Why Babul Akter should not be granted bail: HC
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain why former Chattogram Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter,...
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Saudi FM due Tuesday; meetings with PM, FM Wednesday
UNB, Dhaka : Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud will arrive in Dhaka on a brief visit Tuesday afternoon. Foreign Minister AK...
Consider maximum cut in import VAT on edible oil: Cabinet directs NBR
UNB. Dhaka : The Cabinet on Monday directed the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to take immediate steps to curtail the VAT on edible oil...
Zelenskyy vows to keep negotiating with Russia
AP, Ukraine : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will continue negotiating with Russia and is waiting for a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy...
War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
AP, BOSTON : Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social...
Average US gas price rises 22% in two weeks to record $4.43
AP, Calif.: The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per...
7 killed in north China plant fire
XINHUA, HOHHOT : Seven people were killed in a fire at a chemical plant early Monday in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities...
Global Covid cases near 457 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases is now rapidly approaching 457 million as the pandemic enters into its third year. According to...
Asian stocks mixed, oil falls as Russian attacks intensify
AP, BANGKOK : Stocks were mixed in Asia and oil prices fell Monday as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation kept...
Hadisur’s body reaches Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : The body of Md Hadisur Rahman, who was killed on March 3 in a rocket attack on a Bangladeshi vessel stranded at...
Bangladesh women make history beating Pakistan in World Cup
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Women national team beat their Pakistan counterpart in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup by nine runs on Monday at Hamilton....
US prepares to sign Iran Nuclear Deal without Russia
New Nation Report : According to a senior State Department official, the US will not negotiate exemptions to Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia in order to...