Global Covid cases top 217 million
Online Desk : The global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 217 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second wave of the...
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Ferry hits Padma Bridge again
UNB, Munshiganj : Ferries continue to crash into the under-construction Padma Bridge. In the latest accident, a ferry, Birshreshtha Jahangir, hit the span between the...
Biman Pilot Nowshad: A hero in his death
Online Desk : Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Captain Nowshad Ataul Qayum, who was hailed for landing his plane safely in Nagpur after he suffered a...
Rail link with Khulna and country’s other parts restores after 11 hours
Rail communication between Khulna and other parts of the country, which was disrupted following a derailment at Uthli in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district, resumed...
Bangladesh reports 94 Covid-related deaths as case positivity rate drops to 12.07%
Online Desk : Covid-19 claimed 94 more lives in Bangladesh and infected 3,724 more in 24 hours till Monday morning with the daily case positivity...
1st death from Hurricane Ida; power out across New Orleans
AP, NEW ORLEANS : Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to...
Afghan official claims 3 children killed in US drone strike
AP, KABUL : The U.S. military says a drone strike on a vehicle suspected of being used for a planned attack in Afghanistan may have...
Ramiz Raja set to become PCB chairman
Online Desk : Former Pakistan captain and renowned cricket commentator Ramiz Raja is set to become the new chairman of the country’s cricket board.Prime Minister...
Derailment: Rail communication between Khulna and rest of the country suspended
Rail communication between Khulna and the rest of the country remains suspended since Sunday night following the derailment of five train bogies at Uthli in...
15,520 hectares of croplands inundated in Kurigram
UNB, Kurigram: About 15,520 hectares of cropland have gone underwater in Kurigram district till Monday morning as the water level in the rivers has started...
Covid-19: India entering ‘endemecity’, 26.8% of world fully vaccinated
The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 216 million with the world still struggling to contain the pandemic, but there may be better news for one...
Sundarbans set to reopen for tourists on Sep 1
Online Desk : After nearly five months of closure due to the Covid restrictions, the Forest Department is reopening the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove...