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Govt responds to concerns of int’l community
03:03 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayAcknowledging the concerns raised by international partners and organisations regarding recent violence and terrorist activities in Bangladesh, the government on Sunday in a handout assured the international community that the situation is stabilising due to timely actions taken.
42 killed in Pakistan tribal feud
02:50 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayAt least 42 people have been killed in a land feud between tribes in northwestern Pakistan, officials said on Monday, during days of fighting with machine guns and mortars.
DU urges not to harass its innocent students
02:11 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe Dhaka University (DU) authorities urged all concerned including the law enforcement agencies to ensure that no harassment takes place on any of their innocent students, said a DU release on Monday.
LafargeHolcim organises workshop on environment friendly blocks
01:47 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayLafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL), one of the leading building material manufacturers of the country, recently organized a two-day long workshop in Dhaka on environment friendly Blocks. A total of 30 Engineers participated in the workshop.
World Tiger Day calls for conservation of the big cats
01:45 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayWorld Tiger Day serves as a crucial platform to galvanise global attention on the plight of these magnificent creatures.
Writ seeks ban on using firearms on student protesters
01:30 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking a ban on the use of firearms against student protesters. The petition also demands the immediate release of students and their relatives detained during the ongoing quota reform movement.
2,822 arrested in Dhaka over violence centring quota protests
01:21 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has so far arrested 2,822 people in 243 cases filed over the violence, sabotage and vandalism centring the quota reform protests in the capital.
A radical rewrite of earth's history?
12:54 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA groundbreaking discovery in Gabon is challenging our fundamental understanding of life's origins on Earth. Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence suggesting that complex organisms may have thrived a staggering 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought.
Quota movement: 9 including 2 univ students on one-day remand
12:32 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA court in Chattogram has placed nine people including two university students on a one-day remand in two cases filed over the clashes centring quota reform movement.
Feline fancy meets pharaohs
12:30 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayA queue of glamorous visitors stood outside Shanghai Museum twitching impatiently, tails flicking and whiskers quivering as they waited to be let in for the institution's inaugural ancient Egypt cat night.
Dead man turns up on violence FIR
12:04 PM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayIn a surprising turn of events, a deceased individual has been charged in the Savar violence case related to the quota reform movement on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Apple’s new AI features to be delayed, Bloomberg News reports
11:51 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayApple's upcoming artificial intelligence features will arrive later than anticipated and will miss the initial launch of upcoming iPhone and iPad software overhauls, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.
Maduro declared winner as opposition claims irregularities
11:00 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayPresident Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela's presidential election, according to partial results published by the electoral council. The Venezuelan opposition has alleged widespread fraud in the counting of votes, and has vowed to challenge the result.
Olympics organisers cancel 2nd triathlon training over Seine pollution
10:38 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayOlympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday after weekend downpours in Paris polluted the waterway, but said they were "confident" the medal events would be held this week.
Israel cabinet authorizes govt to respond to Hezbollah rocket strike
10:02 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayIsrael's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a response to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children, and which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Kamala Harris campaign raises $200m in a week
09:40 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayUS Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has raised $200m since President Joe Biden announced his exit from the presidential election race and endorsed her as his successor.
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement withdraws programmes
08:29 AM, 29 Jul 2024 MondayThe Anti-discrimination Student Movement has withdrawn all programmes as their main demands are met.
Wood takes five as England win third Test
09:54 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayMark Wood took five wickets in a devastating spell of fast bowling as England wrapped up a 3-0 series victory over West Indies with an emphatic 10-wicket win in the third Test...
Children's court scraps Faiyaz's remand
09:06 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayA Dhaka Children's court on Sunday scraped Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court's (CMM) order of placing Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz, a student of Dhaka College, on seven-day remand as the accused was found to be under aged...
Heartbreak for India as Sri Lanka win maiden Women's Asia Cup title
08:47 PM, 28 Jul 2024 SundayCaptain Chamari Athapaththu's turbo-charged fifty combined well with the steadfast half-century of Harshitha Samarawickrama as a resilient Sri Lanka carved an eight-wicket win over defending champions India to bag their maiden women's Asia Cup title in Dambulla on Sunday...