‘Need some rest now,’ BGB man says in suicide note
UNB, Feni: A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member allegedly killed himself with his own gun on Friday night apparently having failed to endure acute poverty.“Too...
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Global Covid cases near 243 million
Online Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 243 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.According to Johns Hopkins...
Dhaka is world’s second-most polluted city
UNB, Dhaka : ir pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh — its capital has been ranked as the second-most polluted...
Remembering poet Shamsur Rahman
UNB, Dhaka : Saturday marks the 93rd birthday anniversary of poet, writer and journalist Shamsur Rahman, widely regarded as a pivotal figure in Bengali literature...
Covid: 4 die, 232 infected in 24 hours
Online Desk: Covid-19 claimed four more lives and infected another 232 people in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Friday morning.The daily-case positivity rate decreased further...
Award-winning teenage rapper shot to death in Sweden
AP, STOCKHOLM : An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper was shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports on Friday suggested could...
Thailand easing tourist quarantine rules in November
AP, BANGKOK : Thailand is accelerating plans to reopen the country to foreign tourists, slashing mandatory quarantines beginning Nov. 1 for fully-vaccinated visitors arriving by...
Rehabilitation for arson victims of Hindus intensified, 584 held
A series of steps and actions have been taken by both the government and the ruling Awami League to rehabilitate the victims, ensure security and...
Iqbal, the prime suspect in Bangladesh communal violence, brought to Cumilla
UNB, Cumilla Iqbal Hossain, the man arrested from Cox’s Bazar last night for allegedly keeping the holy Quran at a Durga Puja venue, has been...
7 die in gunfight between rival Rohingya groups in Cox’s Bazar
At least seven people have been killed in a clash between two rival factions of Rohingya refugees at a camp in Cox’s Bazar.Several others were...
Over 180 people killed after heavy rains in Nepal and India
AP, KATHMANDU : Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rains have killed at least 99 people in Nepal since Monday, officials said.In neighboring...
Man suspected of being Cumilla’s Iqbal held from Cox’s Bazar
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Police Thursday night held a man suspecting him to be Iqbal Hossain, who was identified earlier as the one who kept...