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Downpours in Brazil leave 34 dead
11:57 AM, 29 May 2022 SundayTorrential rains that have plagued Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state since Tuesday have left at least 34 dead, 29 of which occurred over the previous day, according to the latest official update...
‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Fest
11:13 AM, 29 May 2022 SundaySwedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy “Triangle of Sadness” won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, giving Ostlund one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time...
Putin urged to hold ‘direct, serious negotiations’ with Zelensky
09:24 AM, 29 May 2022 SundayThe leaders of France and Germany have urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to hold "direct [and] serious negotiations" with Ukraine's president, the German chancellor's office said...
Barishal road accident: Death toll rises to 10
09:12 AM, 29 May 2022 SundayTwo more people have died in the road accident in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal, taking the death toll to 10. The incident took place on Dhaka-Barishal highway at Sanuhar area of the upazila early Sunday. The identities of the victims could not be known immediately...
Real Madrid beat Liverpool to claim 14th Champions League title
08:44 AM, 29 May 2022 SundayReal Madrid secured a record-extending 14th European Cup when they beat Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final delayed for more than half an hour after police tried to stop people trying to force their way into the Stade de France on Saturday...
31 killed in stampede at a church in Nigeria
09:49 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayAt least 31 people have been killed and seven others injured during a stampede at a church event in southern Nigeria’s Port Harcourt city, according to police...
President for formulating time-befitting curriculam at each university
09:42 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayPresident M Abdul Hamid on Saturday asked the university authorities to formulate a time-befitting curriculum at every university of the country coping with the world competition...
Bangladesh-India JCC meeting deferred
08:48 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayThe seventh foreign ministerial level Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting, which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Monday, has been deferred...
Covid-19: No death, 28 cases reported in 24 hrs
07:28 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 28 cases in the last 24 hours...
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury laid to rest beside wife
07:20 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayVeteran journalist, columnist, and writer Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur in the capital of Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. He was buried beside his wife Selima Afroz Chowdhury's grave there around 5:30 pm...
Sudden arrest of 4,000 spells fear in Ethiopia
06:06 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayEthiopia's government has launched a crackdown against a powerful and increasingly autonomous regional security force, in a bold, and potentially risky move to extend central control over a fractious nation...
‘Anti-China’: The Quad launches maritime surveillance plan
05:13 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayPledging to provide “tangible benefits” for nations in the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of the Quad have launched a maritime surveillance plan that analysts say is its most significant move so far to counter China...
Liverpool vs Real Madrid: The '50/50' Champions League final
04:23 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayChoose your color -- red or white. The bars and stands around Paris' Stade de France, the venue for Saturday's Champions League final, have certainly nailed their colors to the mast...
Unbeaten Buttler ton leads Royals into IPL final
03:51 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayJos Buttler hit his fourth century of the 2022 Indian Premier League to lead Rajasthan Royals into the final as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets...
US should fund safe schools before Ukraine: Trump
02:41 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayThe US should prioritise funding for school security over aid to Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has said days after 19 Texas pupils were killed...
Assam CM thanks Sheikh Hasina for “zero tolerance’ to insurgency
01:59 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayIndian northeastern state Assam's Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her government's "zero tolerance policy" to terrorism and insurgency, saying peace and stability are the key factors in development process of his state...
Cannes set to pick Palme d’Or from ‘wildly divisive’ entries
01:06 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayThe 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday with one of the tightest races in recent memory and critics fiercely divided over the 21 films competing for the Palme d'Or...
COVID: India records 2,685 new cases, 33 deaths in 24 hours
12:40 PM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayIndia on Saturday recorded 2,685 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its infection tally to 4,31,50,215, while the number of active cases increased to 16,308, according to Union Health Ministry data...
Gaffar Chowdhury’s body arrives in Dhaka
11:48 AM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayThe body of language movement veteran and prominent columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury - best known for writing the lyrics of “Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano” has arrived in Dhaka under full state arrangement. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying his body reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:05am on Saturday...
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers amid row over US oil grab
11:28 AM, 28 May 2022 SaturdayIranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, shortly after Tehran warned it would take "punitive action" against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the United States from a tanker held off the Greek coast...