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Modi walks to Hasina to exchange pleasantries at dinner in Johannesburg
12:25 PM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has walked to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to exchange pleasantries in a dinner in Johannesburg.
Xi assures Bangladesh of support in joining BRICS
11:57 AM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayChinese President Xi Jinping assured that his country will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs including providing support in joining the BRICS and ensuring permanent solution to the Rohingya issue.
Taskin Ahmed becomes father for third time
11:39 AM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayBangladesh cricket star Taskin Ahmed has become a father for the third time. He announced on his Facebook page that his wife Syeda Rabeya Naima gave birth to a daughter around 1:30am on Thursday.
AL pays homage to Ivy Rahman on her death anniversary
10:37 AM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayAwami League leaders and activists on Thursday paid glowing tributes to AL’s former Women Affairs Secretary Ivy Rahman by placing wreaths on her grave marking her 19th death anniversary.
PM asks envoys to enhance bilateral relations with African nations
09:26 AM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked Bangladeshi ambassadors stationed in African countries to enhance bilateral trade, business and investments with those nations.
Sheikh Hasina-Xi Jinping bilateral meeting held
08:57 AM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayThe bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. The meeting was held at the Hotel Hilton Sandton there on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit.
Wagner chief Prigozhin presumed dead after Russia plane crash
08:35 AM, 24 Aug 2023 ThursdayRussian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed in Russia killing all 10 people on board, Russia's civil aviation authority says. Social media linked to the Wagner mercenary group say his private plane was shot down by Russian air defences.
Five of the best countries for expats in 2023
09:34 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayWhether it's navigating the nuances of a new culture, seeking out the best local haunts or establishing new friendships, living abroad has no shortage of joys and challenges...
Yash has undergone multiple look tests as Ravan for Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayan: Source
09:00 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayAfter the debacle of Adipurush, Indian cinema is ready to present another iteration of Ramayan...
Khairuzzaman Mozumder made new finance secretary
08:02 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayEnergy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder has been appointed as the new secretary of the Finance Ministry...
Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in 'victory cry' of new India
07:13 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayAn Indian spacecraft landed on the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed...
Dengue deaths in Bangladesh cross 500
07:02 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayThirteen more people died of dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 506 to date this year. In the past day, 2,070 were hospitalized with the mosquito-borne disease, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Wednesday. Currently, 7,825 people diagnosed with dengue are taking treatment at different government...
Mother gets death for murder of son in Chandpur
05:59 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayA court in Chandpur has sentenced two people, including a woman, to death and two others to life-term imprisonment for the murder of her son in Haimchar upazila...
I dream to turn Bangladesh into trillion dollar economy: PM
04:32 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she has a dream to turn Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar economy, urging the South African investors to come up with robust investment, particularly in ICT, infrastructure, textiles and tourism...
No gas in parts of Dhaka for 8 hrs on Thursday
04:18 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe gas supply will remain suspended in parts of capital Dhaka for eight hours on Thursday due to urgent replacement works of gas pipelines...
‘Hegemonism not in China’s DNA’: Xi calls for BRICS expansion
03:48 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping has called for an expansion of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies to build a more just and equitable international order, insisting “hegemonism is not in China’s DNA”...
17 killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in India
02:32 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayAt least 17 people were killed after an under-construction Railway bridge collapsed in Indian state of Mizoram on Wednesday. Officials said many more are feared trapped at the site and efforts are on to rescue them. "There were about 35 to 40 construction workers when the bridge collapsed," they said.
Thailand’s jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile
02:14 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayThailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to hospital overnight, officials said on Wednesday, over concern about his heart and high blood pressure on his first night in jail following his historic return from self-exile.
Mirza Fakhrul to fly to Singapore for medical treatment
01:33 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara will leave Dhaka for Singapore on Thursday for medical treatment.
Trial of sabotage case against Jamaat ameer, secy gen begins
12:05 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar and 94 others in a sabotage case. The trial has begun after the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saiful Islam framed charges against them in the case.