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Jhalakathi road crash death toll rises to 14
06:23 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayAnother victim of the deadly road accident in Jhalakathi has died at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barishal. With this, the death toll from the incident increased to 14. Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, a truck hit a microbus and an auto-rickshaw at Gabkhan Bridge Toll Plaza around 2 pm...
3rd phase upazila parishad polls on May 29
05:36 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayVoting of the third phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections will take place on May 29...
Cameron in Israel to urge against war with Iran
04:46 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayLord Cameron has urged Israel to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the Middle East, ahead of talks with PM Benjamin Netanyahu...
Dortmund edge Atletico in thriller to reach semis
03:24 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayBorussia Dortmund reached their first Champions League semi-final in 11 years by producing a superb second-half comeback to beat Atletico Madrid 5-4 on aggregate...
11 killed in Jhalakathi road accident
02:46 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayEleven people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in a road accident in Sadar upazila of Jhalakathi on Wednesday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The incident occurred at Gabkhan Bridge Toll Plaza around 2 pm...
Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave
02:30 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayMyanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a severe heatwave, the military has said.
X blocks India election posts after takedown orders
01:59 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdaySocial media platform X has blocked several posts in India containing political speech after authorities ordered their takedown ahead of a six-week general election that starts Friday.
Saudi film ‘Norah’ selected for Cannes, first in festival’s 77-year history
12:49 PM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdaySaudi Arabia has made its maiden entry into the Cannes Film Festival official selection with “Norah,” a drama by director Tawfik al-Zaidi set in the Kingdom in the 1990s.
Telegram platform to hit 1 bln users within year, founder says
11:45 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayThe Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms in Ukraine and Russia, will likely cross 1 billion active monthly users within a year, its founder said in remarks published on Tuesday.
Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership
11:33 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayAmid Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the Palestinians in early April revived a membership application first made to the world body in 2011, though the veto-wielding United States has repeatedly expressed opposition to the proposal.
46 more Myanmar BGP members take shelter in Bangladesh
10:55 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayForty-six more members of Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar have taken shelter in Bangladesh amid the constant fighting between the Myanmar army and the rebel Arakan Army along the border.
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day
10:16 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait at Dhanmondi 32 marking the historic Mujibnagar Day.
Historic Mujibnagar Day today
09:38 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayThe historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed on Wednesday marking the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s first government on April 17, 1971.
Mbappe scores twice as PSG beat 10-man Barca to reach semi-finals
08:59 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayParis St Germain's Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help his side to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final, second leg to wrap up a 6-4 aggregate victory on Tuesday.
US and EU prepare fresh sanctions against Iran after Israel attack
08:36 AM, 17 Apr 2024 WednesdayThe US and EU are preparing fresh sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone programme in response to the Islamic republic’s attack on Israel, but the UK and European governments are resisting pressure to designate the elite Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation.
BUET Students' Welfare director removed
10:04 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayProfessor Dr Md Mizanur Rahman has been removed as the director of the Students' Welfare Directorate of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) amid the demand of protesting students...
Mushtaq Ahmed appointed Bangladesh spin bowling coach
09:14 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayFormer Pakistan leg-spinner and World Cup winner Mushtaq Ahmed was appointed Bangladesh spin bowling coach. He will join the side ahead of the preparation camp later this month for the T20 series against Zimbabwe and will work with the Bangladesh team until the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024...
Shanto wants Tamim 'available in all formats' for Bangladesh
08:41 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayNajmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain, has become the first major voice in months to ask for Tamim Iqbal's presence in the national set-up, saying "if he is fit, I want him available for all formats"...
China economy grows faster than expected
07:42 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayChina's economy made a stronger-than-expected start to the year, even as the crisis in its property sector deepened...
Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE
07:08 PM, 16 Apr 2024 TuesdayHeavy rains and flash floods have swept parts of the Gulf region, killing at least 18 people in Oman and causing travel disruption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...