Sri Lanka lifts 6-week virus lockdown amid economic worries
AP, Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown Friday as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline but will restrict people’s movement for work and...
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Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong
AP, HONG KONG : Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day Friday amid a expanding crackdown on free speech...
Fire in Romanian hospital kills unspecified number of people
AP, Romania : A fire broke out Friday morning at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta, leaving an unspecified number of people dead,...
Mobile courts to ensure ad-free foreign TV channels: Hasan Mahmud
Online Desk: Starting Friday (today), mobile courts will carry out drives to ensure cable operators broadcast advertisement-free foreign TV channels in Bangladesh.Information and Broadcasting Minister...
Khelafat Majlis quits 20-party alliance
UNB, Dhaka : Khelafat Majlis on Friday quit the BNP-led 20-party alliance as the party thinks it has become an ‘ineffective’ opposition platform.Khelafat Majlis acting...
Covid-19: 21 more die, 847 new cases in Bangladesh
Online Desk : Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 21 more lives and infected 847 others in 24 hours till Friday morning, showing a slight decrease in...
RU to reopen halls Oct 17
Online Desk: Rajshahi University on Thursday decided to reopen its residential halls on October 17 before resuming academic activities on October 20.The decision came from...
Several injured as tornado hits German port city of Kiel
AP, BERLIN : A tornado in the German port city of Kiel has injured several people, four of them seriously, authorities said.The city’s fire service...
Illegal phones to expire Friday with dying SMS
UNB, Dhaka : All types of illegal mobile phone sets in Bangladesh will shut off automatically from Friday with an SMS notification to the users,...
Global Covid cases near 234 million
Online Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 234 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.According to Johns Hopkins...
Hasina leaves Washington for home
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Washington for home on Friday night wrapping up her two-week official tour to attend the 76th session...
Qatar Charity constructs four more orphanages in Bangladesh
Staff Reporter: Qatar Charity, an International Charity Organization, has built four more new orphanages in three districts of Bangladesh to ensure a better future for...