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In Indonesia and Malaysia, boycotts hammer McDonald’s, Starbucks
09:30 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayOrdinarily during the holy month of Ramadan, entrepreneur Putra Kelana breaks fast with his family and friends at several different food outlets across his city in North Sumatra...
JnU student complains of sexual harassment to President
08:37 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayA female student of Jagannath University (JnU) has made a complaint of sexual harassment to the President...
Israeli military says 90 people killed in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital raid
07:30 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe Israeli military says it has killed 90 people during its raid on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital where a siege has entered a third day, as displaced Palestinians sheltering in the facility described long detentions and abuse...
Quader opens 1.5-km down ramp of Dhaka Elevated Expressway
06:08 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe 1.5-kilometre down ramp of Dhaka Elevated Expressway from Tejgaon to FDC Gate was launched today as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘Eid gift’ to the city dwellers...
Govt to procure 10,000 MTs sugar, 8,000 MTs lentil
05:26 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 10,000 metric tons of sugar and 8,000 metric tons of lentil to meet the growing demand in the country...
Road accidents claim 555 lives in February
04:42 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayAs many as 555 people lost their lives and 1,031 others received injuries in 503 road accidents across the country in February, according to Jatri Kalyan Samity...
Twelve workers killed in Pakistan coal mine explosion
04:13 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayAt least 12 miners have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalpit in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan...
Somali pirates contact owner of hijacked Bangladeshi ship
03:22 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdaySomali pirates, who hijacked the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, contacted its owner Kabir Group on Wednesday. "For the first time, pirates contacted us today. From now on, the matter of freeing the hostages and rescuing the ship will proceed,"...
Law ministry recommends extending suspension of Khaleda’s jail term
02:58 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ministry has recommended extending the suspension of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence for another six months on previous conditions.
SC grants bail to BNP leader Amanullah Aman
02:14 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has granted anticipatory bail to BNP’s Dhaka city north unit convener Amanullah Aman, who was sentenced to 13 years in jail, in a case filed over amassing wealth beyond known income source.
Advocate Nahid Sultana Juthi gets anticipatory bail
12:54 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe High Court has granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks to advocate Nahid Sultana Juthi, an independent candidate for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election, in an attempted murder case.
5 killed as bus, microbus collide in Gopalganj
12:02 PM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayFive people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus in Gopalganj on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred on Dhaka-Barishal highway at Domrakandi area under Raghdi union in Muksudpur upazila around 10:30am.
China launches signal relay satellite for mission to moon’s hidden side
11:37 AM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayChina on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking a new phase in the country's long-term lunar exploration programme.
14 killed, 37 injured in north China road tunnel accident
10:35 AM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayFourteen people were killed and 37 others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China, state media reported Wednesday.
Gazipur gas cylinder blast: 1 more dies, death toll now 14
09:43 AM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayThe death toll in the Gazipur gas cylinder explosion rose to fourteen, as another person succumbed to his burn injuries early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Kamala Khatun, 65.
Real goalkeeper Courtois suffers new knee injury in training
09:17 AM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayReal Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will be out of action for several weeks after incurring a meniscus tear in his right knee during training on Tuesday, the LaLiga club said.
Canada to ban arms sales to Israel: Report
08:58 AM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdayCanada will ban all arms shipments to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Tuesday.
In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms
08:29 AM, 20 Mar 2024 WednesdaySix-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes sunken as he lays in bed at the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, where famine is bearing down. Fadi's spindly legs can no longer support him enough to walk.
Prof Pradip Panday appointed PSC’s new member
09:57 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayProfessor of Mass Communication and Journalism Department at Rajshahi University (RU) and the university’s Public Relations Office’s Administrator Dr Pradip Kumar Panday has been appointed the new member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC)...
BUET admission test results published
08:27 PM, 19 Mar 2024 TuesdayThe results of the admission test of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for the academic session of 2023-24 have been published...