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As Beijing’s COVID tightens curbs, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life
02:33 PM, 01 May 2022 SundayChina's capital Beijing tightened COVID restrictions on Sunday as it battled an outbreak, while Shanghai let some of its 25 million residents venture out for light and air after reporting a second day of zero infections outside of quarantine areas...
Lavrov says sanctions being discussed with Ukraine, Kyiv denies it
12:58 PM, 01 May 2022 SundayRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russia is part of peace talks with Ukraine, but senior Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak denied that this was the case...
Russia says Ukraine shells its own civilians; some evacuations in Mariupol
12:18 PM, 01 May 2022 SundayUkraine's shelling killed and injured its own civilians in the southern region of Kherson, Russia said on Sunday, after pounding southern and eastern areas with missile strikes...
Historic May Day today
11:58 AM, 01 May 2022 SundayThe historic May Day is being observed on Sunday in the country and elsewhere across the world with due respect...
3 killed as bus collides with truck in Bagerhat
11:40 AM, 01 May 2022 SundayThree people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Khulna-Mawa highway at Palerhat area in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat on Sunday morning. Of the deceased, two are the drivers of the bus and the truck and another is a ten-month-old child...
Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated in Saudi Arabia on Monday
09:42 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayThe Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hence Eid-ul-Fitr will be in the country on Monday, according to authorities. Tomorrow, May 1, will be the last day of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia. Eid-ul-Fitr is marked on the first day of Shawwal - the month that comes after Ramadan in the Hijri calendar.
Musk sells Tesla shares worth $8.5 billion ahead of Twitter takeover
08:47 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayTesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $8.5 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, U.S. securities filings showed, in sales likely aimed at helping finance his planned purchase of Twitter Inc...
Salary, Eid bonus paid to workers in all RMG factories: BGMEA
08:35 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayBangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Faruque Hassan said all readymade garments (RMG) factories under the organization have paid bonus of Eid-ul-Fitr to workers alongside their wages...
Eid journey to end in comfort: Quader
07:26 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayRoad Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said this year's Eid journey will end in comfort as the overall condition of country's roads and highways is better than ever before...
Muhith to be buried on Sunday in Sylhet
06:21 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayFormer Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, one of the organizers of Liberation War and Language Movement veteran, will be buried in Sylhet on Sunday...
No COVID-19 death reported in 24 hours, 17 new cases
06:11 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayBangladesh on Saturday reported zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours while it recorded 17 coronavirus positive cases during the same period. "Bangladesh reported 0.58 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,938 samples were tested in the last 24 hours," Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said...
Ecuador declares emergency over gang crime
06:04 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayEcuador's president has declared a state of emergency in three western provinces because of rising crime...
Former Netrokona district AL president Zubed Ali passes away
05:39 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayLiberation War organiser and former lawmaker from Netrokona-3 (Kendua-Atpara) constituency, noted lawyer and veteran Awami League leader M Zubed Ali passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mymensingh...
5 Eid Jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram mosque
04:54 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayA total of five Eid congregations (Jamaat) will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital in phases on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of Muslims, like every year...
Litchi starts appearing in Rajshahi markets
04:17 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayWith 15 more days left to appear the Bangla month of Jyestha, commonly known as "Modhumash", the juicy fruit litchi has started appearing in the local markets including Rajshahi city and its adjacent areas in limited scale...
Bangladesh lost a learned, prudent person at Muhith’s death: Hasan
03:59 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayInformation and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday paid rich tributes to former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, saying the country lost a learned, prudent and polite person at his demise who contributed a lot to the economic sector...
Barcelona look to Lukaku - Saturday's gossip
01:56 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayBarcelona will turn to Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, 28, in their search for a striker. The Belgium centre-forward is believed to be Barca's 'plan C' after moves for Norway's Erling Haaland, 21, and Poland's Robert Lewandowski, 33, were thwarted...
First namaz-e-janaza of Muhith held at Gulshan
12:41 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayThe first namaz-e-janaza of Former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, who passed away early Saturday, was held at Gulshan Azad Masjid in the capital of Dhaka this morning...
President, PM mourn death of AMA Muhith
12:05 PM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayPresident M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, reports BSS...
Delhi's 2nd hottest april in 72 years, record heat wave in India
10:56 AM, 30 Apr 2022 SaturdayDelhi recorded its second hottest April in 72 years with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius even as parts of the country are sweltering in intense heatwaves. The furnace-like temperatures have led to hours-long blackouts...