Call to hike taxes of tobacco products in final budget
Staff Reporter: Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) has called for imposing specific taxes and increasing prices of tobacco products. Journalists of ATMA raised such demand in...
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No mercy for human traffickers: BGB chief
Border Guard Bangladesh will not show leniency for anyone involved in the trafficking of women and children, says Maj Gen Md Shafeenul Islam, director-general of...
Late goal gives Brazil controversial 2-1 win over Colombia
Reuters :Brazil went behind for the first time in eight games on Wednesday but responded with a controversial equaliser before netting a dramatic winner deep...
India records 54,069 new cases of COVID-19, 1,321 deaths in a day
PTI, New Delhi : India reported 54,069 new cases of COVID-19 in a day which took the infection tally to 3,00,82,778 while 1,321 more fatalities...
One dies, 69 more test positive for Covid-19 in C’nawabganj
BSS, CHAPAINAWABGANJ One more person died of Covid-19 during the last 24 hours raising the total number of deaths to 97 in the district.“The number...
Army Chief adorned with General rank badge
BSS, Dhaka : Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed was adorned with the new rank badge of General in the presence of Prime...
18 more die, 1,018 test positive for Covid-19 afresh in Rajshahi division
BSS, Rajshahi : A total of 1,018 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all eight districts of the division on Wednesday, jumping the...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on AL founding anniversary
BSS, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 72nd founding anniversary...
India adds 50,848 new COVID-19 cases
PTI, New Delhi : India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the three crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days.The total...
Strong earthquake shakes Peru’s capital
AFP, Lima : A strong earthquake shook Lima and regions of central coastal Peru late Tuesday, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Peru’s...
More than 150 Texas hospital staff fired or quit over vaccine ruling
AFP, HOUSTON : Methodist hospital in Texas were fired or resigned after failing to comply with orders to get a Covid-19 vaccination to continue working...
Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows
AFP, SYDNEY Sydneysiders were largely banned from leaving the city Wednesday as Australian authorities rushed to stop a growing outbreak of the highly contagious Delta...