Category: Daily News
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Tourist ships have started sailing between Inani Beach in Cox’s Bazar town and Saint Martin’s Island. This improves upon an important scene of tourism. The MV Karnafuly Express set sail in the morning for the first time from the new jetty built by the Bangladesh Navy at Inani Beach. The ship’s office in Cox’s Bazar…
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The president of Argentina’s football association said that Lionel Messi’s famous No. 10 shirt will be taken away “for life” when he stops playing. An amazing career was capped off last year when Messi helped Argentina win the World Cup after 35 years of waiting. “This number 10 will be retired for life in his…
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The Bangladesh Bank through a special pathway has given loans amounting to Tk 22,000 crore to 7 crisis-hit commercial banks, including 5 Shariah-based banks. Those 5 Shariah-based banks which are Islami Bank Bangladesh, Social Islami Bank, First Security Islami Bank, Union Bank and Global Islami Bank are allegedly controlled by S Alam Group. These emergency…
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An airplane being moved from Mumbai to Assam on a trailer truck got stuck under a bridge in the Piprakothi area, which caused a lot of trouble in Motihari, Bihar. The accident happened on Friday, and traffic stopped because the broken-down plane got stuck under the overbridge. People on foot and in cars were seen…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof. Muhammad Yunus and three other top executives at Grameen Telecom were given six months in jail today for breaking labor laws. The decision was made by Sheikh Merina Sultana, who is the head of the Third Labour Court of Dhaka. After the verdict, Yunus and the other three officials each…
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A series of 21 earthquakes all being at least 4.0 magnitude hit central Japan all within around 90 minutes on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The strongest of them was measured to be 7.6. The earthquakes resulted in tsunami warnings and authorities called upon people in the area to move to higher ground. Authorities…
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The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has asked people not to hold any events in public places on January 31st, which is the English New Year. To celebrate the New Year, all types of gatherings and festivals have been banned on roads, intersections, flyovers, and public spaces in the capital. This is because of the possible…
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Starting December 31, all 16 stations on the Uttara-Motijheel section of the country’s first metro train service will be open to the public. Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar are the last two stations that need to be opened. Manager of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), MAN Siddique, told reporters about the opening this afternoon at…
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The 2021 event was found in a list of injuries sent to the authorities. It wrote down that the damage was a “laceration, cut, open wound,” and it named a robot as the “cause object.” Two witnesses told the US tech website The Information that the robot “pushed its claws” into the man’s body and…
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Bangladesh beat New Zealand in their first Twenty20 match, which was played today in Napier, New Zealand. Bangladesh leader Najmul Hossain Shanto was very proud of his team. Shanto said right after his team won the game by five wickets, “Really excited and really proud of how we played today.” Shanto praised his bowlers for…
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This year, 266 people died and 1,276 got AIDS in the country. This is the biggest number of cases ever since the first case was found in 1989. The information was given at an event held on Wednesday (December 27) to honor AIDS Day in the auditorium of the National Cancer Research Institute and Hospital.…
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Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor who was in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” as well as Korean drama series “Coffee Prince,” was found dead, according to a story from Yonhap on Wednesday. During a government crackdown on illegal drugs, Lee was being investigated for using drugs that were against the law. Lee was found unconscious…
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It is said that Arif Hossain Shanto, a student at Barisal University (BU) who is also connected to Chhatra Dal, hit his friend Zakir Hossain. Authorities say the fight started when Zakir replied “haha” to a post by Shanto on Facebook. At about 11 PM on Monday, the attack happened near the university’s traffic police…
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Nvidia, the US-based graphics chip company, has donated $15 million to non-profits helping civilians affected by the current Israel-Palestine War. In this $15 million, $5 million is from Nvidia employees from over 30 countries. “We are proud to see such broad support from Nvidia families in Israel and around the world, and are grateful for…
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Around 8 p.m. on Sunday, Mottalib’s election camp opened in Barahatia union’s Ward No. 5. Ritan Barua said at the opening meeting, “I’m talking about our MP. One thing I want to say. It was our job to rob votes in 2014. It’s that easy. It was also us who robbed votes in 2018. Now,…
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A new verb, ‘Israel,’ has been included in the popular crowdsourced online dictionary, Urban Dictionary, bringing up both interest and controversy on social media. The word is defined as when a person claims something that belongs to someone else as their own, similar to theft. The meaning gives an example of how the word is…
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If Brazil’s football board steps in and a new president is elected in January, FIFA told the country that its national teams and clubs could be banned from international competitions. The governing body of soccer warned a Brazilian soccer executive in a letter on Sunday that the country’s soccer body, CBF, could be suspended if…
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Google may finally introduce telling you when your Android phone’s battery capacity worsens, Android expert Mishaal Rahman wrote in an article for Android Authority. Unlike iPhone users, who were able to check their phone’s battery health from their settings from a long time back, Android owners currently need a 3rd party app or must enter…
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The garment worker, a mother of two, waits for her kids to fall asleep before quietly getting out of the house. She goes to the market down by the Buriganga River in Keraniganj, and waits for men to approach her. “They know without you having to say anything,” she says. “No respectable woman stands around…
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Armed robbers took away the mobile phone and wallet from people on roads and alleys in Rayerbazar area on Sunday. Security has been beefed up across Dhaka on the occasion of elections and Christmas. Locals said about yesterday’s incident that for half an hour, five to six youths snatched wallets and mobile phones from whoever…
