School starts for 1 million NYC kids amid new vaccine rules
AP, NEW YORK : Classroom doors swing open for about a million New York City public school students on Monday in the nation’s largest experiment...
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Ehsan Group chairman, 3 brothers remanded in embezzlement case
UNB, Pirojpur: A Pirojpur court on Monday placed Chairman of Ehsan Group Ragib Hasan and three of his brothers on a seven-day remand in a...
Minor girl ‘raped’ by teenage boy in Dhaka
Online Desk : A teenage boy allegedly raped a minor girl at Kalunagar in Hazaribagh of Dhaka on Sunday evening. The 7-year old rape victim...
Global Covid cases near 225 million
Online Desk: The global Covid-19 caseload is fast approaching another grim milestone of 225 million, with the world still struggling to contain the deadly virus...
North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles
AP, SEOUL : North Korea says it successfully test fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months,...
Hundreds protest Brazil’s Bolsonaro after week of tension
AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO : Several hundred Brazilians protested against President Jair Bolsonaro and demanded his impeachment in Sunday demonstrations called by conservative groups, days...
JP lawmaker Prof Masuda Rashid passes away
Online Desk: Professor Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury, a Jatiya Party presidium member and an MP from a reserved seat for women, died early Monday at...
Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
Two French politicians kicked off their presidential campaigns Sunday, seeking to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring election.The far-right National Rally party’s...
4 of a family arrested over Ctg ex-UP member murder
UNB, Chattogram : Police have arrested four members of a family over the murder of a former Chattogram UP member. Members of Police Bureau of...
Jamaat leader Nizam Uddin held in Bishwanath
UNB, Sylhet: Police have arrested Jammat-e-Islami leader Nizam Uddin Siddiqui from Sylhet’s Bishwanath municipality area. He was arrested at noon Sunday from the Puranbazar area...
Khaleda must return to jail for seeking permission to go abroad: Law Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia must return to jail for submitting a fresh application seeking permission...
8 injured as Bangladesh Bank’s wall collapses in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram: Eight people including pedestrians and hawkers were on Sunday injured when the boundary wall of Bangladesh Bank in Chattogram collapsed after being hit...