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US President’s son convicted on all charges in gun case
11:44 AM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayA jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
PM receives maiden GCA Local Adaptation Champions Award
11:17 AM, 12 Jun 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday received the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation programme to face climate change impacts.
Bangladesh's apparel industry revolutionizing fashion world by embracing circular economy
09:54 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayFashion industry leaders, organizations, and government representatives came together for the 2nd Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka to exchange insights and expertise aimed at advancing circularity within the apparel and textiles sector in Bangladesh...
Gold price hiked by Tk 1073 per bhori
09:35 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to raise the price of gold by Tk 1,073 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the local market. Gold of 22-carat was hiked by Tk 1,073 to Tk 1,16,955 per bhori (11.664 grams), 21-carat by Tk 1,026 to Tk 1,11,636, 18-carat by Tk 874 to Tk 95,691...
Govt to procure fertilizer worth Tk 592 crore
09:04 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe government has approved several proposals to procure fertilizer worth around Tk 592.93 crore for the current fiscal year...
MP Anar murder: Bail plea of Celesty rejected
08:05 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayA court in Dhaka on Tuesday scrapped the bail petition of Celesty Rahman, an accused in the murder case of Awami League lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar...
Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign'
06:56 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayHamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian group said on Tuesday in what the US Secretary of State called "a hopeful sign"...
Malawi VP, nine others, killed in plane crash
06:00 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayMalawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation's president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday...
Three killed as truck, auto-rickshaw collide in Chandpur
05:45 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThree people were killed as a sand-laden truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on Tuesday afternoon...
344 students get GPA-5 in Dhaka after SSC results reevaluation
04:44 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations of 2,723 students from the Dhaka Education Board have changed after their answer sheets were reevaluated...
Eight more die as India faces longest heatwave
03:45 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayA severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha on Monday reported eight deaths within a 72-hour period...
Singapore Airlines offers $10,000 to passengers hurt by turbulence
02:51 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdaySingapore Airlines (SIA) said Tuesday it had offered $10,000 in compensation to passengers who suffered minor injuries on a flight hit by extreme turbulence last month and will discuss higher payouts with those more badly hurt.
Free govt houses bring self-dignity for homeless people: PM
01:57 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the houses being given free of costs under the Ashrayan projects are bringing self-dignity and self-respect for the homeless and landless people.
‘You are not Hayden or Gilchrist..’, Sehwag lashes out at Shakib
01:13 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayFormer Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has said that Shakib al Hasan is not a Matthew Hayden or an Adam Gilchrist who can play pull shots off short-pitched deliveries, rather he is just a player from Bangladesh. Shakib scored just three runs during the 114-run chase against Bangladesh that they ultimately lost by just four runs.
PM provides 18,566 more houses to homeless as Eid gift
12:53 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday handed over 18,566 more houses to the homeless and landless families as gift before Eid across the country under the government's flagship housing programme Ashrayan-2 project to ensure housing for all.
Quader off to Singapore for routine health check-up
12:19 PM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has left Dhaka for Singapore for his regular health check-up.
Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman appointed as new army chief
11:38 AM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayLieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of General Staff (CGS), has been appointed as the new chief of staff of Bangladesh Army. He has been promoted to the rank of general and appointed as the army chief for three years from June 23.
Salman, Rashmika to begin shooting for ‘Sikandar’ on June 18
10:01 AM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdaySalman Khan’s upcoming film 'Sikandar,' co-starring Rashmika Mandanna, will begin shooting on June 18 in Mumbai. The movie is directed by A R Murugadoss.
UN Security Council backs US Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan
09:06 AM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayThe United Nations Security Council has voted to support a US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan. The proposal sets out conditions for a "full and complete ceasefire", the release of hostages held by Hamas, the return of dead hostages' remains and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners.
Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing
08:23 AM, 11 Jun 2024 TuesdayAn aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president's office has said. The Malawi Defence Force aircraft "went off the radar" after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added.