Rain or thundershowers with gusty wind likely over country

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places...

8 reported killed as Myanmar protests aim to ‘shake the world’

Myanmar security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days on Sunday killing eight people, media reported, three months after a coup plunged the country into crisis...

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to win Test series

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 209 runs in the second Test to clinch the two-match series 1-0 at Pallekele on Monday...

India’s COVID-19 case total nears 20 million

India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of 20 million, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,417...

26 die as speedboat sinks in Padma

At least 26 people died after a speedboat sank in the Padma River at Shibchar upazila in Madaripur on Monday morning. Besides, five people were recovered alive from the spot. Shibchar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Asaduzzaman, confirmed the matter...

Modi congratulates Mamata Banarjee

'BJP played dirty politics, Bengal saved country today'

Calling the TMC’s win a “victory for the people” of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she was proud to say that the people of her state have “saved the country”...

Satyajit Ray: India marks centenary of cinema giant

India is celebrating the birth centenary of one of her greatest sons, Satyajit Ray, in a variety of ways...

49 die in clashes along Kyrgyz-Tajik border

At least 49 people were killed in clashes along a disputed section of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, authorities said Saturday...

Inward remittance flow witnesses 39pc growth in 10 months

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US $20,672 million remittances during the first 10 months of the current fiscal 2020- 21, which is apparently 39 percent higher than the same period of the preceding year, according to a Finance Ministry data...

Ex-Afghan MP killed in landmine blast

A former Afghan parliamentarian was killed in a landmine blast that occurred during a clash with the Taliban in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, officials said on Sunday...

HC clears way to hold FBCCI polls

The High Court (HC) on Sunday removed all the legal bars to hold election of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)...

Jayawickrama, Mendis set up SL's victory push

Bad light cut short Sri Lanka's charge to a series win on the fourth evening of the second Test in Pallekele. Bangladesh were tottering at 177 for 5 when play was called off an hour before the scheduled close...

Mamata loses to Suvendu in Nandigram, will go to court

Mamata Banerjee today won a landslide victory in Bengal but lost in a cliffhanger in Nandigram to the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, her former protege. "I accept the verdict in Nandigram - it is not a big deal. Don't worry," said the Chief Minister...

Coronavirus: New deaths 69, cases 1359

Some 60 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 11,579. During the period, 1,359 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,61,943, the health directorate said in a press release on Sunday...

Dilip Kumar discharged from hospital

Hindi cinema legend Dilip Kumar has been discharged from the hospital after two days of hospitalisation. The 98 year old actor was admitted to Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital after a few of his health indicators were not fine...

China has given 270.41 mln vaccine doses of May 1

China has administered 270.41 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday, the National Health Commission said on Sunday...

Around 15-lakh families getting PM’s Eid gifts through Nagad

Nagad, the mobile financial service arm of Bangladesh Post Office, has started disbursing Prime Minister’s financial assistance as Eid gifts to some 14.97 lakh families of the country whose livelihood were affected amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic...

PM launches cash disbursement among pandemic-hit people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today launched the second phase of cash support disbursement among 36.50 lakh families hit hard by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country...

Sri Lanka declare to set Bangladesh 437 target

Sri Lanka have set Bangladesh a target of 437 in the fourth innings, with five and a half sessions remaining in the second Test. The declaration came when Taijul Islam completed his five-wicket haul by clean bowling Suranga Lakmal 15 minutes after the lunch break...