BCB election: Papon, Sujon re-elected
Sabbir Hossain :The election to the Directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was held in the BCB’s office room of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket...
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PM calls on President at Bangabhaban
BSS, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here this evening.“The prime minister (PM) discussed...
Kanak Sarwar’s sister Raka remanded in 2 cases
UNB, Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Wednesday put Nushrat Shahreen Raka, sister of US expatriate journalist Kanak Sarwar, on a five-day remand in two cases-one...
Mohib Ullah murder: 3 more accused remanded
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : A Cox’s Bazar court on Wednesday placed three other accused on a three-day remand each in a case over the killing...
Covid in Bangladesh: 23 more lose lives, 703 get infected
Online Desk: Twenty-three more people died of Covid-19 and 703 new cases were detected in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.On Tuesday, the country logged 23...
Bangladesh reiterates firm stance against terrorism
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, mentioning that terrorism cannot and should not be...
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyazaki, no tsunami warning issued
Online Desk : An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Wednesday struck off Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The temblor...
Argentine house fire leaves 7 people dead
Xinhua,Buenos : Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south...
Two die as van hits three-wheeler in Cumilla
Two persons were killed when a speeding van crashed into a three-wheeler on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway near Suagazi in Cumilla Sadar South upazila early on...
Journo Kanak Sarwar’s sister held for spreading anti-state propaganda
UNB, Dhaka : Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested Nusrat Shahreen Raka, sister of controversial expatriate journalist Kanak Sarwar, for spreading anti-state propaganda.Raka, 38, wife...
Progress at snail’s pace 2 years after govt opens smart prepaid gas metres to private competition
UNB, Dhaka : Two years after the government opened the prepaid gas metre market to the private competition, none has been able to enter the...
Global Covid cases near 236 million
Online Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 236 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.According to Johns Hopkins...