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US-China ties on a precipice after Pelosi visit to Taiwan
08:36 AM, 04 Aug 2022 ThursdayU.S.-China relations are teetering on a precipice after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Pelosi received a rapturous welcome in Taipei and was applauded with strong bipartisan support in Washington, despite the Biden administration’s misgivings...
Beijing responds to Pelosi visit with days of military drills encircling Taiwan
09:54 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayBeijing is ramping up its military intimidation campaign against Taiwan with days of drills to be held around the self-ruled island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Gold prices increased by Tk 1050 per bhori
09:22 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe prices of gold have been increased by Tk 1,050 per bhori (11.664 grams) in Bangladesh following a fall in local market prices. Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 82,348 per bhori, 21-carat Tk 78,615, 18-carat Tk 67,418, and gold of traditional method Tk 55,696 respectively. The Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association's (BAJUS) standing committee...
Aamir Khan responds to criticism over his Punjabi accent in Laal Singh Chaddha
08:53 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe trailer of Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha elicited a mixed response. While some have appreciated the music and cinematography, others have criticised Aamir’s expressions and said he is reprising his PK role...
Hartal in Bhola on Thursday over JCD leader's death
08:03 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayA dawn-to-dusk hartal has been called in Bhola for Thursday protesting the death of district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Nure Alam during a clash between police and BNP men...
Four sent to jail in Tipu-Preeti murder case
06:56 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday sent four accused, who were arrested and placed on a two-day remand each in a case lodged over the sensational murder of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Preeti in the capital's Shahjahanpur area on March 24, to jail...
Three Covid deaths, 375 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:57 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported three COVID-19 deaths and 375 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,298 and infections stood at 20,06,368. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Wednesday...
Saif Sporting Club winds up all football activities
05:25 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdaySaif Sporting Club, a football club based in Dhaka, has announced to wind up all its activities in professional football. The club's owner Tarafder Mohammad Ruhul Amin made the announcement on Wednesday. He said, "It is no longer possible for us to conduct football activities due to the current global situation...
77 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:38 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdaySome 77 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...
Conspiracy being mounted to oust Sheikh Hasina from power: PM
04:20 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that conspiracy is being intensified to topple her (Sheikh Hasina) from power as the national election is approaching nearer. "Conspiracy was hatched before the national polls in 2014 and 2018...
RU publishes 'A', 'B' unit admission test results
04:00 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayRajshahi University (RU) has published its admission test results for A and B units for the first year honours classes in 2021-22 academic year last night...
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay bid to be joint hosts of World Cup 2030
03:23 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayArgentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay have submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup...
Writ seeks judicial inquiry into accidents at rail-crossings
03:01 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayA writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives to conduct a judicial inquiry into the accidents at rail-crossings across the country. Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Tapos Kanti Bol filed the writ petition on Wednesday...
NSU student found dead at Bogura hotel
01:57 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayA student of North South University (NSU) was found dead in a hotel room in Bogura. The deceased was identified as Tanvirul Islam Aqib, 24, a 4th-year student of the university. He was the inhabitant of Kolagachia village in Bamna upazila of the district...
China imposes economic sanctions on Taiwan over Pelosi visit
01:30 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayChina on Wednesday suspended exports of natural sand to Taiwan and halted imports of fruit and fish products from the self-governed island as U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in a trip condemned by Beijing...
Bangladesh seeking $2 Billion from World Bank, ADB
12:51 PM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayBangladesh is seeking $2 billion from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid efforts to bolster its foreign exchange reserves, according to people familiar with the matter. The government wrote letters to the two lenders seeking $1 billion each from them...
Russia claims US ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine war
11:52 AM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe role of American intelligence in the war in Ukraine has been put under scrutiny after Russia accused the White House of supplying targeting information used by Kyiv to conduct long-range missile strikes. Russia’s defence ministry claimed Washington was “directly involved” in the war...
Twitter queries banks on Musk’s attempts to undermine $44 bln deal
11:06 AM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayTwitter Inc is attempting to find evidence that Elon Musk tried to torpedo the financing of his $44 billion takeover deal for the social media company while also looking into his motivation for backing out of the deal, legal experts said...
How US strike could kill Zawahiri - but not his family
10:14 AM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayJust over an hour after sunrise on 31 July, long-time al-Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahiri walked out onto the balcony of a downtown Kabul compound - reportedly a favourite post-prayer activity of the veteran Egyptian jihadist...
First grain ship out of Ukraine reaches Turkish waters
09:41 AM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe first grain ship to depart Ukraine since Russia invaded has arrived at Turkey's Bosphorus strait...