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Mine blast kills 55 in Burkina Faso: Medical, local sources
01:37 PM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayAn explosion at an artisanal mine in Burkina Faso Monday afternoon killed at least 55 people and wounded a similar number, local and medical sources told AFP...
Russia recognises Ukraine separatist regions as independent states
12:03 PM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin has recognised breakaway rebel regions in Ukraine's east as independent states, effectively ending peace talks there...
US, allies lambast Russia over Ukraine at UN Security Council
11:31 AM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayThe United States and its allies rounded on Russia during an emergency Security Council session Monday, denouncing Vladimir Putin's recognition of rebel-held areas in Ukraine and his ordered deployment of troops...
Secondary schools, colleges reopen after month-long closure
10:54 AM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayIn-person classes of secondary schools and colleges across the country resumed today partially after a month-long closure since January 21 following a sharp rise in Covid-19 transmission. However, only students with two doses of Covid-19 vaccines are allowed in classrooms...
Covid: England ending isolation laws and mass free testing
10:12 AM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayAll Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from 1 April...
Asia stocks fall as Ukraine-Russia tensions climb
09:07 AM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayAsian stocks slipped on Tuesday on fears that escalating Ukraine-Russia tensions will impede economic recovery...
Djokovic wins first match of 2022 at Dubai Tennis Championships
08:51 AM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-3 in his first match of the year at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday...
Putin orders troops into pro-Russian regions of eastern Ukraine
08:36 AM, 22 Feb 2022 TuesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping" mission, just hours after he signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Moscow-backed regions...
Urban consciousness in Kaiser Haq’s poetry
06:05 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayThe urban consciousness is evident in Kaiser Haq’s poetry. Kaiser Haq, who's an urban poet, used his poems to show how aware he was of the world around him...
Coronavirus: 9 die, 1951 infected
04:34 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 28,974 in Bangladesh as 9 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,951 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,935,242. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Covid: Australia’s border reopens to international visitors
03:36 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayAustralia has reopened its international border for the first time in nearly two years, bringing joyful family reunions and a boost to tourism...
Bangladesh, Australia review cooperation in offshore gas exploration
02:27 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayBangladesh and Australia have reviewed possibility of cooperation in offshore gas exploration and renewable energy...
RMCH counts four more fatalities in Covid-19 unit
01:37 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded four more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 9am today...
Ukraine tensions: Biden agrees in principle to summit with Putin
12:45 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayUS President Joe Biden has agreed "in principle" to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine...
PM pays rich tribute to Language Movement martyrs
12:08 PM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid their glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day...
President pays homage to Language heroes
11:54 AM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayPresident M Abdul Hamid early today paid his rich tribute to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day...
Nation pays tributes to language movement martyrs
11:43 AM, 21 Feb 2022 MondayThe supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day, 70 years back, is being remembered as people are paying glowing tributes to 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight tonight maintaining health guidelines...
Iran’s parliament sets conditions for return to nuclear deal
09:34 PM, 20 Feb 2022 SundayAn overwhelming majority of Iranian legislators have set to define strict conditions for a return to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal as an agreement with world powers in Vienna appears close...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth catches Covid-19
07:54 PM, 20 Feb 2022 SundayBritain's Queen Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, sharpening concerns about the health of the world's longest-reigning monarch two weeks after she marked 70 years on the British throne...
Joy Bangla will be national slogan: Cabinet Secy
07:19 PM, 20 Feb 2022 SundayThe Cabinet on Sunday decided to make "Joy Bangla" as the national slogan through an official notification...