Biden and Putin trade warnings over Ukraine, but vow diplomacy
AFP, WASHINGTONPresident Joe Biden on Thursday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of a tough US response to any invasion of Ukraine, while the Kremlin...
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World to ring in New Year under Covid cloud
AFP, SYDNEY :The world prepared on Friday to usher in 2022, after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and...
4 killed, 19 injured in Sirajganj bus crash
UNB, Dhaka : Four people were killed and 19 others injured as a bus overturned on a three-wheeler at Salanga on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway of Sirajganj...
Bangladesh appoints Hasan Foez Siddique as chief justice
Online Desk : Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, a judge of the Appellate Division, has been appointed as the chief justice of Bangladesh’s top court, a...
Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings
AP, BANGKOK : When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out...
Shakib nominated for ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been nominated for the International Cricket Council’s Men’s ODI Player of the Year award. Along...
NBR extends tax return submission deadline to January 2
UNB, Dhaka : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for income tax return submission till January 2.In a notification on Thursday...
Prof Selim’s death: Kuet issues show-cause notice to 44 students
UNB, Khulna : Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) authorities on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to 44 students over the unnatural death of...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 7 more deaths reported in 24 hrs
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged seven Covid-linked deaths with 509 fresh infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning. With the detection of the fresh cases...
Get vaccinated, PM renews her call to all
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to all to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the government is going to...
Holy Family Medical College teacher held for ‘sexually harassing’ female student
UNB, Dhaka : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Wednesday arrested a teacher of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College on allegations of sexually...
Cox’s Bazar beach: Dedicated zone for women walked back
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The district administration has gone back on its decision to keep a dedicated zone for women and children visiting the world’s...