A walk down memory lane

It is an exhibition that utilises modern technology to offer a magnificent opportunity to walk through history.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Biden defends handling of migrant surge

US President Joe Biden pushed back Thursday against attacks on his handling of a surge of immigrants, calling it a seasonal increase and saying his approach was more humanitarian than predecessor Donald Trump’s.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Britain says HK ‘has no right to dictate’ passport recognition

Britain told Hong Kong yesterday that it had “no right” to order other countries not to accept a UK travel document for a popular youth working scheme after the city confirmed it had made the request to several other nations.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Refugee Camp: Fire guts office of an int’l NGO

Fire gutted the office of Relief International, an international NGO, at Leda Rohingya Camp at Hnila union in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila early yesterday.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid will not respect borders

The United Nations has urged a divided world to unite against a virus that ignores all borders, saying the pandemic could delay by a decade its goal to end global inequalities as vaccine diplomacy threatens global inoculation goal.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Rare Van Gogh painting sells for $15.4m

One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands sold for more than 13 million euros at auction Thursday, Sotheby’s said.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

From friendly opposition to strong critic

The recent strong criticism of the government by Jatiya Party has raised questions in the country’s political arena about its intentions.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

5 killed in Ctg, B’baria clashes

Four people were killed in Chattogram and one in Brahmanbaria in clashes between supporters of Hefajat-e-Islam and policemen after Juma prayers yesterday.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Amjad Ali no more

Amjad Ali, a dramatist, actor and producer of Bangladesh Betar, who retrieved war-time documents from an Al Badr camp in Rajshahi in 1971, passed away on Thursday night.
26 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Blaze at Refugee Camp: Around 600 children still missing

Rohingya parents are enduring an agonising wait as they hope to be reunited with their children who were separated in the massive fire that raged through four camps on Monday in Balukhali of Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

FB Post On Mamunul: Police, not Hefajat, sue one under the DSA

Even though police have been saying that Hefajat leaders would file a case against Jhumon Das Apon, they are the ones who ended up suing the Hindu man for criticising a leader of the islamist outfit on Facebook.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Vaccine stock to get a boost

The country’s stock of Covid-19 vaccine today is getting an additional 12 lakh Oxford-AstraZeneca shots given by the Indian government as a gift.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu declares independence

Just before his arrest, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman sent a message declaring the independence of Bangladesh. This message was broadcast from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro on 26 March, 1971, and was widely reported in newspapers around the world.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Libya militia leader shot dead

Libyan militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli, wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, was shot dead in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, security sources said.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

50 injured in clashes between protesters, cops, BCL activists

At least 50 people, including students, were injured in separate clashes involving police, Bangladesh Chhatra League activists and protesters in Motijheel and Dhaka University areas yesterday.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Imran writes to Hasina

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, congratulating her on the occasions of the Golden Jubilee of Independence and Mujib Borsho.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

FFs, Martyred Intellectuals: Govt publishes partial lists

With the country observing the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence, the government yesterday published a partial list of freedom fighters containing 1,47,537 names.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Pro-Iran group stages armed Baghdad rally

Masked gunmen in a convoy of pick-ups drove through the Iraqi capital yesterday staging a show of force against Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi who has proposed a new dialogue with Washington.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Forests, soil may not keep pace with CO2 emissions

The world is counting too heavily on soil and plants to soak up planet-ravaging carbon pollution, researchers cautioned Wednesday.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM

3 stabbed to death at arbitration

Three people died after they were stabbed on Wednesday night during an arbitration meeting over stalking a girl in Uttar Islampur of Munshiganj town.
25 March 2021, 18:00 PM