With G7 summit the first stop, Biden embarks on 8-day trip to Europe

U.S. President Joe Biden departs for Britain on Wednesday on his first trip abroad since taking office, an eight-day mission to rebuild trans-Atlantic ties strained during the Trump era...

Bus with migrant workers collides with van in India; 17 dead

A bus carrying migrant workers after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions hit a delivery van on a highway in northern India, killing at least 17 people and injuring 18, police said Wednesday...

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8 more die at Rajshahi medical’s coronavirus unit

Eight more people died at the coronavirus unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours on Wednesday. Of them, four died of Coronavirus and four others died from its symptoms. Dr Saiful Ferdous, Deputy Director of RMCH, confirmed the matter to Jago News...

UN Security Council backs Antonio Guterres for second term

The United Nations Security Council has backed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for another five years from January 1, 2022...

Jerusalem march through Muslim Quarter to go ahead

The outgoing Israeli government has given the go-ahead for a march by religious nationalists which was cancelled by organisers over fears it could trigger a new round of conflict...

France President Macron slapped in the face

French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France...

Pfizer to expand tests of COVID-19 vaccine in children below 12

Pfizer has said it will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in a larger group of children below 12 years of age after selecting a lower dose of the shot in an earlier stage of the trial...

Kamala Harris under pressure to visit US-Mexico border

Vice-President Kamala Harris has faced pressure to visit the US-Mexico border, as she tackled a record migration spike on her first official foreign trip. Ms Harris had a testy exchange with a news anchor who asked why she had not gone to the US' southern boundary...

Major media websites go down worldwide

Multiple websites operated by news outlets including the Financial Times, CNN, and Bloomberg News were down across the globe on Tuesday...

ECNEC approves Tk 1,400cr project to construct 30 paddy silos

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 1,400.22 crore project to construct some 30 silos across the country...

COVID-19: 44 die, 2322 infected

The death toll from COVID-19 has reached 12,913 as 44 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,322 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 815,282. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Tuesday...

BNP resorts to conspiracy after failing in polls: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP has resorted to conspiracy to take revenge after failing in polls and movement...

Death toll in Pakistan train crash rises to 56

The death toll in a train crash in southern Pakistan rose to 56 on Tuesday, a railway spokeswoman said, the latest accident to highlight a broken railway system that dates back to the 19th century...

Bangladesh, Austria sign Air Services Agreement

Bangladesh and Austria has signed the Air Services Agreement (ASA) to increase business-to-business and people-to-people connectivity between the two nations...

ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

Law enforcement agencies say they've arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app...

Light to moderate rain likely over country

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted light to moderate rain across the country...

Bangladesh elected 76th UNGA Session Vice President

Bangladesh has been elected as Vice President for the upcoming 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from the Asia Pacific Region for one year term beginning from September next...

4 of a Muslim family in Canada killed in ‘premeditated’ truck attack

Four members of a Muslim family were killed in a "premeditated" vehicle attack on Sunday, Canadian police say. The attack took place in the city of London, Ontario province. A boy aged nine, the family's only survivor, is in hospital with serious injuries...

Fast and Furious 9 crosses 250 million dollars mark worldwide

The ninth Fast and Furious movie, F9, has crossed the 250 million dollars mark globally as per Variety. This is some achievement, since the film is yet to release in many major markets including North America, India, Europe, and others...