Bangladesh-born Lutfur Rahman elected Tower Hamlets mayor in East London
Bangladesh-born British politician Lutfur Rahman has secured a comeback by winning the vote to become mayor of Tower Hamlets in East London.
International | 07 May 2022, 07:00 pm, Saturday
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday night declared a state of emergency amid public protests caused by the economic crisis.
International | 07 May 2022, 06:52 pm, Saturday
Macron sworn in for second term as president
Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for his second term as France's president on Saturday at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, followed by the firing of canons at the Invalides gardens.
International | 07 May 2022, 06:47 pm, Saturday
‘I’ll Sacrifice My Life To Win 2022 World Cup For Brazil’ –Neymar
Paris Saint-Germain ahead, Neymar believes the Brazilian workforce has what it takes to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to take place later this year in Qatar.
Sports | 07 May 2022, 06:39 pm, Saturday
US sending Ukraine more weapons
US President Joe Biden announced another package of military assistance for Ukraine on Friday as dozens of civilians were evacuated from Mariupol's besieged steelworks, the last pocket of resistance against Russian troops in the pulverized port city.
International | 07 May 2022, 06:16 pm, Saturday
Taliban orders women to wear burqa in public
Afghanistan's supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country's women to wear the all-covering burqan nin public -- one of the harshest controls imposed on women's lives since the hardline Islamists seized power, reports AFP.
International | 07 May 2022, 06:11 pm, Saturday
Bangladesh logs 10 new Covid cases
Bangladesh today logged zero Covid-19 death and 10 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.
Health | 07 May 2022, 06:02 pm, Saturday
7 killed in Natore road crash
A total of seven persons, including two siblings, were killed and at least 12 injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Bonpara municipal area of Natore district on Saturday.
National | 07 May 2022, 02:11 pm, Saturday
Fakhrul demands withdrawal of soybean oil price hike
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday demanded the withdrawal of the government’s decision to increase the price of soybean oil, alleging the move was taken to protect the interests of the ruling quarters.
Politics | 06 May 2022, 10:10 pm, Friday
3 more remanded over student-trader clash in New Market
A Dhaka court on Friday placed three more people, including a student of Dhaka College, on a three-day police remand in two separate cases filed over the recent violence between the students of Dhaka College and traders of New Market area in the capital.
National | 06 May 2022, 08:44 pm, Friday
Emma Stone in new silent film by Greek director Lanthimos
American actress Emma Stone and Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos have teamed up once again for a new short, silent film shot on a Greek island in black and white.
Entertainment | 06 May 2022, 07:38 pm, Friday
Bangladesh logs 19 new Covid cases with zero death
Bangladesh logged zero Covid-19 death and19 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.
Health | 06 May 2022, 07:13 pm, Friday
Quader: Election will be held on time
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the national election in Bangladesh will be held on time following the Constitution.
Politics | 06 May 2022, 07:07 pm, Friday
EU members wrangle over plan to ban Russian oil
European diplomats were locked in difficult negotiations Friday to agree a new package of sanctions against Russia, with Hungary opposed to a ban on Russian oil imports.
International | 06 May 2022, 06:59 pm, Friday
Asian Games 2022 in China postponed over Covid resurgence
The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organisers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases.
Sports | 06 May 2022, 06:47 pm, Friday
BPL resumes on Saturday
After a four-day recess for Eid-Ul-Fitr, the Bangladesh Premier League football resumes tomorrow (Saturday) with fourteen rounds with four matches billed for the day at four separate venues across the country.
Sports | 06 May 2022, 06:42 pm, Friday
Quader: Russia-Ukraine war triggers hike in edible oil price
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the price of soybean oil has been increased in Bangladesh on grounds of rise in the global market as a fall-out of Russia-Ukraine war.
National | 06 May 2022, 06:39 pm, Friday
People's happiness makes BNP sad: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said happiness of the country's people makes BNP sad.
Politics | 06 May 2022, 06:26 pm, Friday
Record: Bangladesh receives $2.09 billion remittance in April
Bangladesh has received USD $2.09 billion in remittances in April, the highest amount in a single month of the current fiscal year. Bangladesh Bank (BB) published the updated information on Thursday (May5).
Economy | 05 May 2022, 09:03 pm, Thursday
Soybean oil price raised by Tk 44 per litre
The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners & Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has raised the retail price of loose soybean oil by Tk44 per litre.
National | 05 May 2022, 08:06 pm, Thursday