Drug case against Pori Moni: HC stays trial proceedings for 3 months
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday stayed for three months the trial proceedings of a case filed against Dhallywood actress Pori Moni under...
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Over 500,000 flee Ukraine
UNB, Dhaka : Fighting in embattled Ukraine has so far pushed more than 500,000 people across the country’s borders, according to the UN refugee agency...
Macron talks to Putin, calls for ceasefire in Ukraine
TASS, PARIS : French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said it was necessary to immediately cease fire in...
Vast Russian army convoy spotted north of Kyiv
AFP, WASHINGTON A huge Russian military convoy stretching some 40 miles was spotted Monday by a US satellite imaging company just north of the Ukrainian...
Global Covid cases top 436 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 436 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world.According to Johns Hopkins...
Bangladesh elected WFP executive board president
UNB, Dhaka : For the first time, Bangladesh has been elected the president of the executive board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)....
At rare UN session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine
AP, UNITED NATIONS : Ambassadors from dozens of countries on Monday backed a proposal demanding that Russia halt its attack on Ukraine, as the U.N....
2-month ban on hilsa fishing begins
UNB, Dhaka : A two-month government ban on hilsa catching, selling, hoarding and transporting began Tuesday, with a view to boosting its production.The ban that...
Official: Artillery kills 70 Ukraine soldiers
Online Desk : More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv,...
New CEC urges all political parties to take part in elections to strengthen democracy
Newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday urged all political parties to participate in elections to help strengthen the country’s democracy. “I would...
Int’l flights to remain suspended in India until further orders
XINHUA, NEW DELHI : Commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until further orders, officials said Monday. According to a circular issued...
2 killed in B’baria road accident
UNB,Brahmanbaria : Two people were killed and 2 others injured in a collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria...