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Azovstal defenders’ bodies arrive in Kyiv: Families
08:44 AM, 08 Jun 2022 WednesdayThe bodies of some Ukrainian fighters killed defending the key south-eastern port of Mariupol have arrived in Kyiv, the soldiers' families say. They say this was part of a swap with Russia, with each side receiving 160 bodies. Moscow has not commented...
BJP leader arrested for comments on Prophet Muhammad
10:00 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayA BJP leader was arrested on Tuesday for derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad, four days after the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. Harshit Shrivastava, an office bearer of the BJP Youth Wing, was trying to spoil the atmosphere through his objectionable posts, police said...
Pitt says Jolie sought to harm him with vineyard sale
09:34 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayAngelina Jolie "sought to inflict harm" on her former husband Brad Pitt when she sold her stake in their co-owned vineyard to a Russian oligarch, new legal documents have claimed...
India: More countries join Muslim protests over Prophet remarks
08:28 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdaySix more countries have joined diplomatic protests across the Muslim world over derogatory remarks insulting the Prophet Muhammad made by spokespeople for the party of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi...
Bangladesh has no monkeypox case: Ministry
07:31 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayNo case of monkeypox has been reported in the country, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The ministry said this following a news of hospitalising a person on suspicion of contracting the virus had spread. In a statement, it said the report on the detection of monkeypox in a foreign national in Bangladesh...
EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple
05:18 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayApple will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras...
Covid-19: No death, 54 cases reported in 24 hrs
04:37 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayBangladesh reported no COVID-19 death and 54 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities are 29,131 and infections rose to 19,53,754. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
Could China’s population start falling?
04:26 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe world's biggest nation is about to shrink...
Duranta Bicycle launches no-honking campaign to prevent noise pollution
03:45 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayDuranta, the bicycle brand of the country’s leading business conglomerate RFL Group, has launched a campaign called 'ShobdoTraash' to create public awareness to prevent unnecessary honking...
Six-Point Demand was “Magna Carta” for Bangladesh Independence: PM
02:46 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the Six-Point Demand raised by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the "Magna Carta"...
Veteran British journalist Dom Phillips missing in Amazon
02:35 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayA British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert have gone missing in a remote area of the Amazon rainforest...
Nupur Sharma gets police security amid ‘threats’ over Prophet remark
02:12 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe Delhi Police on Tuesday said security was being provided to suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her family after an FIR was registered on a complaint that she was getting death threats over her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, news agencies reported...
2 more dead bodies recovered from BM Container Depot
01:20 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayA massive fire that broke out at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda of Chattogram has been brought under control after three days. Members of Fire Service and Civil Defence have recovered two more dead bodies and some human bones from the spot. With two, 43 dead bodies have been so far recovered from the spot...
Deadly Sitakunda container depot fire brought under control
12:07 PM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayFirefighters in Bangladesh brought a blaze at a container depot under control on Tuesday, three days after fiery explosions killed at least 41 people at a facility that a senior fire service official suspected had not followed safety guidelines...
AL pays homage to Bangabandhu on 6-Point Day
11:18 AM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayAwami League (AL) on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban on Dhanmondi Road No. 32 on the historic Six-Point Day. On June 7, 1966, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Charter of Liberation of the Bengali Nation...
US wins authority to seize Russian oligarch’s planes
10:17 AM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayA U.S. court on Monday issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich under U.S. measures imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, court records showed...
Dominican Republic minister shot dead in office
09:26 AM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe Dominican Republic's minister of environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close personal friend, officials say...
Weakened UK PM Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote
09:03 AM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote on Monday, securing enough support from his Conservative Party to remain in office despite a substantial rebellion that leaves him a weakened leader with an uncertain future...
EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walk-out
08:27 AM, 07 Jun 2022 TuesdayRussia's UN ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting after the European Council president blamed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for causing a global food crisis. Charles Michel said Russia was using food supplies as a "stealth missile" against the developing world, forcing people into poverty...
43 test positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours
05:54 PM, 06 Jun 2022 MondayBangladesh logged 43 fresh Coronavirus cases in 24 hours till Monday morning taking the total caseload to 1,953,700...