Covid Pandemic: 25 more die, 1,681 test positive

Twenty-five people infected with Covid-19 died in the country in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Terror Attack’ in France: Three stabbed to death at church

A knife-wielding attacker beheaded a woman and killed two other people at a church in the French city of Nice yesterday.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Deaths from Covid: 80pc of the victims had comorbidity

Around 80 percent of the Covid-19 patients who died had comorbidity, finds a government study.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Extrajudicial killings fall significantly

The number of extrajudicial killings has dropped significantly in the country as only nine such cases have been recorded since August, said rights group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt working to make Bangladesh self-reliant

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was working with a goal to make Bangladesh economically self-reliant and brighten its image so that its people can move in the world stage with dignity.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Indo-China row may harm co-op in the region

The Indo-China and US-China tensions can have a deep negative impact on the cooperation within the region, including Bangladesh’s economic cooperation with China, two foreign relations analysts have said.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Constitution for socialism,democracy

Winding up the general debate on the Constitution Bill in the Gono Parishad today, Dr Kamal Hossain, minister for law and parliamentary affairs,
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Haider Anwar Juno no more

Valiant freedom fighter and a doyen in the country’s leftist politics Haider Anwar Khan Juno died yesterday at a city hospital.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Religious Sentiment: Mob beats man to death for ‘hurting’ it

A man was beaten and burnt to death by a mob on Burimari Union Parishad premises on allegations of hurting religious sentiment in the district’s Patgram upazila yesterday evening.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Italy returnees plunge into further uncertainty

Italy-bound expatriates are facing challenges to get back to their workplaces as many are still waiting for air tickets.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Hurting’ Religious Sentiment: College girl held in Dinajpur

A college girl from a minority community was arrested on Wednesday night on charges of hurting religious sentiments in Dinajpur’s Parbatipur upazila.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Turkey condemns French caricature featuring Erdogan

Top Turkish officials condemned a caricature scorning President Tayyip Erdogan in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo yesterday, calling it a “disgusting effort” to “spread its cultural racism and hatred”.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Always be ready to protect constitution, sovereignty

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the Bangladesh Army to be always ready to face any threat from home and abroad to protect the constitution and sovereignty of the motherland.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

‘No space for third party’

A day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended strong support for India’s efforts to defend its sovereignty, China yesterday responded by saying that boundary question is a bilateral matter and there is no space for a third party to intervene.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Questionable DB Raid: 2 witnesses fail to appear before court

A Dhaka court yesterday fixed November 24 for the next hearing in the fake currency case filed against Hotel Bondhu manager Hasan Majumdar and its chef Sohel Rana as two witnesses failed to show up.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

23 more die from Covid, 1,492 test positive

Twenty-three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Two held for gang-raping girl in Ctg

Police arrested two people from Chattogram’s Banskhali upazila on Tuesday night for gang raping a 15-year old.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Delhi to start issuing tourist visas soon

Bangladeshi visitors to India would continue to get tourist visas soon, said Indian High Commission in Bangladesh.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh wants amity with China

Abdus Samad Azad, the foreign minister of Bangladesh, says today in Belgrade that Bangladesh wishes friendship with China and agreement with Pakistan.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Internet to remain slow for 4 days in some areas

Traffic interruption in internet usage will begin from the wee hours of tomorrow in some parts of the country and will continue for four days as cable diversion activities of the i2i is expected to start at that time.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM