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CID arrests youth for removing nuts, bolts of Padma Bridge
08:54 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayA youth was arrested on Sunday for allegedly removing nuts and bolts from the railing of Padma Bridge.
HC declares Tarique, Zubaida fugitives in graft case
08:18 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayThe High Court (HC) on Sunday declared BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman fugitives in a case lodged for allegedly amassing illegal wealth of Taka 4.81 crore and concealing information about this...
Soyabean oil price reduced to Tk 199 per liter
07:35 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayThe maximum retail prices of bottled soyabean oil have been reduced by Tk 6 to Tk 199 per liter. The MRP of loose soyabean oil has also been brought down to Tk 180 from Tk 185 per kilogram. The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has fixed the prices...
32 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:25 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayAs many as 32 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning...
Death toll from floods rises to 84
05:33 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayThe death toll from floods across the country has risen to 84, with two deaths in the last 24 hours...
1680 more Covid cases, 2 deaths recorded in 24 hrs
05:10 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayThe Bangladesh government reported 1,680 more Coronavirus cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,65,173 and the fatalities remain at 29,140. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Sunday...
Prices of edible oil may decline: Commerce Secretary
04:42 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundaySenior Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Tapan Kanti Ghosh on Sunday said that the prices of edible oil in the domestic market may decline as the prices of such widely consumed cooking oil is also declining in the international markets...
G7 nations announce Russia gold ban
04:14 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayMembers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Sunday announced a ban on imports of Russian gold as the G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps begins under the shadow of the war in Ukraine and consequences ranging from energy shortages to a food crisis...
Mayers century leaves Bangladesh in trouble
03:23 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayKyle Mayers struck his second century as West Indies kept them aloft over Bangladesh on day two of the second and final Test at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday...
17 found dead in South African nightclub
02:43 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayAt least 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa's southern city of East London on Sunday, police said...
G7 summit kicks off under shadow of Ukraine war, stagflation risk
02:14 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Sunday to a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and its far-reaching consequences, from energy shortages to a food crisis...
PM asks new generation to lead country towards prosperity
01:38 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the new generation to be prepared with the knowledge of science, technology and research to lead the country towards prosperity utilising their hidden talents...
Kuwaiti envoy congratulates PM for Padma Bridge construction
01:10 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayOutgoing Kuwaiti Ambassador to Dhaka Adel Mohammed A H Hayat on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for successful completion of the Padma Bridge. He conveyed his best regards to the premier while paying a farewell courtesy call on her at her official residence Ganabhaban...
Biden ‘respects’ Supreme Court despite abortion ruling: White House
12:54 PM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayPresident Joe Biden, who is weighing unilateral actions to counter an "extreme" ruling ending the U.S. right to abortion, nonetheless "respects" the Supreme Court and sees no need to expand its membership, a spokesperson said...
Dhaka College student killed in road accident
11:28 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayA student of Dhaka College was killed and another injured after a car hit a motorcycle in the capital’s Shahjahanpur on Saturday night...
Padma Bridge opens to traffic
09:51 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayThe much-awaited Padma Bridge was opened for vehicular movement at 6am on Sunday. Hundreds of vehicles were seen waiting to cross the multipurpose bridge. A total of fourteen booths are being used to collect tolls in manual system. A motorcyclist will have to pay Tk100 to cross the bridge, while the toll is Tk2,400 for a large bus with three axles and Tk2,800 for a medium truck...
Boris Johnson seeks to stay in power until the mid-2030s
09:19 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him to quit, which would make him the country's longest continuously serving leader in 200 years...
Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east
08:52 AM, 26 Jun 2022 SundayRussian forces were seeking to swallow up the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, pressing their momentum after taking full control Saturday of the charred ruins of Sievierodonetsk and the chemical plant where hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians had been holed up...
Padma Bridge opens to traffic on Sunday morning
09:48 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayPadma Bridge will be open for vehicular movement from 6 am on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the plaque of the 6.15-kilometer Padma Bridge at 12 noon at Mawa end in Munsiganj at a colorful ceremony where thousands of distinguished guests, including foreign diplomats, were present...
Mirza Fakhrul tests Covid-19 positive again
08:45 PM, 25 Jun 2022 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has tested positive for COVID-19 again...