Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize evoking Windrush, Covid
British artist Veronica Ryan on Wednesday won the prestigious Turner Prize for her installations focused on the Windrush Generation and Covid, reports AFP.
Entertainment | 08 December 2022, 06:26 pm, Thursday
Three dengue patients die in 24 hrs
Three dengue patients died and 246 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Thursday morning.
Health | 08 December 2022, 06:24 pm, Thursday
New York Times workers go on strike over wage dispute
More than 1,000 New York Times employees went on strike at midnight on Thursday in the first industrial action of its kind in more than 40 years, their union said, reports AFP.
International | 08 December 2022, 06:21 pm, Thursday
No more rally blocking roads: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that permissions will not be given any more for holding rallies blocking the roads and creating public sufferings.
Politics | 08 December 2022, 05:00 pm, Thursday
BNP will hold Dec 10 rally at Nayapaltan: Fakhrul
Amid a tense situation and speculations over BNP’s December 10 rally in Dhaka, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that they will hold the rally at Nayapaltan as they had originally wanted.
Politics | 08 December 2022, 04:57 pm, Thursday
Arsonists won't be allowed to come to power again: PM
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina called upon the people to remain alert so that the corrupt, anti-liberation forces and arson terrorists could not come to the power.
National | 08 December 2022, 04:54 pm, Thursday
Bangladesh Bank disburses Tk 4000 crore as liquidity support to 5 Islami banks
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday disbursed Tk 4000 crore as liquidity support to five Islami banks to meet ongoing liquidity crisis, sources in the central bank said.
Economy | 07 December 2022, 10:09 pm, Wednesday
Bangladesh wins ODI series against India
Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit his maiden ton as Bangladesh overcame a shaky start and a Rohit Sharma scare to beat India by 5 runs in the second ODI and sealed the three-match series in emphatic style at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.
Sports | 07 December 2022, 10:00 pm, Wednesday
US Embassy issues alert for its citizens in Bangladesh
The US Embassy in Bangladesh on Wednesday issued an alert for its citizens living here asking them to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution in the vicinity of any large gatherings.
National | 07 December 2022, 09:19 pm, Wednesday
UN reminds Bangladesh of commitments to free expression, peaceful assembly
UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis Wednesday said they remind Bangladesh of its commitments, as a UN member state, to "free expression, media freedom, and peaceful assembly" among others written in the Declaration as the country is coming closer to its national election next year.
National | 07 December 2022, 09:16 pm, Wednesday
BNP starts terror activities before Dec 10: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP has started terror activities on the streets before its rally to be held on December 10.
Politics | 07 December 2022, 09:07 pm, Wednesday
Govt has staged the Naya Paltan clash to foil Dec 10 rally: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Wednesday that violent clash between BNP activists and police outside the party’s central office at Nayapaltan was planned by the government to foil the party’s upcoming divisional rally in Dhaka on December 10.
Politics | 07 December 2022, 09:05 pm, Wednesday
Next general election to be held first week of January in 2024: PM
The next general election of the country will be held in the first week of January in 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared it at a public rally here on Wednesday.
National | 07 December 2022, 08:53 pm, Wednesday
Rizvi-Anny-Shimul Biswas arrested from Naya Paltan
Main opposition BNP's Senior Joint General Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was arrested by the police from its Naya Palton office.
Politics | 07 December 2022, 06:28 pm, Wednesday
BNP leader Anny detained from Naya Palton office
Main opposition BNP's publicity secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anny was detained by police its Naya Palton office.
National | 07 December 2022, 05:44 pm, Wednesday
One killed, many injured as BNP-police clash in Naya Paltan
A 28-year-old man was killed and many others injured when a clash broke out between BNP activists and police at the city's Nayapaltan area on Wednesday afternoon.
National | 07 December 2022, 05:25 pm, Wednesday
Poland to receive Patriot missiles from Germany
Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Tuesday said the EU member would accept Patriot missiles from Germany after earlier calling on Berlin to send them to Ukraine instead, reports AFP.
International | 07 December 2022, 04:36 pm, Wednesday
'Planning armed coup': German police arrest 25 suspected far-right extremists
Thousands of police carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup, reports AP.
International | 07 December 2022, 04:33 pm, Wednesday
BNP-police clash in Naya Paltan
A clash ensued between BNP leaders-activists and police in front of the party's Nayapaltan office on Wednesday afternoon as tension mounts over the venue for the party's mass rally in the capital on December 10.
National | 07 December 2022, 04:38 pm, Wednesday
BNP rally at Nayapaltan if govt can’t give alternative venue: Abbas
BNP has said that they will hold their December 10 rally in front of their party office in Nayapaltan if the government doesn’t come up with an alternative venue.
Politics | 07 December 2022, 04:16 pm, Wednesday