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S.Korea opens largest defence expo amid N.Korea missile tests
04:36 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdaySouth Korea opened its largest defence expo ever on Tuesday, showing off its next-generation fighter jet, drones, and other technology in an effort to boost exports as economies around the world rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic...
US football coach fired for refusing vaccine
04:21 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayA top US college football coach has been fired for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19...
PM for stern action over attack on Hindu community
03:43 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to take immediate action against the perpetrators involved in the recent vandalism at Puja Mandaps and arson attack on the houses of the Hindu community...
Diver finds 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel’s coast
02:33 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayA sword believed to have belonged to a crusader knight about 900 years ago has been found by an amateur diver off Israel's northern coast...
RMCH counts two more deaths in Covid-19 unit
01:34 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded two more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 70, so far, this month...
Momen for early implementation of BBIN Motor Vehicle Deal
01:07 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has underscored the early implementation of BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal) Motor Vehicle Agreement for enhancing regional connectivity in the South Asia...
DSA case against DNCC mayor Atiq dismissed
01:00 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam has been sued in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA). Md Abdur Rahim, founder of the Bhashantek Rehabilitation Project, filed the case at Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash-Shams Jaglul Hussein’s court on Tuesday...
Ecuador president declares state of emergency over drug violence
12:04 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayEcuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country grappling with a surge in drug-related violence, and ordered the mobilization of police and military in the streets...
US envoy to Afghanistan resigns in wake of chaotic withdrawal
09:22 AM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayTop United States envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is stepping down, the State Department has announced, less than two months after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country...
North Korea fires projectile into waters off Japan
08:27 AM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayNorth Korea has fired an unknown projectile into waters off the coast of Japan, say South Korea and Japan. It comes as South Korea, Japan and US intelligence chiefs reportedly meet in Seoul to discuss North Korea...
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies
08:19 AM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayTributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications aged 84. The former top military officer died on Monday morning, his family said. He was fully vaccinated...
BNP fuelling to stage communal riots across country: Quader
05:39 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayTo imperil democracy in the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today alleged that BNP is fuelling to stage communal riots throughout the country...
Coronavirus: 10 die, 339 infected
04:56 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 27,778 as 10 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 339 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,565,827. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
PM urges people’s vigilance against 1975-like carnage
03:15 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the nation to remain alert against 1975 like killings, coups and conspiracies that could hinder the country's prosperity. The prime minister said this while formally opened the "Sheikh Russel Day" and distributed "Sheikh Russel Gold Medal" among the winners...
PRAN-RFL generates 33 thousand jobs in Narsingdi
02:43 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayPRAN-RFL Group, the country’s leading conglomerate, has generated 33 thousand jobs at three factories in Narsingdi, of which around 90 percent are local and about 20 thousands female employee are working here...
DU students block Shahbagh intersection
02:02 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayA group of Dhaka University students blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital over attacks and vandalism at Hindu temples in different parts of the country...
RMCH counts five more deaths in Covid-19 unit
01:13 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) registered five more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 68, so far, this month...
PM opens “Sheikh Russel Day”, distributes gold medal
12:42 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today distributed "Sheikh Russel Gold Medal" among the winners as she opened the "Sheikh Russel Day" on the 58th birthday of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Taliban says Afghan girls will return to secondary schools soon
12:22 PM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayAfghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs has said girls will be allowed to return to secondary schools soon...
Facebook to hire 10,000 in EU to work on metaverse
11:49 AM, 18 Oct 2021 MondayFacebook is planning to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a so-called metaverse...