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Govt easing communication for making economy more vibrant: PM
02:32 PM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is taking all types of measures to make the country's economic activities more vibrant and dynamic through improving the communication and transportation system...
Drives are on to arrest helmet-worn terrorists: DB
01:47 PM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayAll of those who wearing helmets took part in the clash between the Dhaka College students and the traders in New Market area are the terrorists. They must be brought under the law. Several teams of DB police are conducting drives to arrest the helmet-worn terrorists...
Mild heat wave may continue in 5 districts
12:56 PM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayThe ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in five districts, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said on Wednesday...
UN officials keen to deploy more peacekeepers from Bangladesh
12:44 PM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayUnited Nations officials have expressed interest in deploying more peacekeepers from Bangladesh in bilateral meetings with Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed at UN Headquarters (UNHQs) in New York...
Momen seeks more IOM’s support on climate-migration nexus
12:34 PM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayForeign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen has called upon the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to engage in further advocacy on the climate-migration nexus...
Why summer is the ideal time for weight loss?
12:24 PM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayIf winter hasn’t been kind, we may be tempted to crash diet or spend hours at the gym. This year, why not take a different approach, the winter months are infamous for weight gain, yet, it doesn’t bother us much because it’s easy to let ourselves go and pile on the kilos under layers of clothes...
11 electrocuted in Tamil Nadu temple chariot procession
11:20 AM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayAt least 11 people died and 15 others were injured after electrocution during a chariot procession at a temple in Thanjavur district of Indian state of in Tamil Nadu early this morning, police said...
Suu Kyi handed 5 year jail term for corruption
10:49 AM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayA court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, according to a source with knowledge of proceedings...
Colombia reports 52 activists killed already this year
09:35 AM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayA total of 52 Colombian human rights activists and community leaders have been killed in the first three months of this year, authorities say...
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’
08:58 AM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayVice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy...
More than half of Americans have had COVID infections: US study
08:39 AM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayFollowing the record surge in COVID-19 cases during the Omicron-driven wave, some 58% of the U.S. population overall and more than 75% of younger children have been infected with the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to a U.S. nationwide blood survey released on Tuesday...
Poland and Bulgaria face Russian gas cut as Ukraine crisis escalates
08:26 AM, 27 Apr 2022 WednesdayRussia will on Wednesday stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the two NATO and EU members said, an escalation in the deepening rift between the West and Moscow over Ukraine as tensions also surged in neighbouring Moldova...
BRTC's Eid special service for homebound people
09:41 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) on Tuesday launched 'Eid Special Service' in a bid to ensure a comfortable journey for the homebound people on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr...
Ameesha Patel responds to cheating accusations
08:56 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayBollywood actress Ameesha Patel has released a statement following reports of a cheating complaint filed against her...
Emphatic Sheikh Jamal clinch maiden DPL title
07:42 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdaySheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club recovered from a precarious start to beat Abahani Limited by four wickets and having done so, they confirmed their maiden title of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Quader warns against taking extra fare from homebound passengers
07:11 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday urged transport owners and workers not to realise additional fare from the homebound passengers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Man gets life in prison for killing wife
06:25 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayA court in Natore on Tuesday sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2016...
NTRCA recommends recruitment of 471 teachers
05:29 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has recommended the recruitment of 471 candidates under a special recruitment notification...
Covid-19: No death, 19 cases reported in 24 hrs
04:46 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 19 cases in the last 24 hours...
Indonesia’s palm oil export ban sparks concern over global food prices
04:28 PM, 26 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe price of edible oils such as soyoil, sunflower oil and rapeseed oil is expected to rise after Indonesia announced a surprise export palm oil ban, experts have warned...