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1 died, 2 burnt in Ctg blast
01:39 PM, 17 Oct 2021 SundayOne person died and two others were burnt in a blast at a rented house at Bayezid Bostami thana area in Chattogram around 10:30am on Sunday. Identities of them could not be known immediately. The injured people were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH)...
Venezuelan President Maduro’s close aide extradited to US
12:45 PM, 17 Oct 2021 SundayOne of President Nicolás Maduro's closest aides has been extradited from Cape Verde to the United States, where he's been charged with money laundering...
RMCH records 3 more deaths in Covid-19 unit
11:26 AM, 17 Oct 2021 SundayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) registered three more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 63, so far, this month. However, the previous day's fatality figure was also three, while on October 3, the death toll was just one, the lowest-ever in the hospital...
17 US missionaries and family kidnapped in Haiti
10:48 AM, 17 Oct 2021 SundayAs many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, the New York Times reported, citing security officials there...
Sudan: Protesters demand military coup as crisis deepens
09:36 AM, 17 Oct 2021 SundayOpponents of Sudan's transition to democracy took to the streets of Khartoum on Saturday to call on the army to take control of the country...
David Amess: MP murder suspect detained under Terrorism Act
08:56 AM, 17 Oct 2021 SundayA man detained after MP Sir David Amess was stabbed to death on Friday is 25-year-old Ali Harbi Ali, Whitehall officials have confirmed to the BBC. Police said the British man was being held at a London police station under the Terrorism Act 2000 and officers had until 22 October to question him...
All you need to know about the T20 WC
09:22 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdaySo, finally we have a T20 World Cup. When does the action start?
183 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
08:48 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayAs many as 183 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning...
Woman's hanging body recovered from hotel
07:53 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayPolice recovered the hanging body of a woman from a residential hotel in Bagerhat district town on Saturday afternoon...
DU in-person classes from tomorrow
07:12 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayIn-person classes will resume at Dhaka University (DU) from Sunday, after a long closure of one and a half year due to the coronavirus pandemic...
Shakib speculated to be best bowler in this T20 WC
06:28 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayScotland captain Kyle Coetzer predicted that Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will be the best bowler in this edition of Twenty20 World Cup, which set to start on Sunday jointly in Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Lowest 6 coronavirus deaths in 7 months
05:18 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayBangladesh reported six deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, hitting the lowest fatalities in seven months. With this, the country's coronavirus deaths stood at 27,752, the health directorate said in a press release on Saturday. Earlier on March 11, the government recorded 6 deaths from the virus in a day...
Seven killed as truck hits bus in M'singh
04:27 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdaySeven people were killed and 10 others injured in a deadly road accident in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday afternoon. Trishal Police Station officer in-charge Main Uddin said a sand-laden truck hit a bus from behind in Telerghat area around 3:15 pm, leaving five dead on the spot and 11 injured...
ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta leader from summit
04:05 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdaySoutheast Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, delivering an unprecedented snub to the military leader who led a coup against an elected civilian government in February...
PM urges countrymen not to waste food
02:57 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all not to waste food saying food was being wasted in many countries while many nations were suffering from food shortage. Sheikh Hasina said many nations were exposed to food shortage while some were wasting it. The premier simultaneously called for continued research to boost food production...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Bali, kills 3
02:46 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayAn earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Indonesia’s Bali Island on Saturday morning, killing at least three people, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said...
Mild heat wave sweeping over country
02:29 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayMild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Mymensingh, Cumilla, Noakhali, Feni, Chandpur, Pabna, Bogura, Sirajgonj, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Jashore, Khulna, Barishal, Bhola and Sylhet and it may abate from some places, a met release said today...
Foreign Ministry holds Sheikh Russel memorial rapid chess tournament
02:07 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayThe foreign ministry in collaboration with Bangladesh Chess Federation today organised a day-long chess tournament as part of its greater observance of the upcoming Sheikh Russel Dibash at the Foreign Service Academy...
Rahul Dravid set to become India coach
01:52 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayFormer India captain Rahul Dravid, who has been silently working behind the scenes to build Indian cricket’s supply line, may have finally made up his mind to come to the forefront and become head coach of the India cricket team...
Apple takes down Quran app in China
01:02 PM, 16 Oct 2021 SaturdayApple has taken down one of the world's most popular Quran apps in China, following a request from officials...