Man shot dead in front of his house

A man was shot dead allegedly by his rivals in front of his house in Chattogram’s Rangunia yesterday afternoon.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

New cyclone barrels toward disaster-struck Indonesia

A new cyclone was barrelling toward Indonesia and threatened to spark more floods and landslides, authorities warned yesterday, as the archipelago reeled from a storm that killed more than 200 people, including victims in neighbouring East Timor.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

New York to pay undocumented migrants pandemic relief

New York state will issue one-time payments of up to $15,000 to undocumented migrants who lost work during the pandemic under a multi-billion-dollar fund championed by progressive Democrats but opposed by Republicans.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Abul Hashem passes away

Md Abul Hashem, a freedom fighter and an organiser of the Liberation War, passed away yesterday.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Day labourer drowns while lifting stones from river

A day labourer drowned while extracting stones from the Dahug river at Mandulpara village in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh yesterday noon.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Coup in Myanmar: Junta promises election in 2 yrs

Myanmar’s junta said yesterday that a protest campaign against its rule was dwindling since people wanted peace, and that it would hold elections within two years, the first timeframe it has given for a return to democracy since its February 1 coup.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

B’baria Mayhem: Offer apology or else face sedition cases

Brahmanbaria unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday said they would file sedition cases against Hefajat-e-Islam leaders if the latter did not offer an apology for “spreading lies” about the recent mayhem in the district.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

US restores assistance to Palestinians

The United States has restored assistance to the Palestinians severed under former president Donald Trump with an announcement of $235 million.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Pro-Hefajat speaker lands in jail for ‘anti- state’ speech

A Gazipur court yesterday sent Rafiqul Islam, 27, popularly known as “Shishu Bokta”, to jail after he was sued under the Digital Security Act for delivering “anti-state and provocative” speeches.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

3 Swechchasebak League men held in case under DSA

Three Swechchasebak League leaders from Chuadanga were arrested yesterday after being accused in a Digital Security Act case involving a local parliamentarian.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Mexican tricksters use disguise to get Covid jabs

Two Mexican men in their 30s managed to get the coronavirus vaccine in the capital by disguising themselves as senior citizens, but were later caught, the authorities said Wednesday.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

10th D-8 Summit: Focus given on vaccines, economy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is now more important than ever to work together for building a better future.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Tikka Khan sworn in as governor

The Martial Law Administrator Lieutenant General Tikka Khan was sworn in as governor of East Pakistan today. Earlier, after his appointment as both the governor and martial law administrator in East Pakistan on March 8, 1971,
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to seek strong US role for climate fund

Bangladesh would seek strong US role in mobilising climate fund as pledged by developed countries for mitigation and adaptation as US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry arrives in Dhaka today.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ after blast hits Iran ship

The United Nations on Wednesday called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East after an explosion on an Iranian ship in the Red Sea that reports suggested may have been carried out by Israel.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Cyclone that ravaged Indonesia, East Timor set to hit Australia

Australian authorities yesterday urged holidaymakers to evacuate a stretch of the country’s western coastline in the path of a cyclone that has devastated parts of Indonesia and East Timor.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Hefajat Mayhem: Security beefed up in Dhaka, other dists

In the face of recent violence by Hefajat-e-Islam, the police have beefed up security in different districts, including Dhaka.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes kill 3 Iran-backed fighters in Syria: monitor

Israeli strikes overnight targeting Syrian regime military positions and a weapons depot near Damascus killed three Iran-backed militia fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said yesterday.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Indian army chief arrives in Dhaka

Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane handed over 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine as gift to Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed yesterday.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

7th-grader raped in Barguna

A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by a youth in Taltoli upazila of Barguna district yesterday.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM