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Grand Master Ziaur Rahman passes away

08:31 AM, 06 Jul 2024 Saturday

Grand Master Ziaur Rahman passed away following a heart attack while competing in the 12th round match of the ongoing National Chess Championship in Dhaka on Friday, Bangladesh Chess Federation chief arbitrator Harun Ur Rashid said on Friday evening.

Merino’s extra-time heroics fire Spain past Germany, into Euros semis

08:17 AM, 06 Jul 2024 Saturday

A Mikel Merino goal in the penultimate minute of extra time grabbed Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over Germany to send them into the Euro 2024 semi-finals.

Tulip Siddiq becomes British MP for 4th consecutive term

05:54 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Labour party candidate Tulip Siddiq has been re-elected as a British MP for the fourth consecutive term in the UK general election...

Government Servants (Conduct) Rules being amended: Cabinet secretary

05:28 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain has said the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979 is being amended...

Samsung expects profits to jump by more than 1,400%

05:04 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Samsung Electronics expects its profits for the three months to June 2024 to jump 15-fold compared to the same period last year...

IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun's term extended by a year

04:15 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

The government has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun for another year. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Friday in this regard...

At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania

02:45 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe died and dozens more are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, the state news agency and a local official said on Thursday...

Light to moderately heavy rain likely over country

01:05 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Light to moderately heavy rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over eight divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy at places over the country...

Four killed in Dinajpur bus-truck collision

12:40 PM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Four people were killed and 28 others injured as a bus and a truck collided head-on in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur on Friday morning...

Keir Starmer's Labour wins UK general election

11:41 AM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

Keir Starmer on Friday will become Britain's new prime minister, as his centre-left opposition Labour party swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. "The Labour Party has won this general election...

Emi Martinez stars as Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties

11:26 AM, 05 Jul 2024 Friday

The holders Argentina advanced to the Copa America semi-finals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in Texas. Lionel Messi missed Argentina’s first penalty but was reprieved by goalkeeper Emi Martínez, who saved Ecuador’s first two efforts...

Protest against quota: Students lift blockade at Shahbagh

09:56 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

Students against the quota system in the government jobs have lifted their blockade at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka after around six hours...

Asian Skill Development Company launched for Bangladeshi Students to work in Japan

08:43 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

The Asian Skill Development Company Ltd has started its journey with a mission to support Bangladeshi students aspiring to work in Japan through providing education in the Japanese language, culture, and manners...

PM seeks enhanced trade, business between Bangladesh, Spain

07:49 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for robust trade and commerce between Bangladesh and Spain for mutual benefits. "We want to enhance business between Bangladesh and Spain," she said...

EU slaps Chinese EVs with tariffs of up to 38%

07:13 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of "unfair" state subsidies, despite Beijing's warnings the move would unleash a trade war...

Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel

06:37 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

Lebanon's Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions on Thursday as tensions have soared amid the almost nine-months-old war raging in Gaza...

Court orders confiscation of customs official Enamul's property

06:17 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

A court in Dhaka has ordered the confiscation of immovable property of Mohammad Enamul Haque, the commissioner of the Customs, Excise & VAT Commissionerate, Sylhet in a case filed for allegedly amassing illegal wealth...

Govt halts some operating, development budget expenditure

06:04 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

In the wake of global economic condition, the Finance Division on Thursday issued a circular for pursuing austerity in the current fiscal year (FY25) by all the ministries, divisions, subordinate departments, directorates, offices, autonomous bodies, public sector corporations and state-owned companies...

Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support

05:54 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

Open criticism of Hamas has been growing in Gaza, both on the streets and online...

SME Foundation, Oxfam join hands to empower SMEs

05:01 PM, 04 Jul 2024 Thursday

To strengthen Bangladesh's Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) sector, which encompasses 90 per cent of all enterprises, the SME Foundation and Oxfam in Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...