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6 killed in blast in western Afghan city of Herat
10:27 AM, 23 Jan 2022 SundayA blast ripped through a minivan in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday, killing at least six people, according to officials. Herat commander Mawlawi Ansari told Reuters that nine people had been injured. The cause of the blast was not clear...
New Zealand PM cancels her wedding amid new Omicron limits
09:13 AM, 23 Jan 2022 SundayNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has canceled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant...
Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government
08:26 AM, 23 Jan 2022 SundayThe British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate...
Nasum rips through Dhaka to delivery Chattogram victory
10:10 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayLeft-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed claimed three wickets for just nine runs to script Chattogram Challengers' emphatic 30-run win over Minister Group Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Dipu Moni urges SUST students to call off fast-unto-death
09:22 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayEducation Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Saturday urged the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology to call off their fast-unto-death programme and sit in discussion to resolve the crisis...
Comilla win cliffhanger to make good stat in BPL
06:45 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayHot favourite Comilla Victorians made a decent start to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) by registering a two-wicket win over Sylhet Sunrisers at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday...
Khan Ahmed Shuva takes oath as MP
06:28 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayKhan Ahmed Shuva has taken oath as a parliament member from Tangail-7 constituency...
Coronavirus: 17 new deaths, 9614 cases
05:36 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdaySeventeen more people died from coronavirus and 9,614 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 28,209 and 16,74,230 respectively, a health directorate press release on Saturday. Bangladesh, however, first reported its coronavirus cases on March 8, 2020...
Mahathir Mohammad admitted to hospital
04:59 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayMalaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital, a spokesperson for him said on Saturday...
Google asks judge to dismiss most of Texas antitrust lawsuit
04:14 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayAlphabet Inc's Google asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market...
US opposes plans to strengthen WHO
03:33 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayThe United States, the World Health Organization's top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said, raising doubts about the Biden administration's long-term support for the UN agency...
RUET suspends classes for two weeks
02:45 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayRajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has suspended classes and examinations from January 22 to February 6 complying with the government decision amid the present escalation of Covid-19 infection...
Shakib, Mustafizur in IPL auction with highest base price
02:30 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayBangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman have listed their base price at the maximum of INR 2 crore (US $ 269,000 approx and 2.31 crore BDT approx) for the 2022 mega IPL auction...
RMCH records 2 more deaths in Covid-19 unit
12:45 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded two more deaths in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 6am today...
7 dead in huge fire at Mumbai high-rise building
12:21 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayAt least seven people died in a major fire that broke out inside a 20-storeyed residential building in Mumbai of India this morning. Another 15 people were also injured in the massive blaze that started around 7 am on the 18th floor of Kamla building opposite Gandhi Hospital...
Youth knifed to death in Mohammadpur
12:05 PM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayA youth was knifed to death by some people over pre-enmity in the capital’s Mohammadpur on Friday midnight. The deceased was identified as Md Amir Hossain Akand, 28, son of late Younus Ali Akand, of Choto village at Zajira upazila in Shariyatpur...
Afghan women taken from their homes after speaking out
10:52 AM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayThe Taliban can threaten with a whisper. After 20 years of violent struggle, and the loss of tens of thousands of civilian lives, they took power here using brutal force...
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
10:25 AM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayThree studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots...
Ukraine tension: US and Russia hold ‘frank’ talks
09:20 AM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayRussia's foreign minister and his US counterpart have held what they called "frank" talks to try to reduce the chance of a wider conflict in Ukraine...
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas welcome their first child
08:39 AM, 22 Jan 2022 SaturdayPriyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have welcomed their first child. The couple, who have been married for three years, shared their family news on Instagram Friday...