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January 20, 2023

Samsung Galaxy Tab A now selling for Tk8,999

Samsung Galaxy Tab A is now up for grabs at Tk8,999, the company said.The device is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor, Dolby Atmos Dual speakers and a 5,100mAh battery.Galaxy Tab A has a 1280×800 pixel display. The 16:10 screen ratio is desig…

World Bank managing director to arrive in Dhaka Saturday

World Bank Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg will arrive in Dhaka Saturday on his first official visit to Bangladesh.During his three-day visit, Axel will join a public event in Dhaka on January 22 to mark 50 years of the partnership…

Production stops at Joypurhat Sugar Mills for want of sugarcane

The Joypurhat Sugar Mill suspended operations on Thursday night due to a shortage of sugarcane, according to officials.The mill started operating on December 30 last year to produce 1,866 metric tonnes of sugar by crushing 30,100 metric tonnes of sugar…

Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the parent company of Google, in…

Rajbari: 2 children charred to death while playing

Two children have been burnt to death as a fire broke out at a Kalukhali upazila house in Rajbari.The deceased were identified as Hujaifa, 8, son of Babu Biswas, and Hasan, 3, son of Ikram, of the upazila.The fire broke out Thursday afternoon and engul…

BPL 2023: Joy guides Khulna to 2nd victory

Mahmudul Hasan Joy hit a fifty and guided his team Khulna Tigers to their 2nd win in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday in Chattogram.They beat the home side Chattogram Challengers by seven wickets with four balls to play.The Challen…

2 college students killed in Gazipur as their motorcycle tips over

Two college students were killed as their motorbike tipped on its side and crashed into a railing of a bridge in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila Friday, police said.The deceased โ€“ Siam, 18, from Kapasia upazila of the district and Shakil Hossain, 18, from Pa…

Bangladesh sees 4 more Covid cases, zero death

Bangladesh reported 4 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Friday morning.With the new number, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,037,416, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from the …

Sherpur: Farmer’s body with injuries marks found in pile of logs

The body of a 60-year-old farmer was found with injury marks from sharp weapons in a pile of logs in Sherpur Sadar upazila Friday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Rafiq Miah from Bajitkhila union of the upazila.The farmers’ family me…

More bodies found in Tibet avalanche, death toll rises to 20

More bodies were found Friday following an avalanche that buried vehicles outside a highway tunnel in Tibet, raising the death toll to 20 with eight people still missing.Images from the scene at the exit of the tunnel connecting the city of Nyingchi in…

Bombing derails passenger train in SW Pakistan, injures 15

A bomb planted by suspected militants derailed a passenger train in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, injuring at least 15 people on board, officials said. A separatist group later claimed responsibility.The train was passing through th…

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