Six burnt in Ashulia house blast
Online Desk : Six people sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a house in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital early...
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At least 10 killed as blasts rock Afghan capital Kabul
Al Jazeera: Three bombs rattled the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least 10 people and plunging the city into darkness, an Afghan government spokesman has...
China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
BBC Online : The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use.The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51%...
Police launch murder probe into Dr Sabira’s death
The police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a doctor at her home in Dhaka’s Kalabagan under mysterious circumstances.Rezaul Hasan Jewel, a...
7 die in gas cylinder blast in India
At least seven people died and an equal number injured after a cooking gas cylinder explosion triggered the collapse of two adjacent buildings in the...
Bangladesh puts Satkhira border areas on alert
UNB, Satkhira : The border areas of Satkhira district have been put on high alert in view of a surge in Covid-19 cases in neighbouring...
Alok Sharma in city to discuss climate issues ahead of COP26
UNB, Dhaka : COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma arrived here on Wednesday morning on a two-day visit to to strengthen support for UK COP26 climate priorities...
Woman gives birth to triplets in B’baria
UNB, Brahmanbaria : A woman has given birth to triplets, all girls, at a private hospital in the district town, doctors said on Tuesday.Sumaiya Akter,...
Dhaka wakes up to flooded roads
UNB, Dhaka : Residents of Dhaka woke up to waterlogged streets on Tuesday morning after pre-monsoon showers lashed the city.Just three hours of rainfall —...
Magura runs out of Covid jabs, suspends vaccination
UNB, Magura The Covid-19 inoculation drive has been temporarily halted in Magura district due to vaccine shortage, health officials have said.District Civil Surgeon Dr Shahidulkalah...
Global Covid cases top 170.5 million
UNB, Dhak: The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 170.5 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second outbreak of the virus.The total...
1 lakh-plus Pfizer vaccine doses reach Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : The first batch of 1.06 lakh doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Dhaka Monday night under the global vaccine initiative...