Cuomo’s top aide resigns as governor faces harassment furor

Melissa DeRosa, a fixture next to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for months during his coronavirus news conferences, resigned late Sunday on the heels of a report that found Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women...

RMCH records 11 more deaths at its Covid-19 unit

Some 11 more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24-hour till 6am today, taking the death toll to 139 so far this month against 566 in July and 405 in June...

Taliban captures 3 more Afghan provincial capitals in a day

The Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months. The group has seized five provincial capitals in Afghanistan since Friday in a lightning offensive...

Police headquarters to probe 'affair' of Saklain, Pori Moni

The Police Headquarters has formed a three-member committee to investigate into the reported affair of Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Golam Saklain Shithil, who has been removed from his post in the DMP's Detective Branch, with Dhallywood actress Pori Moni...

Shakib nominated for ICC player of the month in July

A day after registering his worst figure in T20 International cricket, ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan got a good news as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced him as one of the three players nominated for the ICC player of the month in July...

Taliban captures Kunduz, third provincial capital in 3 days

The Taliban has captured the city of Kunduz, the armed group said, the third provincial capital it has taken over in the last three days...

Bangamata contributed to taking exact political decision timely: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib had contributed to taking right political decisions timely for the country alongside managing her house and family...

Emotional Messi says he wasn't prepared to leave Barca

Struggling to control his emotions, Lionel Messi said Sunday in his farewell to Barcelona that he wasn’t prepared to leave the club...

241 more die of Covid-19 in a day

Some 241 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 22,652. During the period, 10,299 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 13,53,695, the health directorate said in a press release on Sunday...

Story of a newsreader who becomes successful businessman

Although his full name is Sharif Al Jawad, everyone knows him as Jawad Sharif. He is working as a newsreader at private television channel NTV...

Lockdown relaxed; everything opens on Aug 11

The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday. The notification said public transports will ply with full passenger capacity during the relaxation but the number of buses on the road will be half compared to that of the usual period...

Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account "temporarily locked"

India's opposition Congress on Saturday said its leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account had been "temporarily locked" after the social media platform countered the party's claim that his handle had been "temporarily suspended" amid a controversy over the removal of an image posted by the MP a day ago...

Six killed as pickup van plunges into ditch

Bonpara Highway Police Station officer in-charge Mozaffar Hossain said a pickup van carrying 11 passengers overturned on road and then it plunged into a ditch near Kachhikata bus stand around 1:45pm as its driver lost control over steering, leaving five dead on the spot and six hurt...

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Salute Bangamata: A role model of women in Bangladesh

Bangladesh marks the 91st birth anniversary of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Renu, ‘Bangamata’ mother of the nation. My heartfelt regards for Bangamata...

PM distributes Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Padak-2021

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today distributed Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Padak-2021, marking the birth anniversary of the majestic woman and better half of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...

RMCH counts 18 more fatalities at its Covid-19 unit

Some 18 more people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24-hour till 6am today, taking the death toll to 128 so far this month against 566 in July and 405 in June. RMCH Director Brig Gen Dr Shamim Yazdani told newsmen that eight were female among the deaths...

Saudi Arabia to reopen borders for vaccinated umrah pilgrims

Saudi Arabia will begin accepting vaccinated foreign pilgrims seeking to visit the Islamic holy city of Makkah, state media reported Sunday, around 18 months after a border closure prompted by the coronavirus pandemic...

Bangamata’s 91st birth anniversary observed

The 91st birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed today in a befitting manner across the country...

Sheberghan: Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital

The Taliban has captured the city of Sheberghan, the second Afghan provincial capital to fall to the armed group in less than 24 hours, the city’s deputy governor said...