BTRC directs to block harmful online games

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has directed the authorities concerned to block access to harmful online games, including PUBG and Free Fire, in the country...

Real Madrid launch £137m bid for Mbappe

Real Madrid have made a £137m bid to sign Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe...

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Russian Military Ministry to evacuate 500 people from Afghanistan

Russia's Ministry of Defense has organized the evacuation of more than 500 people from Afghanistan on the behalf of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the ministry told reporters on Wednesday...

Afghanistan: World Bank halts aid after Taliban takeover

The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country. It cited concerns over how the Taliban's takeover will impact "the country's development prospects, especially for women"...

RMCH counts seven more death at Covid-19 unit

Seven more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 296 so far this month. Earlier, the death toll due to the lethal virus was 566 in July and 405 in June, health officials said...

Bangladesh seeks UN steps for sustainable peace in Afghanistan

Bangladesh has called upon United Nations (UN) to take concrete steps for establishing and sustaining peace in Afghanistan through inclusive political dialogue...

China state media says US VP Harris seeking to divide Asia

Chinese state media on Wednesday (Aug 25) accused US Vice-President Kamala Harris of seeking to drive a wedge between China and its South-east Asian neighbours with her comments that Beijing used coercion and intimidation to back its South China Sea claims...

Afghanistan: ‘The sooner we finish, the better,’ says Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden says the US is "on pace" to meet a 31 August deadline for evacuations, despite previous calls from allies for an extension...

3 killed as truck hits van

Three people were killed when a truck hit a van in Sirajganj early Wednesday. The incident took place on Dhaka-Bagura highway at Panchlia under Salanga thana in Ullapara upazila of the district around 5:30am. The deceased are Haider Ali, 60, son of late Fulchand of Panchlia in Salanga thana, van driver Khoda Box, 50, son of late Motahar Hossen of the same village and Shahadat Hossen, 55, of Paikosha village in Kamrakhand upazila...

Robertson signs new Liverpool contract

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson has signed a new deal with the club which runs until the summer of 2026...

CIA head meets Taliban leader as fears for Afghanistan grow

The director of the CIA met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of abuses in areas held by the fighters, fueling concerns about Afghanistan’s future and the fate of those racing to leave the country before the looming US withdrawal...

Two Bangladeshis killed in Bahrain road accident

Five people, including two Bangladeshi nationals, have been killed in a road accident in Bahrain...

N'ganj JCD president Rony put on 4-day remand

Narayanganj district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president Moshiur Rahman Rony has been remanded for four days in two cases filed over violence in the district's Siddhirganj area...

Israel 'quietly' allows Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa compound: Report

The Israeli government is allowing Jews to conduct prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem – also known to Jews as the Temple Mount – in a move that risks shifting the site’s status quo, The New York Times reported...

New Zealand batsman Allen tests Covid-19 positive

New Zealand received a blow after their batsman Finn Allen tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Bangladesh...

Councillor Morshed accused of killing wife

Tangail Municipal councillor and Juba League leader Atiqur Rahman Morshed, who was arrested a few days ago, has been accused of killing his second wife and concealing the body...

114 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Some 114 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 25,513. 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. Coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and then spread to newer countries and territories...

Three Rohingya children drown in Bhasan Char

Three Rohingya children drowned in a waterbody at Bhasan Char in Hatia upazila of Noakhali district on Tuesday morning...

Kiwis in Dhaka for five T20Is against Tigers

The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Bangladesh on Tuesday to play a five-match T20 series, which is their first tour in this country since 2013...