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Anti-Taliban resistance group says it has thousands of fighters
09:31 AM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayAn anti-Taliban resistance group in Afghanistan says it has thousands of people ready to fight. Ali Nazary, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), told the BBC they want to pursue peaceful negotiations...
Afghanistan: US aims to complete evacuations by deadline
08:56 AM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe US aims to complete evacuations from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by a 31 August withdrawal deadline - as calls grow from allies to extend it. The Pentagon said it was not yet at the point to seek a change, though the UK, France and Germany will step up pressure at a virtual G7 summit...
117 die of Coronavirus in 24 hours
05:15 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 25,399 as 117 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 5,717 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 14,67,715. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday.
4 children killed as lighting strike during football match
04:46 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayFour children were killed and two others injured by a lightning strike during a football match in Dinajpur on Monday afternoon. The incident took place at Nishchintopur adjacent to Uposohor 8 no. block of the district around 3pm...
GMAT and GRE webinar held at NSU
04:32 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayThe Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) of North South University (NSU) organized a webinar titled “Tips and Tricks for GMAT and GRE” on Sunday...
PM directs to vaccinate industrial workers with family members
03:53 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the authorities concerned to design a separate programme to bring the industrial workers and their family members under the Covid-19 vaccination coverage as early as possible...
Kamala says US focus on Afghan evacuations, pledges open South China Sea
03:31 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayUS Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Singapore that the United States was focusing on evacuation efforts taking place in Afghanistan and that there would be plenty of time to analyze the context of the troop withdrawal...
China reports no new local Covid-19 cases for first time since July
02:39 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayChina’s health authority reported on Monday (Aug 23) that there were no new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late last month may be tapering off soon...
Kabul airport gunfight leaves Afghan guard dead: Germany
01:23 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayGerman and US forces joined in a gun battle Monday at Kabul airport after Afghan guards and unknown assailants exchanged fire, with one guard killed, the German army said...
21 dead in flooding in US state of Tennessee
11:57 AM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayDevastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and dozens missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll...
RMCH records 10 more deaths at Covid-19 unit
11:24 AM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayTen more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 282 so far this month. Earlier, the death toll due to the lethal virus was 566 in July and 405 in June, health officials said...
ACC launches probe against Mirza Abbas
09:47 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayThe Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to investigate the allegations of embezzling around Tk 200 crore government property and committing some other corruptions by BNP Standing Committee Member and former Housing Minister Mirza Abbas...
N'ganj JCD president Rony sent to jail
08:44 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayA court in Narayanganj on Sunday sent Moshiur Rahman Rony, the president of Narayanganj unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, to jail in a case filed over the violence during Hefazat-e-Islam's March 28 hartal...
20 deaths in and around Kabul airport: NATO official
07:45 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayAt least 20 people have died in the past seven days in and around Afghanistan's Kabul airport during the evacuation effort after the Taliban’s takeover of the capital.
139 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:57 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundaySome 139 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 25,282. During the period, 4,804 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 14,61,998, the health directorate said in a press release on Sunday. The daily count came from a test of 31,689 samples in the past day...
Now cases filed against UNO, OC in Barishal
05:09 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayTwo separate cases have been filed against Barishal Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer, and Kotwali Police Station officer in-charge over the attacks on the UNO's official residence and police. The district Awami League general secretary and advocate Talukder Md Yunus confirmed the matter on Sunday...
Film actress Eka secures bail
04:10 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayA court in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to film actress Eka in a case filed for allegedly torturing her domestic help...
All Time launches ‘Future Ready Family’ campaign
03:30 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayCountry’s popular bakery brand ‘All Time’ has introduced ‘Future Ready Family’ campaign. Under the campaign, anyone can get attractive prizes by sending picture or video after making breakfast using All Time bread with All Time bread packet...
7 killed in chaos near Kabul Airport: UK
02:30 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundaySeven Afghan civilians have died in the chaos near Kabul airport, the British defence ministry said Sunday as thousands of people try to flee the country. "Our sincere thoughts are with the families of the seven Afghan civilians who have sadly died in crowds in Kabul," a ministry spokesman said...
Pori Moni’s bail hearing on Sept 13
01:08 PM, 22 Aug 2021 SundayDhallywood actress Pori Moni today filed a bail petition at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge K M Imrul Kayes in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act...