Will spread Bangla, Bangla literature further globally: Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday promised to spread further the great Bangla, its literature and the country’s culture and heritage across...
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No more Covid restrictions from Feb 22: Cabinet Secretary
The government has decided not to extend the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions anymore from February 22, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam on Sunday. “A clear...
Covid positivity rate in Bangladesh drops to 7.82%
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged 21 more Covid-linked deaths with 1,987 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning following a downtrend in the cases....
Drive of truck that killed 5 in Cumilla held
UNB, Cumilla : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained the driver of the truck that hit an auto-rickshaw leaving five people dead in Burichang...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar
AP, MOSCOW : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings...
Canadian police appear to end protesters’ siege of Ottawa
AP, Ontario : Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through Canada’s capital Saturday, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing...
Re-excavation of canals giving new hope to Cumilla residents
UNB, Cumilla : Residents of Chandina upazila and Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla district are dreaming of a new beginning as the re-excavation work of Kazipara...
Eminent poet Kazi Rosy no more
UNB, Dhaka : Eminent poet and former parliament member Kazi Rosy passed away in the city early Sunday.She breathed her last at a private hospital...
Ekushey Padak handed over to 24 eminent personalities
UNB, Dhaka : Twenty- four eminent personalities on Sunday received Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, in recognition of their contributions to various...
Woman held for killing twin daughters in Khulna
UNB, Khulna : A 28-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday morning, a day after her twin daughters were found dead in a pond in Kushla...
Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest
Ontario, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada’s besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started...
Bangladesh reports 13 more Covid-linked deaths with 2,150 fresh infections
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged 13 more Covid-linked deaths with 2,150 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning amid a downtrend trend in cases....