Bhasan Char sees birth of 1st Rohingya baby
Our Correspondent :The 7-pound boy, born to Rohingya parents, does not know it but he is the first newborn of the newly settled island in...
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US plans to sanction Turkey for buying Russian S-400 missiles
Bloomberg :The U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of S-400 missiles after years of drama that began with the NATO ally’s...
Maldivian airlines fined Tk 2.38 lakh for bringing
Staff Reporter :Authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport fined Maldivian Airlines Tk 2,38,000 for carrying passengers to Bangladesh without Covid-19 negative certificates.The national flag...
Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline delay Covid-19 vaccine
Reuters :Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccine showed an insufficient immune response in older people, delaying its launch to late next...
Country reports 19 more deaths
UNB, Dhaka :Amid rise in Covid -19 infections in Bangladesh, health authorities on Friday reported 1,884 new cases in 24 hours, pushing the country’s total...
Indian national dies in Dinajpur clash
Our Correspondent :An Indian national died in sequel to clash between two rival groups of drug peddlers over transaction of money at Daudpur border under...
Youth’s body found in city
Staff Reporter :Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth in capital’s Motijheel on Friday morning.Details about the deceased, age around 24, could not be...
Trials to test combination of Oxford and Sputnik vaccines
BBC Online :UK and Russian scientists are teaming up to trial a combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines to see if protection against...
Hefazat wants to hold talks with govt over sculpture issue
Staff Reporter :Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh expressed its interest in resolving the debate over sculptures by holding talks with the government.The Hefazat leaders are trying to hold...
France takes on Islamist extremism with new bill
The New York Times :The French government, determined to combat an ideology it views as “the enemy of the Republic,” on Wednesday unveiled draft legislation...
College student stabbed dead in city
UNB, Dhaka :A college student was stabbed to death and another injured by a mugger in the city’s Uttara area on Wednesday night.The deceased was...
UN expert urges safety assessment of BD island where Rohingya shipped
Reuters :A United Nations human rights investigator urged Bangladesh on Thursday to allow a safety assessment of the remote island where the government shipped 1,600...