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3 of a family among 5 killed in Gazipur road crash
10:13 AM, 15 Sep 2024 SundayFive people including three members of a family were killed when a covered van crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gazipur on Saturday night. The accident took place on Kaliganj-Tongi-Ghorashal bypass near Mulgaon Madrasa area in Kaliganj upazila around 11:00 pm.
Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74
09:31 AM, 15 Sep 2024 SundayThe death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday, a day after its junta made a rare request for foreign aid.
24 killed in Haiti tanker truck explosion
09:19 AM, 15 Sep 2024 SundayA tanker truck exploded Saturday in southwestern Haiti, killing 24 people, authorities said, as witnesses reported that victims had been trying to collect fuel leaking from the vehicle.
Messi scores twice in triumphant injury return for Miami
09:04 AM, 15 Sep 2024 SundayLionel Messi dazzled in his return from injury Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes and adding an assist in Inter Miami's 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Philadelphia Union.
Former Public Administration Minister arrested
08:20 AM, 15 Sep 2024 SundayMembers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested Farhad Hossain, the former public administration minister and former Member of Parliament from the Meherpur-1 constituency, in the capital's Eskaton area.
Speakers for formulation of a suitable law on appointing efficient ECs
09:56 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdaySpeakers at a policy dialogue on Saturday said the country needs a suitable law aiming not only to appoint next Election Commissioners (ECs) but also to institutionalise their appointments...
Gold price hits record high of Tk 1.29 lakh per bhori
08:38 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has raised the price of gold by Tk 3,581 to Tk 1,29,902 per bhori, the highest rise in the country's history till Saturday (September 14). Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 1,29,902 a bhori (11.664 grams)...
5 bodies recovered after trawlers capsize in Bay
07:37 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayBodies of five fishermen have been recovered while five other persons are still missing after six fishing trawlers capsized during storm in the Bay of Bengal in Cox's Bazar on Friday...
Russia, Ukraine swap 206 prisoners of war in UAE-brokered deal
07:02 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayRussia said Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian POWs in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates...
US pvt sector can help unlock Bangladesh's growth potential
05:42 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayThe United States private sector can help unlock Bangladesh's growth potential through trade and investment with the right economic reforms in place, the US Embassy in Dhaka said on Saturday...
Ex-home minister's son Joty on 4-day remand
05:05 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA Dhaka court has placed Safi Muddaser Khan Joty, the son of former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, on a four-day remand in an attempted murder case...
Salehuddin vows to continue reforms in financial sector
04:21 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayCiting reforms in the revenue and banking sectors as two most important challenges before the country's economy, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday vowed to continue such reforms...
Govt warns of strict measures against attacks on shrines
03:42 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayThe interim government has strongly condemned the attacks on Sufi shrines and mazars in the country over the past few days. The government is acting to bring the unscrupulous forces involved in the attacks to book and initiate stringent legal actions against them, a statement said on Saturday...
Floods kill 33, displace over 230,000 in Myanmar
02:47 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdaySevere flooding has hit Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi, with more than 230,000 people forced to flee their homes, according to officials.
Most garment factories in Ashulia resume production
01:44 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayMost garment factories in the industrial area of Ashulia have resumed production; however, 49 factories remain closed. According to the industrial police, the overall situation in the area is normal.
Ex-Home Minister’s son arrested
01:04 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayDhaka district police have arrested Safi Mudassir Khan Joty, son of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, in a case filed at Ashulia police station.
Ctg shipbreaking yard explosion: 2 more die, death toll now 5
12:19 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayTwo more people who were injured in the explosion and subsequent fire at the SN Corporation shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chittagong, died at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday morning, raising the death toll from the blast to five.
Faiz resigns as head of health sector reform panel
11:42 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayProfessor MA Faiz has resigned from his position as the head of the expert panel on health sector reforms.
US delegation reaches Dhaka
10:49 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA high-level US delegation led by Treasury Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance, Brent Neiman, has arrived in Dhaka. A plane carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday morning.
Muslim, European countries meet to discuss Palestinian statehood
10:22 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayMinisters from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union's foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.