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Argentina, Brazil win World Cup qualifiers; Colombia draws
12:20 PM, 03 Sep 2021 FridayLeaders Brazil and second-place Argentina won their away matches in South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday ahead of their superclasico. Neither Lionel Messi nor Neymar had great performances for their teams...
44 dead as flash floods slam New York area
12:08 PM, 03 Sep 2021 FridayFlash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the "historic" weather event officials blamed on climate change...
NZ supermarket stabbing was terrorist attack: Arden
11:50 AM, 03 Sep 2021 FridayPolice in New Zealand have shot dead a man after he entered an Auckland supermarket and stabbed multiple people. Local reports say at least six people were injured, with one witness describing a scene of hysteria...
330 with dengue fever hospitalized in a day
09:01 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdaySome 330 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Elections to 161 UPs, 9 municipalities on Sept 20
08:38 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayElections to 161 Union Parishad (UPs) in Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Noakhali, Chattogram and Cox's Bazar and 9 municipalities in the country, which were postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, will be held on September 20 next.
Kohli becomes fastest to reach 23000 runs in int'l cricket
08:04 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayVirat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest batsman to reach 23000 runs across all formats in international cricket, overtaking the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting...
Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s Niko graft case on Sept 14
07:19 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayA court in Dhaka on Thursday set September 14 to hold a hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others in Niko graft case...
88 more die of Covid-19 in a day
07:08 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayEighty eight more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 26,362. During the period, 3,436 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,07,116, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday. The daily count came from a test of 33,025 samples in the past day...
Child electrocuted in Dhaka
05:16 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayA 10-year-old boy died from electrocution at Tejgaon in the capital on Thursday afternoon...
India sends 2 medical oxygen plants to Bangladesh
04:21 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayIndia today sent two Mobile Oxygen Plants (MOP) to Bangladesh to support the efforts to fight the Covid pandemic...
Twitter tests safety mode feature to silence abuse
03:41 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayTwitter is launching a feature that it hopes will help crack down on abuse and trolling, both of which have become huge issues for the platform...
Upbeat Tigers gear up for 2-0 leads against Kiwis
02:58 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayEmboldened by their tremendous start in the five-match Twenty20 International against New Zealand, Bangladesh now aim to continue their winning spree as they take on the visitors tomorrow (Friday) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium...
Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla dies
01:57 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayIndian actor and model Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the TV show Balika Vadhu, died this morning of a heart attack...
Schools, colleges to be reopened soon: PM
01:27 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that measures are being taken to reopen the schools and colleges soon. She called upon all to maintain the health guidelines, alongside taking initiative to clean their houses and surroundings, to contain the spread of coronavirus...
New York declares state of emergency over ‘brutal flooding’
12:11 PM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayA state of emergency has been declared in New York City after it was hit by record rainfall and flash flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Ida...
Taliban preparing to reveal new Afghan govt amid economic turmoil
11:17 AM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia captured Kabul...
Biman pilot Nawshad laid to rest at Banani graveyard
09:51 AM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayBiman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Qayyu has been laid to rest at Banani graveyard in the capital...
China steps in to regulate brutal ‘996’ work culture
09:13 AM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayChinese tech tycoon Jack Ma famously said it was a "blessing" for anyone to be part of the so-called "996 work culture"- where people work 9am to 9pm, six days a week...
Sirajganj-6 MP Swapan dies
09:04 AM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayAwami League MP from Sirajganj-6 constituency and freedom fighter Hasibur Rahman Swapan has passed away. He breathed his last at a hospital in Turkey early Thursday. Swapan’s Personal Assistant and Shahjadpur upazila Juba League’s Convener Ashikur Rahman Dinar confirmed the information to Jago News...
Kashmir’s separatist leader Geelani dies
08:36 AM, 02 Sep 2021 ThursdayKashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has died at his home in Srinagar at the age of 92. He passed away after a lengthy illness. A veteran campaigner against Indian rule, he had been under house arrest for much of the past 11 years...