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Tk 3,263.63cr project for M'singh Kewatkhali Bridge okayed
04:17 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved a project to construct an eye-catching Taka 3,263.63 crore first steel arch bridge of the country over the river Brahmaputra in Mymensingh to establish improved road connectivity among the northern districts of greater Mymensingh and with the capital...
Salah to miss Egypt's World Cup qualifier
04:08 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayLiverpool have told the Egyptian FA Mohamed Salah will not join up with the rest of the squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Angola due to quarantine restrictions...
Ivy’s off-springs were locked in CMH room as Khaleda visited her: PM
03:02 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the BNP government had locked Ivy Rahman's off-springs in a Combined Military Hospital (CMH) room in Dhaka for three or four hours...
12 die of Coronavirus in Khulna Division
02:21 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 2,941 in ten districts of Khulna Division as 12 more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 276 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 107,220. Dr Jasim Uddin Hawlader, Divisional Health Director, confirmed the deaths to Jago News...
5 detained for insulting national anthem
01:25 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayPolice have detained five people for disrespecting the national anthem in a Tiktok video. A team of police led by Jakir Al Ahsan, Sub Inspector of Bagura Sadar Police Station, conducted drives at different parts of Bagura on Tuesday night...
Climate change: Europe’s extreme rains made more likely by humans
12:49 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe heavy rainfall behind deadly flooding in Europe in July was made more likely by climate change, scientists say. The floods in Germany, Belgium and other parts killed at least 220 people as towns and villages were swamped...
Kamala Harris criticises Beijing intimidation in South China Sea
12:27 PM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayUS Vice President Kamala Harris has hit out at China during a speech made in Singapore on the first leg of a South East Asian tour...
17th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman today
11:48 AM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe 17th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League and wife of late President M Zillur Rahman, is being observed today in the country in a befitting manner...
ICT judge Amir Hossain no more
10:46 AM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayAmir Hossain, a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court and also a member of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) passed away on Tuesday morning. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka around 8am. He had been suffering from cancer of the pancreas and dengue fever. ICT Prosecutor Tapos Kanti Bol confirmed the death to Jago News...
Anti-Taliban resistance group says it has thousands of fighters
09:31 AM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayAn anti-Taliban resistance group in Afghanistan says it has thousands of people ready to fight. Ali Nazary, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), told the BBC they want to pursue peaceful negotiations...
Afghanistan: US aims to complete evacuations by deadline
08:56 AM, 24 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe US aims to complete evacuations from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by a 31 August withdrawal deadline - as calls grow from allies to extend it. The Pentagon said it was not yet at the point to seek a change, though the UK, France and Germany will step up pressure at a virtual G7 summit...
117 die of Coronavirus in 24 hours
05:15 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 25,399 as 117 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 5,717 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 14,67,715. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday.
4 children killed as lighting strike during football match
04:46 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayFour children were killed and two others injured by a lightning strike during a football match in Dinajpur on Monday afternoon. The incident took place at Nishchintopur adjacent to Uposohor 8 no. block of the district around 3pm...
GMAT and GRE webinar held at NSU
04:32 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayThe Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) of North South University (NSU) organized a webinar titled “Tips and Tricks for GMAT and GRE” on Sunday...
PM directs to vaccinate industrial workers with family members
03:53 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the authorities concerned to design a separate programme to bring the industrial workers and their family members under the Covid-19 vaccination coverage as early as possible...
Kamala says US focus on Afghan evacuations, pledges open South China Sea
03:31 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayUS Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Singapore that the United States was focusing on evacuation efforts taking place in Afghanistan and that there would be plenty of time to analyze the context of the troop withdrawal...
China reports no new local Covid-19 cases for first time since July
02:39 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayChina’s health authority reported on Monday (Aug 23) that there were no new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late last month may be tapering off soon...
Kabul airport gunfight leaves Afghan guard dead: Germany
01:23 PM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayGerman and US forces joined in a gun battle Monday at Kabul airport after Afghan guards and unknown assailants exchanged fire, with one guard killed, the German army said...
21 dead in flooding in US state of Tennessee
11:57 AM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayDevastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and dozens missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll...
RMCH records 10 more deaths at Covid-19 unit
11:24 AM, 23 Aug 2021 MondayTen 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 282 so far this month. Earlier, the death toll due to the lethal virus was 566 in July and 405 in June, health officials said...