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Businessman killed in Dutch-Bangla Bank ATM booth
05:01 PM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayA businessman was allegedly stabbed to death by a snatcher while he was withdrawing money from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in the city’s Uttara area early Friday...
Destitute can bury by Tk 100 in DNCC controlled graveyards
04:35 PM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has fixed the fees of graveyard registration at Taka 500 for general people while it’s only Taka 100 for the destitute. The city corporation fixed the fees after a decision was reached at the 14th corporation meeting of its second council, a DNCC press release said on Friday...
UN alarm as Ukraine nuclear power plant shelled again
03:20 PM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayMore shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reported, with Ukraine and Russia again blaming each other for the attack...
US actress Anne Heche not expected to survive, says family
03:02 PM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayUS actress Anne Heche is not expected to survive, her family has said, after a car crash earlier this week that left her vehicle engulfed in flames...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu in Tungipara
02:25 PM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes and offered prayers at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara. She paid tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his grave on Friday morning. After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time...
Armed man shot dead after trying to 'breach' Ohio FBI office
12:47 PM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayAn armed man clad in body armour was killed after he tried to "breach" an FBI building in Ohio, officials say...
J&J to end global sales of talc-based baby powder
11:51 AM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayJohnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended U.S. sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits...
Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya arrives in Thailand
11:36 AM, 12 Aug 2022 FridayFormer Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew by private jet from Singapore to Thailand on Thursday, according to a high-ranking police official with direct knowledge of his movements. The source said Rajapaksa's jet landed at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport...
Cabinet directs Energy Division to explain fuel price hike
05:55 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe cabinet on Thursday directed the Energy Division to give explanations to the people over the recent fuel price hike in the country. The directive was given from the cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held at Bangladesh Secretariat...
Cabinet clears draft drug law keeping maximum 10-yr jail for irregularities
05:33 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe cabinet on Thursday approved in principle the draft of the Drugs Act, 2022 intensifying the punishment for several anomalies and offenses to the maximum 10-year jail...
Disney overtakes Netflix in battle for subscribers
04:58 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayDisney will launch a new ad-supported streaming service in the US in December, as it overtakes Netflix in the race for paid subscribers...
6th-grader student rape: Restaurant worker gets life-term
03:22 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayA Dhaka court has sentenced a restaurant worker to life-term imprisonment in a case filed for rape of a sixth grader student. Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 passed the order on Thursday. The convict is Razu Ahmed...
COVID vaccination for kids aged 5-11 begins
02:27 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe government has started the COVID-19 vaccination programme for children aged 5-11 by administering the Pfizer shot to 16 students from Abul Bashar Government Primary School in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Thursday...
HC asks why govt didn’t ask for information from Swiss bank
01:24 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe High Court (HC) has wanted to know why the government did not seek any information of Bangladeshis who have bank accounts in the Swiss Banks. An HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat on Thursday issued a suo moto rule in this regard...
North Korea declares victory over COVID, suggests leader Kim had it
12:30 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19 and his sister indicated that he too caught the virus, while vowing "deadly retaliation" against South Korea, which the North blames for causing the outbreak...
Sri Lanka’s ousted president to seek temporary stay in Thailand
12:13 PM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdaySri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday and stay temporarily in a second Southeast Asian country since fleeing his island nation last month in the midst of mass protests...
US rethinks steps on China tariffs in wake of Taiwan response
11:51 AM, 11 Aug 2022 ThursdayChina's war games around Taiwan have led Biden administration officials to recalibrate their thinking on whether to scrap some tariffs or potentially impose others on Beijing, setting those options aside for now, according to sources familiar with the deliberations...
SARS-related viruses infect thousands in Asia every year: Study
09:46 PM, 10 Aug 2022 WednesdayAbout 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses, and nearly 500 million people live near habitats where bat hosts of those viruses are found, according to a new study...
Afif, Mustafizur give Bangladesh consolation win
08:34 PM, 10 Aug 2022 WednesdayAfter two famous run chases, Zimbabwe finally got one wrong in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh and went down by 105 runs. Chasing a target of 257, the hosts were bowled out for only 151 in 32.2 overs. The silver lining was that Zimbabwe soon got their hands on the trophy, with the 2-1 scoreline in their favor...
Razz, Pori Moni welcome baby boy
08:12 PM, 10 Aug 2022 WednesdayStar couple Sariful Razz and Pori Moni have welcomed a baby boy...