UK teacher apologises after blaming Bangladeshi parents
News Desk :A headteacher has been forced to apologise after she blamed a number of Bangladeshi families for increasing the risk of Covid-19 infections at...
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Country records 15 die 1,469 new virus cases
News Desk :Bangladesh has recorded 1,469 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 417,475,...
America changes course, while remaining very much the same
LIU XIAOBO, China’s heroic anti-Communist dissident, was a great admirer of American democracy. “What interests me most”, he once wrote, “is the obvious evidence of...
Biden breaks Obama’s record for most votes cast for US presidential candidate
AP :Joe Biden has received more than 70 million votes and counting, surpassing the previous record set by Barack Obama in 2008, according to the...
Focus on building capacity, not war: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said, Bangladesh wants to strengthen its capacity to resist any external attack, not to engage in war...
Malaysia’s borders still closed to foreign workers, says govt
The Star, Putrajaya :Malaysia has yet to open its borders to foreigners, including those employed there but are currently back in their home country, says...
DB seize Crystal meth worth Tk 60 lakh in city, 6 arrested
Staff Reporter :Detective Branch [DB] of Police have arrested six men for allegedly importing a highly addictive stimulant drug crystal methamphetamine, more commonly known as...
Win or lose, Trump’s movement stronger and bigger than ever
AFP :The US presidential election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive...
Najmul remanded for 3 days in rape case
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court yesterday placed Najmul Hasan Shohag, 28, Joint Convener of Banglaesh Chhatra Adhikar Parishad on a three-day remand to quiz him...
Country logs 1,842 new virus cases, deaths rise by 17
News Desk :Bangladesh has recorded 1,842 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a daily count, taking the tally of infections so far to 416,006,...
Dhaka Badhir School land also under the clutches of Haji Selim
Gulam Rabbani :Various accounts of forced occupation by Haji Selim, Member of the Parliament from the Dhaka-7 constituency, and his family have been emerging after...
Witnesses complete testifying in DU student rape case
Court Correspondent :The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka yesterday concluded recording depositions of the witnesses in the case filed over rape of...