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Russia must withdraw to pre-invasion position for a deal: Zelensky
08:30 AM, 07 May 2022 SaturdayAny peace deal with Russia would depend on Russian forces pulling back to their pre-invasion positions, Ukraine's president says...
Saratoga Hotel: 22 dead after huge explosion in Havana
08:15 AM, 07 May 2022 SaturdayAt least 22 people have died and more than 60 have been hospitalised after a massive explosion rocked one of Cuba's most exclusive five-star hotels. It is believed a gas tanker which was parked outside the Saratoga Hotel in Old Havana ignited, causing an explosion which destroyed several floors of the building...
Truck runs over woman, son in Kushtia
05:54 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayA woman and her son were killed and another was injured as a truck ran over them in Sadar upazila of Kushtia district on Friday morning...
Covid-19: No death, 19 cases reported in 24 hrs
04:49 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 19 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,127 and infections rose to 19,52,766. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Friday...
Opinion: I suffer from America Fatigue Syndrome, do you?
04:34 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayI am so tired of the United States of America. Perhaps you are tired of America, too. You may be an American who has – like many of us outside of America – become exhausted by and with America...
Soybean oil prices increased
03:40 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayBangladesh's edible oil refiners on Thursday increased the price of bottled soya bean oil by Taka 38 a litre to Taka 198 a litre...
BERC cuts 12 kg LPG cylinder price by TK 104
03:00 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by TK 104 to TK 1,335 from TK 1,439 for a 12 kg cylinder at retail level...
Asian Games 2022 in China postponed: organisers
02:28 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayThe Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organisers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases...
Amber Heard testifies Johnny Depp assualted her with liquor bottle
01:03 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayAmber Heard continued her explosive counter-argument to Johnny Depp’s claim of defamation, a narrative journey that on Thursday included tearfully recounting her contention that her former husband sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle in an alcohol-fueled rage...
Covid deaths in India 10 times higher than official estimate
12:03 PM, 06 May 2022 FridayIndia has strongly refuted the World Health Organisation's use of mathematical model to calculate the number of Covid deaths, saying the "figure is totally removed from reality". Contending that the country has an "extremely robust" system of births and deaths registration...
White House names first black press secretary
11:37 AM, 06 May 2022 FridayUS President Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as his new top spokesperson - the first time a black, or openly gay, person has held the role. Ms Jean-Pierre, 44, has served as the administration's principal deputy press secretary since Mr Biden was elected...
Tokyo consumer prices rise at fastest pace in 7 years
11:16 AM, 06 May 2022 FridayCore consumer prices in Tokyo, considered a leading indicator of Japanese price trends, rose 1.9% in April from a year earlier, marking the fastest annual pace in seven years, government data showed on Friday...
Padma Bridge to open next month: Quader
05:27 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the much-awaited Padma Bridge would be inaugurated in June. "Padma Bridge will be opened in June for vehicular movement," he told journalists after attending a programme at his Companiganj village home in the district...
Bangladesh reports 4 Covid cases, no death in 24hrs
04:22 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayBangladesh logged 4 fresh Coronavirus cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning taking the total caseload to 19,52,747...
Bangladesh donates medical supply to Sri Lanka
03:07 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayBangladesh on Thursday donated medical supplies of Taka 20 crore to Sri Lanka as per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's direction to support the South Asian neighbor that was hit by worst economic crisis...
Convicted AL lawmaker Haji Selim returns home
02:21 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayAwami League lawmaker from Dhaka-8 constituency Haji Selim, who left the country with a 10-year sentence in a corruption case, returned home on Thursday. He reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a Thai Airways flight at 12:15pm. His personal secretary Mohiuddin Mahmud Belal confirmed the matter to Jago News...
New Market clash: 3 arrested from Shariatpur, Cox’s Bazar
01:01 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayThree people have been arrested from Shariatpur and Cox’s Bazar over the clashes between Dhaka College students and the traders in the capital’s New Market area...
Sweden says it received US security assurances if it hands in NATO application
12:28 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdaySweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in Washington on Wednesday...
President declares disaster in New Mexico wildfire zone
12:14 PM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayFirefighters slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented Wednesday...
Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons
11:57 AM, 05 May 2022 ThursdayRussia moved to obstruct the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine by bombarding rail stations and other supply-line targets across the country while the European Union weighed whether to further punish Moscow with a ban on oil imports...