Israel and UAE set for historic direct flight following peace deal

The first commercial flight from Israel to the UAE is to take place, marking a major step in normalising relations after the announcement of a peace deal...

EC sues Dr Sabrina for possessing dual NIDs

The Election Commission (EC) has filed a case against JKG Healthcare Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury for having acquired dual National Identity Cards (NIDs) with fake information. Gulshan Thana Election Officer Mohammad Momin Miah filed the case with Badda Police Station on Sunday...

Court accepts charge sheet against ex-DIG Prisons Partha

A Dhaka court has accepted the charge sheet against suspended Sylhet range Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Partha Gopal Banik in a case filed over recovery of Tk 80 lakh in illegal wealth from his Dhaka house. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge K M Imrul Kayes accepted the charge on Monday...

India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million

India reported 78,512 new novel coronavirus infections on Monday, slightly fewer than its record set the previous day when it posted the biggest, single-day tally of infections of any country in the pandemic...

Japan mulls picking new prime minister on Sept 17

Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sept. 17 to pick the country's new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday...

CR Dutta’s body reaches home, cremation Tuesday

The body of Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttam, widely known as CR Dutta, commander of sector number four during the Liberation War, reached Dhaka on Monday morning from the USA where he passed away on August 25 at the age of 93...

Jackie Chan’s luxury homes put up for auction

Two luxury Beijing flats where Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and his family have lived for the last decade are up for auction, reportedly amid a dispute over ownership...

Messi skips required coronavirus testing with Barca

In another sign that Lionel Messi’s time with Barcelona is coming to an end, the player did not report for required coronavirus testing scheduled for the whole squad on Sunday...

Lata Mangeshkar’s building gets sealed

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s building has been sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic...

Forget romance, Messi won't make Man City better

A fortnight ago, two key storylines emerged from Lisbon. There was the collapse of Barcelona and another premature Manchester City exit...

Beirut blast death toll rises to 190

The death toll from this month’s Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 injured and three people missing, Lebanon’s caretaker government said in a report dated Sunday, reports Reuters...

Bangladesh reports 42 more coronavirus deaths

The deaths related to the novel coronavirus reached 4,248 in Bangladesh on Sunday as the country recorded 42 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,897 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,10,749, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...

History repeated Karbala tragedy on August 15, 1975 in Bangladesh: PM

Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, however, mentioned that women and children were not killed in the Karbala incident but in Bangladesh the assassins did not spare the women and children...

Restaurant collapse in China's Shanxi kills 29

Twenty-nine people were killed and seven seriously injured when a restaurant collapsed in northern China’s Shanxi province, the country’s emergencies ministry media said on Sunday...

Genelia says she tested Coronavirus+

Genelia D'Souza, in her recent statement, said that she had tested positive for coronavirus and was asymptomatic three weeks ago...

Japan's Suga hopes to succeed PM Abe

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister, local media said on Sunday, as the competition heats up to succeed Japan’s longest-serving leader...

Global coronavirus cases surpass 25 million

Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as India marked a worldwide record for daily new cases in the COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed steady global growth as the disease’s epicentre shifts again, with India taking centre stage from the United States and Latin America...

Govt spending Tk 3,280cr to protect coastal areas

The government is constructing 139 polders in the coastal belt to protect the areas from tidal surges and floods, State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque said Saturday...

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Vision and Regal distributes prizes among DITF winners

‘Vision Electronics’ and `Regal Furniture’ awarded the winners of raffle draw offer for Dhaka International Trade Fair-2020...