PM pledges to repay Bangabandhu’s blood debt by building prosperous Bangladesh

She said the real revenge of the August 15, 1975 carnage would be taken only at that time when every Bangladeshi would be endowed with a developed and beautiful life...

198 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Some 198 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 24,547. During the period, 7,535 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 14,33,396, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...

Bangladesh excludes US proposal to shelter Afghans: Momen

“We thanked the US for placing the proposal considering Bangladesh as its friend … but we told them that we were not in a situation to provide refuge to any others,” he told reporters after attending a programme at Foreign Service Academy here today...

Youth's throat-slit body recovered

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district on Tuesday morning...

Facebook confirms ban of Taliban-related content

Facebook says it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation...

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Met office forecasts light to moderate rain over country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in different parts of the country, a met release said...

BNP men clash with police at Chandrima Udyan

A group of BNP leaders and activists locked into a clash with police in the capital’s Chandrima Udyan on Tuesday morning. The incident took place after 10am when the newly formed convening committees of BNP’s Dhaka city north and south units went to place wreaths...

RMCH logs 10 more death at Covid-19 unit

Ten more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) afresh during the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 223 so far this month...

2 youths killed in ‘gunfight’

Two youths were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Jhilmil Residential Area in Dakkhin Keraniganj of Dhaka in the wee hours of Tuesday. They were the members of a dacoit gang, RAB claimed. RAB-10 said that a gang of robbers were taking preparation in the area. On information, some members of RAB rushed to the spot...

Bob Dylan sued for allegedly sexually abusing girl in 1965

Bob Dylan has been sued in a New York court by a woman who says the US rock and folk legend sexually abused her almost 60 years ago when she was 12...

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000

A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie in patios...

Afghanistan: Another 200 UK troops sent to Kabul evacuation

The UK is to send a further 200 troops to Kabul after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital...

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal after Taliban takeover

President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country, saying the United States mission “was never supposed to be about nation-building”...

Bangladesh carefully observing situation in Afghanistan

Bangladesh is carefully observing the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan, which, it believes may have an impact on the region and beyond, a foreign ministry statement said here today. Bangladesh is urging all stakeholders in Afghanistan to maintain peace and calm ensuring safety and security...

Haiti hospitals overwhelmed by quake victims as death toll hits 1,297

Haiti's hospitals were swamped this morning by thousands of injured residents after a devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,297 people...

10 more die in RMCH Covid-19 unit

Ten people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) afresh during the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 213 so far this month...

5 killed at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee Taliban takeover

At least five people were killed at Kabul’s airport on Monday as Afghans raced to flee the country while the Taliban consolidated its grip on the country, according to witnesses cited by Reuters. One witness said he had seen the bodies of five people being taken to a vehicle...

Malaysia PM quits with no clear successor in line

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the king Monday, becoming the shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority support to govern. Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram that “the Cabinet has tendered our resignation" to the king...

Covered van-auto rickshaw collision kills 6 in Habiganj

Six people were killed in a head-on collision between a covered van and CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Habiganj on Monday morning. The incident took place on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Nachratpur gate area in Shaistaganj upazila of the district around 7:45am...