2nd anniversary of Churihatta tragedy observed
Staff Reporter :The horrific Churihatta tragedy was observed on Saturday. On this day in 2019, the whole country was shocked by the terrible fire that...
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Noakhali AL withdraws decision hours after relieving Quader Mirza
Our Correspondent :Noakhali district unit Awami League on Saturday had withdrawn the decision of reliving its executive member and Basurhat municipality mayor Abdul Quader Mirza...
Covid positivity rate rises above 3pc
News Desk :The daily test-positivity rate for Covid-19 in Bangladesh has jumped above 3% in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning. The latest figures...
Thai protests outside parliament after PM survives vote
Reuters :Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Thailand’s parliament after Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and nine ministers survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion on Saturday after a...
Burglary at house after cutting grill, held 5
Staff Reporter :A team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) has arrested five members of a burglary team on the charge of theft...
Three friends held over killing a person for money
Staff Reporter :Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) arrested three people on charge of killing a person at his rented flat for taking his...
Gazipur city councillor arrested
Our Correspondent :Gazipur City Corporation Councillor Roksana Ahmed Rozi arrested in a case filed against her for forcing a 16-year-old girl into whoredom.Rapid Action Battalion-1...
2 killed, 20 hospitalised after protesters shot at Myanmar anti-coup protest
Reuters :At least 2 people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a February 1...
Biden for deepening ties with Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka :US President Joe Biden has welcomed the new Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States and expressed his government’s desire to advance common goals...
Teen gang become reckless
Arifur Rahman Rabbi :A teenager named Hasan Mia, 16, was killed at a trivial incident in Mugdar Manda area of the capital. He died because...
World Bank may approve $1.6b Covid-19 vaccine funding for Bangladesh, 11 others
Reuters :The World Bank might approve $1.6 billion in vaccine funding for Bangladesh and 11 other countries.World Bank President David Malpass told Reuters he expected...
Bus service on 21 southern routes halted
Our Correspondent :Bus movement from Barishal on 21 southern route suspended following detention of two transport workers over the attack on students of Barishal University...