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Sex abuse allegations against aid workers in South Sudan UN camp
08:50 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayAccounts of sexual abuse committed by aid workers at a camp run by the UN in South Sudan first surfaced in 2015, two years after the country's civil war erupted. Seven years on, such reports have not only continued, but they recently increased, an investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera found...
Prices of palm oil, sugar decline
07:54 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayThe government on Thursday reduced the price of palm oil by Taka 12 per liter to be sold at Taka 133 while the price of sugar by Taka 6 per KG at Taka 89...
BNP’s caretaker government dream will never be fulfilled: Quader
07:17 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the BNP is dreaming of the caretaker government in the broad daylight and it will never be materialized...
Abdullah Al-Mamun new IGP, Khurshid Hossain RAB DG
06:27 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayThe Rapid Action Battalion Director General Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has been appointed the new Inspector General of Police. Alongside, Additional Inspector General of Police M Khurshid Hossain has been made the new director general of RAB. The Public Security Division under the Home Ministry issued a notification on Thursday...
Three get life for gang-raping 2 girls in Dhaka
05:42 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayA court in Dhaka on Thursday convicted three people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for gang-raping two girls in Kadamtali area of capital Dhaka in 2020...
Optus suffers massive cyber-attack
05:12 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayOptus has suffered a massive cyber-attack, with the personal information of customers stolen, including names, dates of birth, addresses, and contact details...
Chup is outselling Gangubai Kathiawadi, JugJugg Jeeyo in advance ticket sales
04:39 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayDulquer Salmaan and Sunny Deol-starrer thriller Chup: Revenge of the Artist has surpassed the advance ticket sales of blockbusters such as Gangubai Kathiawadi and JugJugg Jeeyo, reported Pinkvilla...
One Covid death, 678 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:10 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 678 cases in the last 24 hours.
Two dengue patients die; 437 hospitalized in 24 hrs
04:10 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayTwo dengue patients died and 437 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
‘I debuted with a Rs 100 cr film and then got no work’
03:46 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayActor Ronit Roy has seen more than his fair share of ups and downs in the industry—from revelling in success over his debut film, and then experiencing several failures after that and finding a new lease of life in popular daily soaps...
Dinajpur Board announces new schedule for postponed SSC exams
02:51 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayThe Dinajpur Education Board on Thursday published a new schedule for the four postponed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. Professor Md Kamrul Islam, Chairman of the education board, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
PM announces prize money for women footballers
01:48 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday announced providing prize money to all the players of the Bangladesh Women Football Team in recognition of clinching maiden title of the SAFF Women's Championship beating Nepal by 3-1 goals, after returning home from the USA...
Age limit relaxed for govt jobs again
01:24 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayThe government has again decided to extend the age limit for government jobs by 39 months due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Public Administration (MoPA) issued a notice in this regard on Thursday. All concerned ministries were requested to take necessary measures over the matter...
Fed rate hike: US interest rates hit 14-year high in inflation battle
12:23 PM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayThe US central bank has pushed interest rates to the highest level in almost 15 years as it fights to rein in soaring prices in the world's largest economy...
PM attends Joe Biden’s reception
10:50 AM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has joined a reception hosted by the US President Joe Biden in New York. The US president along with his wife hosted the event on Wednesday evening at American Museum of Natural History in honour of heads of the state and heads of the government who came in New York to attend the 77th UN General Debate...
Over 1,300 detained in anti-mobilisation protests across Russia
10:30 AM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdaySecurity forces detained more than 1,300 people in Russia on Wednesday at protests denouncing mobilisation, a rights group said, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military draft since World War Two...
PM for global solidarity to face crises caused by Ukraine war
09:01 AM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for strong political commitment and global solidarity in finding ways to overcome the crises caused by Ukraine war that has rattled the global economy and added fresh challenges to Covid-19 recovery and SDG implementation process...
Protests over Mahsa Amini’s death claim more lives in Iran
08:34 AM, 22 Sep 2022 ThursdayNine people are now reported to have been killed at protests in Iran sparked by the death of a woman detained for allegedly breaking strict hijab rules. Among those reported killed is a 16-year-old boy, shot dead when security forces opened fire on protesters...
Putin orders mobilisation for Ukraine, says nuclear threat is 'not a bluff'
09:55 PM, 21 Sep 2022 WednesdayPresident Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian mobilisation to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday and made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons, in what NATO called a "reckless" act of desperation in the face of Russia's looming defeat...
How to confront a parent's dementia
09:17 PM, 21 Sep 2022 WednesdayIt erodes, alters and steals memories. It causes loss of concentration, confusion and mood changes. It turns familiar faces and previously simple everyday actions into incomprehensible puzzles...