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Momen inaugurates Bangabandhu lounge in NY
02:41 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, who is now on an official tour in the US, has formally inaugurated the newly established Bangabandhu Lounge at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in the UN in New York...
HRW says UN shared Rohingya data without their ‘informed consent’
01:01 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayHuman Rights Watch says the UN improperly collected and shared data from more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees with their host country Bangladesh...
Hefazat leader Azharul Islam arrested
11:59 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayDetectives have arrested former organizing secretary of Dhaka city Hefazat-e-Islam Azharul Islam from Jatrabari area in the capital. Iftekharul Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Media and Public Relations Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the arrest to Jago News on Tuesday...
Philippines’ Duterte will not cooperate with ICC probe: Spokesman
11:07 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte will "never cooperate" with an International Criminal Court probe into the country's deadly drug war, his spokesman said Tuesday, branding the process "legally erroneous"...
Australia’s Victoria state reports no new local COVID-19 cases
10:03 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayAustralia’s Victoria state on Tuesday reported no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, fueling hope that movement restrictions in the state capital Melbourne will be eased later this week...
US Covid-19 deaths cross painful 600,000 milestone as country reopens
09:45 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe United States has now lost over 600,000 mothers, fathers, children, siblings and friends to Covid-19, a painful reminder that death, sickness and grief continue...
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China
09:18 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayNato leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a "systemic challenge"...
Argentina draw 1-1 with Chile at Copa America
08:32 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayLionel Messi scored a stunning free kick, repeatedly dribbled through the Chilean defense and created opportunities regularly for his Argentina teammates. Despite Messi's intense performance, Argentina was held 1-1 by Chile in its Copa America opener...
Coronavirus: 54 more die in 24 hours
05:47 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 13,172 as 54 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 3,050 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 829,972. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Trial of ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi begins
05:42 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayThe trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has got under way, four months after a military coup removed the elected government from office...
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in US trial
05:34 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayNovavax Inc on Monday reported late-stage data from its U.S.-based clinical trial showing its vaccine is more than 90% effective against COVID-19 across a variety of variants of the virus...
BNP’s politics is key barrier to flourishing democracy: Quader
04:56 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP’s politics of killings and conspiracy is the main impediment to flourishing democracy in the country...
Attempted rape on Pori Moni: Nasir, 4 others arrested
04:07 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayPolice today arrested three people in a case filed over attempted rape and murder on Dhaka film star Pori Moni. Businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmud and Pori’s friend Omi are among the arrestees. Police arrested them after conducting a drive at Nasir’s house on road no 12 of Uttara sector no 1...
Mushfiq voted ICC Players of the Month for May 2021
02:46 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayThe International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for May which recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year...
Light to moderate rain likely
02:18 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted that light to moderate rain or thunder showers is likely to occur at many places across the country in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow...
Covid: Lockdown easing in England to be delayed by 4 weeks
02:01 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayMost current coronavirus rules will remain in place for another four weeks after the planned 21 June unlocking, government sources have told the BBC...
Attempted rape, murder: Pori files case against 6 people
01:10 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayBangladesh film star Pori Moni today filed a case against six people including businessman Nasir Uddin in connection with the rape and murder attempt on her. She filed the case with Savar Model Police Station around 12pm. Kazi Mainul Islam, Officer-in-charge of the police station, confirmed the case to Jago News...
India logs 70,421 new COVID-19 cases, 3921 deaths in last 24 hours
12:35 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayIndia on Sunday reported 70,421 new COVID-19 cases as 3921 more patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. The country recorded its lowest daily case in the last 72 days...
Shenzhou-12: China to launch first human spaceflight since 2016
12:14 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayA Chinese spacecraft will blast off from the Gobi Desert on a Long March rocket in the coming days, ferrying three men to an orbiting space module for a three-month stay, the first time China has sent humans into space for nearly five years...
Israel’s new PM Naftali Bennett vows to unite nation
11:37 AM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayIsrael's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of political stalemate. He said his government "will work for the sake of all the people", adding that the priorities would be reforms in education, health and cutting red tape...