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Bangladesh suffer big defeat to Afghans in T20 WC warm-ups
08:16 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayBangladesh continued to show their abysmal performance in T20 cricket as they suffered a 62-run defeat to Afghanistan in their first warm-up game of the T20 World Cup at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Monday...
Why new mums are expected to 'snap back'
06:24 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondaySoon after Sharon Oakley gave birth in 2018, acquaintances were quick to congratulate her on her appearance. "Oh, you look really good – you've really bounced back!" she says people told her within months of having her baby...
Hearing on accepting charge-sheet in graft case against Zubaida Nov 1
05:38 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayA Dhaka court today set November 1 for holding hearing on accepting charge-sheet filed in a graft case against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman...
Kanye West to buy social media app Parler
04:58 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayParlement Technologies, the parent company of social media app Parler, said on Monday that it will be acquired by rapper Kanye West, who legally changed his name to simply Ye last year.।।
One Covid death, 389 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:26 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 389 cases in the last 24 hours...
Two dengue patients die; 857 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:12 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayTwo dengue patients died and 857 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Monday morning...
Ekushey Padak winning actor Masum Aziz dies
03:50 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayEkushey Padak winning actor and dramatist Masum Aziz died in a hospital in capital Dhaka on Monday. He breathed his last around 3 pm at Square Hospital, his brother-in-law Wakib Babu confirmed to Jago News. Sommilito Sangskritik Jote President Golam Quddus also confirmed the matter in a Facebook post...
Scotland shock West Indies at Men's T20 World Cup
03:39 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayScotland, ranked 15th in the world, started their Men's T20 World Cup campaign in brilliant fashion by shocking two-time winners West Indies...
Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv, struck by waves of drones
02:37 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayWaves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital as families were preparing to start their week early Monday, the blasts echoing across Kyiv, setting buildings ablaze and sending people scurrying to shelters...
Work together to save Bangladesh from possible famine, food crisis: PM
01:17 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reiterated her call to work together in growing more food bringing every inch of lands under cultivation to protect Bangladesh from the possible global famine...
Neymar gives PSG victory against Marseille
12:33 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayNeymar scored the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain maintained their unbeaten record this season and moved three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 by beating bitter rivals Marseille 1-0 on Sunday...
Vaccines to treat cancer possible by 2030, say BioNTech founders
12:13 PM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayVaccines that target cancer could be available before the end of the decade, according to the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful Covid vaccines of the pandemic...
Brunie Sultan leaves Dhaka
11:24 AM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayBrunei Darussalam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah left Dhaka on Monday morning wrapping up his maiden three-day official visit to Bangladesh...
Biswajit murder: Life-term convict arrested in Dhaka
11:17 AM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayRapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 has arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to life-term imprisonment for killing Biswajit Das during a blockade enforced by BNP-led alliance 10 years ago. Mosharraf Hosen alias Abdullah, 34, was arrested from Dhaka’s Gulshan area on Sunday night...
Oil bounces higher as US dollar’s strength eases
10:07 AM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayOil prices rose in thin trade in early Asian hours on Monday as the U.S. dollar's strength eased while investors awaited data from China to gauge demand at the world's top crude oil importer...
Intense fighting flares in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
09:12 AM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayIntense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces was taking place around two towns in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Bakhmut and Soledar, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. Fighting has been particularly intense this weekend in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions...
Xi’s new generals face tough military challenges post-congress
08:56 AM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayIn his first two terms as commander of the world's largest military, Chinese President Xi Jinping has unleashed sweeping changes to its structure, posture and potency. Over those 10 years, China has rapidly expanded and advanced its naval and rocket forces, purged thousands of officers over corruption...
Bangladesh, Brunei ink an agreement, 3 MoUs
08:26 AM, 17 Oct 2022 MondayBangladesh and Brunei Darussalam have signed four instruments on cooperation in the areas of energy, aviation, manpower recruitment and recognition of certificates for two countries' seafarers to take their bilateral relations to a new height...
FBCCI urges Brunei to consider BD as next investment destination
05:39 PM, 16 Oct 2022 SundayFederation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Md. Jashim Uddin on Sunday urged the visiting delegation from Brunei to consider Bangladesh as their next trade and investment destination...
5 dengue patients die, 855 hospitalized in 24 hrs
05:06 PM, 16 Oct 2022 SundayFive dengue patients died while 855 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). "As many as 523 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 332 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the past 24 hours," a press release of the DGHS said...