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India will not travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
09:29 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThe Pakistan Cricket Board, PCB, confirmed on Sunday that India had informed the International Cricket Council about its unwillingness to travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled in February-March next year...
Bangladesh receives $655m in remittances in 9 days
08:30 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayExpatriate Bangladeshis sent around $655 million remittances during the first nine days of November in the fiscal 2024-25...
3 more advisers sworn in
07:44 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThree more advisers to the interim government were sworn in on Sunday evening. The new advisers are AkijBashir Group's Managing Director Sk Bashir Uddin, filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, and Chief Adviser's special assistant Mahfuj Alam. However, their portfolios were not immediately disclosed. Following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as Prime Minister on August 5...
UK, US carry out air strikes on Yemen, including Sanaa
07:12 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThe United States and the United Kingdom have launched air strikes in Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, a television station run by the Houthi rebel group has reported, with the Pentagon saying it targeted advanced weapons storage facilities in the raids...
Libya keen to hire more Bangladeshi workers: envoy
06:13 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayLibya is willing to hire more manpower from Bangladesh, including doctors and engineers, to develop the country and has invited Bangladeshi students to enroll in its top universities...
Chief Adviser seeks Singapore's support to bring back laundered money
05:33 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged the Singapore authorities to help recover billions of dollars laundered from Bangladesh and help minimise the cost of migration from Bangladesh...
Exports in October post 20.60pc growth
05:11 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayCountry’s export earnings in October witnessed a healthy growth of 20.60 percent fetching US$4.13 billion, up by $0.71 billion from $3.42 billion of the same month of the last year.
Punishment for Asif Nazrul's overseas harassers demanded
04:45 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayLeaders of Debate for Democracy (DFD) has demanded exemplary punishment for those who were involved in the harassment of Law Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul in Geneva, Switzerland...
Advisory Council expands, 5 more advisers may take oath this evening
03:48 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThe interim government is set to expand with the addition of five new advisers, who will likely to take oath on Sunday evening. The Cabinet Division and the Department of Government Transport sources provided this information...
Pakistan win first ODI series in Australia in 22 yrs
03:24 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayPakistan on Sunday thumped Australia in the third and final ODI to win the three-match series — the first won by the Green Shirts on Australian soil in 22 years with the last 50-over series win coming back in 2002...
MBBS admission test on Jan 17, BDS test on Feb 28
02:38 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThe MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) admission test for the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on January 17, while the admission test for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) will take place on February 28.
Interpol’s assistance being taken to bring back Hasina, other fugitives
02:09 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayLaw, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has said that assistance from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is being taken to repatriate fugitives, including Sheikh Hasina, from abroad.
BNP stages demo in front of AL’s central office
12:21 PM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayA group of leaders and activists from various units of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) staged a demonstration in front of the Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital.
191 BGB platoons deployed in Dhaka, other parts of country
11:43 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayA total of 191 platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country, including the capital Dhaka, to maintain law and order. Md Shariful Islam, the Public Relations Officer at the BGB headquarters, shared this information on Sunday morning (November 10).
AL, students’ counter-protests at Zero Point, police on high alert
10:39 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThe Awami League has announced a protest rally at Zero Point in Gulistan, Dhaka, on Sunday afternoon to commemorate Shaheed Noor Hossain and demand the removal of 'anti-democratic forces' and the 'restoration of democratic governance.'
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day today
10:06 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayShaheed Noor Hossain Day is being observed on Sunday in a befitting manner. On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain, who imprinted his bare chest and back with the slogans "Free democracy" and "Down with autocracy", embraced martyrdom in police firing during an anti-autocracy demonstration at Zero Point in the city, now known as Shaheed Noor Hossain Square.
Muntaha found dead 7 days after going missing
09:37 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayThe body of Muntaha Akter Jerin, a child who had been missing for seven days, was recovered from a drain in Kanaighat upazila, Sylhet. Police found her lifeless body in a nearby drain around 3:00 am on Sunday (November 9). A rope was reportedly found wrapped around her neck.
Biden, Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return
08:58 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayJoe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago.
Shanto, Nasum lead Tigers to level series against Afghans
08:37 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundaySkipper Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a brilliant 76 and Nasum Ahmed who made a comeback to the side after a year hiatus put a superb allround performance as Bangladesh leveled the three-match series with a 68-run victory over Afghanistan in the second ODI on Saturday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Qatar suspends mediation efforts between Israel, Hamas
08:28 AM, 10 Nov 2024 SundayQatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas, officials say. The country said it would resume its work when Hamas and Israel "show their willingness" to negotiate.