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Unstable Onion Market: Where will the price stop?
04:21 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe soaring price of onions is creating significant hardships for people with limited incomes. Currently, one kilogram of onions costs between Tk 110 and Tk 120, marking a Tk 20 increase in just the past week and doubling in price over the last month and a half.
Surface Pro 11 review: Microsoft’s big Arm leap almost pays off
04:19 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayMicrosoft’s latest Surface tablet promises to be a generational upgrade that goes beyond just being faster, quieter and more efficient – all down to a change in the type of processor at its heart...
Job seekers demand scrapping railway recruitment test
03:53 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayJob seekers have staged demonstration in Dhaka protesting against the alleged question paper leak of the recruitment test in sub-assistant engineer post of Bangladesh Railway...
Why not paternity leave, asks HC
03:19 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday issued a rule seeking an explanation as to why it should not instruct government and private institutions to implement policies ensuring paternity leave.
Extreme heat kills six in Tokyo
02:38 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdaySix people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings.
Pakistani actor claims Shah Rukh copied his role in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
02:32 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayTauqeer Nasir, a senior actor in the Pakistani drama industry has reportedly claimed that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has copied his work in one of his films and has refrained from giving him due credit.
BPSC forms 3-member probe body over question paper leak
01:46 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations of leaking recruitment examination question papers, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
Fresh violence turn Myanmar town to rubble
01:38 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayResidents of Kyaukme in northern Myanmar are counting their dead and picking through rubble following fresh fighting that shredded a Beijing-brokered ceasefire between the junta and an alliance of armed ethnic groups.
Delhi doctor arrested for Bangladesh-India kidney transplant ‘racket’
01:22 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Delhi police of India last week arrested a 50-year-old doctor from Delhi-based Indraprastha Apollo Hospital for her alleged involvement in an organ transplantation racket across Bangladesh and India.
Question leak: Case filed against Abed Ali, 16 others
12:45 PM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police has filed a case against 17 people including former driver of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) chairman Syed Abed Ali on the allegation of leaking recruitment examination question papers, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
It’s high time to invest in Bangladesh: PM to Chinese businessmen
11:44 AM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the Chinese business community to invest in Bangladesh's main sectors for mutual benefits taking the advantages of the world's most liberal investment regimes.
4 killed as bus, covered van collide in Bogura
11:21 AM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayFour people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van at Banani area in Bogura early Tuesday. The deceased are Jamal Hossain of Sirajganj, Shamim Hossain, Hridoy of Barishal and an unidentified woman.
Munna made Juba Dal President, Noyon General Secretary
10:34 AM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayAbdul Monayem Munna has been made the President of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, the youth front of BNP, while Nurul Islam Noyon made General Secretary. The announcement was made through a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday.
Gaza toll could exceed 186,000, Lancet study says
09:37 AM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe accumulative effects of Israel’s war on Gaza could mean the true death toll could reach more than 186,000 people, according to a study published in the journal Lancet.
2 BPSC deputy directors, 15 others arrested over question leak
09:12 AM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police has arrested 17 persons, including two deputy directors of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), on the allegation of leaking recruitment examination question papers, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
Russian missile attacks kill 41, hit children’s hospital, Ukraine says
08:26 AM, 09 Jul 2024 TuesdayRussia blasted the main children's hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.
PM arrives in Beijing on 4-day bilateral visit
05:54 PM, 08 Jul 2024 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday arrived in Beijing on a four-day bilateral visit at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart. The visit is believed to elevate the relations between Bangladesh and China to "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership" from "strategic partnership".
Anti-quota movement: Students block Shahbagh, Science Lab
05:32 PM, 08 Jul 2024 MondayThe students from different colleges and universities have blocked Science Lab and Shahbagh in the capital protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs. As a part of their pre-announced ‘Bangla Blockade’ programme, the students of Dhaka College and Eden Mahila College blocked Science Lab intersection at 3:50pm on Monday.
Who Doesn't Like Chocolates?
04:47 PM, 08 Jul 2024 MondayAs a kid, few things brought me as much joy as the rich, creamy taste of chocolates melting in my mouth. Whether it is a simple chocolate bar, a gooey brownie, or a steaming cup of hot cocoa, chocolate was my ultimate comfort food. And I’m sure I’ll have plenty (already with a watery-mouth) agree with me because let's be honest – who doesn't like chocolates?
Dr Yunus seeks cancellation of embezzlement case against him
04:00 PM, 08 Jul 2024 MondayProfessor Dr Muhammad Yunus has made an appeal to the High Court to cancel the proceedings of the money embezzlement case lodged against him.