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Philippine classrooms reopen after more than two years
10:25 AM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayMillions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit...
Ukraine war: Allies seek more security at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
09:16 AM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayBritain, France, Germany and the US have stressed the need to ensure the safety of nuclear installations threatened by the conflict in Ukraine...
Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine
08:32 AM, 22 Aug 2022 MondayFor years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds - typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world...
Bodies of 7 fishermen recovered in Cox's Bazar trawler capsize
09:48 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayThe bodies of seven fishermen have been recovered and another remained missing in Cox's Bazar trawler capsize...
16 dead after lorry collides with minibus in Russia
09:04 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayAt least 16 people died and another three were hospitalised after a lorry collided with a stationary minibus in Russia's Ulyanovsk region on Sunday, local law enforcement said...
Gold prices surge by 1225 per bhori
08:22 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayThe Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association has decided to raise the prices of gold by around Tk 1,225 per bhori following an increase in prices of pure gold in the local market. The new prices will come into effect from Monday (August 22). BAJUS's standing committee on pricing and price monitoring took the decision in a meeting on Sunday night, a press release said...
21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed
07:43 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundaySomali forces have ended a deadly siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu which saw more than 20 people killed and dozens of hostages freed, authorities said on Sunday...
135 hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
07:05 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundaySome 135 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning...
HC asks ACC to probe allegations against Ramna OC's asset
06:42 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayThe High Court on Sunday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to conduct an inquiry within three months into the allegations against Ramna Police Station's Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monirul Islam of amassing a huge amount of wealth illegally...
Youth sentenced to life term imprisonment for killing sister
06:10 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayA court in Jamalpur on Sunday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for murdering his sister...
Japan's prime minister Kishida has COVID
05:40 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday...
Zero Covid death, 173 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:14 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 173 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities remain at 29,315 and infections rose to 20,09,970. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Sunday...
Man gets life in prison for killing wife
04:44 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayA court in Sunamganj district on Sunday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife around 19 years ago...
Modric scores as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo
03:46 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayLuka Modric scored a wonderful goal as defending champions Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo in La Liga...
Midland Bank holds discussion on Bangabandhu's life & work
03:41 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayMidland Bank organized a virtual discussion session on the life and work of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking National Mourning Day 2022...
Floods, landslides kill 50 in northern, eastern India
02:46 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayFloods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday...
PM alerts countrymen against recurrence of Aug 15-like carnage
02:11 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday cautioned the countrymen about repetition of August 15, 1975-like carnage as those who doesn’t like country’s development wouldn’t sit idle, reiterating that the August 21, 2004 grenade attack was launched under BNP government’s direct patronage...
Aug 21 attack is one of worst organised crimes: Chief prosecutor
01:13 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayChief prosecutor of August 21, 2004 grenade attack case Advocate Syed Rezaur Rahman on Saturday said the trial proved this was one of history’s most gruesome “state-backed organized crimes”, expecting its quick disposal in the High Court after the mandatory judicial review...
Momen served legal notice to resign in 48 hours
12:42 PM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayA legal notice has been served to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen asking him to resign from his post within 48 hours for his recent controversial remarks. Supreme Court lawyer advocate Md Irshad Hossain Rashed sent the notice to the minister by post on Sunday...
Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja welcome baby boy
11:34 AM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayBollywood actor Sonam Kapoor and husband Anand Ahuja welcomed their first baby, a boy, on Saturday. News of the baby’s arrival was shared by Sonam on social media...