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6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar as it gears up for football World Cup
News Desk :More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to...
‘Will make our own fighter jets’: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed determination to build fighter jets in Bangladesh to protect its sovereignty. “We’re building the Air Force to...
Dr Zafrullah slams BNP for failure
UNB, Dhaka :Criticising BNP for its failure to wage any movement with public issues, Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Tuesday said senior leaders...
2nd dose Covid vaccine from April 7
Staff Reporter :The second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered from April 7, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said. “As per the directives...
Visiting Indian Air chief lays floral wreath
UNB, Dhaka :Chief of the Air staff of Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria visited Shikha Anirban (Eternal Flame) at...
Disaster inFIs HC reforms BB fact finding committee
Staff Reporter :The High Court on Tuesday reconstituted a Bangladesh Bank’s fact finding committee that was made for marking the liabilities of the central bank...
BNP seeks withdrawal of Khaleda’s travel ban
Staff Reporter :Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday called on the government to withdraw the travel ban imposed on its chairperson Khaleda Zia to facilitate...
Barapukuria graft case hearing against Khaleda deferred
Court Correspondent :The Special Judge’s Court-2 of Dhaka yesterday fixed March 22 for the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and...
Assess situation to reopen edn insttns: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the Education Ministry to review the situation before reopening educational institutions as those remained shut for...
Huge crowd defy Myanmar army warning
Reuters :A general strike against military rule shut businesses in Myanmar on Monday and huge crowds gathered peacefully despite fears of violence after authorities warned...
7 more Covid deaths, 366 new cases
UNB, Dhaka :Covid-19 claimed seven more lives and infected another 366 people in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, showing a slight...