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Comilla thrash Barishal to go top in points table
09:59 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayComilla Victorians thrashed Fortune Barishal in the eighth match of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka on Tuesday...
President asks police to ensure 'hassle free' services
09:21 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday asked police personnel to ensure that no service seekers are harassed anyway as he was virtually addressing a function marking "the Police Week 2022" from Bangabhaban...
Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted vaccine
08:49 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayPfizer and BioNTech said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has eluded some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen...
Actress Shabnaz infected with coronavirus
08:16 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayPopular film actress of 90s Shabnaz has been infected with coronavirus, her co-artist and husband Nayeem has confirmed.
Seven Bangladeshis die in Mediterranean Sea
06:56 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdaySeven Bangladeshi migrants who were on a boat from Libya heading for the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa have died of hypothermia, Agrigento Prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio said in a statement on Tuesday...
Barty to face Madison Keys in semi-final
05:22 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayAshleigh Barty underlined why she is the Australian Open favourite as she thrashed Jessica Pegula to set up a semi-final against Madison Keys...
Govt records second-highest daily Covid cases
04:56 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government on Tuesday recorded the second-highest daily COVID-19 cases of 16,033 and 18 new deaths. With this, the total infections stood at 16,85,136 and fatalities rose to 28,223, a health directorate press release said today. Earlier on July 28 last year, 16,230 cases were reported...
Mashrafe shines amid Dhaka’s third defeat in BPL
04:31 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayStar studded Minister Group Dhaka conceded third defeat in four games in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after their seven-wicket defeat to Sylhet Sunrisers at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today...
Battling Nadal into Melbourne semis
04:04 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayRafael Nadal again showed the immense fight which has characterised his career as he overcame physical issues to beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov and reach the Australian Open semi-finals...
Why Buster Keaton is today's most influential actor
03:41 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayFilm historian Peter Kramer, in his essay The Makings of a Comic Star, contends that Keaton's "deadpan performance was seen as a highly inappropriate response to the task of creating characters which were rounded and believable"...
ECNEC approves 10 projects with Tk 4,621cr
02:48 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved 10 projects including flood and riverbank erosion risk management in Padma and Jamuna rivers involving Taka 4,621.34 crore...
North Korea appears to have fired two cruise missiles: Report
02:21 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayNorth Korea has fired what appeared to be two cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast, Yonhap news reported, citing military sources, following a series of banned ballistic missile tests earlier this month...
Met office forecasts light rain in parts of country
01:07 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayMet office today forecasted light rain or drizzle at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions...
RMCH records three more deaths in Covid-19 unit
01:00 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded three more deaths in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 6am today...
Bangladesh 13th most corrupt country
12:38 PM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayBangladesh has been ranked thirteen among the most corrupt countries in the latest ratings by Transparency International (TI). The country’s position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of the TI was 12th in 2020. In 2021, Bangladesh ranked 147th on the global corruption list...
18 dead in clashes in Indonesia’s West Papua: Police
10:27 AM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayAt least 18 people were killed in clashes between two groups in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province, police said Tuesday. "The clash broke out last night (Monday) at 11 pm. It was a prolonged conflict from a clash on Saturday," Sorong police chief Ary Nyoto Setiawan said in a statement...
6 reported dead in crush at African Cup soccer game
09:17 AM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayAt least six people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, a local government official said, realizing fears over the capacity of the country to stage the continent’s biggest sports event...
Ukraine: US troops on high alert over stand-off
08:55 AM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdaySome 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine, the Pentagon says. Russia continues to deny planning military action against Ukraine, despite massing 100,000 troops nearby...
Burkina Faso military says it has seized power
08:38 AM, 25 Jan 2022 TuesdayThe military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré. The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover...
Coronavirus: 15 die, 14828 infected
05:42 PM, 24 Jan 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 28,238 in Bangladesh as 15 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 14,828 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,699,964. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information in a press release on Monday...