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Divisive ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years

11:21 AM, 22 Aug 2023 Tuesday

Former 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 Tuesday

Prime 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 Tuesday

Former 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 Tuesday

Russian 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 Tuesday

The 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 Tuesday

Cambodia’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 Monday

Awami 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 Monday

The 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 Monday

India 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 Monday

Novak 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 Monday

Prime 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 Monday

Pakistan'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 Monday

Three 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 Monday

Prime 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 Monday

Saudi 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 Monday

A 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 Monday

AFM 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 Monday

The 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 Sunday

Onion 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 Sunday

Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say...