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CUET student held for 'derogatory remarks on Prophet'
05:36 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayA student of Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has been arrested for allegedly making derogatory comments on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on Facebook...
India clinch England T20I series
04:38 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayIndia defeated England by 36 runs in the fifth T20I to claim the series 3-2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 22, cases 2172
03:54 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayTwenty two more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,690. During the period, 2,172 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,70,878, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Sunday...
Why we procrastinate on the tiniest of tasks
03:46 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayIt could be a quick email to a colleague you dislike. Perhaps it’s some menial paperwork; a small tweak to a spreadsheet or an invoice that has to be filed...
News of general holiday totally false: Health Ministry
02:40 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayThe news of 7-day general holiday is totally false, said the Health Ministry. The ministry confirmed the information in a press release signed Maidul Islam Prodhan, Public Relations Officer of the ministry, on Sunday...
Japan to invest more in Bangladesh after corona: Envoy
01:55 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayJapanese Ambassador here Naoki ITO said his country will make more investment in Bangladesh after the coronavirus situation is improved...
Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu ahead of election
12:41 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayThousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday, calling for an end to his leadership just three days before the country’s fourth election in two years...
3 more arrested over attack on Hindus
12:08 PM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayThree more people have been arrested over the attack on Hindu community at Noagaon village in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj. Police arrested them in separate drives at different villages of Derai and Shalla on Saturday night...
8 killed in separate road crashes in Faridpur
10:55 AM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayAt least eight people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Madhukhali and Bhanga upazilas of Faridpur district on Sunday. In Madhukhali upazila, six people, including a woman and a child, were killed when a truck hit a microbus...
BNP leader dies of COVID-19
10:13 AM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayKhandaker Ahad Ahmed, Member of BNP’s Foreign Affairs Sub Committee, has passed away. Ahmed breathed his last while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in the capital at 12:15am...
Myanmar protesters voice defiance under cover of the night
09:40 AM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayOpponents of Myanmar’s military rule, many in small towns across the country, staged candle-lit protests on Saturday night and into Sunday in defiance of crackdowns by the security forces and the killing of nearly 250 people since the Feb. 1 coup...
Tokyo 2020: No int’l fans at Olympics and Paralympics
08:31 AM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayNo international fans will be permitted at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic...
Covid-19: Record day for UK with 711,156 vaccinations given
08:18 AM, 21 Mar 2021 SundayFriday was a record day for Covid vaccinations in the UK, with a combined 711,156 first and second doses given to members of the public. It means that half of all UK adults - some 26,853,407 people - have now received a first dose of a vaccine...
Younger generation far more environment conscious: Dia Mirza
10:02 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdayOther than being an actor and producer, Dia Mirza feels passionately about the environment. And she believes that the younger generation is more passionate about environmental causes than most others, which she sees as a very good sign...
China and Taiwan face off in pineapple war
09:45 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdayIt could be the world’s most heated dispute over pineapple, even eclipsing the interminable debate about whether or not it belongs on pizza...
Jury tells Apple to pay $308.5m for patent infringement
09:24 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdayA federal jury in Texas said Apple Inc must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management...
SL PM for exchanging experiences of socio-economic dev between Dhaka, Colombo
09:10 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdayLauding the ongoing socio-economic progress of Bangladesh, the Sri Lankan premier said, “Bangladesh is moving forward on the path of rapid development.”...
'Swadhin doesn't belong to Juba League'
08:39 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdaySunamganj district Juba League on Saturday claimed that Shahidul Islam Swadhin arrested in connection with the attacks on Hindu homes in Shalla upazila does not belong to the party...
Dhaka, Colombo agree to boost bilateral cooperation, trade ties
07:12 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdayThe two countries reached the consensus at the official bilateral talks held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the Bangladesh side while her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksha led his country in the talks...
Youth arrested for 'raping' disabled girl
06:46 PM, 20 Mar 2021 SaturdayPolice have arrested a young man for allegedly raping a disabled teenage girl in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district...