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ADB approves $400m to construct Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Railways
06:47 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh today signed a loan agreement for $400 million to build a dual-gauge railway connecting Chattogram and Cox's Bazar to promote trade, investment and tourism in Bangladesh...
Govt increases price of rawhides by 6%
06:18 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayThe government has increased the price of rawhides of sacrificial animals (cows) by 6 percent this year as the per square feet rawhides (rubbed with salt) of cows in Dhaka has been fixed at Taka 50-55 which was Taka 47 to 52 last year...
Three schoolgirls drown in pond
05:24 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayThree schoolgirls drowned in a pond in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Afsana Akter Maria, daughter of Rukan Uddin, a resident of Gandhabbbapur area in the upazila, Subarna Akter, daughter of Salam Mia of Durgapur upazila of Netrakona and Maria, daughter of Roman Mia of Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj...
Huge crowds circle Kaaba as hajj begins in Saudi heat
04:56 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayVast crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years began in the heat of the Saudi summer...
Everything you need to know about AI but were too afraid to ask
04:13 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayBusiness executives keep talking about it. Teachers are struggling with what to do about it. And artists like Drake seem angry about it...
Man City to make move for Hakimi - Sunday's gossip
03:51 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayManchester City are considering a bid for Paris St-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi, 24, and "will not hesitate" to pay a big fee for the Morocco international. (Marca - in Spanish)...
UN highly praises Bangladeshi peacekeepers for professionalism
02:46 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayThe United Nations Under-Secretaries General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Catherine Pollard jointly paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter's official Ganabhaban residence on Sunday morning.
Padma Bridge completes one year
02:34 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayThe Padma Multipurpose Bridge, one of the mega structures in Bangladesh, has completed one year after its inauguration.
2 killed as microbus runs over them in Munshiganj
01:03 PM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayA woman and a traffic police constable were killed and two others injured when a microbus ran them over in Munshiganj on Sunday morning.
4 Jashore Razakars get death penalty
11:55 AM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has sentenced four Razakars from Jashore’s Bagharpara to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. A three-judge panel of the tribunal headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam passed the order on Sunday.
Kiara calls herself ‘very lucky’, says Sidharth is her everything
11:23 AM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayBollywood actor Kiara Advani has called her husband-actor Sidharth Malhotra her ‘home’. In a new interview, Kiara called herself lucky as she spoke about true love and marriage. She said that since she had a love marriage, she obviously believes in true love.
Chelsea sign 17-year-old Jamaica international Richards
09:33 AM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayChelsea have completed the signing of Jamaica international striker Dujuan Richards, the Premier League club said on Saturday.
2 killed, 15 injured after shooting at Michigan party
09:33 AM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayA shooting that officials say occurred at a large street party in Saginaw, Michigan, left two people dead. In all, 15 people were injured.
Pakistan army says 2 civilians killed by Indian forces
09:14 AM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayPakistan's army claimed on Saturday that two civilians were killed by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the first such conflict since a ceasefire in 2021 between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours.
Wagner chief Prigozhin calls halt to Moscow advance
08:17 AM, 25 Jun 2023 SundayTroops from Russia's Wagner mercenary group have reportedly started leaving the city of Rostov-on-Don, less than 24 hours after attempting a rebellion. Earlier, the group's chief said he had told his fighters to return to Ukraine to avoid bloodshed.
Khandaker Mosharraf to go to Singapore for treatment
09:30 PM, 24 Jun 2023 SaturdayBNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain will go to Singapore for treatment...
Four including ACC official remanded in extortion case
09:12 PM, 24 Jun 2023 SaturdayA court in Dhaka on Saturday placed four people, including Anti-Corruption Commission Director General's (Money Laundering) personal assistant Gautam Bhattacharya, on a three-day remand for allegedly blackmailing people with fake ACC notices to extort money...
Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow
07:47 PM, 24 Jun 2023 SaturdayMutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning advance...
One Covid death, 82 cases recorded in 24 hrs
07:35 PM, 24 Jun 2023 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 82 cases in the last 24 hours (from Friday 8 am to Saturday 8 am)...
Two dengue patients die; 500 hospitalized in 24 hrs
07:24 PM, 24 Jun 2023 SaturdayTwo dengue patients died and 500 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours (from Friday 8 am to Saturday 8 am). With the latest death, a total of 42 people died of dengue to date this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said. Currently, 1,503 people diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease are taking treatment...