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Joe Biden tests positive for Covid after ‘rebound’ infection
09:04 AM, 31 Jul 2022 SundayUS President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a "rebound" infection by his doctor...
Barishal City Corporation ex-mayor Kamal dies
08:54 AM, 31 Jul 2022 SundayBNP leader and former mayor of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) Ahsan Habib Kamal has passed away. He was 67. He felt sick at his house in the capital’s Banani around 11pm on Saturday. Later, his family members rushed him to the United Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead...
Veteran Indian singer Nirmala Mishra passes away
08:24 AM, 31 Jul 2022 SundayRenowned Indian Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra passed away at her residence in southern Kolkata’s Chetla area in the early hours of Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack, a senior doctor treating her said...
Pfizer vaccines for children reach country
09:55 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayThe country on Saturday received first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines for children...
Raza, Madhevere, bowlers give Zimbabwe 1-0 lead
09:10 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayZimbabwe 205 for 3 (Madhevere 67 (retd hurt), Raza 65*, Mustafizur 2-50) beat Bangladesh 188 for 6 (Nurul 42*, Shanto 37, Jongwe 2-34) by 17 runs. A late flourish by Bangladesh captain Nurul Hasan could not defy Zimbabwe, who kept their nerves to hold on to a 17-run win in the first T20I...
Zimbabwe post record total against new look Bangladesh
07:37 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayWessly Madhevere and Sikandar Raza came out with all guns blazing to help Zimbabwe post a mammoth total against Bangladesh in the opening game of the three-match T20 International series at Harare Sports Club on Saturday...
Quader sees BNP's call for movement to topple govt as delirious talk
07:20 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP's call for movement to oust the government is nothing but a delirious talk...
SS Rajamouli reflects on RRR’s success in the West
07:08 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayFilmmaker SS Rajamouli spoke about the viral success of his recent film, the period epic RRR, after it was released on Netflix...
Three motorcyclists killed in Chuadanga
06:27 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayThree people were killed and another was injured as two motorcycles collided head-on in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga district on Saturday afternoon...
Momen urges developed nations to transfer anti-human trafficking technology
05:42 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday urged the developed countries to transfer the latest technology to check human trafficking...
85 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
04:52 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdaySome 85 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning.
Three Covid deaths, 349 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:37 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government reported three COVID-19 deaths and 349 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,288 and infections stood at 20,04,892. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Saturday...
Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal over license breaches
03:51 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayIndonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash in social media...
New Zealand crush Scotland with record T20 score
03:27 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayNew Zealand surpassed their record Twenty20 international score as they crushed Scotland for a second time in two days at The Grange...
Mirsharai tragedy: 11 laid to rest
02:54 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayEleven people who were killed after a train hit a microbus at a level crossing in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram on Friday afternoon, were buried in their respective areas in Hathazari upazila on Saturday. A namaz-e-janaza of five of the deceased was held on Khandakia Chamdia Girls High School ground in Hathazari upazila at 10:30...
‘Slow Food’, the growing concept taking over ‘Fast Food’ rage
01:34 PM, 30 Jul 2022 Saturday‘When In Rome, Do as Romans Do’ the saying literally proven right in the late 80s, in the city of Rome when a unique food movement, ‘slow food’ was born against another food frenzy, ‘Fast food’ which started from the US and has hooked the world since the 1920s...
Mild heat wave may continue in three districts
01:05 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayThe ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in three districts of the country, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin valid for 24 hours commencing at 9am on Saturday...
US, Russia top diplomats hold ‘frank’ first talks since war
12:06 PM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayThe top diplomats of the United States and Russia spoke Friday for the first time since the Ukraine war, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken describing a "frank" exchange as he pushed to free two Americans...
Case filed over Mirsharai train accident
11:19 AM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayA case has been filed over the train accident at Mirsharai in Chattogram that killed 11 people. The case was filed with Chattogram Railway Police Station against the gatekeeper for his alleged negligence on duty on Friday night. Md Jahid, Assistant Sub Inspector of the police station, filed the case...
UN and Red Cross should investigate prison deaths, says Ukraine
09:46 AM, 30 Jul 2022 SaturdayUkraine has called for the United Nations and the Red Cross to be allowed to investigate the deaths of more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in an attack in occupied territory. The Red Cross said it is seeking access to the prison in order to help with evacuating and treating the wounded...