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Divisive ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years
11:21 AM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayFormer Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand after 15 years in exile, hours ahead of a vote that determines who will be the country's next leader.
PM leaves for Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS Summit
10:47 AM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today left Dhaka for Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS Summit to be held on August 22-25 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Trump plans to surrender on Thursday in Georgia election case
10:36 AM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayFormer US President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, following his agreement earlier Monday to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions.
Russian Foreign Minister to visit Dhaka next month
09:34 AM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Dhaka on a two-day trip next month. He is expected to visit Dhaka on September 7-8, says a diplomatic source. He will attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 after completing his visit to Bangladesh.
Spain’s football chief apologises for World Cup kiss
08:54 AM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe Spanish soccer federation chief apologised on Monday after an unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso's lips during celebrations of the country's Women's World Cup victory sparked outrage, with Spain's second deputy prime minister calling for his resignation.
Cambodian parliamentarians elect Hun Sen’s son as new PM
08:35 AM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayCambodia’s national assembly has officially elected the eldest son of outgoing premier Hun Sen to be the country’s new prime minister, a transition of power likened by some to a Southeast Asian version of North Korea’s dynastic leadership.
Tarique was mastermind behind Aug 21 grenade attack: Quader
05:34 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was the mastermind behind the August 21 grenade attack.
Tasty Treat opens two outlets in Khulna
05:23 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayThe country’s popular fast food retail brand ‘Tasty Treat’ has opened two outlets in Khulna. Ibrahim Khalil, Chief Operating Officer of Tasty Treat, inaugurated the outlets at Sheikh Para and Gol Chattor of Khalishpur recently.
Harmanpreet on Dhaka umpiring outburst: ‘I don’t regret anything’
04:43 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayIndia captain Harmanpreet Kaur has no regrets over her actions during a fractious third ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka last month, despite having received a two-match ban for them.
Djokovic wins title by beating Alcaraz as rivalry intensifies
04:20 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayNovak Djokovic avenged his Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz by beating the Spaniard in just under four hours to win the Cincinnati Open.
Killers won’t be allowed to reign over Bangladesh anymore: PM
03:33 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday called Zia family as killer family for its direct link to gruesome killings like August-15, 1975 and August-21, 2004, saying the killers won't be allowed to reign over Bangladesh anymore.
Pakistan president denies approving laws giving military more power
02:30 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayPakistan's President Arif Alvi denied approving two controversial bills which further enhance the military's powers.
4 killed as covered van hits auto-rickshaw in B’baria
02:12 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayThree people were killed and two others injured when a covered van hit an auto-rickshaw in Brahmanbaria on Monday noon. The accident took place on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Sohagpur bus stand area in Ashuganj upazila around 12pm. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
PM pays tribute to August 21 grenade attack victims
01:08 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tribute to the victims of August 21 grenade attack by placing wreaths at a makeshift memorial built in front of Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital.
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards: HRW report
12:40 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondaySaudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Regent group’s Shahed jailed for 3 years in graft case
12:14 PM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayA Dhaka court has sentenced Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim to three years in jail in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing illegal wealth. Judge Prodip Kumar Roy of Dhaka Special Judge Court-7 on Monday passed the order fining him Tk 1 lakh.
The wounds Aug 21 grenade attack victims still bear
11:49 AM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayAFM Bahauddin Nasim, then founder president of Awami Swechchhasebok League, is still enduring the pain caused by splinter injuries in different parts of his body 19 years back in a gruesome grenade attack carried out on August 21 in 2004.
19th anniversary of August 21 grenade attack today
11:32 AM, 21 Aug 2023 MondayThe 19th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an anti-terrorism rally of the then opposition party Awami League in the capital on August 21 in 2004 is being observed on Monday paying tributes to martyrs.
Onion prices rise in Bangladesh after India's imposing duty
10:06 PM, 20 Aug 2023 SundayOnion prices have started rising in Bangladesh markets after India imposed a 40% export duty on the kitchen item to improve its domestic availability. The prices of onion increased by Tk 10 per kilogram in Dhaka in a day on Sunday. It was seen imported onion being sold at Tk 65 to Tk 70 which was Tk 55 to Tk 60 on Saturday...
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon
09:43 PM, 20 Aug 2023 SundayRussia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say...