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Tigers suffer defeat despite Jaker’s brilliance in 1st T20
08:12 AM, 05 Mar 2024 TuesdayDebutant Jaker Ali Anik's valiant effort went in vain as Bangladesh suffered a heartbreaking three-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the three-match T20 International series opening game on Monday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
India asks tech firms to seek approval before releasing ‘unreliable’ AI tools
05:36 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayIndia has asked tech firms to seek its approval before the public release of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are "unreliable" or under trial, noting they should also be labelled for the potential to return wrong answers for user queries.
Nothing to be disappointed over the economy: Finance Minister
05:14 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayNoting that all the major macroeconomic indicators and indices are now increasing, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today said there is nothing to be worried about, no such uncertainty and to be disappointed over the country's economy.
RAJUK seals off 12 restaurants at Dhanmondi’s Gawsia Twin Peak
04:48 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayThe Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) on Monday conducted an inspection drive at the Gawsia Twin Peak building on Satmasjid Road in the capital’s Dhanmondi and demolished a rooftop restaurant.
Pat Cummins named Sunrisers Hyderabad captain
03:31 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondaySunrisers Hyderabad have named Australia skipper Pat Cummins as captain for the 2024 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise said on Monday.
South Korea says to start legal action against doctors over walkout
02:46 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondaySouth Korea's health minister said on Monday authorities will start inspecting hospitals in order to take legal action against trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a walkout over government plans to increase medical school admissions.
Arrest warrants issued against Evaly MD, Chairman in 3 cases
01:16 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayA Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against Evaly Managing Director Mohammad Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, also Chairman of the e-commerce company in three separate cases filed over check fraud.
3 Bangladeshis killed after being hit by train in Malaysia
12:49 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayThree Bangladeshi men were killed at the railway tracks at Taman Puncak Utama Jade Hill in Selangor of Malaysia when they were hit by a commuter train.
BGB being equipped with smart technology to protect frontiers: PM
12:12 PM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said BGB has been equipping with state-of-the-art technology to ensure foolproof security at the frontiers and tackle transnational crimes.
Haiti declares curfew after 4,000 inmates escape jail amid rising violence
11:48 AM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayHaiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew after an explosion of gang-led violence over the weekend saw thousands of prisoners escape after assaults on the country’s two biggest prisons.
US Vice President calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza
11:14 AM, 04 Mar 2024 MondayUS Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war to be accepted, while criticizing Israel over insufficient aid deliveries into Gaza.
Mental health leave offered to Taiwanese students
10:00 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayTaiwanese high schools will begin offering mental health leave to students this month, to address rising rates of youth suicide and high levels of stress and depression...
Expatriates send $216.60cr remittance in February
09:18 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $216.60 crore (equivalent to about Tk 23,826 crore) in February, the eighth month of the current fiscal year 2023-24. The amount is about $6 crore more than that of January when the country saw $210 crore in remittance, a source in Bangladesh Bank said on Sunday...
Hamas delegation arrives for Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo
08:36 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayA Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo for talks on efforts to broker a ceasefire in the war in Gaza after indications that Israel has provisionally accepted a six-week phased hostage and truce deal before the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan...
SC upholds contempt of court punishment against BNP leader Habib
07:33 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday upheld a High Court verdict convicting BNP leader Habibur Rahman Habib for contempt of court and sentencing him to five months imprisonment...
Spain Embassy official dies falling off building
06:31 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayAn official of the Spain Embassy in Bangladesh has died after falling from a building in Gulshan of Dhaka...
Judgment in case over VNSC student Aritri suicide deferred again
05:24 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayIslamic scholar and Bangladesh Majlisul Mufassirin President Mawlana Lutfar Rahman died in a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
Islamic speaker Lutfar Rahman dies
05:24 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayIslamic speaker Mawlana Lutfar Rahman passed away in a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
Dr Yunus gets bail in money embezzlement case
04:30 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayGrameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has secured bail in a case filed against him for allegedly embezzling Tk 25 crore from the company...
12 kg LPG price hiked by Tk 8
03:41 PM, 03 Mar 2024 SundayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 8 to Tk 1,482 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC Chairman Md Nurul Amin announced this on Sunday afternoon. The new prices will come into effect from 6 pm today (March 3)...