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Six directives to prevent Covid infections
09:12 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe government has issued six directives, including wearing masks and avoiding public gatherings, to prevent the coronavirus surge. The Cabinet Division on Tuesday sent letters to the secretaries of all ministries and the divisional commissioners to implement the instructions...
Japan to provide 165,989m Yen to Bangladesh for 3 projects
08:15 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayJapan will provide some 165,989 million Yen or approximately Taka 11,409.57 crore to Bangladesh for three projects...
AL favours EVM use in next national polls: Quader
07:29 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party is in favour of the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections...
Man Utd closer to Barca agreement for De Jong
06:08 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayManchester United have reached a broad agreement over a 65m euro (£56m) fee, plus add-ons, with Barcelona for the Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong...
ECNEC approves TK 1092cr project to widen Cox's Bazar Marine Drive Road
05:10 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved a total of 10 projects with an overall estimated cost of Taka 2,216.75 crore, including one to widen the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive Road...
2087 more Covid cases, 3 deaths recorded in 24 hrs
04:20 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported 2,087 more Coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,69,361 and the fatalities remain at 29,145. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
Russia fines Twitch, Pinterest, UPS over data storage
04:03 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayA Moscow court said it had fined video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, and United Parcel Service in three of several cases expected on Tuesday over alleged refusal by foreign companies to store Russian citizens' personal data in Russia...
47 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
03:23 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAs many as 47 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
India journalist Zubair arrested for 2018 Twitter post
02:42 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayPolice in the Indian capital have arrested journalist Mohammed Zubair on charges of hurting religious sentiments for a tweet he posted in 2018...
Light to moderate rain likely
01:57 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes may occur at different parts of the country in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow...
Form commission to find out Padma Bridge conspirators: HC
01:48 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe High Court (HC) has directed the authorities concerned to form an inquiry commission within 30 days to find out the people who conspired against Padma Multipurpose Bridge project. An HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque passed the order on Tuesday...
Non-essential petrol sales halted for 2 weeks in Sri Lanka
01:06 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdaySri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles as it faces its worst economic crisis in decades...
Tigers whitewashed after 10-wicket defeat to WI in 2nd Test
12:29 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAs it was predicted, Bangladesh were swept in the two-match Test series in West Indies tour after the home side grabbed a 10-wicket victory in the second and final Test at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday...
Chlorine gas leak kills 12, injures 251 at Jordan port
11:29 AM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAt least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan's Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday...
Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain
11:04 AM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayJapan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the spectre of cuts...
Russian missile strike kills 16 in shopping mall, Ukraine says
08:52 AM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayTwo Russian missiles slammed into a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 59, officials said...
Texas migrant deaths: 46 found dead in abandoned lorry
08:21 AM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAt least 46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. The survivors were "hot to the touch" and suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion...
Covid-19: 2 die, 2101 infected
06:09 PM, 27 Jun 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 29,142 in Bangladesh as 2 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,101 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,967,274. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
People behind Padma Bridge conspiracy should be identified: HC
05:21 PM, 27 Jun 2022 MondayThe High Court (HC) on Monday said the people behind conspiracies regarding Padma Bridge should be identified as this is our national asset...
Midland Bank donates Tk2 crore to PM’s relief fund for flood relief
05:12 PM, 27 Jun 2022 MondayAs part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Midland Bank Limited (MDB) has donated Tk2 crore to the Prime Minister’s relief fund for flood affected people of the country...