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PM hands over Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar-1425, 1426
02:10 PM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over the Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar-1425 and 1426 to 44 individuals and organizations in recognition of their immense contribution to the agriculture sector...
All except AL candidate boycott Gaibandha-5 by-polls
01:37 PM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayAll candidates of Gaibandha-5 (Fulchhari-Saghata) by-elections, except the Awami League (AL) nominated candidate, boycotted the polls alleging irregularities in the voting on Wednesday. The four candidates boycotted the by-elections at a press conference held at Bogervita Government Primary School premises...
Journalist Aftab murder: HC upholds death penalty for 5
01:02 PM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) has upheld the death penalty for five people in a case filed for the murder of Ekushey Padak winning photojournalist Aftab Ahmed. An HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hosen Selim and Justice Md Bashir Ullah passed the order on Wednesday...
New Zealand defeat Bangladesh by 48 runs in tri-series
12:06 PM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayNew Zealand joined Pakistan in the final of the tri-series after posting a 48-run win against Bangladesh in Christchurch. After Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips made quickfire sixties, Adam Milne and Michael Bracewell bowled effectively as the home side dominated with bat and ball...
Palestinian fighters kill Israeli soldier in occupied West Bank
11:53 AM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayAn Israeli soldier has been shot dead near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank in an attack claimed by a Palestinian group, the second such assault on armed forces within days...
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years in jail for graft
10:42 AM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayA court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison on charges of accepting a bribe, a source with knowledge of the matter said...
UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime
10:34 AM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayRussian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and amounting to potential war crimes...
Bangladesh wins in UNHRC membership election
08:42 AM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayBangladesh has bagged a historic win in the election for the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the term 2023-25, held in United Nations General Assembly in New York, by securing 160 votes among 189 casted votes...
New Zealand set 209-run target for Bangladesh
08:18 AM, 12 Oct 2022 WednesdayNew Zealand set a 209-run target for Bangladesh in the tri-nation T20I series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday. New Zealand scored 208 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand in the match...
AL is ready to face BNP on streets, in polls: Quader
09:36 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party is ready to face Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on the streets...
PM directs to strengthen market monitoring system to rein in inflation
09:14 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to strengthen the market monitoring system to control inflation especially the uptrend of the price of essentials in the country...
ECNEC approves 6 projects worth Tk 7,018.73cr
07:50 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved six projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 7,018.73 crore...
Lebanon, Israel reach ‘historic agreement’ on maritime borders
06:47 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayLebanon and Israel have reached a “historic” deal to end a long-running maritime border dispute in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea, according to negotiators from the two countries...
Bangladesh to face New Zealand in must win tri-series game
06:08 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBangladesh are keen to hit back into winning way and in doing so stay alive in the tri-nation series when they take on hosts New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday...
Lightning kills 5 brickfield workers in Rangpur
05:27 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayFive brickfield workers were killed and another was injured in lightning strikes in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were Shahadat, 25, son of Al Amin, Rashedul, 24, son of Aytal, and Siam, 20, son of Sirul, residents of Chaknadi village, and Nazmul, 18, son of Badsha Mia...
Lawmaker Sheikh Anne Rahman dies
05:15 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdaySheikh Anne Rahman, Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-19, died at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand in the early hours of Tuesday...
Four dengue patients die; 677 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:42 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayFour dengue patients died and 677 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning. With the latest death, a total of 74 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 2,493 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Two Covid deaths, 460 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:05 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported two COVID-19 deaths and 460 cases in the last 24 hours...
PM for producing more food to tackle any challenge
03:35 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the countrymen to produce more food to tackle any challenge as the world community is apprehending a deep crisis next year. "Food production has to be increased. It is now an inevitable and the utmost important issue for us," she said...
Viqarunnisa students take to street seeking permanent campus
03:25 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThe students of Dhanmondi branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Dhaka have taken to the streets demanding a permanent campus for the institution...