Palm oil price down by Tk 8 per litre, sugar hiked by Tk 6 per kg
The price of palm oil decreased by Tk 8 per litre and the price of sugar rose by Tk 6 per kg.
Economy | 06 October 2022, 06:33 pm, Thursday
‘Why this US sanction on Rab?’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday questioned the motive behind impositions of sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) by the United States.
National | 06 October 2022, 06:20 pm, Thursday
French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize
French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the jury announced. Ernaux, 82, was honoured "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory", the jury said.
Entertainment | 06 October 2022, 06:10 pm, Thursday
Putin says war to 'stabilise', Ukraine presses counterattack
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he expected the situation to "stabilise" in Ukrainian regions annexed by the Kremlin after Moscow suffered military setbacks and lost several key towns to Kyiv, report AFP.
International | 06 October 2022, 01:54 pm, Thursday
Quader: Talking of non-communal Bangladesh doesn’t match BNP leaders
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said speaking of non-communal Bangladesh does not suit the leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Politics | 05 October 2022, 09:41 pm, Wednesday
No rice can be sold in the name of Miniket: Cabinet secretary
Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said that no rice can be sold in the market by the name of miniket. The name of the variety should be written on it while packing the rice together. If anyone violates this, we will take legal action against him.
National | 05 October 2022, 09:39 pm, Wednesday
Oscar winners cut off their hair to support Iran protests
Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French stars of screen and music, filmed themselves chopping off locks of their hair in a video posted Wednesday in support of protesters in Iran, report AP.
Entertainment | 05 October 2022, 08:44 pm, Wednesday
Theft in power sector behind grid failure: Fakhrul
BNP on Wednesday blamed the government’s overall ‘failure’ and theft in the power sector for Tuesday’s long power blackout in most areas of the country caused by a national grid failure.
Politics | 05 October 2022, 08:42 pm, Wednesday
Durga Puja ends with immersion of goddess Durga
Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus, has come to an end on Wednesday with the immersion of Goddess Durga’s idols across the country amid tight security.
Religion | 05 October 2022, 08:28 pm, Wednesday
Shakib to reach New Zealand in less than 24 hours of first match
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has not yet New Zealand even though his side will play their opening game in tri-nation series in less than 48 hours.
Sports | 05 October 2022, 06:27 pm, Wednesday
Putin formally annexes four Ukraine territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed legislation to annex four territories of Ukraine, government documents showed, report AFP.
International | 05 October 2022, 06:24 pm, Wednesday
Dengue: Two patients die, 344 hospitalized in 24hrs
Two dengue patients died and 344 were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
Health | 05 October 2022, 06:22 pm, Wednesday
Guterres deeply saddened by death of 3 Bangladeshi peacekeepers
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep shock at the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh following the detonation of an explosive ordnance against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.
National | 05 October 2022, 06:18 pm, Wednesday
Kremlin vows to win back territory recaptured by Ukraine
The Kremlin on Wednesday vowed to take back land lost to Kyiv within Ukrainian regions it has annexed, saying the territories will be Russian "forever".
International | 05 October 2022, 06:11 pm, Wednesday
Nobel in chemistry goes to 3 for “snapping molecules together”
This year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded in equal parts to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for developing way of “snapping molecules together” that can be used to design medicines, report AP.
International | 05 October 2022, 06:13 pm, Wednesday
Pitt 'choked' one child, hit another in Jolie plane fight: court papers
Brad Pitt allegedly hit one of his children in the face and choked another during a fight with Angelina Jolie on a private plane, according to court papers filed Tuesday in the United States by his ex-wife, report AFP.
Entertainment | 05 October 2022, 02:10 pm, Wednesday
US boosts arms aid as Ukraine expands battle gains
The United States announced more weapons for Ukraine's army as it claimed sweeping gains along two major battlefronts in an offensive rush to beat the arrival of fresh Russian troops and the looming winter, report AFP.
International | 05 October 2022, 02:06 pm, Wednesday
Global Covid cases top 624 million
The overall number of global Covid cases has crossed 624 million. According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 624,142,119 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,552,954 on Wednesday morning, report AP.
Health | 05 October 2022, 01:34 pm, Wednesday
US national debt surpasses $31 trillion
The nation’s gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. Treasury report released Tuesday that logs America’s daily finances, report AP.
International | 05 October 2022, 01:30 pm, Wednesday
Grid Failure: PGCB committee starts investigation
Investigation committee of the state-owned PGCB has started its probe to identify the reasons behind the national power grid failure.
National | 05 October 2022, 01:27 pm, Wednesday