Help rural people in getting vaccines: PM asks Swechasebak League

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Awami Swechasebak League leaders and activists to help people in getting vaccines in rural areas and motivate them to go for Covid-19 test so they can receive proper treatment...

Instagram making accounts for users under 16 private by default

Facebook-owned Instagram is introducing changes designed to make the app safer for young people...

Court gives Kangana "last chance" for exemption in defamation case

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday allowed "last chance" to actor Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance in the defamation case filed by Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar and directed her to remain present on the next date of hearing without fail

Amnesty Intel’s statement over DSA is motivated: Hasan

Rejecting the statement of Amnesty International over the Digital Security Act (DSA) in Bangladesh, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said the statement of the organization is motivated...

Record 258 Covid-19 deaths in a day

Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 258 more coronavirus deaths, the highest daily fatality toll since the start of the pandemic, to take the total to 19,779...

HRW accuses Israel of ‘apparent war crimes’ in Gaza assault

Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during an 11-day offensive on the Gaza Strip that began on May 10...

Japan's Osaka in shock Olympic exit

Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight-set win in Tokyo...

Ruman’s Olympic mission ends after fighting show

Ace archer Ruman Sana's Olympic mission finally came to an end on Tuesday when he went down by a fighting 4-6 set points defeat to his Canadian rival Duenas Crispin in the second elimination round of recurve men’s individual event held in Tokyo...

PM for massive Covid vaccination to ensure everyone’s protection

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she has instructed the authorities concerned to inoculate the people massively with Covid-19 vaccines to ensure protection of all...

Six Rohingyas among 8 killed in Cox's Bazar floods, landslides

Eight people, including six Rohingyas, were killed in separate incidents of floods and landslides in Ukhiya, Maheshkhali, and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday...

Myanmar floods, coup, complicate growing Covid-19 outbreak

Flooding in Myanmar has displaced hundreds of people, slowing efforts to battle a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak amid the chaos that followed the South-east Asian nation's military coup, residents told Reuters on Tuesday (July 27)...

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Signal 3 for maritime ports

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three as a low pressure area has formed over North Bay and adjoining area, a met office release said...

Khulna Division reports 46 deaths from Coronavirus

Khulna Division today reported 46 deaths from Coronavirus and 1,435 cases in the last 24 hours. Divisional Health Directorate confirmed the deaths to Jago News on Tuesday. Of the deceased, 18 people died in Khustia, 9 in Khulna, 2 each in Jashore, Bagerhat, Narail, Magura, Jhenaidah, 1 in Satkhira and 4 each in Chuadanga and Meherpur...

21 more die at Rajshahi hospital

Twenty-one more people died at different wards of the Corona unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours. Brig Gen Shamim Yazdani confirmed the deaths to Jago News on Tuesday morning. Of the deceased, 10 died from the disease and 11 others died with its symptoms. Of them, 11 were male and 10 were female, he said...

Sajeeb Wazed Joy turns 51 today

The 51st birthday of Bangabandhu's grandson Sajeeb Wazed Joy is being celebrated today amid increasing public expectations about his future role...

Dozens presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya coast: UN

A boat carrying migrants has capsized off Libya, leaving at least 57 people presumed dead, a UN migration official has said...

North and South Korea restore severed cross-border hotline

South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just over a year since the hotline was cut off, as the two countries look to rebuild trust, South Korea’s presidential Blue House said on Tuesday...

US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year

President Joe Biden has said US combat forces will leave Iraq by the end of this year, though troops will continue to train and advise the Iraqi military. The announcement came after Mr Biden held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House...

247 more die of Coronavirus in 24 hours

The death toll from COVID-19 has reached 19,521 as 247 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. This is the highest deaths from the virus in a single day in the country. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...