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Youths jailed for 17 yrs in arms case
03:57 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayA court in Khulna on Sunday jailed a young man for 17 years in an arms case...
England crush Australia at T20 World Cup
03:29 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayEngland outclassed Australia in a memorable eight-wicket victory to close in on a place in the Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals...
Sudan coup: 3 killed in protests against military takeover
02:51 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundaySudan's security forces have fired live rounds and tear gas at pro-democracy protesters, killing at least three people, a doctors' committee says...
More funding is critical for the most vulnerable to survive climate change: PM
02:15 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayPrime Minister and Chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for increasing financing for survival of the most vulnerable countries...
RMCH records zero fatality in Covid-19 unit
01:29 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded zero fatality in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today after a long five consecutive days. On Monday last, the hospital recorded zero deaths after a long time since the second wave of the pandemic hit the country around seven months back...
Gunmen attack wedding to stop music being played in Afghanistan
12:48 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayGunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others, officials say...
Cricketer Nasir, his wife get bail
12:33 PM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayA court has granted bail to cricketer Nasir Hossain, wife Tamima Sultana Tammi and his mother-in-law Sumi Akter in a case filed by Tammi’s first husband Md Rakib Hassan. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim passed the order after they surrendered before the court on Sunday. Earlier on September 30, the court summoned them to appear before it today...
Canada vows to donate 200 mn Covid vaccine doses
11:20 AM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayCanada on Saturday pledged at the G20 summit to donate millions more Covid vaccine doses to poor countries worldwide...
Japan votes as ruling party seeks fresh start
11:08 AM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayPolls opened in Japan's general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over a pandemic- fatigued public with spending promises as his long-ruling conservatives seek a fresh start...
PM leaves for UK to join COP-26 summit
09:54 AM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for the United Kingdom and France this morning on a two-week visit to attend the COP26 world leaders' summit and other events...
G20: World leaders agree to historic corporate tax deal
08:14 AM, 31 Oct 2021 SundayLeaders of the world's 20 major economies have approved a global agreement that will see the profits of large businesses taxed at least 15%. It follows concern that multinational companies are re-routing their profits through low tax jurisdictions. The pact was agreed by all the leaders attending the G20 summit in Rome...
Vinicius double sends Read Madrid top
09:11 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayReal Madrid moved top of La Liga on goal difference with a narrow victory at Elche...
Two more die of dengue fever in 24 hrs
08:57 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayTwo more people died of dengue and 152 with the fever newly got admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning...
US rapper charged over alleged conspiracy to smuggle 100kg drugs
08:45 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayRapper Fetty Wap has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, crack cocaine and fentanyl into the New York City area, the FBI has said...
South Africa beat Sri Lanka in last-over thriller
08:07 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdaySouth Africa pulled off a frantic four-wicket win in the final over against Sri Lanka in the Men's T20 World Cup, despite Wanindu Hasaranga's sublime hat-trick. With the Proteas needing 16 from the final over, David Miller launched two towering sixes off Lahiru Kumara, before Kagiso Rabada flayed the penultimate ball away for four...
Chattogram Medical College closed indefinitely
08:01 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayChattogram Medical College, Chattogram was closed on Saturday for an indefinite period following the clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League on the campus...
Attacking someone over religion is most pathetic: Kohli
07:09 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayIndia captain Virat Kohli has torn into social media trolling, throwing his weight behind Mohammed Shami who suffered vile abuse after India’s loss to Pakistan in the team’s T20 World Cup opener. Kohli spoke about backing Shami “200 per cent”.
Thousands gather in Khartoum for planned nationwide protests
06:20 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayThousands of protesters began gathering in Khartoum on Saturday for planned nationwide demonstrations to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the country back on a path to democracy after a coup...
Four children drown in Naogaon
05:30 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayFour children, including two siblings, drowned in a pond in Naogaon municipality on Saturday afternoon...
Covid-19: New deaths 8, cases 166
04:54 PM, 30 Oct 2021 SaturdayEight more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 27,862. During the period, 166 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,69,328, the health directorate said in a press release on Saturday. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year...