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US donates 1 crore more Pfizer doses to Bangladesh
02:25 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe US government donated another one crore doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh via COVAX to help the health ministry continue expanding vaccinations to teens and adults across the country...
Bottled soybean oil price raised by Tk7 per litre
01:19 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe price of bottled soybean oil has been increased and a litre of soybean oil will now cost Tk192 in retail markets. The price has gone up by Tk7 per litre. Taslim Shahriar, Senior Assistant General Manager of the Meghna Group, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday...
2 workers killed as truck overturns in Khagrachhari
12:23 PM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayTwo workers were killed and eight others injured after a timber-laden truck overturned at Taikorma area in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari around 7:30am on Tuesday...
Kyiv bans Independence Day festivities, fearing Russian attack
11:30 AM, 23 Aug 2022 TuesdayUkraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week commemorating independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of attack as a U.S. official warned of Russian plans to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in the coming days...
Legal notice seeks Tk 500 daily wage for tea workers
09:44 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayA legal notice has been sent to the tea garden owners and the government seeking that the daily wage of the tea workers be at least Tk 500...
CEO of Israeli Pegasus spyware firm NSO to step down
08:12 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayIsrael’s NSO Group, which makes the globally controversial Pegasus spyware said on Sunday its CEO Shalev Hulio would step down as part of a reorganisation...
Educational institutions to stay closed 2 days a week
07:02 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayAll the educational institutions under the Directorate of Secondary & Higher Education will stay closed on Friday and Saturday every week as part of the government's efforts to save power and energy. The Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Education Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday...
BCB brings in split coaching; hands T20I side to Sriram
05:56 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayBangladesh Cricket Board has introduced split coaching in the national set-up with their decision to keep current head coach Russell Domingo in charge of Test and ODI side, while the T20I planning will be done by the newly-appointed technical director Sridharan Sriram...
Samrat granted bail in graft case, no bar to release
05:35 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayA court in Dhaka on Monday granted bail to former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2019. Judge Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 passed the order, removing all the legal bars for releasing Samrat from jail...
139 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
05:06 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondaySome 139 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Monday morning...
One Covid death, 178 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:45 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 178 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities increased to 29,316 and infections stood at 20,10,148. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Monday...
Lewandowski scores first Barca goals on birthday
04:33 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayRobert Lewandowski scored his first competitive goals for Barcelona on his 34th birthday as the Catalan club won at Real Sociedad to record their first La Liga win of the season...
Verdict in graft case against Hallmark Chairman on Aug 28
03:31 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayThe hearing on the rule issued questioning the bail of Hallmark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam in a case lodged over embezzlement of Taka 85.8 crore from Janata Bank through a fake letter of credit (LC) ended on Monday...
Government sets new office hours
03:02 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayThe government has decided to set new office hours from 8am to 3pm from Wednesday for all government and autonomous institutions. The decision was taken at a virtual cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Secretariat on Monday. The premier joined the meeting from her Ganabhaban residence while her cabinet colleagues were connected from the cabinet division...
PM asks BCS cadres to ensure country’s sustainable development
02:25 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the new BCS cadres to utilise their intelligence to ensure country’s sustainable development, reiterating her government’s pledge to give the countrymen an improved and beautiful life...
Khaleda Zia taken to hospital
01:56 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayBNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital of Dhaka for regular medical check-ups.
Suspended GCC Mayor Jahangir gets bail in 7 cases
01:25 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayThe High Court (HC) has granted an anticipatory bail to suspended Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Jahangir Alam in seven cases filed for his derogatory remarks about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the great Liberation War...
3 killed as bus hits trolley in Barishal
12:53 PM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayThree people were killed after a bus hit a trolley on Barishal-Kuakata highway at Katherpul area under Rangasree union in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal around 10am on Monday. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Trolley driver, his helper and another man are among the deceased...
Priyanka Chopra shares peek from mommy time with daughter Malti Marie
11:59 AM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayPriyanka Chopra has dropped new photos with daughter Malti Marie on her Instagram handle. In the first picture, Priyanka is holding her seven-month-old daughter as she embraces her and takes a selfie. She wrote in the caption, “Love like no other.”
Pakistan police charge ex-PM Imran Khan under terrorism act
11:19 AM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayPakistan's police have charged the country's former prime minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing his close aide. Tensions are high in the country, with the former leader's supporters gathering outside his house...