas on Thursday: FM
01:09 PM, 07 Dec 2022 WednesdayThe United States (US) is likely to start taking forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to its territory with a few numbers on Thursday. "In the first phase, they have listed about 62 Rohingyas ... (and) among them, they are likely to take few Rohingyas on December 8," foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told media.