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Mbappe beats Messi and Ronaldo to top Forbes rich list
11:20 AM, 08 Oct 2022 SaturdayParis St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has emerged as the world's highest-paid soccer player, according to Forbes magazine, the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years...
11 killed as bus catches fire in India’s Maharashtra
09:57 AM, 08 Oct 2022 SaturdayAt least 11 people were killed and several others injured after a private luxury bus caught fire after colliding with a truck on Aurangabad Road at Nashik city in Maharashtra of India on Saturday early morning. Resident deputy collector Bhagwat Doifode confirmed the accident and the number of deceased people...
World must act now to stop Russia nuclear threat: Zelensky
09:01 AM, 08 Oct 2022 SaturdayUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian officials have begun to "prepare their society" for the possible use of nuclear weapons, but added he does not believe Russia is ready to use them. In an interview with the BBC, President Zelensky denied having urged strikes on Russia...
New York City declares emergency over migrant ‘crisis’
08:34 AM, 08 Oct 2022 SaturdayNew York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency to address a "crisis situation" over an influx of migrants. More than 17,000 have arrived in the city from the southern border since April. Republican states like Texas, Arizona and Florida have been sending migrants to Democratic areas in recent months...
'BCL' attacks Chhatra Odhikar Parishad rally in DU
05:41 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayBangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men allegedly attacked a rally of Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad organized on the Dhaka University campus on Friday afternoon to mark the third death anniversary of BUET student Abrar Fahad. They also allegedly vandalized chairs and mikes of the program...
Kareena Kapoor starts shooting for her next film
05:27 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayBollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has commenced shooting of her yet-to-be-titled upcoming film with director Hansal Mehta in London, she said on Thursday...
Malaysia tightens 2023 budget, warning of slower growth
05:12 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayMalaysia on Friday unveiled a smaller budget for 2023 and warned of an economic slowdown but, with a possible national election in the offing, also announced cash aid and tax cuts...
Five Covid deaths, 491 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:44 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported five COVID-19 deaths and 491 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities increased to 29,380, and infections stood at 20,29,015. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday...
One dengue patient dies; 204 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:37 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayOne dengue patient died and 240 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
RU to launch four new Master's programs
04:03 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayRajshahi University (RU) has taken the initiative of launching new Master's program in four subjects aimed at boosting technological competency among students in the era of the fourth industrial revolution...
Belarus, Russia, Ukraine rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize
03:39 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayHuman rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights group Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to document human rights abuses...
BNP will never sit in dialogue with AL, says Fakhrul
03:28 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir on Friday said his party will never go to dialogue with Awami League...
Biden says Putin's nuclear threat brings risk of 'Armageddon'
02:31 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayUS President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons is the biggest such threat since the Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russia's military leadership faced a rare domestic public backlash over the war in Ukraine...
Familiar batting collapse scripts Tigers' defeat in Tri-series opener
01:00 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayA familiar middle-order batting collapse caused Bangladesh's 21-run defeat to Pakistan in their opening game of the tri-nation T20 tournament at Hagley Oval in Christchurch of New Zealand on Friday...
Qatar World Cup 'surely' my last - Messi
12:39 PM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayLionel Messi says November's World Cup in Qatar will "surely" be his last...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu at Tungipara
11:59 AM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes and offered prayers at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. Accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, the premier this morning offered Fateha...
Death toll from Thailand daycare center shooting rises to 38
11:36 AM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayA mass shooting that began with a daycare center in northeastern Thailand left 38 people dead, the majority of them children, according to officials...
Policeman among 4 killed in Gopalganj road crash
11:15 AM, 07 Oct 2022 FridayFour people, including a police member, were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident in Sadar upazila of Gopalganj district on Friday morning...
Bangladesh’s economy is in quite strong position: PM
09:55 PM, 06 Oct 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday assured the countrymen that there is nothing to be worried as Bangladesh’s economy is in a quite strong position. “Bangladesh’s economy, in terms of midterm and long-term aspects, is at no risk. I can ensure all of you that there is nothing to worry about,” she said...
JaPa to join polls even EVMs are used: Raushon
09:25 PM, 06 Oct 2022 ThursdayJatiya Party (JaPa) Chief Patron and Opposition Leader in Parliament Raushon Ershad on Thursday said her party will take part in the next 12th general election even if the electronic voting machine (EVM) systems are used in the upcoming polls...