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More COVID-19 vaccines will reach in time: Quader
04:41 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said about 45 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived afresh in the country and more vaccines will reach in time...
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO
04:15 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayAmazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday will hand over his chief executive title to Andy Jassy, ending a more than two-decade run leading the company through its evolution from online bookseller to $1.75 trillion global retail, logistics and internet behemoth...
Coronavirus: 51 more die in Khulna division in 24 hours
02:26 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 1,265 in Khulna division as 51 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,470 people tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 62,034...
Govt extends lockdown for another week
01:48 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayThe government has extended the ongoing strict lockdown for one more week till July 14 to stop current spread of Coronavirus. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday...
18 more die in RMCH Covid-19 unit
01:23 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayA number of 18 more people, including six women, died at Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24 hours till 6 am today, taking the death toll to 81 in this month. RMCH Director Brig Gen Shamim Yazdani told newsmen that eight of those were the residents of Rajshahi, four from Naogaon, three from Natore, and one from Chapainawabganj districts...
All foreign troops must leave by deadline: Afghan Taliban
01:05 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayAny foreign troops left in Afghanistan after Nato's September withdrawal deadline will be at risk as occupiers...
Malaysians in Covid lockdown fly white flags to ask for help
12:35 PM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayMalaysians struggling amid a strict lockdown are flying white flags outside their homes as a plea for help...
Indonesia faces oxygen crisis amid worsening Covid surge
11:57 AM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayIndonesia's government has ordered oxygen producers to prioritise medical needs as a surge in Covid cases has led to shortages in a number of cities. Hospitals say they are struggling at the limit of their capacity, with one reporting that 63 patients died as it grappled with depleting oxygen...
Miami collapse: Remaining structure demolished over safety fears
11:42 AM, 05 Jul 2021 MondayThe remaining section of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami has been demolished over safety fears as a tropical storm approaches Florida. Explosive charges were used to bring down the last standing part of Champlain Towers South late on Sunday...
Rain ruins third England-Sri Lanka ODI
09:54 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayEngland won their one-day international series against Sri Lanka 2-0 after the third match in Bristol was washed out...
Didi app suspended in China over data protection
09:16 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayChina's cyberspace administration said on Sunday that it had ordered smartphone app stores to stop offering the ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc's (DIDI.N) app after finding that Didi had illegally collected users' personal data...
TCB sells essential items from tomorrow
09:13 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayThe state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will begin its sale by trucks from Monday to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price amid the COVID-19 pandemic and also ahead of the Holy Eid –Ul - Azha...
Japan donates PPE to help govt control Covid-19
09:07 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayJapan has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) includes isolation gowns, surgical masks, particulate respirator masks, safety googles and gloves worth over US$ 53,000 for medical professionals and frontline workers in Bangladesh...
Aamir-Kiran's divorce: Pooja says 'nothing new about co-parenting'
08:53 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayPooja Bhatt shared her views on the institution of marriage and separation. Her tweets come a day after Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao announced their divorce with a joint statement. They added that they will co-parent their son, Azad Rao Khan...
Hina Khan reacts to Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao divorce
08:22 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayAs Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao announced their divorce on Saturday, Hina Khan took to Instagram Stories and reacted to the news. Hina shared a screenshot of a post about Aamir and Kiran, calling them ‘nothing but graceful’...
618 held in Dhaka on 4th day of strict lockdown
07:57 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayAs many as 618 people were arrested in the capital on Sunday for breaching restrictions on the fourth day of strict lockdown...
Bangladeshi cricketers unavailable for first part of LPL
07:31 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayThe seven Bangladeshi cricketers who have registered for the Lankan Premier League (LPL) draft are unlikely to play the first part of the tournament with Bangladesh’s five-match T20 International series coinciding with the event...
Record 153 deaths in a day, cases 8,661
06:48 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayBangladesh on Sunday recorded 153 more coronavirus deaths, the highest daily casualty toll since the start of the pandemic, to take the total to 15,065. In the last 24 hours, it reported 8,661 fresh cases, bringing the total infections to 9,44,917, the health directorate said in a press release today...
Myanmar forces kill 25 in raid
06:02 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayMyanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at a town in the centre of the Southeast Asian nation, a resident and Myanmar-language media said on Sunday...
Five 'gamblers' sent to jail in Bogura
05:28 PM, 04 Jul 2021 SundayA court in Bogura on Sunday afternoon sent five people to the district jail in a case filed for allegedly gambling...