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TCB to sell potato at Tk 25 per kg: Minister
07:08 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell potato at Tk 25 per kg within three days...
HC turns down writ challenging reappointment of Wasa MD
06:16 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayThe High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of the process for reappointing Taqsem A Khan to the post of managing director (MD) of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa)...
Pak opposition leaders reach Gujranwala for their first anti-govt protests
05:17 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayPakistan opposition leaders along with an “ocean” of people made their way to Gujranwala for the first show of strength of their anti-government campaign...
Modi invited to join March 26 prog in person
04:53 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayBangladesh has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Bangladesh on March 26 in person to jointly celebrate the Independence Day of Bangladesh. "We’ve invited him and they agreed in principle," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters after his meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami...
Man City planning £15m Messi bid in January
04:27 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayManchester City are contemplating offering Barcelona just £15 million (€16m/$19m) to land Lionel Messi in January, quoting the Daily Star, reports Goal.com..
Bangladesh sees 14 more deaths, 1274 fresh cases
03:56 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday recorded 1,274 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,88,869. Of the total patients, 3,03,972 recovered, with 1,674 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 11,866 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 21,63,568...
Israel sends treaty delegation to Bahrain with Trump aides
03:47 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayAn Israeli delegation accompanied by the U.S. treasury secretary flew to Bahrain on Sunday to formalise nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington has promoted as an anti-Iran bulwark and potential economic bonanza, reports Reuters...
Armenia, Azerbaijan accused of breaking truce
03:20 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayArmenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating a humanitarian ceasefire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh...
Ayub Bachchu’s 2nd death anniversary today
02:40 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundaySunday marks the second death anniversary of celebrated singer, guitarist, composer and music director Ayub Bachchu...
Working to provide better future for children: PM
01:20 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government is working relentlessly to provide a better future for the children so that they could become the leaders of the country. The Prime Minister said this while addressing a programme virtually marking the birth anniversary of Sheikh Russel...
Coronavirus: Empty streets in France as curfew enforced
12:25 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayThe streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night as a new curfew was enforced...
Dhaka ranks worst in air quality index
11:53 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayDhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. It had a score of 188 at 10:24am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’...
Saudi allows citizens, residents to perform prayers in Al-Haram Mosque
11:07 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundaySaudi Arabia allowed its citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform prayers in one of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram mosque in Mecca, for the first time in seven months, state television reported early on Sunday...
Landslide hits Vietnam army barracks, 22 soldiers missing
10:55 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayA landslide early on Sunday left at least 22 soldiers missing in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri, the government said, as the Southeast Asian country battles the worst flooding in years. Intense rains since early October have caused floods and mudslides that have killed at least 64 people in central Vietnam...
Ex-state minister Mosharraf dies of coronavirus
08:59 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayAKM Mosharraf Hossain, former state minister for power and energy during the BNP-led four-party alliance, died of coronavirus at a city hospital on Saturday night. He was 83...
AL candidates win Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by polls
08:41 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayAwami League (AL) backed candidates have been unofficially elected in the by polls to Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 constituencies as the concerned Returning Officers (ROs) declared the results after counting the votes on Saturday evening...
Sheikh Russel’s birthday today
08:27 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayThe 57th birthday of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed on Sunday...
Bangladesh, others request India for Covid vaccine trials: Modi
09:58 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayIndian scientists and research teams are collaborating and strengthening research capacities in neighbouring countries --Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, the Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka...
Eid-e-Miladunnabi on Oct 30
09:51 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayThe holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (SM), marking the anniversary of birth and demise of Prophet Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on October 30 with due religious solemnity...
ISPAB, COAB postpone countrywide strike
09:20 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayInternet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) and Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) on Saturday postponed their countrywide three-hour strike which was supposed to start from Sunday, reports BSS...