Central Desk
UN inspectors arrive at Ukraine nuclear plant amid fighting
A U.N. inspection team entered Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Thursday on a mission to safeguard it against catastrophe, reaching the site amid fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces that prompted the shutdown of one reactor and underscored the urgency of the task, reports AP.
Bangladesh knocked out of Asia Cup, lose to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won a thriller chasing 184 and knocked Bangladesh out of the ongoing Asia Cup Thursday night in the UAE.
BNP vows to avenge blood of its slain workers
Slamming the government for killing a Jubo Dal activist in Narayanganj by attacking a peaceful programme, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on the leaders and workers to defeat the government by involving the people in a united movement to avenge the blood of its all slain workers.
JP lawmakers urge Speaker to make GM Quader the Leader of the Opposition
Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party on Thursday handed over a letter to Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury requesting her to recognise party chairman GM Quader as the leader of opposition in the Parliament.
Bangladesh opt to bat against Sri Lanka In Asia Cup
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan lost the toss and were sent to bat first in their make-or-break clash against Sri Lanka in the ongoing Asia Cup Thursday. The Tigers made three changes to their playing XI.
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli army
Two Palestinians were killed early Thursday in separate clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, reports AFP.
Trump slams US govt for 'unjustified' pursuit of classifed documents
Former US president Donald Trump's legal team on Wednesday dismissed the government's "unjustified" pursuit of classified documents at his home and said the raid in which they were seized was legally dubious and unnecessary, reports AFP.
Putin won't attend Mikhail Gorbachev funeral: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev due to scheduling issues, his spokesman said on Thursday, reports AFP.
Bangladesh received $2.03bn remittance in Aug amid forex crisis
Bangladesh received inward remittance worth USD 2.03 billion in August — raising hope amidst a forex crisis.
Supreme Court stays HC verdict over govt officials' arrest without prior nod
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court judgement that scrapped the provision of prior permission to arrest government officials for criminal offence.
30 injured in BNP activists-police clash in Netrokona; 13 held
At least 30 people, including 13 cops, were injured in a clash between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and police in Netrokona town Thursday morning.
Bangladesh logs two Covid deaths, 216 positive cases
Bangladesh today logged two Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 216 coronavirus positive cases during the same period.
BNP comes in field with plan of creating chaos: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP has come in the field making a plan of creating chaos across the country.
Time to groom the labour force to face challenges of 4IR: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underlined the need for taking preparation from right now to deal with the possible changes that would happen in the domestic and international labour markets as a result of the 4th industrial revolution (4IR).
Jubo Dal activist killing: BNP announces 2-day protest programme
BNP on Thursday announced a two-day programme protesting the killing of a Jubo Dal activist in Narayanganj and attacks on the party’s 44th anniversary programmes in different parts of the country.