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Why is X still called Twitter?
02:20 PM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayIn the early hours of July 23, 2023, Twitter - the self-proclaimed digital town square - became X. Or did it?
Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of country
01:11 PM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at different parts of the country in next 24 hours from 9am on Saturday.
US delegation arrives to strengthen diplomatic ties: Embassy
12:52 PM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayA US delegation comprising high officials of National Security Council, State Department and USAID arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day official visit to discuss ways to further strengthen diplomatic ties with Dhaka.
How Israel’s war on Gaza is bleeding Egypt’s economy
12:16 PM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayAlready facing a deep crisis, Egypt’s economy appears poised to take a hit from Israel’s war on Gaza and the spiralling tensions in the Red Sea, analysts have said.
How to address hair fall during seasonal changes?
11:38 AM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayOne of the downsides of seasonal transitions is not just the constant sneezing, coughing, and acne breakouts but also the unwelcome companion of hair fall.
18th teachers’ registration exam: Admit card download starts
11:17 AM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayIssuance of the admit cards for the 18th Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) preliminary examination started after 12am on Friday.
15 killed in building fire in east China
10:09 AM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayFifteen people were killed after a building fire broke out Friday morning in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, the municipal government said on Saturday morning. At around 4:39 a.m. on Friday, the local fire department received an alarm about the fire in a residential building in the Yuhuatai District.
Tunisia court sentences ex-president to 8 years in absentia
09:07 AM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayA Tunisian court sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia on Friday on charges of assaulting the state security and inciting Tunisians against each other, a judicial official said.
Asian Cup-winning coach Lopez handed Qatar contract until 2026
08:35 AM, 24 Feb 2024 SaturdayQatar's Asian Cup-winning coach Marquez Lopez has been handed a contract until 2026 and will take charge of the team in a full-time capacity, the Qatar Football Association has announced.
Chandpur JCD general secretary jailed for 2 years
05:57 PM, 23 Feb 2024 FridayA court in Chandpur on Friday sentenced two local leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, including the district unit general secretary Ismail Hossain Patwary, to two years in jail in a sabotage case...
RAB arrests 38 'members' of teen gangs
05:00 PM, 23 Feb 2024 FridayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 38 suspected members of different teen gangs from capital Dhaka and Gazipur...
144 irregular Bangladeshis return from Libya
04:06 PM, 23 Feb 2024 FridaySome 144 more irregular Bangladeshi nationals have returned home from Libya...
No shortage of commodities during Ramadan: PM
02:28 PM, 23 Feb 2024 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday assured the countrymen that there will be no shortage of essential commodities during the upcoming Holy Month of Ramadan. "There will be no shortage of anything (essential commodities) in Ramadan. All arrangements have already been made. There will be no problem," she said...
Govt withdraws sugar price hike move
12:45 PM, 23 Feb 2024 FridayThe government has stepped back from its decision to hike the sugar price considering the arrival of the holy Ramadan and suffering of people...
MSF slams US on Gaza at UN, says children as young as 5 want to die
12:30 PM, 23 Feb 2024 FridayThe head of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that medical teams in the Gaza Strip have come up with a new acronym: WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family...
India to export 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh: report
11:36 AM, 23 Feb 2024 FridayIndia has allowed traders to export 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh till March 31. The export will begin with an immediate effect. "We have allowed export of 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh, 1,200 tonnes to Mauritius, 3,000 tonnes to Bahrain...
Kremlin slams Biden comments on Russia’s Putin as disgracing US
09:55 PM, 22 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe Kremlin has lashed out at United States President Joe Biden, saying his comments about his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, were a poor attempt to appear like a “Hollywood cowboy”...
Cotton candy: Pink sugary sweet sets off alarm bells in India
08:37 PM, 22 Feb 2024 ThursdayCan cotton candy give you cancer? Some Indian states think so and have banned the sale of the pink, wispy, sugary-sweet treat...
JU admission test begins
07:33 PM, 22 Feb 2024 ThursdayThe admission test of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for the 2023-24 academic session began on Thursday...
Bangladesh moves forward with ideals of Language Movement: PM
06:57 PM, 22 Feb 2024 ThursdayPrime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that Bangladesh is moving forward with the ideals taught by the great Language Movement of 1952. “No country can progress without ideals. And the Great Ekush (February 21) has taught us this ideology...