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S.Africa detects new COVID-19 variant
02:33 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayThe variant - called B.1.1.529 - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body's immune response and make it more transmissible, scientists told reporters at a news conference...
Two 'drug dealers' killed in 'gunfight'
12:37 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayTwo alleged drug dealers were killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district early Friday...
Russian mine death toll jumps to 52
11:24 AM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayThe incident started when coal dust in a ventilation shaft caught fire on Thursday, filling the Siberian mine with smoke and killing 11. By nightfall, a failed operation to reach dozens of missing miners had turned to tragedy after several rescuers reportedly suffocated...
EU regulator gives go-ahead to first Covid shot for 5-11-year-olds
09:57 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe EU's drug regulator approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on Thursday, paving the way for them to be given a first shot as Europe struggles with a surge in cases...
Suspended city mayor Jahangir sued in Madaripur
08:42 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdaySuspended Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Md Jahangir Alam has been sued in Madaripur for allegedly making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Man receives world's first 3D-printed eye
07:56 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayA hospital patient will become the first person in the world to have a 3D-printed prosthetic eye...
118 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
07:10 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayAs many as 118 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Govt records 237 new Covid cases, 9 deaths
06:27 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe government recorded 237 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,75,185 and fatalities rose to 27,970, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday. The daily count came from a test of 18,888 samples in the past day...
Mayor Jahangir suspended
05:24 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayGazipur City Corporation Mayor Md Jahangir Alam has been suspended, six days after he had been expelled from Awami League. Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives Minister Md Tazul Islam MP said this in a press briefing at his Secretariat office in the capital on Thursday...
'Staysafe' declares coalition with day for the elimination of violence against women
04:38 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayNearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime. In times of crises, the numbers rise, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent humanitarian crises, conflicts and climate disasters...
Real exact revenge on Sheriff to make the last 16
04:14 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayReal Madrid avenged their earlier Champions League defeat to Sheriff Tiraspol with a decisive 3-0 victory on Wednesday night at Sheriff Stadium...
Man City seal top spot after comeback win against PSG
03:57 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayManchester City sealed their passage into the Champions League last 16 as group winners after coming from a goal down to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium...
Notre Dame students announce to continue demo
01:53 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayA group of students of Notre Dame College continued their demonstration programme for the second consecutive day on Thursday over the death of their fellow Nayeem Hasan in the road crash. They demanded a fair trial in the incident and also announced to continue their agitation until their demand is not met...
Bus-auto-rickshaw collision kills 3 students in Chandpur
11:36 AM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThree students were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Koraia area in Kachua upazila of Chandpur on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Saddam, 22, honours student of the Chandpur govt college, Urmi Majumder, 24, and Rifat, 23...
UN adopts historic resolution to graduate Bangladesh from LDC
10:23 AM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted the historic resolution to graduate Bangladesh from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. On November 24, The UNGA adopted the resolution on 'Graduation of Bangladesh, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nepal from the LDC category...
Why are China and Russia strengthening ties?
09:56 AM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayWeeks after sailing warships around Japan’s main island, the Chinese and Russian militaries have sent bomber flights into Japanese and South Korean air defence zones, forcing Seoul to scramble its fighter jets in response...
3 US men guilty of murdering black jogger Ahmaud Arbery
09:06 AM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThree white men have been found guilty of killing a black jogger last year in a case that became a rallying cry to racial justice protesters...
Sweden’s first female PM resigns hours after appointment
08:49 AM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdaySweden's first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader on Wednesday but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass...
Dozens of refugees, migrants die as boat sinks in English Channel
08:37 AM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayAt least 27 refugees and asylum seekers have died trying to cross the English Channel after their dinghy deflated and sank in the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the sea separating France and the United Kingdom...
President for people's unity to build Bangabandhu's 'Sonar Bangla'
09:29 PM, 24 Nov 2021 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid today called for forging unity among the people, irrespective of religion, caste and creed, to implement Bangabandhu's pledge to build 'Sonar Bangla' and eliminate communalism and violence...