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Millions of Americans are still being hit hard by the rising cost of living every day. A lot of high school students are wondering if getting a bachelor’s degree over four years is worth their time & money. The cost of college is going up in the US, as it is in most other countries.…
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According to the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), more than Tk 92,000 crore has been taken out from the banking system through 24 large scale loan scams since 2008. The independent think-tank found that money was stolen from the financial sector by going through news stories from 2008 to 2023. The think-tank spoke with the…
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Bangladesh has ranked 3rd among food importing countries after importing near 12.5 million tonnes of food products from the global market in 2021. The latest report of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that the highest food import spending here is still on wheat, edible oil and milk powder. FAO shared that the per…
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People who change their gender surgically will not get admission under ‘Transgender/Hijra’ quota in undergraduate programs of Dhaka University (DU). Apart from women and men, those who are of other sex by birth and nature, will get admission in this quota. The University Grants Commission, through its 46th Annual Report, recommended special arrangements for higher…
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An unsettling event happened in a private hospital in Gujarat, India, showing how dangerous it is to smoke, especially when your health is at risk. According to the Anandabazar Patrika, a person with a lung infection was taken to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The patient’s smoking addiction got the best of him, even…
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The National Emergency Service in Bangladesh, or 999, has been very important in stopping child marriages. Over 26,000 child marriages have been reported to the 999 number in the last six years, which shows how useful it is in a wide range of urgent situations. Notably, informed citizens like family members and even possible victims…
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Following much hype, “Dunki” is set to release on Friday across Bangladesh. The film went through screening by the censor board today and got clearance. SRK fans can enjoy the movie at various multiplexes begining from tomorrow. Anonno Mamun informed Daily Star about this. He represents Action Cut Entertainment, the Bangladeshi distributor of the movie.…
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Scientists found that people in a village in the Dhar area of Madhya Pradesh had been worshiping dinosaur eggs for years without realizing it. The Narmada Valley area has been linked to the time of the dinosaurs. The fossilized dinosaur eggs that looked like round stones were part of a custom known as “Kakad Bherav.”…
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A local Awami League leader has warned the receivers of the government allowances saying their allowance card will be dropped if they don’t join the rallies of Awami League nominated candidate Abul Kalam Azad in the Jamalpur-5 constituency. Lakshmirchar union Awami League president Hatem Ali said this while speaking to the voters following a rally…
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On Wednesday, the Malaysian government said that any ship flying an Israeli flag or owned by Israel would not be allowed to stop at any of its ports. According to a statement from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s office, the ban was a response to what Israel did during its fight with Hamas and would start…
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An automatic draw held every week by Big Ticket Abu Dhabi gave a man from Bangladesh who lives in Ras Al Khaimah one million dirhams. Mohammad, the lucky winner, is 56 years old and works as a driver. A year ago, he bought the winning ticket and said that he and 19 friends bought two…
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is making pamphlets calling upon the people to reject the ‘one-sided’ election of this government in addition to enforcing hartals and blockades. Sources say that the BNP will be enforcing hartals and blockades and delivering the anti-election leaflets until January 7 across the nation. Voting of the 12th parliamentary election…
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According to the World Bank, Bangladesh’s expatriate income is now growing at 7 percent. By the end of 2023, Bangladesh’s total expatriate income through formal and legal channels may reach 23 billion or 2,300 crore dollars. According to the World Bank and Nomad’s Migration and Development Brief 39, Bangladesh will rank seventh among lower-middle income…
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On Monday, Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, communicated to his fans through a message made by AI. Khan has been in jail since August on charges of leaking confidential papers. In April 2022, a vote of no-confidence got rid of his government. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), which Khan leads, said it…
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The founder of the e-commerce company ‘Evaly’ Mohammad Rassel has been released from prison. He was released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur at 6:30 PM on Monday. This was confirmed Shahjahan Ahmed, superintendent of Kashimpur, on Tuesday. “When his bail documents arrived for all cases at the jail, he was released following proper verification,”…
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At least 4 people including a mother and her son have been killed as miscreants set fire on three compartments of Mohanganj Express train in Tejgaon. Fire service and civil defense said the act of arson took place some time after 5:00 AM on Tuesday. Of the deceased, two were identified as Nadira Akter Popy,…
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Jonathan Majors is out of Marvel Studios in a big career crisis for the on-the-rise actor. On December 18, a jury in Manhattan found Majors guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment following a 2 week trial that stemmed from a March incident between the actor and his ex-partner, Grace…
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In a big change from Vatican policy, Pope Francis officially permitted Roman Catholic priests bless same-sex couples on Monday. A document from the Vatican that was approved by the pope says that the blessings can happen as long as they are not part of normal Church rituals or liturgies and they are not done at…
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In a strange event, police in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, put a rat in a cage because they said the rodent drank alcohol that had been taken and kept at the Kotwali Police station. The police said that at least 60 bottles, or five dozen, were broken. They said that rats were to blame because they…
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India has stopped onion exports till March to meet domestic demand. This has adversely affected the country’s onion market. Daily necessities have to be bought at almost twice the price. Meanwhile, due to India’s decision, onion-carrying cargo trucks have been stuck in the land ports of the Bangladesh-India border. As a result, importers and exporters…
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