Two die as truck veers off road in Ctg’s Sitakunda

At least two people died and five were injured when a truck veered off the road in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram today.
22 May 2021, 09:38 AM

Bangladeshi Himsagar mangoes on the way to Italy, France and UK

Europe will soon get to taste delectable mango from Bangladesh’s Satkhira district.
22 May 2021, 08:41 AM

Myanmar ethnic army attacks jade mining town, media say

Forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of the ethnic factions opposed to Myanmar's coup, attacked military positions at the northwestern jade mining town of Hkamti on Saturday, local media reported.
22 May 2021, 08:31 AM

Mother and two daughters found dead in Bandarban

A woman and her two daughters were found dead at their residence in Lama upazila of Bandarban last night.
21 May 2021, 19:58 PM

Hefajat leader Monir Hossain Kashemi arrested

Monir Hossain Kashemi, finance affairs secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam's central committee, was arrested by Detective Branch of Gulshan Division police last night from Dhaka’s Baridhara area.
21 May 2021, 19:14 PM

81 more Bangladeshis return from India through Gede-Darshana border

At least 81 more Bangladeshis who were stuck in India returned home through the Gede-Darshana border in Chuadanga yesterday.
21 May 2021, 19:04 PM

India asks social media firms to remove reference to 'Indian variant' of coronavirus

India's information technology (IT) ministry has written to all social media companies asking them to take down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus, according to a letter issued on Friday which was seen by Reuters.
21 May 2021, 17:53 PM

Israeli police, protesters clash at Al-Aqsa Mosque soon after ceasefire

Protesters have thrown stones and soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas amid unrest around Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque today, just hours after Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire, reports DW.
21 May 2021, 17:42 PM

Passengers' movement through Indo-Bangla land ports to remain shut till May 31

The government has extended restrictions on the movement of passengers through land ports with India up to May 31, as India's surge in coronavirus cases continues.
21 May 2021, 17:21 PM

Covid-19 vaccine: China to send 6 lakh more Sinopharm doses to Bangladesh as gift

China has announced that it will send six lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh as a gift, having earlier sent five lakh doses of its Sinopharm vaccine in the first batch.
21 May 2021, 15:13 PM

Post-Covid complications affected Khaleda’s heart, kidneys: Fakhrul

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's kidneys and heart have been affected by the post-Covid complications, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today.
21 May 2021, 14:48 PM

Murder in Pallabi: Ex-MP Awal, 2 others remanded

A Dhaka court today placed former lawmaker MA Awal and two others on a four-day remand each in a case filed over the killing of trader Md Shahinuddin in the city's Pallabi area on May 16.
21 May 2021, 09:57 AM

Imam arrested on charges of raping a child in Narail

Police have arrested an imam of a mosque on charges of raping a six-year-old child at Kalia upazila of Narail.
21 May 2021, 09:35 AM

Journalists threaten tougher programme if Rozina not released by Sunday

Demanding the immediate release of Prothom Alo’s Senior Reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act 1923, journalists today threatened to wage tougher demonstration along with all the journalists’ organisations if Rozina is not be released within Sunday.
21 May 2021, 08:29 AM

Please wear masks, keep your loved ones safe: Radwan Mujib

Radwan Mujib Siddiq, grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and trustee of Centre for Research & Information (CRI), has urged all to wear masks to remain safe from Covid-19 virus.
21 May 2021, 07:50 AM

Bangladeshi-American Amirah Islam makes it to Season 1 of Top Chef Amateurs

Bangladeshi-American Amirah Islam who lives in Austin, Texas has made it to Season 1 of Top Chef Amateurs which will air on Bravo TV.
21 May 2021, 07:04 AM

BGB arrests Indian citizen from Kurigram border

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an Indian national from Phulbari border in Kurigram last night.
21 May 2021, 06:39 AM

2 killed in microbus-pickup van collision in Brahmanbaria

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a pickup van at Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway just 24 hours within the death of three people in a private car accident.
21 May 2021, 06:36 AM

Man killed as paddy laden truck hits tree

A truck helper was killed and the driver injured after a truck overloaded with paddy sacks hit a tree after veering off the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Rajshahi early today.
21 May 2021, 05:28 AM

2 children who returned from India test positive for Covid-19

Two children, who returned from India, tested positive for Covid-19.
21 May 2021, 05:08 AM