Officials bury carcass of whale in Cox’s Bazar

Forest and livestock officials buried a large Bryde’s whale yesterday, around three days after it was washed ashore dead.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

We have to make it ourselves, says Tajuddin

Tajuddin Ahmed, prime minister of Bangladesh, said at Mujibnagar today, “None can bring us freedom. We have to achieve it ourselves by shedding our blood.”
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Japan probes deaths after jabs from tainted Moderna batch

Japan is investigating the death of two men who received jabs from batches of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine suspended from use due to contamination, the health ministry said yesterday.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid: Delta doubles hospital risk vs Alpha variant

The Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared to the Alpha variant it has
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Mamata’s nephew Abhishek summoned in graft case

India’s Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Where is the Taliban’s supreme leader?

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Flights with India under air bubble agreement to resume September 3

Flight operations under the air bubble agreement between India and Bangladesh will resume from September 3, four months after it was suspended amid rising Covid-19 infections.
28 August 2021, 14:16 PM

5 David Fincher Movies You Should Watch If You Haven’t Already

If you’re not familiar with David Fincher’s work, you should be.
28 August 2021, 14:06 PM

Dengue fever: 1 patient dies, 265 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 265 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today and one person died of the infection.
28 August 2021, 13:06 PM

Up to 48 missing after boat capsizes off coast of Senegal, says army

Up to 48 people were missing on Friday after a boat carrying around 60 people capsized off the coast of northern Senegal, the Senegalese army said in a statement.
28 August 2021, 12:09 PM

Another 200 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen from India reaches Bangladesh

At least 200 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen were imported from India by Oxygen Express through Benapole land port last night.
28 August 2021, 11:42 AM

Develop local market, supply chain to face post-LDC challenges: experts

The development of the local market and supply chain ecosystem is very essential to face the post-LDC challenges, stakeholders said at a dialogue yesterday.
28 August 2021, 11:29 AM

Prince not worried about opening slot

The opening slot has remained one of the major concerns for Bangladesh cricket for a while now. And the recent showing from openers in the five-match T20I series against Australia earlier this month has only made these concerns even more apparent.
28 August 2021, 11:18 AM

FIFA Career Mode Manager Held in Court by His Own Club

gamerBoy_32 was taken to court earlier today.
28 August 2021, 11:16 AM

Woman dies of burns caused by gas cylinder leak accident in Chapainawabganj

A woman, who suffered burn injuries due to a gas cylinder leak in her house at Battala Haat of Chapainawabganj last night, succumbed to injuries today while on her way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit.
28 August 2021, 11:11 AM

Man dies after being hit by brick in West Rampura

A man was killed after he was hit by a brick in Dhaka’s West Rampura early today.
28 August 2021, 10:53 AM

7 arrested for fabricating certificates on education board’s website

Detectives have busted a fraudulent group and arrested seven of its members yesterday for fabricating a student’s certificate on the Dhaka Education Board website.
28 August 2021, 10:40 AM

Bangladesh Bank extends relaxation of loan classification policy

The Bangladesh Bank has further extended the relaxation of its loan classification policy given the ongoing business slowdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
28 August 2021, 10:38 AM

Flood situation likely to worsen in 9 districts in next 24 hours

Teesta river in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat and Brahmaputra, Dharla and Jamuna in Sirajganj are flowing over the danger-level due to rain and water from upstream. Many other rivers’ water-levels were also rising.
28 August 2021, 10:03 AM

DSA case: decision on charges against cartoonist Kishore on September 12

A Dhaka tribunal will decide on September 12 whether to accept the charges against cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and six others in a case filed under the Digital Security Act allegedly for spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities.
28 August 2021, 09:51 AM