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President assents to EC formation bill
09:55 AM, 30 Jan 2022 SundayPresident M Abdul Hamid on Saturday assented to the bill titled "Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022" - passed in the first session of 2022 of 11th Jatiya Sangsad...
North Korea fires longest range missile since 2017
09:24 AM, 30 Jan 2022 SundayNorth Korea fired what is presumed to be its longest range ballistic missile since 2017 on Sunday, an escalation of its weapons program and a possible sign of larger tests to come, according to South Korea's President...
13 killed in accident on Mexico highway
09:14 AM, 30 Jan 2022 SundayThirteen people were killed when their van overturned and flipped into a ditch on a highway in central Mexico, leaving another 10 people injured, officials said on Saturday. Seven of the victims who died were initially trapped inside the car, the emergency services agency from Jalisco state said on Twitter...
Britain considering major NATO deployment amid Ukraine crisis
08:37 AM, 30 Jan 2022 SundayBritain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe's borders in response to Russia massing troops on the border with Ukraine, the government said on Saturday. Britain has said that any Russian incursion into Ukraine would be met with swift sanctions and would be devastating for both sides...
College admission results published
08:21 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayThe results of the first phase of the online admission for Class XI (session 2021-2022) have been published...
Barty triumphs to end Australian wait
06:35 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayAshleigh Barty beat Danielle Collins to win the Australian Open title, ending the home nation's 44-year wait for a Grand Slam women's singles champion...
Coronavirus: 21 new deaths, 10329 cases
05:24 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayTwenty-one more people died from coronavirus and 10,329 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 28,329 and 17,73,149 respectively, a health directorate press release on Saturday. As many as 33,230 samples were collected, and 33,373 tested in the past day...
Gayle, Mehedi star in Barishal win
05:21 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayFortune Barishal 141 for 9 (Gayle 45, Perera 2-18) beat Khulna Tigers 124 (Mushfiqur 40, Rana 4-17) by 17 runs...
A year after Myanmar's coup, families of detainees search for answers
04:31 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayNearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive...
US halts Egypt military aid over rights
03:42 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayThe Biden administration has announced that it is cancelling $130m in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, just days after the United States approved a massive $2.5bn arms sale to the country...
Bus-auto rickshaw collision kills 3
02:28 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayThree people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at Borongail bus stand area in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj on Saturday noon. The deceased were identified as the auto-rickshaw driver Jahidul Islam, 35, its passengers Abdur Razzak, 35 and Abdur Rahman, 34. They were the inhabitants of Hapania village at Balla union in Harirampur upazila of the district...
UK PM to urge Putin to ‘step back’ to avoid bloodshed
01:57 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, urging him to step back from escalating tensions over Ukraine, Downing Street said Friday...
Mild to moderate cold wave continues in parts of country
01:27 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayMild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Gopalgonj, Tangail, Kishoregonj, Feni, Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga and Barishal and it may continue...
UN rights chief says response to Myanmar crisis ‘ineffectual’
12:49 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayThe United Nations human rights chief has urged world leaders to ramp up the pressure on Myanmar’s military rulers to cease violence against the country’s own people and quickly restore civilian rule...
RMCH records 4 more deaths in Covid-19 unit
12:02 PM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded four more deaths in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 6am today. RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said three of the deceased were the residents of Rajshahi, while another was from Naogaon district...
Biden to send troops to Eastern Europe in ‘near term’
11:09 AM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayPresident Joe Biden said Friday he will soon send a small number of US troops to bolster the NATO presence in Eastern Europe as tensions rise over Russia's military buildup on the borders of Ukraine...
Long Covid: Hidden lung damage spotted on scans
10:35 AM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdaySome people with long Covid may have hidden damage to their lungs, a small pilot study in the UK suggests...
Ukraine crisis: Don’t create panic, Zelensky tells West
09:09 AM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West not to create panic amid the build-up of Russian troops on his country's borders. He told reporters that warnings of an imminent invasion were putting Ukraine's economy at risk...
Ilias, Zayed elected President, GS of Film Artistes’ Association
08:41 AM, 29 Jan 2022 SaturdayIlias Kanchan and Zayed Khan were elected as President and General Secretary respectively in yesterday’s Film Artistes’ Association election for the next two years (2022-2024)...
Medvedev beat Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final
06:33 PM, 28 Jan 2022 FridayDaniil Medvedev overcame a mid-match meltdown to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas and set up an Australian Open final clash with Rafael Nadal...