All News
Russia could launch chemical attack in Ukraine: White House
08:45 AM, 10 Mar 2022 ThursdayRussia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine - and "we should all be on the lookout", the White House has said...
Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt
08:29 AM, 10 Mar 2022 ThursdayA Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. Ukrainian officials said the attack wounded at least 17 people...
No critical impact on safety after power loss at Chernobyl
10:02 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe loss of power at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine does not have any critical impact on safety, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday...
Opinion on Ukraine war: Is impartiality always key to quality journalism?
09:50 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdaySince the very first Russian troops made their way into Ukraine in the early hours of February 24...
The hidden menace in your kitchen
09:26 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayCooking might be the way to someone’s heart, but it could also be the way to hospital. The number of accidents involving knives, boiling water, and deep-fat fryers is truly impressive...
Shakib rested from all forms of cricket until Apr 30
07:49 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has rested Shakib Al Hasan from all forms of cricket until April 30. BCB's cricket operations committee President Jalal Yunus made the disclosure to the media on Wednesday...
Pre-primary classes to resume on Mar 15
07:05 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe government has decided to resume the classes of pre-primary level students from March 15 after around two years' closure due to the coronavirus pandemic...
UNHCR head estimates 2.1-2.2 million fled Ukraine
06:26 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe number of people fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion began has probably now reached 2.1-2.2 million people, the head of the United Nation's refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday...
Bella Hadid questions lack of outrage over Muslim suffering
05:33 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayPalestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid took to Instagram on Friday to question double standards among the public when reacting to the war in Ukraine, echoing criticisms made by Arab social media users against Western reactions to this war compared to similar events in the Middle East...
Bangladesh records 1 Covid death, 323 cases in 24 hrs
04:58 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayAnother person died from coronavirus and 323 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 29,097 and 19,48,471 respectively, a health directorate press release on Wednesday. As many as 16,225 samples were collected and 16,370 tested in the past day...
Russia warns the West: our sanctions will hurt you
04:30 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayRussia warned the West on Wednesday that it was working on a broad response to sanctions that would be swift and felt in the West's most sensitive areas...
Guatemala law punishes abortion with prison for up to 25 years
03:48 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayGuatemala's Congress approved on Tuesday a law that punishes abortion with up to 25 years in prison and prohibits same-sex marriage and teaching about sexual diversity in schools...
10 killed in strikes in Severodonestk in eastern Ukraine
02:44 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayAt least 10 people were killed in a Russian military attack in the eastern Ukrainian town of Severodonestk on Tuesday, a local official for the Lugansk region said in a statement on Telegram. The Russian military "opened fire" on residential homes and other buildings in the town...
3 school girls killed after being hit by train
01:53 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThree school girls were killed after being hit by a Mymensingh-bound Bijoy Express train at Bijoypur rail crossing area in Cumilla Sadar uapzila on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Meem, 14, Tasfia, 13 and Lima, 12. They all were the students of Bijoypur Government Primary School...
28 sailors of ‘Banglar Samriddhi’ return home
12:47 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe 28 sailors of the Bangladeshi ship ‘Banglar Samriddhi’, who got stuck in the Ukrainian port of Olvia amid war, returned home on Wednesday. A Turkish Airlines flight carrying them took off from Romanian capital Bucharest 1:45am (Bangladesh local time) and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Bangladesh, UAE agree to strengthen bilateral relations
12:02 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayBangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to further cement the existing bilateral relations between the two countries for mutual benefits. The decision was taken at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UAE Vice President...
Saudi and UAE leaders ‘decline calls with Biden’ amid fears of oil price spike
11:34 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe de-facto leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declined to arrange calls with US president Joe Biden in recent weeks as the US and its allies have sought to contain a surge in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning
10:41 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayMoscow has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning to carry out the evacuation of the civilian population...
Channelling Churchill, Zelensky vows: ‘We will fight to the end’
10:16 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, invoking the wartime defiance of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, vowed Tuesday to "fight to the end" in a historic virtual speech to UK lawmakers...
Bangladesh, UAE sign 4 MoUs
09:58 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayBangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to boost cooperation between the two countries. The instruments were signed following a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister...