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Nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins
08:38 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayThe country is set to witness the launching of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign today as inoculates reached designated government medical warehouses up to upazila level...
Shakib listed at highest base price for IPL auction
08:13 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayBangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was listed at the highest base price of INR 2 crore (approx. US $274,000) for the Indian Premier League (IPL)...
After Rihanna, Susan Sarandon backs Indian farmers' protest
07:10 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayHollywood star Susan Sarandon on Saturday shared a tweet supporting the ongoing farmers’ protest in India...
Seminar on Big Data Analytics with ICT Division
06:51 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayA seminar was organized by the ICT Division of Bangladesh Govt in collaboration with Value Base AI, a Bangladesh based AI and Analytics solution provider...
ULAB student's death after rape: Prime accused confesses
05:43 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayMurtaza Rayhan Chowdhury, the prime accused in the case filed over the death of a student of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh after rape, has confessed to his crime...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 8, cases 305
04:29 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayEight more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,190. During the period, 305 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,37,770, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Saturday...
Suarez says Messi contract leak was ‘evil’
04:20 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayAtletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez said Friday he does not understand how “people could be so evil” to leak the contract of his friend and former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi...
Myanmar shuts down internet amid anti-coup rallies
03:27 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayMyanmar's military rulers have shut down the country's internet, according to monitors, as thousands of people protest against this week's coup...
Mominul 10th Test ton, Liton fifty set West Indies 395 target
02:38 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayMominul Haque's tenth Test hundred helped Bangladesh set a daunting 395-run target against West Indies on the fourth afternoon of the first Test in Chattogram...
Why is love essential for happiness?
02:33 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayLove is a pure feeling. Once felt cannot be forgotten. The more we get, the more we want. People seek it all of their lives but seldom get enough of it...
Mominul smashes ton in Chattogram Test
01:44 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayBangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque hit a ton in the ongoing Test against West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday...
Myanmar writes to Bangladesh explaining military takeover: FM
01:36 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayMyanmar has written to Bangladesh through its Ambassador in Yangon explaining why the military took over on February 1. The current interim government conveyed that some 10.4 million fake votes were cast in the national election in Myanmar held in November last year...
Mominul, Liton drop anchor as Bangladesh lead swells past 300
12:35 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayMominul Haque was eyeing his seventh century at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium as an unbroken 76-run stand between him and Liton Das put Bangladesh in a commanding position at lunch on day four of the first Test...
Bangladesh to boost spending in next two fiscals to offset Covid impact
11:42 AM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government has decided to fix the public expenditure at 17.1% and 17.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the next two fiscals (2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively)...
US to revoke terrorist designation of Houthis citing famine
11:22 AM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayThe United States intends to revoke the terrorist designation for Yemen’s Houthi movement in response to the country’s humanitarian crisis, reversing one of the most criticised last-minute decisions of the Trump administration...
Myanmar coup: Military leaders block Twitter and Instagram
09:06 AM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayTwitter and Instagram have become the latest social media sites to be blocked for users in Myanmar following Monday's coup by the military. Telenor, one of the country's main internet providers, confirmed it had been ordered to deny access to the two sites "until further notice"...
Star of The Sound of Music Christopher Plummer dies
08:44 AM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayChristopher Plummer, the distinguished Canadian actor best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91...
Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests
08:16 AM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayRussia has expelled three diplomats from Germany, Sweden and Poland for joining protests in support of opposition activist Alexei Navalny, who was jailed earlier this week. The Russian foreign ministry said the three took part in "illegal demonstrations" on 23 January...
Myanmar teachers join growing anti-coup protests
05:53 PM, 05 Feb 2021 FridayA civil disobedience movement in Myanmar is gaining momentum with teachers and students protesting against Monday's military coup. Demonstrators at a university in the biggest city, Yangon, chanted support for jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and wore red ribbons, her party's colour...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 7, cases 435
04:57 PM, 05 Feb 2021 FridaySeven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,182. During the period, 435 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,37,465, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Friday...