Groundwater Depletion in Dhaka: Too little too late?

Many citizens have no idea how they get their water, about the groundwater levels and what would happen if this water suddenly disappeared.
22 March 2021, 11:23 AM

Covid-19: 30 die in a day; positivity rate jumps to 11.19%

Thirty people died of Covid-19 infection across the country in 24 hours (till 8 this morning), according to a press release issued by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
22 March 2021, 10:31 AM

Tarique, 24 others sued under Digital Security Act in Sunamganj

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was sued under the Digital Security Act in Sunamganj this morning.
22 March 2021, 09:37 AM

Nepal President pays tributes to national heroes

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari today paid tributes to the memory of the martyred freedom fighters at National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka.
22 March 2021, 09:33 AM

‘Cox’s Bazar to come under rail network by December next year’

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today expressed hope that Cox's Bazar will come under rail network within December, 2022.
22 March 2021, 09:30 AM

Man gets death sentence for raping daughter

A man was sentenced to death today for raping his own daughter in Rajshahi two years back.
22 March 2021, 09:00 AM

Myanmar activists honk car horns in new protests; neighbours plan diplomacy drive

Motorists honked car horns in Myanmar biggest city on Monday and planted posters in an empty field in fresh protests against last month’s military coup that ended a decade of tentative democratic reform.
22 March 2021, 08:31 AM

AstraZeneca vaccine safe and effective in US, Chile, Peru trials

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca was 79% effective in preventing symptomatic illness a large trial in the United States, Chile and Peru, the company said on Monday, paving the way for it to apply for US approval.
22 March 2021, 08:26 AM

Motijheel fire brought under control

The fire that broke out at a building in Dhaka's Motijheel area this afternoon has been brought under control, after two hours of frantic efforts.
22 March 2021, 08:12 AM

Embargo on suspects leaving country: ACC moves petition for stay on HC verdict to formulate law

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today moved a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court verdict over formulating a specific law or rule regarding imposition of embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the country.
22 March 2021, 08:00 AM

Biman to resume flights on Dhaka-Jashore route from March 28

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flights on the Dhaka-Jashore route from March 28.
22 March 2021, 06:54 AM

Saudi bound passenger arrested with yaba pills at Dhaka airport

A Saudi Arabia bound passenger was arrested from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as he was attempting to smuggle nearly 10,000 pieces yaba pills inside pickle jars.
22 March 2021, 05:52 AM

Friend stabs schoolboy to death in Jashore

A ninth grader was stabbed to death by his friend after an argument over playing games on the mobile phone in Jashore Sadar upazila last night.
22 March 2021, 05:47 AM

Barapukuria graft: May 20 fixed for charge framing hearing against Khaleda, 6 others

A Dhaka court today set May 20 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and six others in Barapukuria coalmine graft case.
22 March 2021, 05:40 AM

Nepal President Devi Bhandari arrives in Dhaka

The red carpet was rolled out as Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari arrived in Dhaka this morning on a two-day official visit.
22 March 2021, 05:03 AM

Janakantha Editor Atikullah Khan Masud passes away

Eminent journalist and Editor of the daily Janakantha Atikullah Khan Masud passed away this morning. He was 71.
22 March 2021, 04:28 AM

A rapid Covid-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states

Despite the clamor to speed up the US vaccination drive against Covid-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better.
22 March 2021, 03:56 AM

Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed

Myanmar activists plan fresh protests including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through intersections honking horns with occupants raising three-finger anti-coup salutes despite reports of security forces killing more people at the weekend.
22 March 2021, 03:47 AM

Biden, Harris condemn US racism, sexism in blunt language

US President Joe Biden took aim at the “ugly poisons” of “systemic racism and white supremacy” that he said had long plagued the United States, and vowed to change the laws that enabled continued discrimination.
22 March 2021, 02:29 AM

Russian jets hit gas facilities and civilian areas near Turkish border, witnesses and rebels say

Russian jets hit a gas facility, a cement factory and several towns and cities in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border as Syrian army artillery killed seven civilians and injured 14 medics in an attack on a hospital in the area, witnesses and rebel sources said.
22 March 2021, 02:17 AM