Ex-state minister Mannan, his wife stand trial on graft charges
The trial of Abdul Mannan Khan, former state minister for housing and public works, and his wife Hasina Sultana formally began on Sunday after a...
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Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera: Five Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army during overnight military raids that led to armed confrontations on Sunday in the Jenin...
Murder in commuter train: Five robbers held
UNB, Dhaka : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday arrested five robbers in connection with the killing of two passengers during a robbery...
80 lakh people to be vaccinated on PM’s birthday
UNB, Dhaka : Eighty lakh people will be vaccinated against Covid-19 on Tuesday under another phase of mass vaccination campaign, marking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s...
Munia rape and murder: Flat owner gets anticipatory bail
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Sunday granted a six-week anticipatory bail to Ibrahim Ahmed Ripon, landlord of the flat where college student Mosarat...
Covid’s daily death toll falls further in Bangladesh as 21 more die
Online Desk : Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 21 more lives and infected 980 others in 24 hours till Sunday morning.This is the lowest number of...
Truck driver, helper killed in Sylhet road crash
UNB, Sylhet : A truck driver and his helper were killed as a truck hit a stationary truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Dayamir area of...
Full-scale Covid testing at Dhaka airport starts Tuesday
UNB, Dhaka : The much-awaited RT-PCR labs to conduct Covid-19 tests for the departing passengers will go into full-scale operation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Police make ‘significant’ arrest over London teacher’s death
AP, London: British police said Sunday they have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering Sabina Nessa, a primary school teacher killed as she walked...
Sheriff’s office: At least 3 killed in Amtrak derailment
AP, JOPLIN : At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana,...
Global Covid cases near 232 million
Online Desk : The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 232 million amid spread of Delta variant.According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),...
8 dead as al-Shabab claims blast in Somalia’s capital
AP, Somalia : A vehicle laden with explosives rammed into cars and trucks at a checkpoint leading to the entrance of the Presidential Palace in...