Global Covid cases near 518 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 518 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world....
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2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
MEXICO CITY, May 10 (AP/UNB) — Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two...
10 held by BGB for ‘illegally entry’
UNB, Jhenaidah : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday claimed to have detained 10 people while they were entering the country illegally from India via...
Heavy rainfall warning for Khulna, Ctg & Barishal
Online Desk : The current spell of pleasant weather in Bangladesh is likely to continue, as the weatherman has predicted heavy showers in three divisions...
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....
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...