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Reforms on in financial sector, there’ll be little pain: Dr Mustafizur
02:36 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayEconomist Dr Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow of the Center for Policy Dialogue, emphasised on Saturday that the ongoing reforms in different sectors including financial sector may cause temporary discomfort, but this should be accepted for long-term benefits.
BCB faces legal notice seeking Sakib’s expulsion from nat’l team
01:39 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayA legal notice has been served on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), demanding the removal of cricketer Sakib Al Hasan from the national team and his immediate return to Bangladesh.
Bieber announces birth of baby boy
01:28 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayPop superstar Justin Bieber announced Friday the birth of his son –Jack Blues – with model wife Hailey in a post that quickly garnered millions of likes on Instagram.
18 die in floods, 49 lakh affected: Ministry
12:54 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayThe ongoing floods in eleven districts have affected over 49 lakh people and claimed 18 lives, according to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
90% mobile towers in Feni still inoperative
12:44 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayThe devastating floods in Bangladesh have severely disrupted telecommunication services in at least 12 districts, hindering rescue and relief efforts. Stranded individuals are facing immense distress due to their inability to communicate with loved ones.
Who took Tk 70 lakh from Justice Manik at the border?
12:18 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayFormer Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik was detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel at the Jakiganj border in Sylhet on Friday night.
Rain eases upstream
12:02 PM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayThe Indian state of Tripura has not experienced heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours, and the bordering districts of Comilla, Brahmanbaria, and Feni in Bangladesh have seen a similar decline in rain.
UN warns repeat of 2017 atrocities against Rohingyas
11:52 AM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayThe United Nations has said it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was unfolding in Rakhine State.
Flood crisis deepens: Thousands await rescue, relief
11:35 AM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayFlash floods have wreaked havoc across Bangladesh as the nation, still recovering from recent political upheaval, grapples with a rising death toll and widespread devastation.
Three killed, several injured in knife attack on German festival
11:16 AM, 24 Aug 2024 SaturdayThree people were killed and four severely wounded in a knife attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen on Friday, according to a spokeswoman for the police in nearby Duesseldorf.
Abdul Hafiz appointed as Special Assistant to CA
06:15 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayLieutenant General (retd) Abdul Hafiz has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser to the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Flood situation improving as water levels falling
06:06 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayThe flood situation in the country is slowly improving as the river water levels started to decrease. Sardar Uday Raihan, executive engineer of the Flood Forcasting and Warning Centre, informed this on Friday afternoon...
Rashed Khan Menon on 5-day remand
04:45 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayA Dhaka court has granted police five days to interrogate Workers Party President and former lawmaker, Rashed Khan Menon, in a murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider passed the order on Friday after the police had produced him before the court...
People urged to send money to CA's relief fund for flood victims
04:14 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayThe people, who are interested to stand by the flood victims, have been urged to send money to 'Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund'...
Dhaka-Ctg highway flooded, 40km long tailback
03:31 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayA 40km long tailback has been created on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway as the incessant rain and water from upstream India flooded the highway in Feni and Cumilla, causing immense suffering to the commuters...
Shadman overcomes testing morning session to score fifty
02:37 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayShadman Islam batted through an extended three-hour first session on day three..
13 dead, 4.5 million affected by Bangladesh floods
01:07 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayAt least 13 people in Bangladesh have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains, the disaster management and relief ministry said on Friday. The South Asian nation of 170 million people, crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers...
Arsenal agree deal in principle to sign Merino
12:51 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayArsenal have agreed a deal in principle worth up to £32.6m to sign Spain midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad...
Tripura floods: 19 killed, 65,400 rendered homeless
12:22 PM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayThe death toll due to floods in Tripura rose to 19 on Thursday with seven more casualties in the last 24 hours, as floods triggered by heavy, incessant rainfall rendered over 65,000 people homeless with two people missing...
Kamala Harris pledges to get Gaza ceasefire deal 'done'
11:29 AM, 23 Aug 2024 FridayKamala Harris pledged Thursday to get a Gaza ceasefire and said as US president she would stand with Ukraine and not "cozy up" to dictators like her Republican opponent Donald Trump...