Pelé recovering in hospital after operation to remove tumour

Brazil football great Pelé said on Monday that he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon...

Taliban raise flag over resistance stronghold

The Taliban have declared victory over the province of Panjshir northeast of the capital Kabul, the final pocket of territory which has remained outside their rule. The group posted footage online of their fighters raising their flag there on Monday...

Myanmar military frees Wirathu, notorious anti-Muslim monk

Myanmar’s military has released Wirathu, a nationalist Buddhist monk notorious for his anti-Muslim tirades, after dropping sedition charges brought by Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposed government...

The Wire star Michael K Williams found dead

American actor Michael K Williams, best known for starring in HBO drama series The Wire, has been found dead in his New York apartment...

Ex-France footballer dies after 39-year coma

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73...

Man gets life in prison for possessing 50 grams heroin

A court in Bogura on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for possessing around 50 grams of heroin...

65 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Sixty five more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 26,628. During the period, 2,170 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,17,166, the health directorate said in a press release on Monday. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year. Since then the country has been struggling to limit the spread of the highly contagious virus...

PM asks to remain prepared to face flood

After coming out of the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told a news briefing, "A discussion was held about the flood. The Prime Minister asked all to be prepared as the water level is increasing in the Padma and Jamuna river basins."..

Misbah, Waqar resign from Pak coaching jobs

With the 2021 T20 World Cup a little over a month away, Pakistan cricket received a major shock on Monday as their head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis resigned from their positions effective immediately...

Suspected thief lynched in Cumilla

An angry mob beat a suspected thief to death in Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla district early Monday...

China sends 19 aircraft into Taiwan’s air defence zone

China’s military sent 19 aircraft into Taiwan’s “air defence identification zone” on Sunday, including several nuclear-capable bombers, on the eve of Taipei’s annual war games exercises...

Cabinet orders PCR test arrangements at airports

The cabinet in meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair today ordered immediate arrangements for PCR testing in country's three international airports to provide passengers the results within four hours ahead of their journey abroad...

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RMCH counts ten more deaths in Covid-19 unit

Ten more deaths were recorded at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours till 6am today, raising the fatality to 47 in last six days of this month...

Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley ‘completely captured’

The Taliban said Monday they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley, as the top US diplomat flies to Qatar to try and handle the aftermath...

Florida gunman kills 4, including mom still holding baby

A man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight with police and deputies before he was wounded and surrendered, a Florida sheriff said Sunday...

Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha

The fate of Guinea's President Alpha Condé is unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded by soldiers, who said they had seized power...

Planes stranded at Mazar-i-Sharif airport waiting to leave

A US lawmaker has accused the Taliban of stopping Afghans and Americans from leaving Afghanistan via Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport...

Resistance leader says open to peace talks with Taliban

The leader of the Afghan resistance group waging an intense battle against the Taliban in the Panjshir Valley has said he is open to enter peace talks. Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward by religious clerics, for a negotiated settlement, and called on the Taliban to end their offensive...

Brazil-Argentina match halted over quarantine breach

Global soccer superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina national team were forced to abandon a World Cup Qualifier against Brazil on Sunday after Brazilian health officials said three Argentine players had broken quarantine rules...