Lockdown relaxed; everything opens on Aug 11

The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday. The notification said public transports will ply with full passenger capacity during the relaxation but the number of buses on the road will be half compared to that of the usual period...

Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account "temporarily locked"

India's opposition Congress on Saturday said its leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account had been "temporarily locked" after the social media platform countered the party's claim that his handle had been "temporarily suspended" amid a controversy over the removal of an image posted by the MP a day ago...

Six killed as pickup van plunges into ditch

Bonpara Highway Police Station officer in-charge Mozaffar Hossain said a pickup van carrying 11 passengers overturned on road and then it plunged into a ditch near Kachhikata bus stand around 1:45pm as its driver lost control over steering, leaving five dead on the spot and six hurt...

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Salute Bangamata: A role model of women in Bangladesh

Bangladesh marks the 91st birth anniversary of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Renu, ‘Bangamata’ mother of the nation. My heartfelt regards for Bangamata...

PM distributes Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Padak-2021

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today distributed Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Padak-2021, marking the birth anniversary of the majestic woman and better half of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...

RMCH counts 18 more fatalities at its Covid-19 unit

Some 18 more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24-hour till 6am today, taking the death toll to 128 so far this month against 566 in July and 405 in June. RMCH Director Brig Gen Dr Shamim Yazdani told newsmen that eight were female among the deaths...

Saudi Arabia to reopen borders for vaccinated umrah pilgrims

Saudi Arabia will begin accepting vaccinated foreign pilgrims seeking to visit the Islamic holy city of Makkah, state media reported Sunday, around 18 months after a border closure prompted by the coronavirus pandemic...

Bangamata’s 91st birth anniversary observed

The 91st birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed today in a befitting manner across the country...

Sheberghan: Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital

The Taliban has captured the city of Sheberghan, the second Afghan provincial capital to fall to the armed group in less than 24 hours, the city’s deputy governor said...

US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day

The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, a milestone last exceeded during the winter surge and driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South...

Christian, bowlers help Australia pull one back

It may not rank particularly high in Australia's sporting achievements today as the Olympics draws to a finish, but the cricketers avoided a series whitewash against Bangladesh with a three-wicket win in a low-scoring scrap on a devilishly tricky surface...

Shoriful warned for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Bangladesh fast bowler Shoriful Islam was given an official warning for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third T20 International against Australia at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday...

Orphaned children insecure with old adoption law

Adoption is usually viewed positively by society and has many benefits like loving families that take care of and lift their adopted children as if they were their own and giving them opportunities for better lives...

PSG remains in talks on signing Messi: AP source

Paris Saint-Germain and Lionel Messi are in negotiations on a contract after financially troubled Barcelona were unable to keep the superstar, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday...

Brazil defend Olympic gold in extra-time win

Brazil defended their Olympic title at Tokyo 2020 after they edged out Spain in extra-time during the men's gold medal match at International Stadium Yokohama...

Pori Moni's membership at film artistes' association suspended

Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association has suspended actress Pori Moni's membership at the body amid her arrest in a drug case...

261 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Some 261 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 22,411. During the period, 8,136 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 13,43,396, the health directorate said in a press release on Saturday...

204 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs

As many as 204 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning...

Indian court rejects businessman Kundra's release plea

A plea by businessman Raj Kundra seeking his immediate release from judicial custody in a porn film case was today refused by the Bombay High Court...