Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world
BBC Online :Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases.Fireworks displays...
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Republican senator to dispute certification of Biden victory
BBC Online :A Republican says he will be the first senator to object when Congress certifies US President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory next week.Missouri’s Josh...
Educational institutions won’t reopen until Corona situation improves: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday again made it clear that without improvement of the COVID-19 situation the government will not allow to...
Rampant sexual violence bedevils Bangladesh amid pandemic
bdnews24.com :The year 2020 started with the rape of a Dhaka University student and protests erupted up and down Bangladesh. But violence against women in...
SC circular on compliance with Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act
BSS, Dhaka :The Supreme Court (SC) administration on Thursday issued a compulsory circular directing all concerned to comply with the provisions of Section 31A of...
N’ganj mosque blast: Police press charges against 29
UNB, Narayanganj :A team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday pressed charges against 29 people in connection with the Narayanganj mosque blast case,...
Experts emphasise accurate data for post-pandemic recovery
UNB :The recovery of the country’s economy following the coronavirus crisis is long and slow due to data scarcity, experts said.Relief distribution is also affected...
Farida elected first Jatiya Press Club Female President
UNB, Dhaka :Farida Yasmin of the Daily Ittefaq made history by getting elected as the first female president of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) on...
President Abdul Hamid, PM Sheikh Hasina greet nation on New Year’s Eve
BSS, Dhaka :President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted the people of Bangladesh on the eve of the New Year. In...
Fifth 250kg war-time bomb found at HSIA
Staff Reporter :Yet another bomb, weighing about 250 kg, has been discovered at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.This is the fifth war-time bomb...
4 engineering universities divided over uniform admission test
Staff Reporter :Four public engineering universities in principle decided to form a cluster to hold uniform admission test but difference of opinion surfaced over forming...