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DMP arrests 46 for selling, consuming drugs in city
02:28 PM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayDetective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in anti-drug drives arrested 46 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the city in the last 24 hours till 6am today...
Aishwarya Rai summoned by ED in Delhi
02:02 PM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayBollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate of India in connection with the Panama papers, sources said today...
Govt seeks to strengthen Bangladesh Navy’s capabilities further: PM
12:58 PM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has more plans to enhance the capabilities of Bangladesh Navy further inducting advanced ships, war equipment and technology to the force...
RMCH Covid-19 unit counts another day of zero fatality
12:35 PM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded zero fatality in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today...
Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron, US expert warns
12:14 PM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayChristmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top US infectious disease expert says...
Bangladesh announces humanitarian support for Afghan people
11:52 AM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayBangladesh has announced humanitarian aid package that includes food and medicinal assistance for Afghan people. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen revealed the information...
Tortured to death: Myanmar mass killings revealed
11:28 AM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayThe Myanmar military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 men, according to a BBC investigation. Eyewitnesses and survivors said that soldiers, some as young as 17, rounded up villagers before separating the men and killing them...
Death toll passes 200 after Philippines typhoon
11:13 AM, 20 Dec 2021 MondayThe death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surpassed 200 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food. The Philippine Red Cross reported "complete carnage" in coastal areas after Typhoon Rai left homes, hospitals and schools "ripped to shreds"...
Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 12-0 to reach final
10:02 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayBangladesh on Sunday smashed Sri Lanka 12-0 goals to reach the final of SAFF U-19 Women's Championship 2021. They defeated visiting Sri Lanka at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the capital on Sunday...
17.80 lakh more vaccine jabs arrive from US
08:00 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayUS has gifted Bangladesh 17.80 lakh more doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine under COVAX facilities. With this, Bangladesh received a total of 1.85 crore vaccines from the US as a gift, the US Embassy in Dhaka said in a statement on Sunday...
Political violence claims 130 lives in 11 months: Report
06:55 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayAt least 130 people were killed in as many as 688 incidents of political violence in the country in 11 months from January to November 2021...
Govt records 211 new Covid cases, 1 death
05:51 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayThe government recorded 211 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,81,083 and fatalities rose to 28,048, the health directorate said in a press release on Sunday...
Dr Murad sued in Cumilla
04:47 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayA case has been filed against Dr Md Murad Hassan, who has recently resigned as the state minister for information and broadcasting, in Cumilla...
SC goes into vacation today
04:34 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayThe Supreme Court (SC) is going into a 12-day long vacation from today to December 30, leaving 11 benches of the High Court to deal with the urgent matters...
Barca leave it late to beat Elche
03:21 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundaySubstitute Nico Gonzalez scored a late winner as Barcelona edged past Elche in La Liga to end their three-game winless run in all competitions...
2 killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Banasree
02:57 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayTwo people were killed and two others injured when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in front of the Famous Hospital in the capital’s Banasree on Sunday. The incident took place around 11am. The deceased were identified as the auto-rickshaw driver Md Swapon, 32, and its passenger Fatema Begum, 40...
Covid booster dose campaign inaugurated
01:46 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayCovid booster dose campaign has been launched at the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the campaign on Sunday. Foreign Minister Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, Law Minister Anisul Haque and Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim were present...
BNP ex-MP Chowdhury Akmal dies
01:26 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayFormer BNP lawmaker Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yousuf has passed away. He was 75. He breathed his last at his own residence in Dhaka at 1am on Sunday...
PM asks BGB to discharge duties with patriotism, honesty
12:35 PM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel to discharge duties with patriotism, honesty and discipline. "My expectation to you (BGB personnel) is that you will discharge your responsibilities with patriotism, honesty and discipline," she said...
Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur sign MoU to recruit workers
11:50 AM, 19 Dec 2021 SundayDhaka and Kuala Lumpur have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to resume manpower recruitment from Bangladesh. The MoU was signed by Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan and Bangladesh’s Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed...