Perform election duty without fear: EC
Staff Reporter :Election Commissioner Rafiqual Islam has urged the election-related officials to perform election duty without any fear and pressure. “We want to organize fair...
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US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
UNB, Washington :The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded...
68 held with drugs in city
Staff Reporter :Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Detective Branch (DB) have arrested at least 68 drug traders on charges of selling and consuming drugs in...
Passengers’ entry to India through land ports comes to halt
UNb, Dhaka :Following India’s decision suspending all visas, barring a few, the entry of passport passengers to the neighbouring country through all the land ports...
India reports first death amid new restrictions
Al Jazeera News :India on Thursday reported its first coronavirus death as authorities ordered schools, theatres and cinemas closed in New Delhi for the rest...
Modi for joint strategy by Saarc leaders to fight Covid-19
UNB, Dhaka :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed a strong strategy by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) member countries to fight...
2 held for ‘raping’ 8-year-old girl in Dinajpur
UNB, Hili :Police have arrested two people from Hili Bazar in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl with autism.The arrestees...
Manila on lockdown to contain coronavirus
Reuters :Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced strict immigration curbs and a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila,...
JL leader murder accused killed in Cumilla ‘gunfight’
Staff Reporter :A suspected robber, accused of murdering a local Jubo League leader, has been killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with Detective Branch of police.The...
Australia’s COVID-19 cases increase to 156
UNB, Canberra :The number of confirmed Australian cases of COVID-19 has soared past 150.According to the latest data from the Department Health, there had been...
Coronavirus hits politicians, sports, showbiz stars as it spreads across globe
Reuters, Singapore/Washington :Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife, Australia’s minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus...
23 BD nat’ls likely to return home today
Staff Reporter :Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals, quarantined in the suburbs of Indian capital for 14 days, are set to return home on today with health clearance...