AFP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 34,049 people have been killed in the territory...
Day: April 20, 2024
NN Online Report: Internet users in Bangladesh are facing disruption as the country’s second submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 5, the largest...
UNB: Bangladesh has taken all necessary preparations to welcome Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who will arrive...
NN Online Report: The government has decided to keep all public and private schools — both primary and secondary —...
Al Jazeera : The United States vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) which recommended granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations. The veto on Thursday by Israel’s main political and military backer had been expected ahead of the vote. Twelve countries voted in favour of the resolution, which was introduced by Algeria, while the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstained. The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the US veto was...
City Desk : Thirteen more members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) entered Bangladesh through the Teknaf border of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday to take refuge amid the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar security forces and the rebel Arakan Army (AA). Official sources of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) confirmed the matter, reports BSS. The BGP members entered through the Naf River and surrendered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard at Teknaf station. Later, the Coast Guard handed them over to...
Agency : India Captain Rohit Sharma has thrown his support behind any resumption of Test cricket against arch-rivals Pakistan, saying it would be “awesome”. The South Asian neighbours are bitter political adversaries and have fought three wars against each other since they were partitioned at the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Their cricket teams have not faced off in a Test since 2007. Instead they play only occasionally in the shorter versions of the game and usually on...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), serving as the main opposition, voiced stern criticism against the Awami League government on Friday. Senior Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the current administration, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is devoid of popular support, compelling it to suppress opposition voices through autocratic means. During a sit-in at the National Press Club organized by Zia Projanmo Dal, demanding the release of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and other detained leaders,...
City Desk : Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has announced to launch month-long awareness-raising program from April 22. Before the beginning of breeding season of Aedes mosquito, the program will be carried out in 54 wards, he said. The mayor said this while addressing a coordination meeting on “conducting month-long campaign for prevention of dengue” with all ward councilors and officials concerned on virtual platform on Wednesday, said an official handout on Thursday. Atiqul Islam urged...