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4th phase of UP polls Wednesday
News —4 June, 2024 21:36
The fourth phase of the country’s sixth Upazila Parishad Election is set to be held in 60 upazilas under 26 districts in the country on Wednesday.…
BJP may fall short of majority
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party…
Chinese far-side Moon mission starts return journey
China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the…
Dhaka keen to join BRICS: Beijing assures its support to Dhaka
Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong has appreciated Bangladesh’s interest to join BRICS for which he assured of China’s active support. During the…
Toyota sorry for cheating on vehicle testing
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. The wide-ranging…
US urges UNSC to support ceasefire plan in Gaza announced by President Biden
The United States urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to support the three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden aimed at ending the nearly eight-month war in Gaza, freeing…
Grow more diversified, aromatic tea: PM Hasina urges the industry
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the tea growers to opt for more diversified and aromatic tea considering the growing global demand for such types of drink. “I think…
Modi’s party well ahead in Indian elections in early vote count but opposition stiffer than expected
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party showed a comfortable lead Tuesday, according to early figures reported by India’s Election Commission, but was facing…
‘Palestine is a European issue’: European Parliament candidate Rima Hassan
French-Palestinian activist and jurist Rima Hassan, a leftist candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been the subject of political and media scrutiny in…
Gaza ceasefire plan turns into deadly game of survival
For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival. The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political…
Israel confirms deaths of four more hostages in Gaza
Israel's military says it has established the deaths of four more people abducted by Hamas on 7 October. It says the four were killed while together during an Israeli operation in…
Japanese Special Envoy in Dhaka
The Japanese Special Envoy for National Reconciliation in Myanmar and Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, is visiting Bangladesh. He arrived in Dhaka on Monday on a…
'Dr Yunus suffering for deceiving 1.05 cr Grameen Bank members'
Dr Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, is not suffering from a divine curse but from the consequences of deceiving 1.05 crore members of the Grameen Bank, according…
TIB demands accountability for 'massive corruption' by former IGP Benazir
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised serious concerns about the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and RAB chief Benazir Ahmed who is accused of amassing illegal…
Commodity price hikes leave people in lurch: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the hikes in the price of commodities have left the country’s people in the lurch. "They (govt) have not only…
Govt offices to run from 9am-5pm after Eid-ul-Azha
Government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions will run from 9am to 5pm after Eid-ul-Azha vacation. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting on Monday.…
Inflation leaps to 9.89% in May
The general point to point inflation rate in May has slightly increased to 9.89 percent due to the continuous increase in food inflation. According to the monthly consumer price index…