Light to moderate rain likely over country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in different parts of the country, a met release said today...

EU says will work with Taliban only if rights are respected

The EU will only cooperate with the Taliban if they respect fundamental rights, including those of women, and prevent the use of Afghanistan's territory by terrorists, the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Tuesday...

Three ways this Afghanistan crisis really hurts Biden

There's a quote in To Kill A Mockingbird where Jem is told by Miss Maudie that "things are never as bad as they seem." For Joe Biden, right now, things do look pretty dark. But if I'm digging into my quotations book, who can better Kipling's If - and that line about treating triumph and failure as the impostors that they are?

Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on Tuesday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding...

UK to welcome 20,000 Afghans amid Taliban takeover

Thousands of Afghan refugees will be resettled in the UK after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the UK government has promised. The new scheme will see up to 20,000 Afghans offered a route to set up home in the UK in the coming years. In the first year, 5,000 refugees will be eligible - with women, girls and others in need having priority...

Taliban spokesperson hosts first press conference in Kabul

The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul since the shock seizure of the city, declaring on Tuesday they wished for peaceful relations with other countries...

ICC T20 World Cup kicks off with Bangladesh match

Bangladesh will open their campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 against Scotland at the Oman Cricket Academy ground in Muscat on October 17, as the schedule of the 16-team tournament was announced by the International Cricket Council today...

No Tazia marches on the occasion of holy Ashura

Religious affairs ministry has restricted Tazia marches, processions and rallies on the occasion of Ashura to be observed on August 20...

Bangladeshi honoured with Outstanding Young Leader of Asia award

Rakib Al Hasan has become the first Bangladeshi youth to receive the Outstanding Young Leader of Asia 2021 award.

Record 329 with dengue fever hospitalized in a day

A record number of 329 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...

Ahkamul Juma starting with a presentation by Mahmudul Hoque Jalis

Almost everyone is interested in knowing about Islamic life. But many do not know about the medium. Therefore, the important issues and answers related to Islamic life are no longer accessible and known. This deviates from the way of life according to Islam. Many important Islamic issues remain unknown...

PM pledges to repay Bangabandhu’s blood debt by building prosperous Bangladesh

She said the real revenge of the August 15, 1975 carnage would be taken only at that time when every Bangladeshi would be endowed with a developed and beautiful life...

198 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Some 198 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 24,547. During the period, 7,535 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 14,33,396, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...

Bangladesh excludes US proposal to shelter Afghans: Momen

“We thanked the US for placing the proposal considering Bangladesh as its friend … but we told them that we were not in a situation to provide refuge to any others,” he told reporters after attending a programme at Foreign Service Academy here today...

Youth's throat-slit body recovered

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district on Tuesday morning...

Facebook confirms ban of Taliban-related content

Facebook says it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation...

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Met office forecasts light to moderate rain over country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in different parts of the country, a met release said...

BNP men clash with police at Chandrima Udyan

A group of BNP leaders and activists locked into a clash with police in the capital’s Chandrima Udyan on Tuesday morning. The incident took place after 10am when the newly formed convening committees of BNP’s Dhaka city north and south units went to place wreaths...

RMCH logs 10 more death at Covid-19 unit

Ten more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) afresh during the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 223 so far this month...