DMP sacks 10 cops for dope test failure

Dhaka Metropolitan Police has come down hard on its members who have failed the dope tests and were found to be involved in drug trading or collaborating with such traders.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

38 more die from Covid in a day

Bangladesh reported 38 more Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, taking the number of fatalities to 6,388.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Afghan VP vows to track down Kabul attackers

Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh yesterday vowed to track down those responsible for a rocket attack on the capital that killed at least 10 people, even as the Islamic State group claimed to have fired the salvo.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Kyrgyz protest over proposed constitution empowering president

Hundreds took to the streets in Kyrgyzstan yesterday to oppose a proposed constitution that critics say would empower the presidency and damage freedom of speech.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Cops find no trace of rape of NGO staffer

Police yesterday submitted an enquiry report before a court over a defamation case filed by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) against a female NGO worker in Cox’s Bazar.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Relocation to Bhashan Char: Rohingyas ‘being coerced’ into getting registered

Amnesty International issued a statement yesterday saying that they received allegations from Rohingya refugees about government officials in charge of camps coercing them into registering for relocation.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Protests in Brazil after security guards beat black man to death

The death of a black man beaten by white security guards at a supermarket sparked protests across Brazil Friday as the country celebrated Black Consciousness Day.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Grim conditions await Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

At a sprawling refugee reception centre in Sudan, Ethiopians who fled the deadly Tigray conflict queued haphazardly outside a school-turned-relief facility to receive handouts of food, water and clothing.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Former UK prime ministers warn against cuts to foreign aid

Two former British prime ministers yesterday warned the country’s current leader Boris Johnson against cuts to foreign aid spending.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Pompeo meets Taliban, Afghan negotiators in Qatar

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha yesterday, amid signs of progress in their talks as Washington speeds up its withdrawal.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Man sets alight wife with petrol

Police on Friday night arrested a 35-year-old man for setting his wife on fire leaving her critically injured in Chattogram’s Rangunia upazila.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Roumari Border: Bangladeshi man shot dead by BSF

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Kurigram’s Roumari border area early yesterday, said police.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Bid to Reverse US Polls Results: Trump faces more setbacks

Joe Biden yesterday reached the two-week mark since becoming president-elect, with President Donald Trump stinging from back-to-back setbacks in his desperate, unprecedented bid to undo his election defeat.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Noted citizens slam filing of case against BLAST staffer

Eighteen eminent citizens yesterday condemned the filing of a defamation case against a female employee of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) by a member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Custom House, Ctg: Where 1 tonne is not always 1 tonne

MS Selim Machinery, a Jashore-based company, imported car parts from India through the Chattogram Port in March this year.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Repatriation can’t be linked with POW

No indication is available here today as to when the repatriation of women and children to and from Pakistan under the offer made by India and Bangladesh will take place. India and Bangladesh are in consultation with each other on Pakistan’s response to their offer.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Hasina made co- chair of global body on antimicrobial resistance

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been made co-chair of One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) along with her Barbados counterpart Mia Amor Mottley.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

2 killed, 10 injured in gas cylinder explosion

Two people, including a balloon vendor, were killed and at least 10 others injured in a gas cylinder explosion near the venue of a Waz Mehfil in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila on Friday night.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Trump’s son Don Jr positive for Covid-19: spokesman

US President Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr has tested positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining without symptoms, the latest in a long list of infections among those with links to the White House.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Dozens at large after Lebanon jailbreak

Over 60 people fled a detention centre in Lebanon yesterday, including six who later died in a car accident on a nearby road, a judicial source said.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM