Modi to open Maitri Setu today

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate “Maitri Setu” (Friendship Bridge) between Bangladesh and India today through videoconferencing.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I appeal to all, no lip service please’

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has appealed to the international community to work sincerely, instead of paying “lip service” for repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Judge delays start of jury selection in George Floyd murder trial

The judge hearing the murder trial of the police officer charged with killing George Floyd delayed the start of jury selection yesterday.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Iran dailies hail Pope-Sistani meet as chance for peace

The Iraq meeting of Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of Shia Islam’s top clerics, was front-page news in Iran yesterday, with some media declaring it a chance for peace in the neighbouring country.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Swadhinata Padak 2021: Nine people, BARC picked

The government has picked nine individuals and one institution for “Swadhinata Padak 2021” (Independence Award), the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for their outstanding contributions to the country.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Hundreds of houses destroyed by twin tremors in Greece

Twin earthquakes in Greece last week have left around 900 houses uninhabitable, media reported yesterday, while strong aftershocks continue to strike fear into people made homeless and looking for shelter.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Trial for Covid Treatment: Oral drug yields promising data

German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials of a drug administered orally to fight Covid-19, saying it helps reduce patients’ viral load.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

S’pore builds floating solar farms

Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

11 more die, 606 get Covid-19

Eleven people have died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday and at least 606 new infections were recorded in that period.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Tikka Khan refused oath

Tikka Khan was handed over responsibilities of both the governor and martial law administrations in East Pakistan. He was also the commander
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Attempted Murder: SC clears way of trial of magistrates, ex-DC

A lower court can now continue the trial proceedings of a case that accused former Kurigram deputy commissioner Sultana Parvin, three executive magistrates, and several ansar members of attempting to murder a journalist in March, 2020.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

She could only watch as racing buses crushed her mother

A daughter watched her mother being crushed to death between two buses, the drivers of which were competing to get ahead, at an intersection in Gulistan yesterday.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Crisis in Myanmar: Willing to engage with all parties

China is willing to engage with “all parties” to ease the crisis in neighbouring Myanmar and is not taking sides, the Chinese government’s top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi said, as thousands of anti-coup demonstrators defied an ongoing military crackdown yesterday.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Youth stabbed to death as ‘gangs’ clash

A 20-year-old was stabbed to death during a clash between two “gangs” in Bayezid Bostami area of Chattogram city last night.
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Nine int’l rights bodies urge govt to repeal DSA

Nine rights organisations on Friday urged the Bangladesh government to respect and protect people’s rights to freedom of expression and to end what they said was an escalating crackdown on human rights.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Tangail-Rangpur Highway: Govt to turn it into tolled road

The two-lane Dhaka-Tangail-Rangpur highway that is being turned into a four-lane one has been selected for charging toll from those plying it.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Crisis: US, Australia, Japan to keep supporting Bangladesh

The US pledged continued support to the Rohingyas and their host communities in Bangladesh and called for the Myanmar military to restore power to the democratically elected government and refrain from further violence.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Pandemic risks undoing gains for women: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday warned that the pandemic risked rolling back progress made on gender equality, as women take on the lion’s share of childcare in lockdown and are more likely to work in at-risk jobs.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

10 more die, 540 infected with Covid

Bangladesh recorded 10 more coronavirus-related deaths and 540 new cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning, showing a slight fall in daily infection rate.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Duterte wants to ‘finish off’ communist rebels

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military and police forces to “finish off” and “kill” all communist rebels in the country, prompting fears that it could unleash a new wave of bloodshed similar to his deadly war on drugs.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM