Global Covid cases top 517 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 517 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world....
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Dictator’s son a front-runner as Filipinos elect next leader
Ap, Philippines : Filipinos began voting for a new president on Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and...
6.2-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan: CENC
XINHUA, BEIJING : A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 2:23 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center...
Drug peddler held with Crystal meth, Yaba pills in Teknaf
UNB, Dhaka : Members of Border Guard (BGB) detained a drug peddler with 1.06kg of crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth or ice) and 10,000 of Yaba...
Dhaka’s rail links with Ctg, Sylhet restored after 10 hrs
UNB, Cumilla : Dhaka’s train communications with Chattogram and Sylhet were restored Monday afternoon after 10 hours of suspension following derailment of three bogies of...
Crackdown on hoarding: 15,000 liters of Soybean oil seized in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram : A team of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection in a drive seized 15,000 liters of soybean oil from three warehouses...
Protests in New Delhi halt demolition in Muslim neighborhood
AP, New Delhi : Authorities in New Delhi stopped a demolition drive in a Muslim-dominated neighborhood after hundreds of residents and a number of opposition...
Cyclone ‘Asani’: Five coastal districts on alert
UNB, Barishal : All necessary preparations have been taken in five coastal districts to face any possible situation that might arise due to cyclonic storm...
PM urges ADB to finance Bangladesh’s Delta Plan 2100
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement Delta Plan 2100. “This Delta Plan...
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees zero death for 19th straight day
Online Desk : No Covid-related death was reported in Bangladesh in 24 hours until Monday morning. With this, the country witnessed zero Covid death for...
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests
AP, COLOMBO : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother, the president, step down...
Media fraternity pays last tributes to KG Mustofa
UNB, Dhaka : Journalists paid their last tributes to their fellow colleague and renowned lyricist KG Mustofa at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital...