Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

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Musk confirms Twitter has become X.com

<p><strong>The social network formerly known as Twitter has fully migrated over to X.com, owner Elon Musk said on Friday.</strong></p> <p>The billionaire head of Tesla, SpaceX and other companies bought Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022 and announced the rebrand to X last July.</p> <p>Although the

Ex-VAT officer sued for waiving interest of Tk 152cr 

<p><strong>The Anti-Corruption Commission (<a href="https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/147601.detailsGY4hfh1ztl5&amp;arm=e&amp;fexp=72519171,72519168"><span style="color:#c0392b">ACC</span></a>) has sued former commissioner of large taxpayers&#39; unit (LTU) of

Court imposes travel ban on Ex-VAT officer Waheeda

<p><strong>A Dhaka court on Thursday (June 13) imposed a travel ban on Waheeda Rahman Choudhury, former commissioner of the Large Taxpayer Unit of Value Added Tax, of National Board of Revenue (NBR).</strong></p> <p>The court imposed ban on Waheeda in connection with a case filed over providing illegal benefits to

Hoist signal 3, Met office advises maritime ports

<p><strong>Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox&rsquo;s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as the low-pressure area over the Northwest Bay and adjoining coastal areas persist.</strong></p> <p>Under its influence, deep convection is taking place and a steep pressure

10 HSC examinees expelled in Mymensingh on first day

<p><strong>Ten students from the same centre were expelled in the Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh on suspicion of cheating during the HSC examination.</strong></p> <p>In this incident, a lecturer named Sadikur Rahman has also been dismissed for helping the expelled students.&nbsp;</p> <p>The

NBR first secy Quazi Faisal transferred to Bogura

<p><strong>The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has transferred its first secretary (taxes, legal, and enforcement) Quazi Abu Mahmud Faisal to the Taxes Zone, Bogura.</strong></p> <p>His transfer order was issued only days after he was accused of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk1,000 crore.</p> <p>A

One killed as hill collapses in Ukhiya Rohingya camp

<p><strong>A man was killed after hill collapsed at Ukhiya&rsquo;s Rohingya camp of Cox&rsquo;s bazar.</strong></p> <p>The deceased identified as Anwar Islam, 27.&nbsp;</p> <p>Cox&#39;s Bazar Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Samchu-Dauja Nayan confirmed

Police recover bodies of father-son from Naf River

<p><strong>Police recovered bodies of a man and his son after two days of missing while they went Naf River of Teknaf Upazila in Cox&rsquo;s Bazar for fishing.</strong></p> <p>Their floating bodies were recovered from the Damdamiya Carey ship jetty area of Naf River in Hnila Union of Teknaf Upazila on Wednesday

Alpha: Alia Bhatt-Sharvari’s YRF spy universe film gets a title

<p><strong>Actor Alia Bhatt announced the title of her YRF spy universe saga with a teaser on Friday. Titled Alpha, the film stars Alia with Sharvari Wagh and is directed by Shiv Rawail, known for his Netflix series The Railway Men.</strong></p> <p>A surprise promo of the film was unveiled on Friday, which revealed

A new era of galaxy AI unfolds at the louvre in Paris

<p><strong>Two weeks ahead of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, Samsung Electronics unveiled the next frontier of Galaxy AI with Galaxy Unpacked 2024 on Wednesday, 10 July (local time) at the Carrousel du Louvre &mdash; located underground the historic Louvre Museum in Paris, France.</strong></p> <p>Attendees

China’s XI 'expressed sympathy' to trump after shooting

<p><strong>China&#39;s President Xi Jinping expressed his &quot;compassion and sympathy&quot; to Donald Trump on Sunday, a spokesman said, following an assassination attempt on the former US president during a rally in the United States.</strong></p> <p>&quot;China is closely following the situation

BASIS launches US desk

<p><strong>BASIS on Sunday launched its America Desk to expand Bangladesh&rsquo;s tech export opportunities in the world&rsquo;s largest economy, and to increase business-to-business knowledge sharing with the tech powerhouse.</strong></p> <p>The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services

Elevated expressway to reopen after curfew is lifted

<p><strong>The Dhaka Elevated Expressway will remain closed to the public until the government fully lifts the curfew, the operating company said on Wednesday.</strong></p> <p>The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway Company Limited (FDEE), which operates the expressway, made the decision after two toll plazas (Uttara

Rain likely in eight divisions: Met office

<p><strong>Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind at places over all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today.</strong></p> <p>&quot;Light to moderate rain or