Cannes Film Festival opens with Zelenskyy video address
AP, France : After a canceled 2020 edition and a scaled back gathering last year, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye...
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Global Covid cases surpass 524 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 524 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world....
Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds
AP, New York : A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to...
Truck-microbus collision leaves 2 dead in Natore
UNB, Natore : Two persons were killed and another injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Baraigram upazila of Natore...
HC cancels bail of expelled JL leader Samrat
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case....
PM Hasina: Focus on nature, environment in development of Cox’s Bazar
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to integrate the development of Cox’s Bazar beach with nature, trees and...
No improvement in Sylhet’s flood situation
UNB, Sylhet : The overall flood situation in Sylhet district showed no signs of improvement on Wednesday, with some rivers still flowing above the danger...
Bangladesh seeks collective efforts in crime prevention, criminal justice
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Ambassador to Austria Muhammad A. Muhith has called for collective efforts in crime prevention and criminal justice, within the context of...
Benapole transport owners call off strike
UNB, Dhaka : Benapole Transport Agency Owners Association has called off their indefinite strike demanding adequate cranes and forklifts for the country’s largest land port....
Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 32 new cases, no death
Online Desk : Bangladesh reported 32 Covid cases in 24 hours until Tuesday morning which took the total caseload to 1,953,081. With no new Covid...
UNICEF: South Asia is epicentre of severely wasted children; Bangladesh fares better than India, Pakistan
UNB, Dhaka : South Asia remains the ‘epicentre’ of severe wasting, where roughly 1 in 22 children is severely wasted, three times as high as...
BNP leader Mirza Abbas hopitalised with abdominal pain
UNB, Dhaka : BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas was admitted to a city hospital on Tuesday morning with abdominal pain. Abbas, also a former...