Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Greece to regularise 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
10 injured as BNP, police clash in Tangail
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Sohan captain for Zim T20Is
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Grain exports via black sea: Ukraine, Russia sign deal
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Lanka troops raid main protest camp
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
BSF seizes ‘record’ 41.49 kg gold near Benapole border
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
2 Covid patients die; positivity rate 8.36
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
25-yr-old tourist drowns in Nikli haor
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Schoolgirl raped in Manikganj
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Graduation from LDC Status: Dhaka calls for a long-term package
Bangladesh has called for an incentive-based and long-term graduation package for the graduating and graduated countries from LDC status as they are at a high risk of sliding back -- both due to the Covid-19 impacts and the loss of LDC support measures.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Nandigram Seat: Mamata moves HC against Suvendu’s win
The Calcutta High Court yesterday deferred to June 24 the hearing on the petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rival Suvendu Adhikari’s win in Nandigram constituency in recent state assembly elections.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
India braces for Covid 3rd wave by Oct
A third wave of coronavirus infections is likely to hit India by October, and although it will be better controlled than the latest outbreak the pandemic will remain a public health threat for at least another year, according to a Reuters poll of medical experts.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Sovereign Bangla only political solution’
Intellectuals and academicians of Bangladesh held that the only political solution with Pakistan was the emergence of a sovereign and an independent Bangladesh, according to Dr AR Mallick, founding vice-chancellor of Chittagong University.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
They defrauded 6,000 patients
An organised crime gang, in line with the instructions from Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed, played a role in spreading Covid-19 virus in the country by preparing fake test reports, a Rab probe has found.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Six more lives lost to road crashes
At least six people, including a minor girl and a police officer, were killed and 10 others were injured yesterday in separate road accidents in Chattogram and Brahmanbaria.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Guterres sworn in for 2nd term as UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was sworn in yesterday for a second term as head of the world body, promising to draw on the lessons of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Vehicles Operating in Capital: Govt to take stock of them
The government is planning to find out how many vehicles operate in the capital as well as the capacity of its streets.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
First astronauts arrive at China’s space station
The first astronauts arrived at China’s new space station yesterday in the country’s longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka seeks clear roadmap from UN
Bangladesh is seeking a clear roadmap from the UN on the Rohingya repatriation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine S Burgener in New York Wednesday.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia ready for further talks if US is willing
The Kremlin was guarded about future dialogue with Washington yesterday, a day after the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Brandishing Arms: Licences of two pro-AL contractors cancelled
The authorities yesterday cancelled the firearms licences of two pro-Awami League contractors in Pabna on charges of illegally using those.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid Cases in UK: Delta variant caused 50pc rise since May
The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant has driven a 50 percent rise in infections in England since May, a large prevalence study led by Imperial College London found yesterday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson delayed the end of restrictions.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
NIDs for Rohingyas: ACC sues 3 cops, EC high-up
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued three police inspectors, a senior official of the election commission, and 13 Rohingya refugees for being involved in providing Rohingyas with Bangladeshi passports and National ID cards.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Begum Para’ in Canada: ACC for list of officials who own houses
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asked the government to provide a list of its officials who own homes in “Begum Para” of Toronto, Canada.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Yahya requests Nixon to persuade India
Pakistan President Yahya Khan, in a letter dated June 18, 1971, drew attention of American President Richard Nixon to the “rapidly mounting threat to peace and security in the sub-continent”.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Missing Preacher: Wife asks him to be returned immediately
The wife of Abu Taw Haa Muhammad Adnan, a young Islamic preacher who remained missing for six days along with three others, again urged the authorities to take steps for their immediate safe return.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Unholy nexus giving gas connections
Despite being not directly linked to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, they would go to households to assist linemen and supervisors of the national gas distributor.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM
EC director among 11 sued by ACC
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sued 11 people, including a director of the Election Commission (EC) in Dhaka, in two cases.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Sudan’s Debt Relief: Bangladesh donates $7.7m
Bangladesh on Tuesday provided about $7.7 million to Sudan, which is rebuilding its $30 billion battered economy from years of corruption and sanctions.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM