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PM for promoting domestic sports
07:49 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the authorities concerned to promote the domestic sports of the country side by side other games. “Through the domestic sports, children will get the opportunity to flourish their merit more,” she said...
Turkey says ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is 'first priority'
07:22 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayTension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said...
AL not to hold conferences, form committees during upazila polls: Quader
06:03 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said their party will not hold conferences and form committees at all levels during the upcoming upazila parishad elections...
ADB to provide $71m to Bangladesh for water resources management
05:22 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayThe government on Saturday signed a US$71 million loan agreement titled "Loan 4440-BAN: Climate-Resilient Integrated Southwest Project for Water Resources Management" with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for ensuring climate resilient water resources management...
Gold price reduced by Tk 840 per bhori
04:33 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association (BAJUS) has decided to reduce the price of gold, two days after it had raised the same to a record high. The price was cut by Tk 840 to Tk 1,18,798 per bhori following a decrease in the price of pure gold in the local market...
Educational institutions closed for 7 more days due to heatwave
03:51 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayThe government has decided to close all primary and secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutions for seven more days to April 27 due to the heatwave sweeping over the country. Primary and Mass Education Ministry, and Secondary and Higher Education Directorate said this in separate releases on Saturday...
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
02:56 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayFighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.
438 killed during Eid journeys
02:22 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayAt least 438 people were killed and 1,424 injured in 419 accidents on road, rail and waterways during the Eid-ul-Fitr journey this year, according to the according to the Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Association.
Govt pry schools asked to suspend assemblies amid heatwave
01:14 PM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayThe government has directed to suspend assemblies at all its primary schools across the country due to the ongoing heatwave. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education issued a notification in this regard signed by Senior Information Officer Mahbubur Rahman Tuhin.
Met office issues nationwide heat alert for 72-hour
11:49 AM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a 72-hour nationwide heat alert starting from Friday saying the ongoing heat wave is expected to continue in most parts of the country.
Dhaka urges Bhutan to reduce fees for Bangladeshi tourists
11:07 AM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayDhaka on Friday urged Thimpu to reduce its Sustainable Development Fees for tourists for the Bangladesh at the 3rd Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Bhutan.
Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms
10:36 AM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayAlphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, a move that could allow the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions.
1 killed, 8 injured in ‘Bombing’ at Iraq military base
10:16 AM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayA "bombing" overnight Friday hit a military base in central Iraq housing army troops and pro-Iranian paramilitaries, two security sources said. The ministry of interior official said the attack had killed one person and wounded eight others, while the military source reported three Iraqi military personnel had been wounded.
Misha, Dipjol elected president, secretary of film artistes’ association
09:31 AM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayMisha Sawdagar and Monowar Hossain Dipjol were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association for the next two years.
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump's hush money trial
08:37 AM, 20 Apr 2024 SaturdayA man has set himself on fire outside the court in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is being held. The man doused himself in a liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets into the air, police said.
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store
05:08 PM, 19 Apr 2024 FridayApple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store after the Chinese government ordered it to do so for “national security” reasons...
BNP men face no political cases: PM
04:41 PM, 19 Apr 2024 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said no case filed against BNP men is political as they were accused of specific criminal charges that include arson terrorism, grenade attack, firearms smuggling and corruption. "BNP is now going everywhere and crying about the cases against them...
National flag's 1st designer Shib Narayan Das dies
04:24 PM, 19 Apr 2024 FridayValiant freedom fighter Shib Narayan Das, who had designed the first flag of Bangladesh just before the independence, passed away on Friday morning while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Dhaka...
US chef’s bid to own ‘chili crunch’ name raises ire in Indonesia, Malaysia
04:12 PM, 19 Apr 2024 FridayWhen Michelle Tew, the owner of Malaysia-based food company Homiah, received a cease and desist letter from American-Korean celebrity chef David Chang last month, she felt “sadness and betrayal”...
Shishu Hospital fire under control
03:35 PM, 19 Apr 2024 FridayThe fire that broke out at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute, Dhaka has been brought under control. Five units of firefighters brought the fire under control around 2:28 pm, said Lima Khanam, control room duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence...