Fire at Dhaka multi-storied building doused
UNB, Dhaka: A fire that broke out in a 15-storey building in the city’s Bijoy Nagar area early Monday has been doused. The fire started...
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Global Covid cases top 491 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 491 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world....
Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine war
AP, Moscow : First came the warnings, in messages among friends and families and on social media, to stock up on vital drugs in Russia...
Faridpur hospitals see spike in diarrhoea cases
UNB, Faridpur : The number of diarrhoea patients, mostly children, has been rising alarmingly in Faridpur hospitals for the last one month. Besides diarrhoea, hospitals...
Ukraine’s leader asks help in Grammys video
AP, LAS VEGAS : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appeared in a video at the Grammy Awards asking for support in telling the story of...
Showers likely in parts of Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over six divisions of the...
Biden sees stronger Dhaka-Washington ties in future
UNB, Dhaka : US President Joe Biden has expressed his optimism that Dhaka-Washington partnership would flourish in the next 50 years and beyond. In a...
Ensure proper use of water to conserve it: PM
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that her government has taken plans for better use of surface water and reduce its...
Four ministers sworn into Sri Lanka’s new cabinet
XINHUA, COLOMBO : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday swore in four ministers into the new cabinet, hours after cabinet ministers tendered their resignations...
South Africa win 1st test as Bangladesh all out for 53
UNB, DURBAN : South Africa raced to a 220-run victory in the first test after Bangladesh’s collapse to 53 all out on the morning of...
20 hurt as RMG worker clash with police in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram : At least 20 people including five policemen were injured in a clash between police and garment workers at Kalurghat in Boalkhali upazila...
Doctors, nurses of Maa-O-Shishu Hospital go on strike in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram : Doctors, nurses and staff of Maa-O-Shishu Hospital (CMOSH) in Chattogram went on strike on Monday morning in protest against the cancellation of...