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Book Review: Salah Uddin Mahmud’s novel Mamata
06:29 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayA beautiful village has been built along the Arial Khan river. His name is Shashirchar. Boats in the rainy season and walking on broken roads in the summer are the only means of communication for the people of this village...
PBI launches probe against 3 including Mosharraf Karim
05:44 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayThe Police Bureau of Investigation in Cumilla has launched a probe into the defamation case filed against four actors, including Mosharraf Karim, and Boishakhi TV authorities...
Govt to procure 60m doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccines
04:50 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayThe government will procure a total of 60 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM) as per the price mentioned in the agreement to bolster the government's efforts to vaccinate the country's people...
We can win Champions League at PSG: Messi
04:27 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayLionel Messi said he dreams of winning the Champions League once more after joining Paris St-Germain, adding: "I think we have the team to do it here."..
Shakib wins Player of the Month award for July
03:46 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayShakib Al Hasan has been voted the winner of the ICC Player of the Month for July 2021, the world governing body of cricket said on its website. Shakib, who was nominated alongside West Indies’ Hayden Walsh Jr and Australia’s Mitchell Marsh, had a stellar July...
Taliban capture eighth provincial capital in six days
02:57 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayTaliban militants took control of another city in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, an official said, the eighth provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in six days as US-led foreign forces complete their withdrawal
Neo-JMB’s bomb-making trainer Forkan arrested
01:31 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayMembers of Counter Terrorism and Translational Crime Unit (CTTC) have arrested the member of Neo-JMB and its bomb-making trainer Jahid Hasan alias Bomb Jahid alias Qatar expatriate Forkan alias Razu alias Forkan Bhai...
Facebook shuts down anti-vaccine influencer campaign
12:28 PM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayFacebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims...
10 more die at RMCH Covid-19 unit
11:42 AM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdaySome 10 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 170 so far this month against 566 in July and 405 in June. RMCH Director Brig Gen Dr Shamim Yazdani told newsmen that five were female among the deaths...
Covid vaccine: Fertility and miscarriage claims fact-checked
10:32 AM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayFalse and misleading claims that Covid-19 vaccines harm fertility and cause miscarriages are still circulating online, against all the evidence...
Afghanistan war: Biden says he does not regret troop withdrawal
09:15 AM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances. Mr Biden urged Afghanistan's leaders to unite and "fight for their nation"...
NY Governor Cuomo resigns in wake of harassment report
08:24 AM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found that he sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him. "The best way I can help now is if I step aside," he said, while continuing to deny the claims. The resignation will take effect in 14 days...
17 lakh more Sinopharm vaccine doses arrive
10:03 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdaySeventeen lakh more doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine purchased by the Bangladesh government have reached Dhaka...
60pc fare hike for river route passengers cancelled
09:20 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe government has scrapped the order on increasing 60 percent fare for the river route passengers, which was issued on April 1 last on condition of carrying 50 percent passengers of water transports’ capacities aiming at stemming the coronavirus infection...
Taliban seizes 7th Afghan provincial capital in 5 days
08:59 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe Taliban has captured the provincial capital of Farah in southwest Afghanistan, the seventh provincial capital the group has seized since Friday...
Stones signs new five-year Man City deal
08:14 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayManchester City defender John Stones has signed a new five-year deal with the Premier League club...
226 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:27 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayAs many as 226 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
TikTok named as the most downloaded app of 2020
06:00 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayTikTok was the world's most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie...
264 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:22 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdaySome 264 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 23,161. 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...
'Messi agrees PSG deal'
04:59 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayLionel Messi has agreed a two-year deal with Paris St-Germain to join the French club following his shock exit from Barcelona, says BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague. The 34-year-old Argentina captain left Barca - the only club he has ever played for - as they were unable to afford a new deal under La Liga's financial fair play rules...