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11 killed after train hits microbus in Chattogram
03:18 PM, 29 Jul 2022 FridayEleven people were killed and seven others injured after a train hit a microbus at a level crossing in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram district on Friday afternoon. All the deceased were passengers of the microbus and residents of Aman Bazar area in Hathazari upazila but their detailed identities could not be known yet...
Rossouw hits 96 as South Africa level series against England
03:02 PM, 29 Jul 2022 FridaySouth Africa levelled the series with a mighty 58-run victory over England in Cardiff on a night of glorious rediscovery for the tourists, for whom both Rilee Rossouw and the ability to catch returned in phenomenal style...
France defender Kounde agrees Barca move
02:30 PM, 29 Jul 2022 FridayFrance centre-back Jules Kounde has agreed a move to Barcelona from Sevilla, both clubs announced on Thursday, without giving details on the length or cost of the deal...
Some Asia economies need rapid rate hikes to cool inflation: IMF
12:56 PM, 29 Jul 2022 FridaySome Asian central banks must rapidly raise interest rates to prevent an “upward spiral” in inflation as the war in Ukraine drives surging fuel and food prices, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said...
Don't 'play with fire' over Taiwan, China's Xi warns in call with Biden
12:08 PM, 29 Jul 2022 FridayChinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with US President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Desh Rupantor editor Amit Habib no more
11:46 AM, 29 Jul 2022 FridayEminent journalist and Bangla daily Desh Rupantor editor Amit Habib passed away on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital at Agargaon in the capital of Dhaka...
India says it will protect its interests as Chinese boat heads to Sri Lanka
09:55 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayIndia, which is trying to expand its influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka after China made deep inroads there, said on Thursday it was aware of reports about the planned visit of a Chinese vessel to a Sri Lankan port built with money from Beijing...
'Pressure on Bangladesh rising but crisis risk low'
09:22 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayThe pressure on Bangladesh’s economy is building, even though the nation’s default risk is low, according to Moody’s Investors Service. “The main message is that although foreign-exchange reserves have dropped lately – this is from high levels, and the sovereign’s external vulnerability indicator is low...
Gold prices raised by Tk 2741 per bhori
09:04 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayThe prices of gold have been raised by Tk 2,741 per bhori (11.664 grams) in Bangladesh following a fall in local market prices. Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 81,298 per bhori, 21-carat Tk 77,566, 18-carat Tk 66,485, and gold of traditional method Tk 55,171 respectively. The Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association's (BAJUS) standing committee on pricing and price monitoring took the decision in a meeting on Thursday...
Biden, Xi hold talks on Taiwan, trade dispute
08:00 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayPresident Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke by phone Thursday on mounting tensions over Taiwan, a festering trade dispute and their bid to keep the superpower rivalry in check. The White House said the phone call started at 8:33am in Washington (1233 GMT)...
BNP's expanses Tk 1.14cr higher than earnings in 2021
07:18 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayBNP has spent around Taka 1.14 crore more than its earnings in 2021 as it spent about Tk 1.98 crore while the party's earnings was Tk 84.12 lakh during the period...
64 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
05:50 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdaySome 64 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan to level Test series
05:31 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdaySpinner Prabath Jayasuriya grabbed five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by 246 runs in the second Test to end the series 1-1 on Thursday...
Four Covid deaths, 618 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:48 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported four COVID-19 deaths and 618 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,284 and infections stood at 20,04,188. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Thursday...
Meta posts first-ever revenue drop as inflation throttles ad sales
04:29 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayMeta Platforms Inc issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue on Wednesday, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales...
Ronaldo still unhappy at Man Utd - Thursday's gossip
04:00 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayCristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester United he wants to be freed of his contract in order to play for a Champions League side but United have reiterated that they don't want to sell the 37-year-old Portugal forward. (Mail)...
Bairstow, Moeen's T20 fireworks help England to sink South Africa
03:36 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayOn a postage-stamp ground where the bowlers mustered few special deliveries and the batters sent most of their messages by air mail, there was one particularly memorable arrival...
42 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol
02:51 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayAt least 42 people have died and nearly 100 others have been hospitalised in western India after drinking toxic alcohol, police said on Thursday, with authorities ordering a crackdown on bootleggers...
Kim Jong-un says North Korea ready to mobilise nuclear forces
01:49 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayNorth Korea is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent, its leader Kim Jong-un has claimed...
PM stresses export instead of remittance to earn foreign currencies
01:23 PM, 28 Jul 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underlined the need for focusing on export to earn foreign currencies instead of depending on remittance...