11 arrested in armed militia group standoff with police near Boston

Eleven heavily armed, self-professed militia members were arrested near Boston Saturday, ending an overnight standoff that shut down a major U.S. Interstate at the start of the Independence holiday...

England thrash Ukraine to make last four

England produced a magnificent display as they thrashed Ukraine in Rome to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark at Wembley. Manager Gareth Southgate's side followed up the landmark victory over Germany...

TikTok back in Pakistan after court revokes ban

TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content...

PM urges all to obey lockdown, reaffirms to stand by them

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the countrymen to obey the ongoing lockdown and health guidelines properly to stop further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), reassuring all of bringing under vaccination and other required assistances...

43 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday...

621 held in Dhaka on 3rd day of strict lockdown

Police arrested as many as 621 people across the capital on the third day of strict lockdown on Saturday for going outside without emergency need. Besides, the mobile courts fined 346 people around Tk 1,06,450...

134 more die of Covid-19 in 24 hrs

Some 134 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 14,912. During the period, 6,214 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 9,36,256, the health directorate said in a press release on Saturday...

No gas in parts of Narsingdi for 12 hrs

Gas supply was suspended in parts of Narsingdi town and its adjacent areas on Saturday afternoon due to maintenance works.

Seven Tigers including Shakib, Tamim in LPL draft

A total of seven Bangladesh cricketers including Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have registered to compete in the Lankan Premier League (LPL), Sri Lanka's premier T20 franchise competition...

Motorcyclist killed in Barishal road mishap

A motorcyclist was killed in a road mishap in Babuganj upazila of Barishal district on Saturday morning...

Spain defeat Switzerland to reach Euro 2020 semifinals

As Spain’s jubilant players sprinted onto the field to celebrate a penalty-shootout victory at the European Championship, Luis Enrique stood alone and simply pumped his fists...

Italy beat Belgium 2-1, advances to Euro 2020 semifinals

Italy’s defenders celebrated their stops like the attacking players celebrated their goals...

20 reported missing after heavy rains trigger landslide in Japan

At least 20 people have been reported missing on Saturday, after heavy rains hit Japan’s central city of Atami, triggering landslides, according to the public broadcaster NHK...

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Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao announce divorce

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, who recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, have announced divorce. They released an official statement and updated about the same...

Bharat Biotech says vaccine 93.4% effective against severe COVID-19

Phase-III trials of a vaccine made by India's Bharat Biotech showed it was 93.4% effective against severe symptomatic COVID-19, the firm said on Saturday, a finding that could boost people's acceptance of Covaxin...

Canada heatwave: Lightning strikes trigger wildfires in British Columbia

More than 130 wildfires - fuelled by lightning strikes - are burning across western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave...

US understands urgency of getting vaccines of Bangladesh: Miller

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has said his country understands urgency of providing “safe” and “effective” COVID vaccine to Bangladesh...

13 die at RMCH’s Corona unit in 24 hours

Thirteen people died at the Corona unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours. Five of them died of Coronavirus and the rest eight died of its symptoms. Shamim Yazdani, Brigadier General of RMCH, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Saturday...

Five killed in ambulance-pickup van collision

Police said an ambulance carrying a cancer patient collided head-on with a pickup van in Hatia area on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway this morning, leaving three dead on the spot and seven others hurt. Among the injured, two more died in hospital...