Bosnian Serb war criminal dies of coronavirus

A senior Bosnian Serb official, who was convicted by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, has died of coronavirus at the age of 75...

Khaleda’s conditional release extended by six months

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s conditional release from jail in two corruption cases has been extended by another six months...

Bangladesh coronavirus death toll stands at 4,802

The deaths related to the novel coronavirus reached 4,802 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the country recorded 43 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,724 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,41,056, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...

Ali Khan becomes first American in IPL cricket

Quader launches ‘Joy Bangla Telemedicine App’

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today formally inaugurated the operation of “Joy Bangla Telemedicine App” at a virtual ceremony...

Abrar murder: Charges framed against 25 accused

A Dhaka court has started the trial of BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case with framing charges against 25 fellow students accused in the killing. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman framed the charges on Tuesday. The court also fixed September 20 for recording deposition of witnesses in the case.

Bangladesh elected executive member of 3 UN bodies

Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the Executive Board of the UNDP/ UNFPA/ UNOP securing highest votes - 53 out of 54 votes with one abstention - for the term 2021-2023 beginning from January 1 next...

Bangladeshi-American Abid nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Dr Ruhul Abid, a Bangladeshi-American professor at Brown University Alpert Medical School in USA, and his nonprofit organisation Health and Education for All (HAEFA) have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, by University of Massachusetts Boston...

Bangladesh GDP to grow by 6.8pc in FY21: ADB

Bangladesh’s economy is showing signs of early recovery and its gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.8 percent in 2021 fiscal year, the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) report says. Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update was released on Tuesday...

Mainland China reports 8 new COVID-19 cases versus 10 a day earlier

Mainland China reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 14, down from 10 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said in a statement on Tuesday...

US to block some exports citing China’s human rights abuses

The US will block some exports from China's Xinjiang region, over alleged human rights abuses against the mostly Muslim Uighur minority. It says "forced labour" was used to make the products, including at a "vocational" centre it called a "concentration camp"...

Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus

Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth...

Jail authorities on high alert after threats of prison break

All the prisons across the country have been put on high alert after some unidentified miscreants issued threats to take away militant prisoners from jails. "The threats came over phone and in letters," said a letter signed by Inspector General (IG) of Prisons Brig Gen AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha on Sunday...

City polls within 3 months of expiry of tenure; Bill cleared

Election to any city corporation will have to be held within three months instead of the existing six months before the expiry of its tenure, according to the draft of the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Bill, 2020...

Sri Lanka tour not possible under such terms: BCB chief

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan has said that it is not possible for Bangladesh team to tour Sri Lanka under the conditions that has been set by hosts Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)...

Coronavirus: 26 die, 1812 infected, 2512 recover in 24 hours

The death toll from coronavirus has reached 4,759 as 26 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1812 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 339,332. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Monday...

SI among 5 jailed in robbery case

Five people including a Sub Inspector of Bangladesh police have been given 10 years in jail in a robbery case. Dhaka Special Judge-7 Shahidul Islam passed the order on Monday. The convicts are Sub Inspector Mosaddek Hossen Khan, Manirul Islam, Sazzad Hossen, Lutfor Rahman Khan and Liton Hawlader...

Saudi Arabia to ease COVID-19 int’l travel restrictions on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia will partially lift the suspension of international flights from Sept. 15, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, six months after travel restrictions were imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic...

Yoshihide Suga to be Japan’s PM after winning party vote

Yoshihide Suga is poised to become Japan’s prime minister after he was comfortably elected to lead the ruling party following the resignation of Shinzo Abe...

Actor Sadek Bachchu dies of COVID-19

Renowned actor Sadek Bachchu has passed away from coronavirus. He breathed his last at Universal Medical College Hospital (UMCH) in Mohakhali at 12:15 pm on Monday. Dr Ashis Kumar Chakrabarty, Managing Director of the hospital, confirmed the death to Jago News...