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January 13, 2023

15 more Covid-19 cases registered in 24 hours

Bangladesh registered fifteen more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,037,346, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from…

Forex reserves can cover import for 5 months: Quader

Claiming that the reserve will increase further in the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said Bangladesh Bank has the capacity to import goods for five months with the reserve.”As the export income is increasing gradually,…

Israel’s outgoing army chief rebukes far-right government

Israel’s outgoing army chief on Friday warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other changes to the Israeli security establishment, joining a loud chorus of criticism against th…

Momen recalls fond memories of brother in law Prof. Atful

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr AK Abdul Momen recalled late Atful Hye Shibly, a Rajshahi University teacher and also historian, terming as a benevolent person.He was addressing a discussion, doa mahfil and unveil of a commemorative book on Shibly at P…

Russia says it took Soledar in bloody fight in east Ukraine

Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after a series of setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine.There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities…

Govt’s power price hike an ‘anti-people’ decision: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday described the government’s decision to hike the electricity tariff as ‘anti-people’.In a statement, he demanded the immediate cancellation of the decision.”The government has taken the unjusti…

Dhaka studying US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Momen

Ahead of US official Donald Lu’s visit, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said Bangladesh stands ready to do whatever is needed for the people’s welfare, noting that the government is still studying the issues related to US Indo-Pacific Strateg…

2 killed, 4 hurt in Natore road crashes

Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured in two road crashes in Natore’s Sadar upazila Friday, police said.The deceased were identified as Parul Begum, 30, and Hanif, 40.One accident occurred as a tanker hit a rickshaw van in …

BB set to announce new monetary policy

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to announce a new monetary policy on Sunday in line with the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Bangladesh requested the IMF for a loan of $4.5 billion last July, and the global lending agency agreed to give i…

$1.35B Mega Millions prize drawing set for Friday night

Mega Millions players will have another chance Friday night to end months of losing and finally win a jackpot that has grown to $1.35 billion.Plenty of people have won smaller prizes in the lottery game, but no one has matched all six numbers and won t…

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