Singer Kabir Suman admitted to hospital with breathing problem

Popular Bengali singer and former India’s Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman was rushed to a hospital on Monday after he complained of severe breathing problems, health department sources said...

Canada weather: Heat wave hits record 46.6C as US north-west also frazzles

Canada has recorded its highest ever temperature as the country's west and the US Pacific north-west frazzle in an unprecedented heatwave...

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Moghbazar explosion: 5-member probe body formed

A five-member probe body has been formed to investigate the Moghbazar Sharma House blast here that killed five and injured about 50 others on Sunday evening, a spokesman of the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters told BSS today...

Bangladeshis’ life expectancy now 72.8 years

People’s average life expectancy in Bangladesh is now 72 years and eight months. Planning Minister M A Mannan unveiled the report at the office of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics in the capital on Monday morning. The life expectancy of males in the country currently is 71.2 years, while that of females is 74.5 years, says the report...

Outbreaks emerge across Australia in ‘new phase’ of pandemic

Australian leaders will hold an emergency meeting on Monday, over a spike in Covid infections. The Sydney outbreak linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases...

US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria target Iran-backed militia

The US has launched air strikes against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon announced...

14 Coronavirus patients die at RMCH in 24 hours

Fourteen people died at the Corona unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours. Seven of them were Covid patients and the rest seven died of its symptoms. Dr Saiful Ferdous, Deputy Director of RMCH, confirmed the matter to Jago News...

Suspension on countrywide public transport movement ongoing

A ban announced by government on the movement of all public transports except goods carriers and rickshaws for 72 hours from 6am today to 6am of July 1 in a bid to contain the coronavirus (Covid-19) spread is going on...

Six killed, around 50 hurt in Moghbazar blast

At least six people were killed and more than 50 people injured in an explosion at Moghbazar in the capital on Sunday evening. The explosion took place in front of a showroom of Arong in Wireless Gate area around 7:30pm...

HSC form fill up suspended

The online form fill up activities of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination 2021 has been suspended due to the rise in coronavirus infections...

Serena Williams not playing Tokyo Games

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Serena Williams has confirmed she will not play in this summer's delayed Tokyo Games...

Bangladesh records highest daily Covid-19 deaths

Bangladesh on Sunday reported 119 more coronavirus deaths, the highest daily fatality toll since the start of the pandemic, to take the total to 14,172. Earlier, the number of highest single-day death was 112 reported on April 19. In the last 24 hours, 5,268 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 8,88,406...

Three-day transport shutdown from Monday

The public transport services will remain shut during the three-day coronavirus lockdown on a limited scale starting from Monday...

Ex-DUCSU leader Akhter secures bail

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) former social welfare secretary Akhter Hossain has secured bail in a case filed over snatching away an accused from police custody...

Wales knocked out of Euro 2020 after 4-0 defeat to Denmark

Wales have missed out on a place in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals after a 4-0 defeat to Denmark...

Italy defeat Austria to cross its own 82-year-old unbeaten record

Italy needed extra time to defeat Austria 2-1 in the round of 16 at Euro 2020, surpassing its own 30-game unbeaten run set in 1939 and qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament...

PM seeks cooperation from all to fight Coronavirus

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought cooperation from all to effectively fight the second wave of the Coronavirus that increased infection and death rates recently. She asked all to maintain health guidelines properly to protect themselves and their families from the claws of the virus...

Four die as truck rams private car

Four people were killed and another was injured in a fatal road accident in Sharsha Upazila of Jashore district on Sunday afternoon...

India records 50,040 new COVID-19 cases, 1,258 deaths in a day

A single-day rise of 50,040 fresh COVID-19 infections took India's tally to 3,02,33,183 while the number of active cases reduced to 5,86,403, according to Union Health Ministry data on Sunday...