UK jobless rate highest since 2016 as second Covid-19 lockdown hits
Reuters, London :Britain’s unemployment rate hit its highest in nearly five years in the three months to November, when coronavirus cases began to rise for...
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DB submits charesheet against Golden Monir
Court Correspondent :Detectives yesterday submitted charge sheets against Monir Hossain, widely known as “Golden Monir”, in two cases filed for possessing illegal arms and narcotics...
Antimicrobial agents may endanger all advances of modern medicine: Hasina
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged global leaders to promote and ensure rational antimicrobial agents in human health, livestock, fisheries and agricultural...
President approves three education bills
BSS :President Abdul Hamid has given his assent to three bills adopted in the eleventh session and first session in 2021 of the 11th Jatiya...
US updates travel advisory to citizens for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
PTI :Updating its travel advisory for three South Asian countries, the US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Bangladesh and...
Biden plans to limit private prisons and transfer of military equipment to police
Reuters, Washington :President Joe Biden is poised to issue executive actions as soon as Tuesday scaling back the use of private prisons and placing new...
CCC election: BNP alleges vote fraud, arrest
UNB, Dhaka :Expressing doubt about the fair voting in the elections to Chattogram City Corporation on Wednesday, BNP on Tuesday alleged its leaders and activists...
All set for CCC elections today
BSS, Chattogram :The Election Commission (EC) has completed all the necessary preparations to hold the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election today.Returning officer Hasanuzzaman told BSS...
WHO issues new clinical advice on treating Covid-19 patients
Reuters, Geneva :The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and...
How fast can vaccination against Covid-19 make a difference?
News Desk :HOSPITALS AROUND the world are, once again, buckling under a torrent of covid-19 patients. In places as far apart as London, Cape Town...
India farmer protests: One dead as demonstrators breach Red Fort during Delhi tractor march
Al Jazeera :Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have stormed the Mughal-era Red Fort complex in the national capital to demand the repeal of new...
ACC sends notice to Papul in Kuwait
Staff Reporter :The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sent a notice to Lakshmipur-2 MP Kazi Shahid Islam Papul, who is currently in jail in Kuwait, seeking details...