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UK labour market exodus drives jobless rate down to 3.5%
02:43 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBritain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.5% in the three months to August, but the drop was driven by a record jump in the number of people leaving the labour market, adding to the Bank of England's headaches...
Light to moderate rain likely
02:06 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am...
Some Apple workers in Australia vote to strike over pay, benefits
01:45 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayA union representing Australian employees of iPhone maker Apple Inc voted to strike due to lack of progress on wage negotiations, a union official said on Tuesday...
Many health benefits offered by the magical Chia seeds
12:58 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayChia seeds are the edible seeds of the flowering plant Known as Salvia Hispanica which belongs to the mint family...
Thailand qualify into the Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals for the first time
12:15 PM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayThailand confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup for the very first time...
British FM expresses gratitude to PM for joining Queen’s Funeral
11:44 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayBritish foreign minister James Cleverly has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for joining the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II while he termed it as one of the milestones of Bangladesh-UK friendship...
Harvey Weinstein trial begins in Los Angeles
11:17 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayHarvey Weinstein has gone on trial in Los Angeles, where the imprisoned former film producer is facing 11 further charges of abuse...
54 poor nations urgently need debt relief: UN
10:53 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayCascading global crises have left 54 countries -- home to more than half of the world's poorest people -- in dire need of debt relief, the UN said Tuesday. In a new report, the United Nations Development Programme warned that dozens of developing nations were facing a rapidly deepening debt crisis...
Future heatwaves will lead to large ‘loss of life’, report warns
09:17 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayHeatwaves will become so extreme in parts of Africa and Asia within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, a new report by the United Nations and the Red Cross has warned...
US condemns ‘brutal’ Russian strikes on Ukraine
08:35 AM, 11 Oct 2022 TuesdayRussia has been widely condemned after bombarding cities across Ukraine, including launching missile strikes on the centre of Kyiv for the first time. The US said the "brutal" attacks had hit non-military targets, including a university and children's playground, and promised ongoing military aid...
Covid-19: 3 dead, 367 infected in 24 hours
05:53 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has risen to 29,384 in Bangladesh as 3 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 367 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 2,030,090. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
KU, KUET classes resume
04:56 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayClasses and administrative activities of Khulna University (KU) and Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) resumed on Monday after an eight-day holiday marking the Durga Puja and the holy Eid-E-Miladunnabi, said KU and KUET press releases today...
Nobel Prize: 3 US economists win 2022 award for economics
04:01 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday named Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig as the winners of this year's Nobel economics award. It said the US-based trio won the award "for research on banks and financial crises."
Explosions rock multiple Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv
03:19 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayExplosions on Monday rocked multiple cities across Ukraine, including missile strikes on the capital Kyiv for the first time in months, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin called a Saturday explosion on the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea a “terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services...
Govt trying best for development of communication system: PM
03:04 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government is working tirelessly for overall development of the communication system as Bangladesh's advancement was largely dependent on it. The premier said this while inaugurating the country's first ever six-lane Modhumoti Bridge in Narail and the third Shitalakhya Bridge...
PM opens Modhumoti, third Shitalakhya bridges
01:57 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated the country's first ever six-lane Modhumoti Bridge in Narail and the third Shitalakhya Bridge in Narayanganj. She opened the bridges through a videoconferencing from her office, saying the bridges will help boost the country's economy alongside making the road communication easier...
76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident
12:47 PM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayAlmost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday...
Swechchasebak League leader murder: 7 to die, 3 get life term
11:50 AM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced seven people to death and three others to life term imprisonment in a case filed for the murder of Mymensingh’s Gouripur upazila Swechchasebak League unit General Secretary and UCCA Limited Chairman Masudur Rahman Shuvra...
Venezuela floods kill 25 after heavy rains
11:27 AM, 10 Oct 2022 MondayAt least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said Sunday evening in a televised address. The downpour on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains...
PM mourns death of noted artist Prof Samarjit
09:23 PM, 09 Oct 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Ekushey Padak winning noted artist and Professor of Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University Samarjit Roy Chowdhury...