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Rain likely
12:29 PM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayBangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers across the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am on Saturday.
Rihanna is Smurfette in paramount animation’s ‘The Smurfs Movie’
11:36 AM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayRihanna has been cast in the voice role of Smurfette in a new live-action hybrid feature from Paramount Animation, “The Smurfs Movie.” The superstar made a surprise in-person appearance at CinemaCon, Las Vegas’ annual convention of movie theater owners, to make the announcement on Thursday.
Twitter to take 10% cut on content subscriptions after 12 months
11:16 AM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayTwitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company looks to monetize content on the website in a bid to diversify its revenue sources.
Stoinis, Mayers star as Lucknow smash Punjab in IPL
10:24 AM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayMarcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers smashed 11 boundaries apiece to bring Lucknow Super Giants the second-highest team total in Indian Premier League history during Friday's 56-run demolition of Punjab Kings.
Ukraine war: 25 dead as Russian missiles hit cities
09:44 AM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayA wave of Russian air strikes on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, has left at least 25 people dead.
Sudan fighting: No talks until bombing stops, Hemedti tells BBC
09:15 AM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayOne of Sudan's duelling generals, who leads the paramilitary force fighting the country's army, has told the BBC he will not negotiate until fighting ends. But Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said his fighters were being "relentlessly" bombed since a three-day truce had been extended.
PM arrives in Washington DC
08:19 AM, 29 Apr 2023 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in Washington DC to attend the ceremony marking the 50-year partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank on May 1. A United Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the Dulles International Airport in Washington DC at around 03:35pm (local time) on Friday.
Ireland slump to innings defeat in Sri Lanka Test
05:52 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayIreland collapsed to another innings defeat in the second Test against Sri Lanka, as the hosts completed a 2-0 series win in Galle...
‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2’ review: Mani Ratnam dishes out a satisfying sequel
05:39 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayThe events of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: 1, which released late last year, left audiences not just on a high...
Those who want to obstruct polls will be resisted: Quader
05:23 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said those who want to obstruct the peaceful elections will be resisted. "We will be in the field until the next election...
Russia kills at least 12 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly two months
04:30 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayRussia hurled missiles at cities across Ukraine as people slept early on Friday, killing at least 12 people in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly two months...
PM leaves Tokyo for Washington DC
03:26 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday left Tokyo for Washington DC after wrapping up her four-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. A flight of United Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members took off from the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo...
Real Madrid to open Bellingham talks - Friday's gossip
02:48 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayReal Madrid officials will travel to Germany this week in a bid to convince Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, to join the Spanish club this summer. (Marca - in Spanish)...
Sudan’s army and RSF say ceasefire extended but fighting goes on
01:08 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayThe Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to extend their ceasefire amid ongoing violence in the capital Khartoum and the western Darfur region. In the final hours of the repeatedly broken three-day truce...
WB okays $1.25 billion financing for Bangladesh
12:24 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework for Bangladesh (2023-2027) and approved $1.25 billion financing in three new projects. The Country Partnership Framework (CPF), anchored in the government’s eighth Five Year Plan...
Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh: PM
11:40 AM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described Japan as a time-tested friend of Bangladesh, saying the country has very close to her heart being few countries who early recognized Bangladesh within two months of achieving its independence. "Japan is our trusted development partner...
Tottenham fight back to draw against Man Utd
11:18 AM, 28 Apr 2023 FridaySon Heung-min scored a 79th-minute equaliser to complete a fine Tottenham comeback against Manchester United in Ryan Mason's first game back as interim boss...
Shifting alliances in Sudan’s Darfur as new civil war fears rise
10:07 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayIn Sudan’s western region of Darfur, a place long synonymous with conflict, fears of a new civil war are on the rise. Civilians have begun arming themselves, residents and humanitarian organisations have said, as they organise their own defence forces to protect themselves...
AL's Noman wins Ctg-8 by-polls
09:29 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayAwami League nominated candidate Noman Al Mahmud has won the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency. He, the organizing secretary of Chattogram city unit AL, bagged 67,205 votes while his nearest contender Bangladesh Islami Front candidate Sehab Uddin Muhammad Abdus Samad got 5,087...
Theft of Nancy's national award: Husband sent to jail
08:28 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has sent singer Nazmun Munira Nancy's husband and her domestic help in a case filed over the theft of her national award and other ornaments from her house...