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Met office predicts rain in parts of country
01:15 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Thursday predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind may occur at different parts of the country in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippines president
12:45 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayFerdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the Philippine president in a ceremony in Manila, succeeding the outgoing leader Rodrigo Duterte...
War crimes: 1 to die, 3 get life term imprisonment
12:15 PM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has sentenced one person to death penalty and three others to imprisonment till death for committing war crimes at Lakhai upazila in Habiganj during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member ICT-1 judges’ panel headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam passed the order on Thursday...
Covered van kills 5 in Narsingdi
10:48 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayFive vegetable sellers were killed and at least six others injured when a covered van overtook another covered van on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Mahmudabazar Machineghar area in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Thursday morning...
Ukraine War: UK pledges an extra £1bn in military support
09:41 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, a near-doubling in its support for the fight against the Russian invasion...
Russia invasion: Putin still wants to take most of Ukraine - US
09:06 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdayRussian President Vladimir Putin still wants to capture most of Ukraine, US intelligence agencies believe. Moscow's troops have been so weakened by combat, however, that US officials assess they are only capable of making slow territorial gains. It means the war could last for a long time, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines says...
Paris attacker Salah sentenced to life in prison without parole
08:32 AM, 30 Jun 2022 ThursdaySalah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of deadly gun-and-bomb attacks across Paris in November 2015, was found guilty on Wednesday and handed France's harshest sentence -- life without the possibility of parole...
Malaysia, Indonesia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 10
10:16 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayCountries around the world have begun declaring the Eid Al Adha dates for this year. A Malaysian news agency confirmed that Muslims in the country will be celebrating the first day of the festival on July 10. The Muslim Council of Hong Kong also announced the same date and confirmed that "The moon has not been sighted in Hong Kong."...
WB approves US$1.03bln financing to improve regional trade
09:55 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe World Bank (WB) has approved US$1.03 billion of financing to help improve regional trade in Bangladesh and Nepal by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors...
Aamir Khan talks about his first love that led to heartbreak
09:43 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayAamir Khan has romanced many actors in his acting career spanning over 30 years...
Padma Bridge’s 42 pillars reflect courageous Bangladesh: PM
09:30 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government didn’t become disappointed as the construction of the Padma Bridge has been delayed for two years due to conspiracy. "The 42 pillars of the Padma Bridge are the reflection of a courageous Bangladesh," she said...
Savar teacher murder: Prime accused Zitu arrested
09:14 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion has arrested schoolboy Ashraful Ahsan Zitu, the prime accused in the murder case of Savar teacher Utpal Kumar Sarker, from Gazipur district. The elite force apprehended him, a 10th grader at Haji Yunus Ali School and College at Ashulia in Savar...
Flood situation may worsen again in northeastern region
08:40 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayOfficials said the flood situation may worsen again in northeastern parts as both Bangladesh and upstream region of Indian states witnessed a significant amount of rainfall in the past 24 hours. A total of 196mm (millimeter) of rainfalls were recorded at Sunamganj, 175mm Chattak (Sylhet)...
Father of Savar teacher murder accused remanded
07:35 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayA court in Dhaka on Wednesday put Uzzal, father of the schoolboy accused in the Savar teacher murder case, on a five-day remand...
RU suspends student for harassing female teacher
06:25 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have suspended a student on charge of harassing a female teacher...
Moon sighting committee to fix date of Eid-ul-Azha on Thursday
05:50 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Thursday to fix the date of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, after reviewing reports on the appearance of the new moon of the holy month of Zilhajj of 1443 Hijri...
2241 more Covid cases, no death recorded in 24 hrs
05:05 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh government reported 2,241 more Coronavirus cases and no death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,71,602 and the fatalities remain at 29,145. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Wednesday...
Police in northwest India ban public gatherings after Hindu slain
04:31 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayFearing outbreaks of religious violence, police in the Indian state of Rajasthan banned public gatherings and suspended internet services a day after two Muslims posted a video claiming responsibility for slaying a Hindu man...
40 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
03:47 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayAs many as 40 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...
Babar continues T20I rankings reign, surpasses another Kohli landmark
03:32 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayBabar Azam is perhaps the most talked-about cricketer in recent months due to his superlative form with the bat in international cricket...