Directive to restrict use of ‘Indigenous’ unconstitutional
UNB, Dhaka : Fifty eminent citizens of the country in a joint statement have said that the Information Ministry’s restriction to use the word ‘Indigenous’...
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New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
AP, NEW YORK : Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the...
Wrongly built embankment in Khulna faces demolition as trees start dying
UNB, Khulna : Hundreds of trees of an afforestation project in Shibsha char are in Paikgachha upazila have been dying due to stagnant rainwater due...
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation
AP, WASHINGTON : President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation,...
Covid-19 vaccine consignment for kids arrive in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh has received 1.5 million doses of pediatric Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines donated by the United States. This is the first shipment of...
11 dead after train hits microbus in Ctg
UNB, Chattogram : A speeding express train rammed into a microbus at a level crossing at Mirsharai upazila on Friday, killing at least 11 people...
3 of family killed in Pabna road crash
UNB, Pabna : Three of a family, including two children, were killed and four others injured when a speeding bus crashed into their van on...
357 killed, over 400 injured as monsoon rains continue to batter Pakistan
XINHUA, ISLAMABAD : At least 357 people were killed and over 400 were injured as heavy monsoon rains continued to batter Pakistan for more than...
Four kids succumb to pneumonia in Bhola, over 400 hospitalised
UNB, Bhola : Bhola is witnessing a rise in cases of pneumonia and other cold-related diseases, particularly among kids. At least four children have died...
2 held with crystal meth, yaba worth Tk5.91 crore in Cox’s Bazar
UNB, Dhaka : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Friday claimed to have arrested two men from Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf on charges of smuggling yaba pills and...
15 dead in Appalachian flooding, toll expected to rise
AP,JACKSON : Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Another dies, 355 new cases reported in 24hrs
Online Desk : Bangladesh recorded another Covid-19-linked death with 355 new cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the latest figures, the country’s total...