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Kangana's car stopped by farmers seeking apology
05:56 PM, 03 Dec 2021 FridayBollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's car was stopped in Punjab's Kiratpur Sahib on Friday by protesters demanding an apology for her statements against farmers who had been campaigning against the centre's controversial farm laws that were finally repealed this week...
KUET closed; students asked to vacate dorms
05:34 PM, 03 Dec 2021 FridayKhulna University Of Engineering & Technology (KUET) was closed on Friday until December 13 to keep normal the situation created over the unnatural death of Professor Dr Selim Hossain...
Ronaldo is first player to 800 top-level goals
04:40 PM, 03 Dec 2021 FridayCristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score 800 top-level career goals when he struck twice for Manchester United in a 3-2 win over Arsenal on Thursday...
Three killed as bus rams motorcycle
04:07 PM, 03 Dec 2021 FridayThree people were killed as a bus rammed into a motorcycle in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur district on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Sujan, 30, Monir, 35, and Shohagh, residents of Belashar area in Chandina upazila of Cumilla...
WHO tells Asia-Pacific to brace for Omicron as variant spreads
03:52 PM, 03 Dec 2021 FridayThe World Health Organization (WHO) warned Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to boost healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads globally despite travel curbs...
German leaders approve new Covid curbs for unvaccinated
10:02 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThose who have yet to be vaccinated are to face additional restrictions after German leaders held talks on Thursday...
Bangladesh ranks 6th largest migrant sending country: IOM study
08:57 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayWith 7.40 million people living abroad, Bangladesh has ranked the 6th largest migrant sending country globally in 2020 while neighbouring India has the largest emigrant population in the world with nearly 18 million people abroad...
Govt reduces Tk 85 for 12 kg LPG cylinder
07:13 PM, 02 Dec 2021 Thursday“The newly fixed price of LPG is Taka 1,228, which was Taka 1,313. It will be effective from tomorrow (December 3) and all licenses of LPG marketing companies will implement the price,” according to a statement issued by the BERC on Thursday...
India detects its first two cases of Omicron variant
06:16 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayIndia has detected its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, both in the southern state of Karnataka, a health ministry official said on Thursday, as the government urged more widespread testing...
What is a serum? Why should you use it?
05:47 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayGone are the days when skincare was just restricted to cleansing and moisturizing. Following the current trend of a skincare regime, one needs to add one more step to their skincare routine...
Govt records 261 new Covid cases, 3 deaths
05:29 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe government recorded 261 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,76,827 and fatalities rose to 27,986, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday...
Man gets death for killing wife
05:01 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayA court in Gaibandha on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2017...
GSK says tests show antibody drug works against Omicron
04:22 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayGlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said that a lab analysis of the antibody-based COVID-19 therapy it is developing with US partner Vir has shown the drug is effective against the new Omicron variant...
Bangladesh calls all to recognize Palestine with rightful place in UN
03:55 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayBangladesh has called upon the international community to act in a way to achieve a just, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful solution to the Palestine question through recognizing an independent State of Palestine with rightful place in the United Nations (UN)...
UN launches record humanitarian appeal for 2022 as needs soar
02:45 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe UN has warned that the need for humanitarian aid is skyrocketing worldwide and will reach an all-time high next year, as the pandemic, climate change and conflict push more people to the brink of famine...
Armed forces to continue work in implementing Perspective Plan-2041: PM hopes
02:08 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today hoped that the Armed Forces personnel would continue to work as "frontline soldiers" in implementing the Perspective Plan-2041...
WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng concerns
01:05 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on Wednesday announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concerns about the well-being of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai and the safety of other players...
Covid: Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found by scientists
12:53 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayScientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine...
US reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler
12:37 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday - in a vaccinated traveler who returned to California after a trip to South Africa - as scientists around the world race to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than previous ones...
Aminbazar six-murder: 13 to die, 19 get life
11:51 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayA court has sentenced thirteen people to death and nineteen others to life-term imprisonment in the case filed over the murders of six students at Aminbazar in Savar of Dhaka in 2011. Dhaka’s Second Additional District and Sessions Judge Ismat Jahan passed the order on Thursday...