48m children could die by 2030 for lack of stronger efforts: UN
Anadolu Agency :Conflict zones and the novel coronavirus pose threats to the health and well-being of women and children as a decade of progress could...
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‘Marginalised women, children most at risk of rape, assault’
Staff Reporter :Rights organisation Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) on Friday expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of rape and sexual assault in different parts...
Bangladesh plans to introduce ‘fee’ for NID services for expatriates
News Desk :The government plans to introduce a token fee to issue smart national identification cards for Bangladesh expatriates, reports bdnews24.com.The authorities are set to...
BNP’s intimacy with Pak intelligence is old phenomenon, says Info Minister
Chattogram Bureau :Awami League’s (AL) joint General Secretary and Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said BNP continuously pursues the path of conspiracy after repeatedly failing...
Global Coronavirus death toll rises to 9,88,288
News Desk :Coronavirus death toll has risen to 9,88,288 as 3,24,46,805 people have been infected worldwide till Friday. Besides, a total of 23,948,078 people have...
Saudi won’t send back 54,000 Rohingyas to Bangladesh, FM reiterates
UNB, Dhaka :Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday reiterated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) can’t send back 54,000 Rohingyas living there...
Mysterious death of a Bangladeshi citizen in India Family call for investigation
Staff Reporter :Dijlal Biswas, father of Dipankar Biswas, who was found dead in his uncle’s home in India, filed a petition with the Ministry of...
Putin says Russia and US should agree not to meddle in each other’s elections
Reuters :President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an agreement between Russia and the United States to guarantee not to engage in cyber-meddling in each...
Antibody tests for Covid-19 not prepares for antigen tests
News Desk :Having approved an antigen test to ensure a greater number of tests and quicker results, the government has no plans for now to...
Indian farmers block roads, railways over farm bills
Al Jazeera News :Farmers in India blocked roads and railway tracks on Friday in a protest against new legislation that they say could pave the...
Is the epidemic really abating?
News Desk :As fears of a second wave of the coronavirus grow around the world, Bangladesh’s rate of daily infections has remarkably slowed down over...