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Bangladesh to get Chinese vaccine soon: Momen
02:37 PM, 23 Apr 2021 FridayForeign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen on Friday said Bangladesh will purchase Chinese vaccine soon while Beijing have given pledge to provide six lakh doses of COVID-19 inoculates as a gift first...
Sri Lanka openers circumspect after Bangladesh declare on 541
01:32 PM, 23 Apr 2021 FridaySri Lanka made a very circumspect start to their reply to Bangladesh's 541, having added eleven runs in the eight overs they batted till lunch. Taskin Ahmed, on his return to the Test team after four years, asked several questions of the openers, particularly in the last over before the break...
Shopping malls, markets to reopen on Sunday
01:26 PM, 23 Apr 2021 FridayThe government has allowed shopping malls and markets to reopen complying with the health guidelines from Sunday amid the alarming rise in coronavirus cases and deaths. The shopping malls and markets will stay open from 10am to 5pm, said a gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Friday...
Old Dhaka chemical warehouse fire claims 4 lives
12:15 PM, 23 Apr 2021 FridayThe deceased were identified as Oliullah, a security guard of the building where the warehouse situated, shop worker Russel Mia, the building resident Sumaya, and Olilullah's guest Kabir...
India’s giant second wave is a disaster for it and the world
11:51 AM, 23 Apr 2021 FridayApril 14th was a big day in India. Hindus and Sikhs gathered to mark the new year. Many Muslims celebrated the first day of Ramadan at late-night feasts with friends and family...
Atletico Madrid win to return to La Liga summit
11:40 AM, 23 Apr 2021 FridayAtletico Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a win over Huesca 24 hours after withdrawing from the European Super League...
Messi scores two as Barca thrash Getafe
11:29 AM, 23 Apr 2021 FridayLionel Messi scored two goals as Barcelona beat Getafe to climb to third in the La Liga table, two points behind second-placed Real Madrid...
US deepens emissions target at climate summit
10:04 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe United States on Thursday pledged at a global climate summit hosted by President Joe Biden to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, a target it hopes will spark other big countries to raise their ambition to combat global warming...
Prince William joins celebrity calls urging Covid spirit in climate fight
09:53 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayPrince William, alongside the celebrity judges of the Earthshot Prize, has called on the world to "harness that spirit of invention" which led to the development of coronavirus vaccines to help tackle the climate crisis...
Adopt ‘immediate action plan’ to cut carbon emissions, PM urges developed countries
08:10 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayShe simultaneously called for “strong collective response” to address global crisis like the climate change and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic-
Saloon based library, an exceptional initiative
07:54 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayIn this diverse world, People do many versatile work. Someone do for gaining happiness, someone do for self satisfaction...
Slow day in Pallekele ends with Bangladesh holding all the aces
06:22 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayBad light ate away the last 90-odd minutes of play on the second day, leaving Bangladesh very much in control with 474 on 4 on the board, even though they hardly moved the run-rate needle with their 172 runs in 65 overs on the day...
Why everyone wants to work in the gig economy now
06:14 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayIt took a pandemic, but the side hustle finally got promoted…into the C-suite...
Huge global disparities in electric car ownership
05:30 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayEurope and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America and Africa, according to a study conducted by the Munich Mobility Show...
Coronavirus: New deaths 98, cases 4014
04:40 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdaySome 98 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 10,781. During the period, 4,014 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,36,074, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday...
Apple plans to expand ads business
04:27 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayApple Inc is planning to expand its advertising business by adding a second advertising slot in its App Store search page's "suggested" section, the Financial Times reported on Thursday...
EU preparing legal case against AstraZeneca
03:45 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe European Commission is working on legal proceedings against AstraZeneca after the drugmaker cut COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union, sources familiar with the matter said...
Benzema double takes Real Madrid top
03:26 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayReal Madrid went level on points with Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga with a win at Cadiz in a week dominated by the announcement and seeming collapse of the European Super League...
Hefazat leader Kashemi placed on 5-day remand
02:30 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayA Dhaka court has placed Hefazat-e-Islam’s central assistant secretary general and its Dhaka city vice president Khurshid Alam Kashemi on a five-day remand in a case filed over the rampage in the capital eight years ago...
US adds 116 countries to its ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory list
02:15 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe U.S. State Department has added at least 116 countries this week to its “Level Four: Do Not Travel” advisory list, putting the UK, Canada, France, Israel, Mexico, Germany and others on the list, citing a “very high level of COVID-19.”