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...
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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...
Cox’s Bazar abuzz with tourists after two years
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Cox’s Bazar, the country’s top tourist attraction, experienced an increased flow of tourists from different parts of the country during the...
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...
Mother’s Day returns with happiness, celebrations after two deadly pandemic years
UNB, Dhaka : After observing two back-to-back “no hugs” Mother’s Day due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, mothers and their children in Bangladesh as...
Saudi king admitted to hospital for medical tests
AP, DUBAI : Saudi Arabia’s octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests on Sunday, state-run media reported, just weeks after he had the battery of his pacemaker...
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 23 new cases, no death
Online Desk : Bangladesh reported 23 Covid cases in 24 hours until Sunday morning which took the total caseload to 1,952,799. With no new Covid...
Kishoreganj haor farmers not getting fair price for paddy
UNB, Kishoreganj : The paddy farmers of haor upazilas Austagram, Itna, Mithamoin, and Nikli of Kishoreganj district are not getting a fair price of paddy...
Global Covid cases surpassed 517 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 517 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to...
Woman, 2 daughters hacked dead in Manikganj: Husband held
UNB, Manikganj : A 35-year-old woman and her two daughters were hacked to death allegedly by her husband at Angarpara village in Ghior upazila of...
Sri Lankan cricket team arrives in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka: The Sri Lankan national cricket team arrived in Dhaka Sunday noon.The island nation will take part in a two-match Test series against hosts...