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Five including ex-MP Poton sent to jail in fertilizer embezzlement case
03:52 PM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayA court in Dhaka on Wednesday sent five people, including former Narsingdi-2 lawmaker Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for allegedly embezzling fertilizer worth around Tk 581 crore...
Mild heat wave sweeping over parts of country
02:26 PM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayMild heat wave is sweeping over four divisions and several districts across the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins from 9am on Wednesday.
PM seeks effective population management for sustainable dev
02:11 PM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed the need for effective population management considered to be a key determinant for sustainable development.
Souls performs in Boston
01:58 PM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayPopular music band “Souls” performed at the Boishakhi Mela in Boston, the capital of the state of Massachusetts, on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee.
PM opens 2-day Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity
12:06 PM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the two-day international event titled "ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development" at Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka.
Streep honoured at opening of drama-filled Cannes Film Festival
11:50 AM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayMeryl Streep was guest of honour at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, unfolding this year against the background of a director's daring escape from Iran and mounting #MeToo pressure on the French industry.
Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli strike
11:24 AM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayLebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country's south killed two people Tuesday, with a source close to Iran-backed Hezbollah saying a field commander was among the dead.
Bus accident in Peru leaves 16 dead
10:39 AM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayAt least 16 people were killed Tuesday in Peru when a bus rolled off a ledge in the mountainous Ayacucho region, authorities said. The bus was carrying more than 40 passengers high in the Andes, where such tragedies are not uncommon.
Haaland double puts Man City on brink of Premier League history
09:19 AM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayErling Haaland scored twice to settle Manchester City's nerves as the Premier League champions beat Tottenham 2-0 to take a giant step towards a historic fourth straight English title on Tuesday.
Nobel Prize-winning writer Alice Munro dies
08:59 AM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayCanadian author Alice Munro, a 2013 Nobel Prize winner for literature, has died at the age of 92. Munro wrote short stories for more than 60 years, often focusing on life in rural Canada.
BB trashes reserve heist report as ‘absolute fake’
08:25 AM, 15 May 2024 WednesdayBangladesh Bank (BB) has rejected a report published by an Indian news outlet regarding a “new reserve heist” in Bangladesh, stating that it is “absolute fake news”.
UGC for quality higher education to reduce foreign dependency
09:54 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayThe University Grant Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) has urged the country's higher educational institutions to focus on quality education to reduce foreign dependency by achieving self-reliance in various fields...
PSG star Mbappe will join Madrid: La Liga chief
09:42 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayLa Liga president Javier Tebas says Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid next season...
BNP expels 5 leaders for contesting upazila polls
09:11 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayBNP has expelled five leaders for being candidates in the upazila parishad elections defying the party decision...
IU female student dies of rare disease
08:31 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayA female student of the Islamic University, Kushtia has died after catching the rare disease Vasculitis...
Crew members of MV Abdullah reach Ctg port
07:18 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayAll 23 crew members of MV Abdullah reached Chattogram port and reunited with their families on Tuesday afternoon, after two months of tension and anxiety following the abduction of the sailors by Somali pirates. The sailors, boarding on a lighter ship, 'Jahan', arrived...
Varane to leave Man Utd at end of season
06:40 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayManchester United defender Raphael Varane will leave the club when his contract runs out at the end of the season...
Couple gets life for domestic help murder in Dhaka
06:14 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayA court in Dhaka has sentenced a man and his wife to life-term imprisonment for the murder of a domestic help in the capital...
Donald Lu comes to implement own agenda: Quader
05:37 PM, 14 May 2024 TuesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has come to Bangladesh to hold talks to implement his own country’s agenda...
upay agents win exclusive meet and greet with cricket icon Mashrafe
04:53 PM, 14 May 2024 Tuesdayupay, the country’s fast-growing mobile financial service provider, has successfully concluded its Ramadan campaign, which provided 11 upay agents the opportunity to meet and spend quality time with the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team and the cricket icon Mashrafe Bin Mortaza...