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Sri Lanka looking to attract forex through new policies
03:34 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdaySri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments over the next three years while policies to develop exports, tourism and remittances will be fast-tracked in a bid to rebuild foreign exchange reserves, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Tuesday...
SUST students continue agitation demanding VC’s resignation
02:54 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayA group of students of Shahjalal University and Science and Technology (SUST) continued their agitation programme for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday demanding resignation of the Vice Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed...
Fire at shoe factory in Demra under control
02:08 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayA fire that broke out at a shoe factory beside the Rajmahal Cinema Hall in the capital’s Demra has been brought under control...
Rangpur records highest 72 Covid-19 cases in 4 months
01:48 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayThe division recorded the highest number of 72 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last four months on Monday...
PM issues 24-point directives to DCs
01:23 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave 24 point directives to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to ensure the country's overall development as she inaugurated the much-awaited three-day annual conference of them...
UK sending weapons to defend Ukraine, says defence secretary
01:07 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayBritain is supplying Ukraine with short-range anti-tank missiles for self-defence after Russia amassed about 100,000 troops on its border, the defence secretary said...
PM opens DC conference
12:09 PM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the long-awaited three-day annual conference of the Deputy Commissioners (DCs). The prime minister opened the conference as the chief guest joining virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence here. The conference began at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium here with the presence of 15 ministers and secretaries in the inaugural ceremony due to the fresh surge of Covid-19...
Actress Shimu murder: Husband, car driver detained
11:53 AM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Nobel, husband of movie actress Raima Islam Shimu, who was found dead in a sack in Keraniganj, and their car driver Forhad on Monday morning. The elite force interrogated them and seized a blood-stained private car from their possession...
Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress
10:36 AM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayAustralia reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope with surging patient admissions and a staffing shortage due to the coronavirus...
7 killed in crackdown on rallies in Sudan’s capital: Medics
09:17 AM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayOrganizers of anti-military rallies in Sudan's capital Khartoum announced an escalation of protests after security forces used gunfire and teargas on Monday to disperse demonstrations against a coup and medics said seven people had been killed...
26 killed as earthquake hits western Afghanistan
08:55 AM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayAt least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed on Monday in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, spokesman for the province Baz Mohammad Sarwary told news agencies...
Missing actress Shimu found dead in Keraniganj
08:25 AM, 18 Jan 2022 TuesdayMovie actress Raima Islam Shimu, who went missing on Sunday, has been found dead in a sack near Hazratpur bridge at Keraniganj in Dhaka on Monday morning...
6,676 test positive for Coronavirus in last 24 hours
05:24 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 28,154 as 10 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 6,676 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,624,387. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Attorney General Amin Uddin infected with Covid
04:42 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayAttorney General and senior lawyer of the Supreme Court AM Amin Uddin has been infected with Coronavirus...
Cabinet okays draft of CEC, election commissioners’ appointment act
04:13 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayThe Cabinet today approved the draft of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner Appointment Act, 2022 aiming to formulate a law as per the Constitution...
Mother, sons among 6 get life term for killing farmer
04:01 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayA court has sentenced six people including a mother and her three sons to life-term imprisonment and acquitted three others in a case filed over the murder of farmer Dulal Miah at Katiadi upazila in Kishoreganj. Kishoreganj District and Sessions Judge Md Sayedur Rahman Khan passed the order on Monday noon...
India registers over 2.5 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 385 deaths in 24hrs
02:58 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayIndia reported 2,58,089 fresh COVID-19 cases and 385 deaths due to the infection in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday...
Asaduzzaman Noor tests positive for Coronavirus again
02:30 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayRenowned actor and member of the parliament Asaduzzaman Noor has been infected with Coronavirus for the second time...
SUST students demand removal of VC
01:41 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayA group of students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) staged a demonstration programme demanding the resignation of Vice-Chancellor (VC) Farid Uddin on Monday. They also demanded to reconsider the decision of closure of the university campus and halls...
Djokovic leaves Australia after court rejects visa challenge
12:28 PM, 17 Jan 2022 MondayThe saga around Novak Djokovic's participation in this year's Australian Open finally reached its conclusion on Sunday after days of confusion...