Pfizer vaccines to be administered as per registration list at 4 Dhaka centres

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines will be administered according to the registration list, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
7 June 2021, 12:53 PM

Newborn rescued from tea stall in Bagerhat

Police have rescued a newborn girl who was left on a carom board at a tea stall in Bagerhat today.
7 June 2021, 12:39 PM

Natore residents express concern, discontent over setting up Covid-19 testing booth at public place

Residents in Natore have expressed concern and discontent over district administration setting up a Covid-19 testing booth at the heart of the town.
7 June 2021, 10:45 AM

Nazrul’s photo goof-up: Information ministry seeks Robi’s explanation

The Ministry of Information has served a notice to Robi Axiata Limited, seeking its explanation in seven working days, for using Rabindranath Tagore’s image instead of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in a social media post dedicated to the latter on his birth anniversary.
7 June 2021, 09:25 AM

3 Bangladeshis return home after serving 2 years in Indian jail

Three Bangladeshis returned home through Benapole check point after serving in Indian prison for two years.
7 June 2021, 08:46 AM

10-day Covid-19 restrictions imposed in Kushtia

The authorities have imposed restrictions on movement and activities in Kushtia district from June 6 midnight till June 16 midnight to check transmission of Covid-19.
7 June 2021, 08:37 AM

Taiwan to extend Covid-19 curbs, schools to stay shut

Taiwan will extend its Covid-19 restrictions for another two weeks until June 28 and schools will remain shut until the summer vacation, the government said.
7 June 2021, 05:41 AM

No ‘Biden bounce’ to US image in France, Germany, poll says

The United States’ reputation as the leading global power has suffered in France and Germany because of Washington’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed nearly 600,000 Americans, while China’s reputation rose slightly, a poll showed.
7 June 2021, 05:25 AM

2 trains collide in southern Pakistan, killing 35: officials

Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan killing at least 35 passengers, authorities said, as rescuers and villagers worked to pull injured people and more bodies from the wreckage.
7 June 2021, 05:11 AM

Hundreds of former leaders urge G7 to vaccinate poor against Covid-19

One hundred former presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have urged the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to pay for global coronavirus vaccinations to help stop the virus mutating and returning as a worldwide threat.
7 June 2021, 05:06 AM

Netanyahu alleges Israeli election fraud, accuses rival of duplicity

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him was the result of "the greatest election fraud" in the history of democracy.
6 June 2021, 19:26 PM

Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, whom she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana.
6 June 2021, 16:37 PM

Rise in number of Covid-19 patients with the Indian variant

​The Indian variant of coronavirus has been detected in 40 out of 50 samples in genome sequencing done by IEDCR and IDESHI. On the other hand, Covid-19 detection rate in border districts of Bangladesh is alarmingly on the rise. Are the authorities doing enough to stop the transmission of this variant from entering the heartland?
6 June 2021, 16:28 PM

Not just signs of torture, living with pain of monstrous blow: Kishore

“One of my eardrums was ruptured due to the torture. Now a special device has been placed in that ear. I still can't walk properly due to pain in my legs. I had an eye surgery recently... Not just signs of torture, I'm living with the pain of a monstrous blow,” says Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore.
6 June 2021, 16:16 PM

Lightning kills 17 in 8 districts

At least 17 people were killed and six injured in lightning strikes in eight districts of the country today.
6 June 2021, 16:10 PM

Innocent person serving jail sentence instead of the convicted is unfortunate: HC

The High Court today said an innocent person serving jail sentence instead of a convicted one for the sake of money is unfortunate.
6 June 2021, 15:27 PM

12 members of ‘youth gang’ arrested in Tongi

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested 12 members of a local youth gang for their alleged involvement in an attack on two families in Tongi of Gazipur.
6 June 2021, 14:49 PM

Bangladesh wants to buy 5 million Sputnik V shots from Russia: foreign minister

Bangladesh wants to buy at least five million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Russia as soon as possible, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.
6 June 2021, 14:04 PM

If UNO can assume all kinds of credits, why not the blames, too?

The owner of a four storied building and a hosiery factory mischievously asked for government aid meant for the poor, which prompted the UNO Arifa Zahura to take prompt action against him. He was given the choice of feeding 100 helpless people or getting jailed for three months. Initially, the news was just like that.
6 June 2021, 13:54 PM

Nine arrested with 11 stolen motorcycles in Brahmanbaria

Police claimed to have arrested nine members of a bike-stealing gang along with 11 stolen motorcycles from different parts of Brahmanbaria’s Sadar upazila.
6 June 2021, 13:28 PM