Obaidul Quader belongs to a razakar family

Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, Awami League lawmaker from Noakhali-4, has alleged that party General Secretary Obaidul Quader belongs to a razakar’s family.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriaion: Committed to starting it in line with 2017 deal

Myanmar has said it is committed to beginning the Rohingya repatriation as per the bilateral agreement signed with Bangladesh in 2017.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Italy arrests alleged white supremacist for terrorism

A 22-year-old Italian linked to white supremacist groups was arrested yesterday on terrorism charges, Italian police said.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes kill 4 civilians in Syria: state media

Four civilians, including two children, were killed by Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama at dawn yesterday, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Cold-related illness sees rise in North

Cold-related diseases are spreading in different northern districts due to the ongoing gloomy and foggy weather.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

15 more die from Covid, 619 infected in a day

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,981 as the country’s health authorities recorded 15 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

7-year-old raped in Bagerhat

A seven-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by a man in Bagerhat Sadar upazila.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Butterflies create jet propulsion with clap of wings

The whimsical, wafting flight of butterflies may not give the impression of top aerodynamic performance, but research published on Wednesday suggests their large flexible wings could be perfectly designed to give them a burst of jet propulsion.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Gunfight’ with BGB: Rohingya ‘yaba dealer’ killed in Bandarban

A Rohingya man, suspected to be a yaba trader, was killed in a “gunfight” with the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban early yesterday.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

5 killed in fire at India’s Serum

Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturing hub in India yesterday, but the company insisted the production of drugs to counter the coronavirus pandemic would continue.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

16 more die, 584 test positive for Covid in a day

Bangladesh recorded 16 coronavirus deaths and 584 fresh cases overnight.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Put more emphasis on research

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Dhaka University authorities to put more emphasis on research and build skilled human resources for the country.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Preparations on to reopen schools on a limited scale

The government has opened a discussion on resumption of the classes at schools on a limited scale from next month.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

3 killed, 4 injured in Bandarban road crash

Three people were killed and four others critically injured as a jeep, popularly known as Chander Gari, fell into a ditch in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila yesterday.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Attacks’ on Freedom of Expression: Amnesty Int’l voices concern

Amnesty International yesterday expressed deep concern over the recent arbitrary detention and other forms of harassment of artists who are facing increasing attacks on their right to freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

ACC arrests land officer over graft in dev work

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested a union-level deputy assistant land officer after he was found making a fortune out of land acquisitions for the government’s development work in Cox’s Bazar’s Moheshkhali upazila.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Padma Bridge: PM does not want it to be named after her

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday disapproved two lawmakers’ proposal to name the under-construction Padma bridge after her for her contributions to the country’s development and progress.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Remembering Mujibur Rahman Dilu

We shared a very intimate and personal bond. I still remember those days when newly-married Mujibur Rahman Dilu came to my Paltan residence with his wife.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Death toll in Madrid building blast rises to four

The toll from a powerful explosion caused by a gas leak that gutted a building in a residential part of Madrid rose to four yesterday after a priest died from his injuries.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Digital Security Act: BCL leader lands in jail over mobile phone video

A union-level leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League in Tangail’s Mirzapur was sent to jail yesterday on charges of recording videos of a woman bathing on his mobile phone.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM