Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president
Sri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse.
International | 16 July 2022, 03:24 pm, Saturday
Bangladesh loses $5 to 10bn in leather export for environmental issues
Environmental issues are holding back the export of Bangladesh’s leather to Europe and the US and a potential earning of up to $10 billion a year, according to traders and exporters
Economy | 16 July 2022, 03:09 pm, Saturday
Ivana Trump died of accidental 'blunt impact' to torso
Ivana Trump, the first wife of the former US president, died of "blunt impact injuries" to the torso in an accident, New York's chief medical examiner said on Friday.
International | 16 July 2022, 02:43 pm, Saturday
10 killed in road crashes in four districts
Ten people were killed and more than 18 others injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Bogura, Jhenidah and Dhaka districts on Saturday.
National | 16 July 2022, 02:40 pm, Saturday
Biden’s Saudi visit aims to balance rights, oil, security
President Joe Biden met Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man he once pledged to shun for human rights violations, and shared a cordial fist bump as he tried to reset an important diplomatic relationship, bolster Mideast security and increase the global flow of oil.
International | 16 July 2022, 02:14 pm, Saturday
14 dead in military helicopter crash in Mexico
Fourteen people were killed when a military helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said.
International | 16 July 2022, 02:07 pm, Saturday
COP President designate bids farewell to UNFCCC
President Designate and Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed his deep appreciation to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa on the occasion of the end of her tenure at the helm of the Secretariat of the UN climate convention and its conference of states parties.
International | 16 July 2022, 03:53 pm, Saturday
Bangladesh logs two Covid deaths with 1,051 positive cases
Bangladesh today logged two Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 1,051 coronavirus positive cases during the period.
Health | 15 July 2022, 06:27 pm, Friday
BNP rejected by the country’s people: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has become a fallen political party after being repeatedly rejected by the country’s people.
Politics | 15 July 2022, 06:23 pm, Friday
Palestinian president Abbas to meet Macron in Paris
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next week focusing on the "peace process" and elections, the Palestinian foreign ministry said Thursday.
International | 15 July 2022, 05:48 pm, Friday
Israel has 'no objection' to Red Sea island transfer to Saudi Arabia
Israel has "no objection" to two strategic Red Sea islands being transferred to Saudi Arabia as a step towards any normalisation of ties between both countries, high-ranking officials said Thursday.
International | 15 July 2022, 05:46 pm, Friday
Flood death toll stands at 119
The death toll from the devastating floods in the country rose to 119 on Friday morning, with another death in Moulvibazar district in the past 24 hours.
National | 15 July 2022, 05:24 pm, Friday
Three killed in Gazipur road crash
Three people were killed and a child was injured as a motorcycle was rammed by a private car at Konabari in Gazipur city on Friday.
National | 15 July 2022, 05:19 pm, Friday
Katrina Kaif sparks pregnancy rumours again!
Katrina Kaif is rumored to be pregnant. There is no official confirmation as of now but the reports are stating that the actress hasn't come out in the media after Karan Johar's 50th birthday bash only because of her pregnancy. Can this be true?
Entertainment | 15 July 2022, 05:02 pm, Friday
Missing BUET student’s body found in Padma
The body of a final-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was found in the Padma River on Friday, nearly 24 hours he went missing. The deceased was identified as Tariquzzaman Sunny.
National | 15 July 2022, 05:31 pm, Friday
Donald Trump’s first wife dead at 73
Donald Trump's first wife Ivana Trump has died, the former president said Thursday.
International | 15 July 2022, 04:23 pm, Friday
31 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs
Thirty-one more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Health | 15 July 2022, 04:17 pm, Friday
Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka's acting president
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Friday as acting president, his office said, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to Singapore following months of protest against him
International | 15 July 2022, 04:11 pm, Friday
Sri Lankan president's resignation accepted
The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week, prompting relief among protesters camped outside his former offices.
International | 15 July 2022, 03:55 pm, Friday
Sri Lanka president emails resignation letter to parliamentary speaker
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country's parliament late on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said.
International | 14 July 2022, 09:07 pm, Thursday