China sends 19 aircraft into Taiwan’s air defence zone

China’s military sent 19 aircraft into Taiwan’s “air defence identification zone” on Sunday, including several nuclear-capable bombers, on the eve of Taipei’s annual war games exercises...

Cabinet orders PCR test arrangements at airports

The cabinet in meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair today ordered immediate arrangements for PCR testing in country's three international airports to provide passengers the results within four hours ahead of their journey abroad...

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RMCH counts ten more deaths in Covid-19 unit

Ten more deaths were recorded at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours till 6am today, raising the fatality to 47 in last six days of this month...

Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley ‘completely captured’

The Taliban said Monday they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley, as the top US diplomat flies to Qatar to try and handle the aftermath...

Florida gunman kills 4, including mom still holding baby

A man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight with police and deputies before he was wounded and surrendered, a Florida sheriff said Sunday...

Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha

The fate of Guinea's President Alpha Condé is unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded by soldiers, who said they had seized power...

Planes stranded at Mazar-i-Sharif airport waiting to leave

A US lawmaker has accused the Taliban of stopping Afghans and Americans from leaving Afghanistan via Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport...

Resistance leader says open to peace talks with Taliban

The leader of the Afghan resistance group waging an intense battle against the Taliban in the Panjshir Valley has said he is open to enter peace talks. Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward by religious clerics, for a negotiated settlement, and called on the Taliban to end their offensive...

Brazil-Argentina match halted over quarantine breach

Global soccer superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina national team were forced to abandon a World Cup Qualifier against Brazil on Sunday after Brazilian health officials said three Argentine players had broken quarantine rules...

Saira Banu discharged from hospital

Saira Banu has been discharged from hospital has returned home on Sunday. Her doctor Nitin Gokhale has also denied some reports suggesting Saira Banu is not letting doctors perform angiography and is also battling depression in the wake of the death of her husband, the legendary actor Dilip Kumar...

Educational institutions to reopen on Sept 12

The government has decided to reopen the primary, secondary, and higher secondary educational institutions across the country on September 12 as coronavirus infections are declining sharply...

Spirited New Zealand keep series alive against Bangladesh

New Zealand showed a spirited performance to hit back into the five-match Twenty20 International series as they capitalized on Bangladesh batsmen’s reckless batting to secure a mammoth 52-run victory in the third game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium...

India coach Ravi Shastri tests positive for Covid-19

In a big blow for India, head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 in a lateral flow test. He has been isolated along with bowling coach Bharat Arun, Fielding Coach R Sridhar, and Physiotherapist Nitin Patel as a precautionary measure, a statement issued by the BCCI said...

315 with dengue fever hospitalized in a day

Some 315 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning...

70 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Seventy more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 26,563. During the period, 2,430 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,14,456, the health directorate said in a press release on Sunday. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year. Since then the country has been struggling to limit the spread of the highly contagious virus...

Man gets death for strangulating wife to death

A court in Pabna on Sunday sentenced a man to death for strangulating his wife to death and burning her body...

Housewife dies in lightning strikes

A housewife died in lightning strikes in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali district early Sunday...

PM for considering competent officers for promotions in Navy, Air Force

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid emphasis on considering the competent officers for promotions in Bangladesh Navy and Air Force to safeguard the country's independence and sovereignty in future...

World number one Barty stunned by Rogers

World number one Ashleigh Barty fell in the US Open third round after Shelby Rogers produced a superb comeback in front of a raucous New York crowd...