Shakib denies inaugurating Kali Puja

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in a video on his YouTube channel yesterday denied that he had inaugurated a Kali Puja mandap on his recent trip to Kolkata.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Time is running out for Brexit deal, EU tells Britain

European Union diplomats yesterday warned Britain that time was fast running out for a Brexit deal, and that it may already be too late to ratify one, as negotiators in Brussels began a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous exit at the end of December.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Libya talks end without naming govt: UN

UN-led talks aimed at appointing an executive to help lead Libya out of a decade of conflict ended Sunday without discussing names, the world body said.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Erdogan says Cyprus made up of ‘two separate states’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said he favours a permanent division of Cyprus into two states, during a visit to the breakaway Turkish-held north decried as a “provocation” by the internationally recognised Greek-speaking south.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Algerian media chief jailed for 5 years

The head of Algeria’s top private media group was jailed for five years yesterday, the company said, the toughest sentence handed to a press mogul in the North African country.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Minor found dead in Jubo League leader’s home

An 11-year-old Tripura girl was found dead at the house of a Jubo League leader in Khagrachhari on Friday.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Wave of elected women changing US politics

With Kamala Harris poised to become the first female vice president of the United States, and with a record number of women elected to Congress -- including more Republicans than ever -- considerable history will be made when they all take office in January.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

25 female ‘Jamaat activists’ sent to jail

Twenty-five female leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested on Saturday night, while they were holding what police said was a secret meeting in Kushtia.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Militant Funding: India denies Pakistan’s allegations

India yesterday denied allegations by its arch-rival Pakistan that New Delhi had helped fund militant groups on Pakistani soil, with a foreign ministry spokesman dismissing them as “fabricated” and “figments of imagination”.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Killing of ASP: Hospital cook, ward boy ‘confess’

Two employees of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital confessed yesterday before a magistrate to their involvement in the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Anisul Karim on November 9.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Japan offers technical help

Japanese ambassador Takashi Oyamada communicates to Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Japan’s willingness to provide technical help to Bangladesh when he calls on Bangabandhu at the Gono Bhaban today.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

FM hopeful of signing Teesta deal

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday expressed his optimism over signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal with India, saying it remains ready for signing since 2011.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Virus curbs tighten worldwide

Germany yesterday warned that its anti-coronavirus measures were likely to last four or five more months, as Greece announced a new ban on gatherings and Mexico surpassed one million infections.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Home boss infected with Covid-19

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan was found infected with Covid-19 on Saturday night.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

People like him are rare in film industry

My family and I had known Soumitra babu from when I was in my mid-teens. He often came to our house and addressed my father as “dada” and my mother as “boudi”. As time passed, we did many films together and became good friends.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

His devotion was unparalleled

To me, Soumitra Chatterjee was a guiding light.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Ancient statue of Hermes dug up in Athens

The head of an ancient statue of the Greek god Hermes has been unearthed during excavations for sewage system improvements in central Athens, the ministry of culture said Sunday.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Soumitra a guardian of Bangalee culture

Soumitra Chatterjee was a guardian of Bangalee culture. It is an irreparable loss. Although my senior, he was more like a friend. A man of high morals, Soumitra dominated all spheres of culture.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Soumitra cremated with state honours

Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was cremated yesterday evening and a gun-salute at Kolkata’s Keoratala Burning Ghat.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Brazil votes in local polls marked by virus

Brazilians yesterday voted in municipal elections that will test the strength of the country’s rightward shift under President Jair Bolsonaro, with the coronavirus pandemic looming large.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM