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China summons US ambassador over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
08:34 AM, 03 Aug 2022 WednesdayChinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng on Tuesday night summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to lodge stern representations and opposition against U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region...
Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid heightened US-China tensions
09:30 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayNancy Pelosi, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has arrived in Taiwan, on a visit that has enraged China which claims the self-governing island as its own territory...
Zimbabwe clinch T20 series against Bangladesh
08:54 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayZimbabwe came up with a spirited performance and held their nerve at the crucial moment to cruise to a 10-run victory against Bangladesh in the series-deciding third T20 International game today at Harare Sports Club. By virtue of this victory, the hosts eventually took the three-match series 2-1...
Govt reduces 12 kg LPG price by Tk 35
08:46 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has decreased the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 35 to Tk 1,219 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC made the announcement in a press release on Tuesday. The new prices will come into effect from 6 pm today. Earlier on July 3, the government raised LPG prices by Tk 12 to Tk 1,254 per 12 kg cylinder...
SAFF U-20 Championship: Bangladesh reach final
07:27 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayBangladesh drew 1-1 with Nepal to reach the final of the SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar city of the Indian state of Odisha on Tuesday...
Six killed in Pakistani military helicopter crash
06:21 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayA Pakistani military helicopter carrying a senior commander and five others crashed on a mountain during a flood relief operation and all on board were killed, the military and police said on Tuesday...
Three Covid deaths, 387 cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:05 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported three COVID-19 deaths and 387 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,295 and infections stood at 20,05,993. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
ECNEC approves 7 projects with Tk 2007.57cr
05:58 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved a total of seven projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 2007.57 crore including one for making necessary land acquisition, providing compensation to the affected and ensuring rehabilitation to set up Mymensingh divisional headquarters...
England to tour Pakistan in September for T20s and tests
05:44 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayEngland will tour Pakistan in September for the first time in 17 years to play seven Twenty20 and three test matches in two spells, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday...
Over 80 men accused of raping eight women appear in South African court
05:03 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayMore than 80 men suspected of the gang rapes of eight women and the armed robbery of a video production crew in the South African town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, have appeared in court...
65 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:32 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdaySome 65 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
How to save battery life on your Android phone
03:44 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayOnce upon a time, phones such as the original Motorola Droid had interchangeable batteries. You could keep an extra charged battery on hand and swap them out when needed...
Woods rejected $700-800 million LIV offer, says Norman
02:48 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayTiger Woods turned down a sum in the region of $700-800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, the breakaway circuit's CEO Greg Norman told Fox News...
Country’s development spree to continue overcoming setbacks: PM
02:21 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the country’s development spree might continue as Bangladesh has reached this position overcoming many setbacks. “We’ve reached this position conquering many setbacks. (I want) this trend of development might be continued,” she said at her introductory speech...
Pakistan military helicopter with general, 5 others goes missing
01:20 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayA military helicopter with an army general and five others went missing on Monday during a flood relief operation in southern Pakistan, the army said...
TCB starts selling essentials across the country
01:04 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayThe state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has started selling essential items across the country at a subsidized rate. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday formally inaugurated the operations of the selling the commodities marking the nation mourning...
Why are wealthy Indians taking their money out of the country?
12:00 PM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayAmit Ranjan was stunned. For years, financial advisers had recommended only homegrown investment options to the Indian tech entrepreneur and angel investor...
How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
10:35 AM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayAl Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011...
Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality
10:18 AM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayBrazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality...
Biden, Putin strike conciliatory tones as nuclear arms talks start at UN
08:54 AM, 02 Aug 2022 TuesdayU.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia and called on Moscow to act in good faith as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said there could be no winners in any nuclear war...