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433 more Covid cases, zero death recorded in 24 hrs
04:44 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government reported 433 more Coronavirus cases and zero death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,55,427 and the fatalities remain at 29,131. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday...
Three children among 5 killed in M'singh lightning
04:27 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayFive people, including three children, were killed in lightning strikes in two upazilas of Mymensingh district on Friday afternoon...
Complaint filed against Indian actress Sai Pallavi
03:43 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayA complaint has been filed against Indian actress Sai Pallavi over her comments on the killing of Kashmiri Pandits and vigilantism in the name of cow protection...
Flood situation worsens in Sylhet, army deployed
02:37 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayThe flood situation in Sylhet district has worsened, leaving thousands of people marooned. The army members were deployed there to rescue the people who were trapped in the floods, said Deputy Commissioner Md Mojibur Rahman on Friday morning. He said the administration was cordially working to overcome the flood situation...
SSC exam suspended as flood situation worsens
12:35 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayThe Ministry of Education has suspended the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, which were scheduled to be held on June 19, due to the worsening flood situation in several districts, including Sylhet and Sunamganj...
Tigers in trouble after another record of 'ducks'
12:22 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayA total of six Bangladeshi batters registered 'duck' on the day one of the first cricket Test against West Indies, leaving the side in a position of embarrassment at Sri Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday...
Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme
12:03 PM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayElon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency...
WTO agrees fishing, food and Covid vaccine deals
11:46 AM, 17 Jun 2022 FridayThe World Trade Organization concluded deals Friday on tackling food insecurity, curbing harmful fishing subsidies and temporarily waiving Covid-19 vaccine patents after days of round-the-clock talks...
Protests against India's new military recruitment system turn violent
09:38 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayPolice in northern India fired shots in the air on Thursday to push back stone-throwing crowds and authorities shut off mobile internet in at least one district to forestall further chaos, as protests widened against a new military recruitment system...
Beyoncé announces new album, Renaissance
09:12 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayBeyoncé has announced what appears to be her next solo album, Renaissance, due for release on 29 July...
Primary teacher recruitment: Results of last phase exam published
08:37 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe results of the last phase of the written examination to recruit 45,000 assistant teachers in government primary schools were published on Thursday...
Bangladesh-Japan comprehensive partnership to reach new heights: PM
07:44 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said "Japan-Bangladesh-Comprehensive Partnership" has been launched to take the friendly ties between the two countries to a new height of a strategic partnership...
Dhaka's rail link with M'singh restored
07:22 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh districts was restored on Thursday afternoon, around four hours after it had been suspended...
Fatima Yasmin made finance secretary
06:10 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayEconomic Relations Division's (ERD) Secretary Fatima Yasmin has been appointed as the new secretary of the Finance Ministry...
357 more Covid cases, zero death recorded in 24 hrs
05:42 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported 357 more Coronavirus cases and zero death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,54,994 and the fatalities remain at 29,131. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Thursday...
Mbappe must have changed Real Madrid dream: Perez
05:21 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayReal Madrid president Florentino Perez says Kylian Mbappe "must have changed his dream" after the France striker rejected a move to the Spanish club...
31 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:32 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayAs many as 31 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
No illegal bulldozing, India top court warns Yogi government
04:11 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayAmid allegations of Uttar Pradesh using bulldozers to target those who protested the controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad by members of the ruling BJP, the Supreme Court on Thursday said, "Demolitions have to be in accordance with law, they cannot be retaliatory"...
Eight million Australians urged to turn off lights
03:40 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayAustralia's energy minister has urged households in New South Wales - a state that includes the country's biggest city Sydney - to switch off their lights in the face of an energy crisis...
UK embassy staff allege Taliban beatings and torture in Afghanistan
03:00 PM, 16 Jun 2022 ThursdayMore than 100 men who worked at the British embassy in Afghanistan remain in the country, with some telling the BBC they have been beaten and tortured...