2 opposition MPs lambast govt over graft

Two opposition lawmakers came down heavily on the government yesterday in parliament for its failure to curb corruption.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Attack on Cops: More than 50 people sued, 8 arrested

Around four dozen people were sued over attacking a police team in Pirojpur Sadar upazila early yesterday.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Relocation: 3rd batch goes to Bhasan Char on Jan 29-30

Almost 3,000 Rohingyas will be relocated to Bhasan Char by the end of this month, a top official said.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Unrelenting Covid Threat: Borders tightened around the world

Border restrictions were being tightened around the world yesterday in the face of an unrelenting coronavirus threat, after a weekend in which anger at social distancing rules bubbled over into fiery clashes in the Netherlands.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to seek smooth supply of vaccines

Dhaka would seek smooth supply of vaccine under the tripartite agreement on buying Covishield from Serum Institute of India when Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen visits Delhi from January 28-30.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Daily infection rate drops to below 4pc

Bangladesh recorded a daily infection rate of 3.34 percent, with 473 new cases reported until early yesterday.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

CTG Mayoral Candidates: Pledges are beyond their mandates

Most pledges made by the mayoral aspirants of the two major parties -- Awami League and BNP -- in their manifestos for the January 27 Chattagram City Corporation election are beyond the legal and financial mandates of a mayor, experts said.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Venezuela’s Maduro willing to establish ‘new path’ with US

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday he was willing to “turn the page” with the US under President Joe Biden, calling for a “new path” after years of tension with Donald Trump’s White House.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh-US ties to reach new height

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said relationships between Bangladesh and the US will reach a new height under the Joe Biden administration.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

HSC, Equivalent Exams: Govt can now publish results without exam

Three separate amendment bills were passed in the parliament yesterday, paving the way for publishing results without holding a public exam during a pandemic, epidemic, and Act of God.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Johnson, Biden discuss ‘deepening alliance’: PM’s office

Boris Johnson and Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to deepen ties and cooperate on tackling climate change in their first conversation since the US president’s inauguration, the British prime minister’s office said.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Cattle take the brunt of cold

Cattle in the country’s northern districts are being infected with different cold-related diseases due to the bitter cold that has been prevailing over the region for the last couple of weeks.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Wild elephants trample two teens to death

Two teenagers were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in Alikadom upazila of Bandarban early yesterday.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Vested property recovered from ex-minister Latif

Officials yesterday recovered a property in Tangail worth Tk 50 crore from former minister Abdul Latif Siddique.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Teenage boy arrested on rape charge

Police arrested a teenage boy and were looking for a young man on separate charges of rape in two districts yesterday.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

FIR Manipulation: ACC sues former OC of Puthia

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued Inspector Shakil Uddin Ahamed for tampering with FIR of labour leader Nurul Islam murder case in Rajshahi’s Puthia in 2019.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

No deaths in Europe tied to Covid jabs

Despite dozens of deaths of people shortly after they were vaccinated against coronavirus, scientists say the evidence available so far does not incriminate the new anti-Covid vaccines.
24 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Wildlife Trade: 2 traffickers held with deer hides

Police detained two alleged traffickers along with 19 deer hides in Bagerhat’s Sharankhola yesterday, three days after a tiger’s skin was recovered from the possession of a poacher in the upazila.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Four die as trawler sinks in the Bay

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered four bodies from the Bay of Bengal yesterday, few hours after a fishing trawler capsized.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid Vaccine: Pfizer offers 40m doses to poorer countries

Pfizer announced Friday that it will provide up to 40 million of its Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries on a non-profit basis, through the globally-pooled Covax facility.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM