Rapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks
AP, NEW DELHI : On New Year’s Eve, the Indian government wrote to states encouraging them to promote the use of COVID-19 home tests, especially...
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Senior schools, universities to reopen on Feb 22: Dipu Moni
UNB, Dhaka : All secondary, higher secondary and university-level educational institutions in Bangladesh will reopen for physical classes on February 22, with strict Covid-safety protocols...
Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing
AP, Brazil : Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 94 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city...
Pathao rider among 2 killed in city road crash
UNB, Dhaka : Two people including a rider of Pathao, a ride sharing service, were killed when an unknown vehicle hit the motorbike on Dhaka-Mymensingh...
Female physician injured in Ctg road crash dies
UNB, Chattogram : A female doctor who sustained injuries in a road crash at Kazir Dewri in Chattogram on Tuesday succumbed to her injuries on...
Covid in Bangladesh: 20 more die as positivity rate stands at 10.24 %
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 3,539 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning as Bangladesh is seeing a downtrend...
Tamim Iqbal’s uncle ex-cricketer Akbar Khan no more
UNB, Chattogram : Cricketer Tamim Iqbal’s uncle Akbar Khan, a former cricketer, died on Thursday. Akbar Khan ,45, breathed his last in the early hours...
Bangabandhu BPL Cricket : Comilla storm into final
Sabbir Hossain Comilla Victorians stormed into the final of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket after defeating Chattogram Challengers by seven wickets in the...
Jatrabari steel plant worker succumbs to burn injuries at Dhaka hospital
UNB, Dhaka : A 25-year-old worker, who sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a steel plant on Tuesday night, died at Dhaka Medical College...
MoU signed to network non-government Australian stakeholders
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra and Cross Sector Development Partnerships Initiative (XSPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to complement the...
Kalabagan rape case: Lone accused Dihan indicted
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against Fardin Iftekhar Dihan in a case filed over the rape and murder of an...
Chawkbazar fire: 2 building owners, 6 others chargesheeted
UNB, Dhaka : Police on Wednesday pressed charges against eight people including two building owners in a case filed over the devastating fire incident on...