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Khairuzzaman Mozumder made new finance secretary
08:02 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayEnergy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder has been appointed as the new secretary of the Finance Ministry...
Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in 'victory cry' of new India
07:13 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayAn Indian spacecraft landed on the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed...
Dengue deaths in Bangladesh cross 500
07:02 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayThirteen more people died of dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 506 to date this year. In the past day, 2,070 were hospitalized with the mosquito-borne disease, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Wednesday. Currently, 7,825 people diagnosed with dengue are taking treatment at different government...
Mother gets death for murder of son in Chandpur
05:59 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayA court in Chandpur has sentenced two people, including a woman, to death and two others to life-term imprisonment for the murder of her son in Haimchar upazila...
I dream to turn Bangladesh into trillion dollar economy: PM
04:32 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she has a dream to turn Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar economy, urging the South African investors to come up with robust investment, particularly in ICT, infrastructure, textiles and tourism...
No gas in parts of Dhaka for 8 hrs on Thursday
04:18 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayThe gas supply will remain suspended in parts of capital Dhaka for eight hours on Thursday due to urgent replacement works of gas pipelines...
‘Hegemonism not in China’s DNA’: Xi calls for BRICS expansion
03:48 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping has called for an expansion of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies to build a more just and equitable international order, insisting “hegemonism is not in China’s DNA”...
17 killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in India
02:32 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayAt least 17 people were killed after an under-construction Railway bridge collapsed in Indian state of Mizoram on Wednesday. Officials said many more are feared trapped at the site and efforts are on to rescue them. "There were about 35 to 40 construction workers when the bridge collapsed," they said.
Thailand’s jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile
02:14 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayThailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to hospital overnight, officials said on Wednesday, over concern about his heart and high blood pressure on his first night in jail following his historic return from self-exile.
Mirza Fakhrul to fly to Singapore for medical treatment
01:33 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara will leave Dhaka for Singapore on Thursday for medical treatment.
Trial of sabotage case against Jamaat ameer, secy gen begins
12:05 PM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar and 94 others in a sabotage case. The trial has begun after the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saiful Islam framed charges against them in the case.
Drone hits Moscow building and two drones downed
11:08 AM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayA drone has hit a building in central Moscow that was under construction, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said.
Meta rolls out web version of Threads
10:38 AM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayMeta Platforms said on Tuesday it was launching the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users and gain an edge over rival X, formerly Twitter.
Heath Streak ‘very much’ alive, rumours of his death fake
10:22 AM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayHeath Streak, the former Zimbabwe cricketer, is alive. Hours after Streak's former teammate Henry Olonga posted about his ex-captain's demise, the pace bowler-turned-singer shared another message confirming otherwise.
Burnley sign Ramsey from Villa on 5-year deal
09:16 AM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayBurnley have signed midfielder Aaron Ramsey from Aston Villa, both Premier League clubs said on Tuesday, with the England under-20 international penning a five-year contract.
18 bodies found in Greek forest hit by wildfires
09:02 AM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayEighteen bodies have been found in a forested area of northern Greece hit by wildfires for the past four days, the Greek fire service says. Initial reports suggest those who died may have been migrants. A coroner and investigation team are heading to the scene near the Dadia forest.
PM arrives in Johannesburg to attend 15th BRICS summit
08:24 AM, 23 Aug 2023 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held on August 22-24 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. A regular flight (EK-765) of the Emirates Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the OR Tambo International Airport.
Vijay Deverakonda on Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi: ‘They are beyond hits and flops’
09:58 PM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayVijay Deverakonda has come in support of superstars Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi. Deverakonda, on the sidelines of promoting his upcoming film Kushi, spoke about how veteran actors are beyond success and failure...
BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South Africa
09:27 PM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayBRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs...
Students of DU-affiliated 7 colleges withdraw blockade
08:51 PM, 22 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe protesting students of seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University withdrew their blockade giving an ultimatum to press home their one-point demand by 10 pm on Tuesday. They withdrew the blockade at Nilkhet intersection around 6:45 pm...