Trump questions integrity of US polls

US President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the US election again on Tuesday, saying it would be “inappropriate” to take extra time to count the tens of millions of ballots cast by mail in his race against Democrat Joe Biden.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Two held for raping ninth-grader

A case was filed yesterday in connection with the rape of a college student in Barishal’s Agailjhara upazila on October 24 while Rangpur, police arrested two persons on Tuesday in connection with the gang-rape of a ninth-grader on Sunday.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Moon richer in water than once thought

There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published Monday raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment -- and maybe even fuel -- on the lunar surface.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Soumitra Chatterjee on ventilator

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been put on ventilator support as his condition worsened further on Monday, said doctors at a Kolkata hospital.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Biden makes late push for red states

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign is making a late push into deeper-red states in the final week before the 2020 election,
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Police foiled march towards French embassy

A group of leaders and activists of Islami Andolan staged demonstrations in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque yesterday morning, protesting recent comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans to open for tourists early November

The Forest Department is set to soon reopen the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco World Heritage Site, to tourists after seven months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

‘We must not give up’

The World Health Organization chief has warned that abandoning efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, as suggested by a top US official, was “dangerous”, urging countries not to “give up”.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Facebook commits to safe online environment

Facebook has expressed its commitment to improve user safety and security and take steps to protect its users, especially women and children, from internet abuse.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Khulna court delivers verdict in three days

A Khulna court yesterday delivered a verdict in a drug case within just three working days. A record for the country.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Serve people of the villages: Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman says today that he wants qualified doctors to go to rural areas so that the people living in villages receive the benefits of modern treatment.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Fury after Qatar ‘forcibly examined’ women at airport

Female passengers flying from Qatar were subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom, in procedures the Australian government yesterday described as “grossly disturbing” and “offensive”.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

First stage of Egypt parliament elections wraps up

Polls closed in Egypt Sunday after the first phase of parliamentary elections in which candidates loyal to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are expected to sweep to victory.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Rifat Murder Case: Children’s court to deliver verdict today

A Barguna court is set to deliver the verdict today on 14 juvenile accused in the much-talked-about Rifat Sharif murder case.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in road accident

One Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper in the Central African Republic died in a road accident and two others sustained injuries, said Inter Services Public Relation Directorate yesterday.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Oxford vaccine gives hope to all age groups

The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford produces a similar immune response in both older and younger adults, and adverse responses were lower among the elderly, British drug maker AstraZeneca Plc said yesterday.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

ACC to seek contempt order against PK Halder

The Anti-Corruption Commission will seek contempt of court order against Prashanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder who is allegedly involved in misappropriating over Tk 10,000 crore from four non-banking financial institutions.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh passes 4 lakh Covid-19 cases mark

The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus surpassed 4 lakh mark as the Directorate General of Health Services reported 1,436 new cases in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Swechchhasebak Dal activist killed at Bogura temple

A Swechchhasebak Dal activist was killed in front a temple in Sabgram Bazar in Bogura’s Sadar upazila early yesterday.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM

China ‘Threats’: Pompeo starts South Asia tour in India

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi yesterday, kicking off a four-country Asia tour that he has said will focus on the “threats” posed by China.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM