Hefajat men vandalise resort to ‘rescue’ Mamunul

A group of leaders and activists of Hefajat-e-Islam blocked Dhaka-Chattogram highway, staged demonstrations, vandalised some vehicles, and ransacked a resort yesterday evening after getting a top leader of the organisation “rescued from confinement”.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Hong Kong to vet political candidates’ past to ensure loyalty to China: official

Candidates for public office in Hong Kong will have their entire history vetted, its top justice official said yesterday, after China announced a radical overhaul to ensure only “patriots” run the city.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Four UN troops die in major attack in northern Mali

Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday when suspected jihadists staged a major attack on their camp in Aguelhok, northern Mali, the UN mission said.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

France urges Iran to be ‘constructive’ at nuclear talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian yesterday called on Tehran to be “constructive” during talks with world powers next week in Vienna.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Democratic society suffers if media doesn’t work properly

Terming media the mirror of the society, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said multidimensional and democratic society suffer when the media does not play its role properly.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Dutch PM Rutte clings on after political battle

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte survived one of the biggest political fights of his decade in power Friday, narrowly winning a no-confidence vote over claims he lied about coalition talks.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

G7 urges rapid Eritrean withdrawal from Tigray as ‘stalemate’ looms

The G7 group of leading nations yesterday called for the “swift” withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern Tigray region, as the International Crisis Group (ICG) warned of a prolonged stalemate.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Jahanara Begum passes away

Jahanara Begum, wife of late Shah Alam Chowdhury, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

India fears worse 2nd Covid wave

India is staring at coronavirus pandemic second wave which may turn out to be worse than the first one, officials feared yesterday, as the country stepped up inoculation drive amid record number of cases.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Fighting Extremism: Delhi throws its weight behind Dhaka

India has said it has always been against fundamentalism and extremism and expressed confidence that the Bangladesh government would address the challenge posed by violent street protests by Hefajat-e-Islam during and after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to that country.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

UK imposes travel ban on visitors from Bangladesh

Visitors from Bangladesh, the Philippines, Pakistan and Kenya will be banned from travelling to the UK from 4:00am of April 9, according to a statement posted on the GOV.UK website.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Mother of three gang- raped in Patuakhali

A mother of three has been gang-raped allegedly by a group of three men in Patuakhali’s Baufal upazila around 9:00pm on Thursday.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Kutupalong Camp: 3 Rohingyas killed in fire at a bazaar

Three Rohingya youths died in a fire that ravaged eight shops at a bazaar near Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya yesterday.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘The smell of death is still everywhere’

Some of the 102 Britons who were evacuated to Singapore by air yesterday from East Pakistan revealed today the fighting and carnage they had seen.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Refugee Relocation: Diplomats to visit Bhasan Char today

Ambassadors and high commissioners of nine diplomatic missions in Bangladesh are going to Bhasan Char today to see the facilities offered for Rohingyas at first hand.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Anti-Coup Protests in Myanmar: Junta slammed for deaths of over 40 kids

Myanmar’s junta faced fresh international criticism yesterday over the deaths of more than 40 children and the “forced disappearance” of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Extreme Climate Events: Bangladesh loses 2pc of GDP a year

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh loses two percent of its GDP to extreme climate events every year.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigresses to get Test status

Bangladesh women’s cricket team are to be awarded Test status, decided an ICC meeting on Thursday. The meeting decided that Test and ODI status would be permanently awarded to all Full Member women’s teams.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Cop’s son found dead at Ctg home

Police recovered a bullet-hit body from a house in Akbarshah area in Chattogram city yesterday.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM

US couple arrested in plan to join IS in Yemen

A US couple was charged Thursday with support for a terror group after trying to board a Yemen-bound ship to join the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said.
2 April 2021, 18:00 PM