Global Covid cases top 237 million
Online Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 237 million, despite the ongoing mass inoculations in several countries.According to Johns...
News Buzz
Two held with Tk 10cr drugs in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram : Police have arrested two suspected drug peddlers, one of them a Rohingya refugee, in Chattogram and seized narcotics worth Tk 10 crore...
Romania to donate 200,000 AstraZeneca jabs to Bangladesh
BSS, Dhaka : Romania government has announced donating 200,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh.The declaration came while Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen held official...
6 Rohingyas held from refugee camps
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Armed Police Battalion (APBN) on Friday held six Rohingyas accused in different cases from the refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf.The...
Qcoom scam: RJ Nirob arrested, placed on 1 day remand
UNB, Dhaka : Police arrested popular radio jockey Humayun Kabir Nirob alias RJ Nirob, head of sales (communications and public relations) of E-commerce platform Qcoom...
Journalists from Philippines, Russia get Nobel Peace Prize
AP, OSLO : Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight...
Covid-19: Daily death toll in Bangladesh falls to 7, lowest since March
Online Desk: Bangladesh logged seven Covid-19 deaths, the lowest since March, in 24 hours till Friday morning with 645 infections reported during this time.The single-day...
SAFF Championship: Bangladesh lose 0-2 to Maldives
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh national football team tasted their first defeat in the five-nation SAFF Championship 2021 as hosts the Maldives beat them 2-0 Thursday.After...
Indian tourist visas to be issued from Oct 15
UNB, Dhaka: The Indian High Commission in Dhaka will begin issuing tourist visas from October 15.“We are reopening tourist visas in a phased manner. Existing...
‘Social costs of women’s migration very high’
UNB, Dhaka : The social cost of women’s migration is very high, as they leave behind their families and children when they go abroad for...
Court says Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas should be dismissed
AP, LAS VEGAS : A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman who sued for more than the...
School closure impact: over 3,000 girls married off in Bagerhat
UNB, Bagerhat : As the schools in Bangladesh reopened after long Covid-induced shutdown last month, many girls in this coastal district were missing from classrooms...