Central Desk
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
22.9 million litre soybean oil arrives at Chittagong port
Amid growing demand, a huge quantity of imported edible oil has arrived at the Chittagong port from Singapore and Indonesia.
Talks of democracy don’t suit BNP: Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Thursday said talks of democracy don’t suit BNP as the party attempted to kill opposition leader when they were in power.
Ukraine not to agree to "frozen conflict" with Russia: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev will not agree to any deal that would lead to a "frozen conflict" with Russia, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Wednesday.
Western arms to Ukraine preventing 'quick' end to conflict: Kremlin
The Kremlin on Thursday accused the West of preventing a "quick" end to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine by supplying weapons to the pro-Western country, reports AFP.
RSF report about Press Freedom Index is malicious, objectionable, unacceptable: Hasan
Rejecting the report of Reporters Sans FrontiSres (RSF) over the ranking of Bangladesh in World Press Freedom Index, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the report is malicious, objectionable and unacceptable.