Covid in Bangladesh: Single-day fatalities fall to 56
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged 56 Covid-19 deaths and 2,639 cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, showing a decline in single-day fatalities and cases...
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Taliban claim control of whole country, say war is over
Kyodo, Islamabad The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan over Monday after claiming to have wiped out the last pocket of armed resistance, while they...
World sees Covid surge as vaccination lagging
Online Desk: The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 221 million as the vaccination rollout has failed to keep pace.According to US-based Johns Hopkins University (JHU),...
Charges pressed against Nasir, Omi in Pori Moni case
UNB, Dhaka : Police have submitted a charge-sheet against three people, including businessman Nasir U Mahmood and his associate Tuhin Siddique Omi, in a case...
Eastern Refinery Unit-2 project: No progress in 11 years
UNB, Dhaka : Eleven years have elapsed since Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) took the “Eastern Refinery Unit-2” project to enhance the country’s petroleum refining capacity,...
Seven villages in Feni flooded as embankment collapses
Our Correspondent : Seven villages in Fulgazi upazila of Feni district have got submerged as the flood control embankment along the Muhuri River collapsed due...
Bus services in Candpur halt amid transport workers’ protest
UNB, Chadpur: Transport workers in Chandpur went on a wildcat strike on Monday morning halting bus services in the district in protest of a driver’s...
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3
Online Desk: The maritime ports of the country have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal 3 as a low pressure area has formed over...
PEC exam likely in November or December: State Minister
Online Desk: The Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination will be held either in November or December if the Covid situation improves, said State Minister for...
Munia’s death: Bashundhara MD among 8 sued over ‘rape, murder’
UNB, Dhaka : A rape and murder case was filed on Monday against Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir and seven others over the...
Dhaka’s rail link with 3 divisions restored after 5hrs
Online Desk : The train communications of Dhaka with the north-west region has been restored after five hours.The rail communication resumed around 9:00 am. Ullapara...
Chaos at Brazil’s WCup game as Argentina walks off field
Online Desk: Argentina walked off the field Sunday after only seven minutes of its World Cup qualifier against host Brazil after health officials came onto...