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West plans more Russia sanctions over civilian deaths in Ukraine
03:01 PM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayMoscow faced more Western sanctions on Tuesday in retaliation for civilian killings in northern Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for a thorough investigation, saying more dead could be found in areas seized from Russian invaders...
Chattogram Port Authority Bill, 2022 passes in Parliament
02:46 PM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayChattogram Port Authority Bill, 2022 was passed in parliament on Tuesday with keeping provision of maximum three years rigorous imprisonment and an addition of Taka 3 lakh fine for creating pollution in the port area...
41 lawmakers quit ruling coalition as Sri Lanka crisis deepens
02:24 PM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayAt least 41 Sri Lankan lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition on Tuesday, leaving the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a minority in parliament as it struggles with the country's worst economic crisis in decades...
Verdict against Enu, Rupan in money laundering case today
02:14 PM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe verdict against Old Dhaka's two - Enamul Haque Bhuiyan Enu and Rupan Bhuiyan - in a money laundering case is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday...
Appellate Division upholds HC verdict in RU Prof Taher murder
11:54 AM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Court verdict that confirmed the death penalty for two convicts and awarded two others life-term imprisonment for killing Rajshahi University (RU) Professor S Taher in 2006...
Indian government helps central bank to circumvent inflation law
10:46 AM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayThe Indian government did not apply the law when the country’s central bank breached the 2020 inflation target, documents accessed by The Reporters’ Collective (TRC) and Al Jazeera through the Right to Information Act show...
Britney Spears says she will publish new memoir
09:43 AM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayBritney Spears has confirmed that she is in the process of writing a book, confirming recent reports in US media that the star intended to pen a new tell-all memoir...
Mosblock- Curtains that stop mosquito nuisance
08:53 AM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayProject Mosbloc has recently been launched to combat the ever-growing mosquito-borne disease by providing a special type of curtain to slum dwellers in the capital...
It's 'now or never' to fix climate change: US scientists
08:25 AM, 05 Apr 2022 TuesdayUN scientists have unveiled a plan that they believe can limit the root causes of dangerous climate change. A key UN body says in a report that there must be "rapid, deep and immediate" cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...
Al Mamum Rasel gets International Leader Award’22
05:58 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayAdvocate Al Mamum Rasel, the chairman of Bangladesh Debate Association (BDA) has been awarded with Next Generation International Leader Award’22 recently in Nepal for his outstanding contribution for the development of the youths of Bangladesh...
Coronavirus: 1 dead, 61 infected in last 24 hours
05:26 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 29,123 in Bangladesh as 1 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 61 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,951,831. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Quader for completing road repair works before Eid-ul-Fitr
04:40 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday directed the authorities concerned to complete the road repair works across the country before upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr and monsoon...
Biden confident to flourish partnership with Bangladesh
03:51 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayUnited States (US) President Joseph R Biden in a letter sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed his confidence to further flourish Washington-Dhaka partnership for next 50 years...
S. Africa claim victory as Maharaj, Harmer put Bangladesh in a spin
03:30 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayLeft-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets as South Africa made light work of bowling Bangladesh out for 53 in their second innings to claim victory by 220 runs in the first test at Kingsmead on Monday...
Latest survey finds 114 tigers in Sundarbans: says Minister in JS
03:21 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin on Monday said according to the latest tiger census the number of tigers in the Sundarban mangrove forest now stands at 114...
PM stresses nature based development philosophy
02:28 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government attached priority on nature based plans to ensure country's overall development, urging all concerned to conserve rain and flood water alongside protecting water bodies and maintaining normal flow of the rivers...
Sri Lanka President seeks unity government to resolve crisis
01:49 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondaySri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called on Monday for a unity government to deal with the country's economic crisis after cabinet ministers and the central bank governor offered to resign. The debt-laden country is struggling to pay for imports of fuel and other goods due to a foreign exchange crisis...
Sri Lanka central bank governor submits resignation amid crisis
01:29 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayThe governor of Sri Lanka's central bank says he has submitted his resignation as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades...
Policeman who harassed teacher for wearing teep identified
01:05 PM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayThe policeman who allegedly harassed a female teacher for wearing a teep on her forehead has been identified and taken into police custody. The policeman’s name is Nazmul Tareq, a constable at Protection Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Biplob Kumar Sarker, Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon zone) of DMP, confirmed the matter...
Ukraine says 410 bodies found near Kyiv, witnesses traumatised
11:53 AM, 04 Apr 2022 MondayUkraine has found 410 bodies in towns near Kyiv as part of an investigation into possible war crimes by Russia but some witnesses are so traumatised by their ordeal that they are unable to speak, the country's top prosecutor said on Sunday...