Ukraine mobilises reserves

Ukraine mobilised its military reserve yesterday and urged its citizens to leave Russian territory as Moscow sharpened its demands, increasing fears of all-out war.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Worker dies at Rooppur Power Plant

A worker of the Rooppur Power Plant construction site died falling from the reactor building of the project on Wednesday.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Charges framed against Shishu Bokta in DSA case

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday framed charges against two people, including Rafiqul Islam Madani, widely known as “Shishu Bokta”, in a case filed with Motijheel Police Station under the Digital Security Act.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Under-12s will get vaccine if WHO recommends

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government will vaccinate children under 12 if WHO recommends.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Slain Mitu’s father objects PBI’s final report

Father of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, also father-in-law of former SP Babul Akter, yesterday filed a no-confidence petition with a Chattogram court on the PBI’s final report in the Mitu murder case.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Criminal cases to be filed for zebra deaths

The ministry of environment, forest and climate change yesterday decided to lodge criminal cases against those involved with the death of 11 zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in recent weeks.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Hong Kong to test all citizens for Covid

Hong Kong’s population must undergo three rounds of compulsory coronavirus testing, the city’s leader said yesterday, as she confirmed mainland Chinese officials were stepping up oversight of the financial hub’s response to its worst outbreak yet.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UN says ‘race against time’ as new storm nears Madagascar

The UN warned yesterday that authorities and aid workers were racing against the clock to protect people as Madagascar braces for its fourth tropical storm in as many weeks.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

A man of words off to live with the stars

To many, he was the beloved, quirky astrologer who wrote “Apnar Rashi” for the popular daily Prothom Alo, which was often the feature they most looked forward to.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UAE-bound passengers: Covid test within 48 hours before flight will work

The struggle of UAE-bound passengers at the Dhaka airport islikely to be over as the Gulf country issued a new travel advisory yesterday withdrawing the mandatory provision for Covid RT-PCR test at the airport within six hours before departure.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Sanctions on RAB: Decision to lodge case in US court expected this week

Bangladesh could decide this week to lodge a case with a US court to fight that country’s sanctions against Rab and seven of its current and former officials.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Post-coup Myanmar: China, Russia arming junta

UN Security Council members China and Russia, as well as Serbia have continued supplying Myanmar’s junta with weapons used to attack civilians since last year’s coup, a UN rights expert said yesterday.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Recognition of breakaway ukraine regions: Putin tests West’s unity

Russia faced a furious global diplomatic and economic backlash yesterday after President Vladimir Putin ordered his “peacekeeping” forces into Ukraine to secure two breakaway regions, but division among European allies raised questions how far West can go against Moscow.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

BD-Afg first ODI today

Bangladesh host Afghanistan in the first of the three-match ODI series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today, with an eye on the ICC 2023 World Cup Super League standings.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Bail petition rejected

On February 20, 1952, I was busy all day with campaigning in different areas of the city to make the the next day’s progamme successful.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Iran’s Raisi calls on int’l community to reject US sanctions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday told gas exporters to avoid any “cruel” sanctions such as those imposed by the United States on Tehran, and his government said any revival of Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord with world powers must lift such curbs.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

UN experts slam online attacks on Indian journo

UN rights experts have called for an end to “misogynistic and sectarian” online attacks against a Muslim Indian woman journalist, asking the authorities to investigate the harassment.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Teardrops on ashes of books

The shopkeepers of the Nilkhet book market that caught fire in the capital on Tuesday are in a miserable state after losing their businesses to the blaze.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

No legal bar to continuing Kajol’s trial

The High Court yesterday rejected three petitions seeking cancellation of charges framed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol by a tribunal in three cases filed under the Digital Security Act.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Hike prices and get slapped with cases

The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) will file cases against retailers found selling essentials at an inflated price ahead of Ramadan, as the government looks to rein in prices from spiralling out of the means for the poor and the fixed-income people.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM