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Youth hacked in Dhaka over previous enmity
09:24 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayA young man was hacked at Mohammadpur in the capital over previous enmity on Tuesday afternoon...
Govt working for more afforestation, environmental development: PM
08:42 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government is working for more afforestaion to make the country greener and ensure environmental development...
Three farmers killed in lightning strikes
08:23 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayThree people were killed and three others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in three upazilas of Sirajganj district on Tuesday afternoon...
Apple and Google face competition probe
07:22 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it is investigating Apple and Google over their dominant position in the mobile phone market...
US Navy says carrier group operating in South China Sea
06:46 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayA US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine mission, the US Navy said on Tuesday, at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims most the disputed waterway...
Govt allows use of J&J Covid-19 vaccine
06:14 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe Directorate General of Drug Administration has approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in the country, a press release of the drug regulator said on Tuesday...
Hajj and Umrah management Bill, 2021 passed
06:07 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayHajj and Umrah Management Bill, 2021 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday aiming to ensure smooth performing of hajj and umrah by the Muslim devotees and remove irregularities and mismanagement in the sector...
50 more die of Covid-19 in 24hrs
05:47 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdaySome 50 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 13,222. During the period, 3,319 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 8,33,291, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...
India students get bail in Delhi riot case
05:25 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayA court in India has granted bail to two female activists arrested in May 2020 over an anti-government protest...
15 killed in Somalia suicide bombing
05:00 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayAt least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bombing at an army camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a Reuters witness who counted the bodies at Madina Hospital said...
Momen inaugurates Bangabandhu lounge in NY
02:41 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, who is now on an official tour in the US, has formally inaugurated the newly established Bangabandhu Lounge at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in the UN in New York...
HRW says UN shared Rohingya data without their ‘informed consent’
01:01 PM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayHuman Rights Watch says the UN improperly collected and shared data from more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees with their host country Bangladesh...
Hefazat leader Azharul Islam arrested
11:59 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayDetectives have arrested former organizing secretary of Dhaka city Hefazat-e-Islam Azharul Islam from Jatrabari area in the capital. Iftekharul Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Media and Public Relations Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the arrest to Jago News on Tuesday...
Philippines’ Duterte will not cooperate with ICC probe: Spokesman
11:07 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte will "never cooperate" with an International Criminal Court probe into the country's deadly drug war, his spokesman said Tuesday, branding the process "legally erroneous"...
Australia’s Victoria state reports no new local COVID-19 cases
10:03 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayAustralia’s Victoria state on Tuesday reported no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, fueling hope that movement restrictions in the state capital Melbourne will be eased later this week...
US Covid-19 deaths cross painful 600,000 milestone as country reopens
09:45 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe United States has now lost over 600,000 mothers, fathers, children, siblings and friends to Covid-19, a painful reminder that death, sickness and grief continue...
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China
09:18 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayNato leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a "systemic challenge"...
Argentina draw 1-1 with Chile at Copa America
08:32 AM, 15 Jun 2021 TuesdayLionel Messi scored a stunning free kick, repeatedly dribbled through the Chilean defense and created opportunities regularly for his Argentina teammates. Despite Messi's intense performance, Argentina was held 1-1 by Chile in its Copa America opener...
Coronavirus: 54 more die in 24 hours
05:47 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 13,172 as 54 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 3,050 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 829,972. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Trial of ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi begins
05:42 PM, 14 Jun 2021 MondayThe trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has got under way, four months after a military coup removed the elected government from office...