Sunday, 20 September 2026, 02:47 pm
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Pyari Begum, star of Bangladesh’s first feature film, dies at 87
Online Desk: Pyari Begum, renowned actress and the female lead of the first ever Bangla feature film, “Mukh O Mukhosh”, breathed her last this afternoon at her Uttara residence. Sheread more
Magnitude 6.2 quake detected off New Zealand’s south coast
Online Desk: The US Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake off New Zealand’s southern coast, near the mostly uninhabited Auckland Islands. New Zealand’s GeoNet monitoring agency said the epicentreread more
Metro rail to operate till 8pm from today
Online Desk: Considering the office goers’ facilitation, the metro rail will operate till 8pm from Wednesday (May 31). Meanwhile, train services will remain closed on Friday instead of Tuesday. Thisread more
10 people killed in clash with Mexico police
Online Desk: A highway gun attack on security forces in northern Mexico left 10 people dead on Monday, authorities said. “Civil Force personnel were attacked with bullets by subjects whoread more
PM seeks larger Swedish investment in ICT, economic zones
Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for more Swedish investment in Bangladesh’s economic zones and information communication technology (ICT). “We want more investment from Sweden in Bangladesh’sread more
Mohammedan beat Abahani to win first Federation Cup in 14 years
Online Desk: Mohammedan captain Souleymane Diabate netted all four goals as the Black and Whites edged out a thrilling 4-2 win on penalties against arch-rivals Abahani in Cumilla on Tuesdayread more
National Budget of Tk 7.61 lakh crore to be placed on Thursday
Online Desk: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place a national budget of over Tk 7.61 lakh crore for the next fiscal year (FY24) at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursdayread more
Jamaat has to take permission to hold programme: Home Minister
Online Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has to take permission before holding any programme, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Tuesday. “Jamaat is an unregistered organization. Therefore, the party must hasread more
Covid numbers keep rising: 114 more cases reported
Online Desk: Bangladesh reported 114 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,039,244, according to the Directorateread more
