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116 killed in stampede at religious event in India
09:44 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayAt least 116 people, including women and three children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh, India on Tuesday, officials have said. The stampede occurred during a 'satsang' (prayer meeting) which was attended by hundreds...
Floods grips Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrakona prolonging sufferings of people
08:40 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayFlood situations in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona districts are expected to prolong as people in the northeast region of the country are witnessing flood for third time exactly within one month...
Khaleda returns home after 12 days
08:07 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her Gulshan residence in Dhaka after 12 days of treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital...
At least 87 killed in stampede at religious event in India
07:30 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayIn a horrifying incident, at least 87 people, including women and three children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday, officials have said...
Explosives seized from 'militant hideout' in Narayanganj
06:50 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police recovered three ID devices (explosives) from a three-storey building suspected as a militant hideout in Borpa Baganbari area under Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Tuesday afternoon...
Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan made SC Registrar General
06:49 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe government has appointed Chattogram Senior District & Sessions Judge Dr Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan as the Registrar General of the Supreme Court (SC)...
Gross forex reserve stands at $26.815 billion
06:27 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayBangladesh's gross foreign currency reserve has stood at US$26.815 billion, but as per Balance Of Payments And International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), the amount is $21.838 billion, according to official data of from Bangladesh Bank...
PM asks all concerned to prepare to face probable flood
06:03 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned, including civil administration, to take necessary preparations in advance to face probable floods in the country. The premier gave the directive while chairing the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in this fiscal year (FY25)...
2,50,000 in Gaza face Israel’s fresh evacuation order
05:20 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees estimated Tuesday that a quarter of a million people had been impacted since Israel's army issued a new evacuation order for parts of southern Gaza a day earlier...
LPG price raised by Tk 3
05:05 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has raised the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 3 to Tk 1,366 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC Chairman Md Nurul Amin announced the new prices on Tuesday, with effective this evening...
Khaleda Zia likely to return home from hospital this evening
02:30 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to return home on Tuesday evening after undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka for 10 days. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to Jago News. He said Khaleda Zia may return home from Evercare Hospital in Dhaka after 5pm.
Taskin apologised for missing team bus ahead of India game: BCB official
01:43 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayBangladesh pace bowler and T20I vice-captain Taskin Ahmed apologised to his team mates for turning up late in the field after missing the team bus during their Super 8 game against India in the just concluded ICC T20 World Cup.
Navy inks deal with India’s GRSE for 800-tonne ocean-going tug
12:49 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Navy has signed a deal with India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for an 800-tonne ocean-going tug - a major contract to be signed under a $500-million line of credit that was extended to Bangladesh by India for the purchase of defence equipment.
19 killed in drug gang clash in Mexico
12:21 PM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayAt least 19 people were killed, four of them Guatemalans, in a turf battle between two drug gangs in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, authorities said Monday.
HSC, equivalent exams suspended in 2 Feni upazilas
11:58 AM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for Tuesday in Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas of Feni have been postponed due to heavy rains and flash flood.
Trump has immunity for official acts, US Supreme Court rules
10:20 AM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayThe United States Supreme Court has for the first time recognised that former presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office, as it threw out a judicial decision rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to shield himself from criminal charges involving his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss.
Chinese delegation express interests in investing in EPZs and BEPZA EZ
09:32 AM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayA Chinese delegation from the Quanzhou Maritime Silk Road Industry and Commerce Association expressed their interest in investing in EPZs and BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ).
Costa penalty heroics rescue Ronaldo as Portugal edge past Slovenia at Euros
09:05 AM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayPortugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved three Slovenia penalties to earn his side a 3-0 shoot-out victory after Cristiano Ronaldo redeemed himself from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last 16 clash on Monday.
39 killed in Kenya anti-tax protests: Rights body
08:46 AM, 02 Jul 2024 TuesdayA total of 39 people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations in Kenya, the national rights watchdog said Monday, as activists geared up for a new round of protests this week.
Indian navy chief calls on army chief
06:12 PM, 01 Jul 2024 MondayVisiting Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters in Dhaka.