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Report in case against journalist Elias, ex-SP Babul on Nov 6
05:52 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayA court in Dhaka on Wednesday set November 6 for submitting a probe report in a case filed against four, including expatriate journalist Elias Hossain and former police superintendent Babul Akter, BSS reported. Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chief Banaj Kumar Majumder filed the case under the Digital Security Act...
Apple drops plan to boost iPhone production as demand falters
04:58 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayApple Inc is dropping plans to increase production of its new iPhones this year after an anticipated surge in demand failed to materialize, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter...
Zero Covid death, 665 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:45 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 665 cases in the last 24 hours...
One dengue patient dies; 524 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:35 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayOne dengue patient died and 524 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning. With the latest death, a total of 55 people died of dengue to date, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 1,820 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...
Superb Brazil hammer 10-man Tunisia 5-1 in Paris
04:22 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayRampant Brazil destroyed 10-man Tunisia 5-1 in a friendly on Tuesday with Raphinha scoring twice and setting up another goal in their last game before the World Cup...
Apple Watch Series 8 review: Better women’s health tracking
03:28 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayThe latest Apple Watch adds new safety features and a temperature sensor for some intriguing uses for women’s health and family planning...
Eden College Chhatra League president, gen secy sued
02:50 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayA case has been filed against Eden Mohila College unit Chhatra League president Tamanna Jesmin Riva, its general secretary Rajia Sultana and six other people. Vice President Jannatul Ferdousi on Wednesday filed the case against them with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Syed Mostofa Reza Noor...
Police will work under EC during polls: Outgoing RAB DG
02:03 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayThe police will follow the instructions given by the Election Commission (EC) in the upcoming national elections. The outgoing Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun said this at a views-exchange meeting at its Media Centre in the capital’s Karwan Bazar...
Russia to boycott Oscars as cultural isolation deepens
01:11 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayRussia will not submit a film to the Oscars this year, the first time the country has boycotted the prestigious film awards since the fall of the Soviet Union, as Moscow’s cultural isolation deepens...
India bans Islamic group PFI, accuses it of ‘terrorism’
12:36 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayIndia declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) Islamic group and its affiliates unlawful on Wednesday, accusing them of involvement in "terrorism" and banning them for five years, after authorities detained more than 100 PFI members this month...
President wishes PM’s long life, sound health
12:06 PM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid has wished long life, sound health, peace-progress and continued wellbeing of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of her 76th birthday...
Russia claims win in occupied Ukraine ‘sham’ referendums
09:52 AM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayFour so-called referendums have ended in Russian-held regions of Ukraine - votes which Moscow may use as grounds to annex more territory. Moscow-installed officials in the regions are now claiming almost total support among those who took part in the disputed votes on joining Russia...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named PM
09:15 AM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdaySaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named the kingdom’s prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle ordered by King Salman, according to a royal decree published by the official Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday...
Tigers thrash UAE by 32 runs to sweep T20 series
08:46 AM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayAs it was expected, Bangladesh swept the two-match T20 International series against United Arab Emirates (UAE), recording a 32-run win in the second and final game at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
Sheikh Hasina’s 76th birthday today
08:28 AM, 28 Sep 2022 WednesdayThe 76th birthday of Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is being celebrated across the country on Wednesday. Sheikh Hasina, the eldest among the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj on September 28 in 1947...
PBI files case against Elias, Babul
09:33 PM, 27 Sep 2022 TuesdayThe Police Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against journalist Elias Hossain and former police superintendent Babul Akter. Babul Akter's father Md Abdul Wadud Mia, 72, and brother Md Habibur Rahman, 45, were also named in the lawsuit. PBI chief Banaj Kumar Majumdar lodged the case with Dhanmondi Police Station, Dhaka...
Why Jennifer Lopez is Hollywood's most underestimated star
09:09 PM, 27 Sep 2022 TuesdaySing the lyric: "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got" to any millennial, and chances are they'll pipe back: "I'm still, I'm still, Jenny From The Block"...
Russia issues new nuclear warning as contested Ukraine referendum ends
08:39 PM, 27 Sep 2022 TuesdayAn ally of President Vladimir Putin issued a stark new nuclear warning to Ukraine and the West on Tuesday as Russia began releasing results of referendums it bills as a prelude to it annexing four Ukrainian regions...
US student debt relief plan estimated to cost $400 bn
08:07 PM, 27 Sep 2022 TuesdayUS President Joe Biden's plan to forgive part of the country's massive student debt burden is estimated to cost the government $400 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday...
Bangladesh expects to receive $12b-15b by 2025 from ADB: Kamal
07:29 PM, 27 Sep 2022 TuesdayBangladesh expects to receive $12 billion to $ 15 billion loan support from the Asian Development Bank under its Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) (2021-2025), said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal...