Forging Documents: Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia

Two Bangladeshi men, believed to be involved in selling fake immigration documents, have been arrested in Malaysia.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

India starts delivering Covishield shots

Indian airlines started delivering batches of Covid-19 vaccines nationwide yesterday, preparing for the launch of a campaign to offer shots to 1.3 billion people, in what officials call the world’s biggest vaccination drive.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Positivity rate dips to 9-month low

The percentage of Covid-19 cases that come out positive was the lowest in nine months yesterday.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Pak policeman killed in attack on polio vaccine team

A police officer was shot dead in northwestern Pakistan yesterday when a polio vaccination team he was escorting was attacked in a drive-by shooting.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I have told the truth, will continue to do so’

Abdul Quader Mirza, mayor of Noakhali’s Basurhat municipality, yesterday voiced resentment over alleged remarks about him by his elder brother Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Herd immunity unlikely this year

The European Union started the approval process for its third vaccine yesterday after WHO scientists warned that herd immunity from coronavirus was unlikely this year even with mass inoculation schemes.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Four arrested over rape in Patuakhali, Lalmonirhat

Police have arrested three men over the gang-rape of a woman in Patuakhali’s Kuakata and another man over the rape of a fifth-grader in Patgram of Lalmonirhat.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Men in their 30s get Covid-19 most

Males aged between 30 and 39 constitute the largest share of the Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh, reveals a study.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Quader Mirza warns of polls violence

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday said officials of the administration, law enforcement agencies, and election commission would face dire consequences if the municipal election in Noakhali gets marred by irregularities.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Couple, two others killed in Gazipur fire

Four people, including a couple, were killed and 20 others injured in a fire in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Four killed in 2 train accidents

Four people, including two members of a family, were killed in train accidents in two districts yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Global Covid-19 cases top 90m

Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million yesterday, as nations around the globe raced to dose millions of people and extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight new coronavirus variants.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Democrats introduce resolution to impeach Trump

House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump yesterday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rape of Teen: IGP, DMP AC contradict on age of accused

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed yesterday said what happened in Kalabagan was out-and-out a crime.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia launches car-free city

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, announced Sunday the launch of an eco-city “with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions” at its futuristic NEOM mega development.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Blue Network: DNCC scheme offers hope for canals in Dhaka north

Dhaka North City Corporation has taken an initiative to create an integrated “blue network”, connecting and reviving all the canals in 18 newly added wards to resolve the city’s perennial waterlogging.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

AL in power for a long time helped accelerate development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it has been possible for the Awami League government to make Bangladesh a role model of development in the world as it is in state power for a long time.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 infection rate drops below 7pc

Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 6.02 percent with 849 new cases reported until early yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

US, other Western nations express ‘concern’ at HK arrests

The US, Britain, Australia and Canada released a statement Saturday underscoring “serious concern” over the mass arrest of Hong Kong democracy figures under a new security law, part of a mounting crackdown by Beijing.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Cuba to test Covid vaccine candidate in Iran

Cuba will test its most advanced Covid vaccine candidate, in Iran, the research center that developed it announced on Saturday.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM