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Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China
10:48 AM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayJapan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday. The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their range from 100 km (62 miles) to 1,000 km...
Daughter of Putin ally Dugin killed in Moscow bomb - report
10:35 AM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayThe daughter of a close ally to Russia's President Vladimir Putin has reportedly been killed near Moscow...
Drone attack targets Russian Black Sea fleet in Crimea
09:50 AM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayRussian forces in Crimea have been targeted by a fresh drone strike. The Russian-appointed regional leader said a Ukrainian drone targeting Russia's Black Sea fleet in the city of Sevastopol was shot down on Saturday...
18th anniversary of 21 August grenade attack today
08:56 AM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayThe 18th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in the capital on August 21, 2004, is being observed on Sunday with heavy hearts...
32 killed in separate crashes at accident sites in Turkey
08:22 AM, 21 Aug 2022 SundayAt least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when vehicles crashed into first respondents who were attending earlier accidents, authorities said. Sixteen people including emergency workers and journalists died when a bus crashed into an earlier accident site...
You're living in fool's world if you expect change in overnight: Shakib
09:52 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayBangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was appointed as the captain of the T20 format after Test cricket, believes that a change in their playing style in the shortest format of cricket is not possible overnight...
India will always be a friend to all of Bangladesh: Envoy
09:36 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayRemarks by Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh at the Janmashtami festival at Dhakeshwari Temple in the capital of Dhaka organized by Mahanagar Sarbojoneen Puja Committee, 20th August 2022...
Youth 'kills self' in police custody, two cops suspended
08:27 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayA young man has reportedly committed suicide in the custody of Hatirjheel Police Station in the capital of Dhaka. Rummon Sheikh, 27, who was arrested in a theft case from the capital's Rampura area on Friday, took his own life early Saturday, police and family members said...
AL cannot stay in power without India's support: Manna
07:46 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayNagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Saturday said Awami League cannot stay in power without support from India...
Hawaii's ancient land management system
06:57 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayWalking the paths of Limahuli Garden & Preserve, my jacket soaked through by the steady rain characteristic of Kauai's lush north shore...
Tea workers' daily wage increased by Tk 25
06:05 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayThe tea garden workers called off their ongoing movement on Saturday afternoon after their daily wage had been increased by Tk 25 to Tk 145. The decision was taken in a meeting among higher officials of the government, officials of the Labor Department, garden owners, and tea workers in Moulvibazar's Sreemangal this afternoon...
Zero Covid death, 100 cases recorded in 24 hrs
05:20 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 100 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities remain at 29,315 and infections rose to 20,09,797. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Saturday...
BCB to decide on Domingo's future as coach on Monday
04:34 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayThe BCB will take a call on Russell Domingo's future as Bangladesh's head coach on August 22. Board president Nazmul Hassan has indicated that Bangladesh are "trying to separate" roles and that Domingo might stay on as the Test and ODI coach...
Three of a family electrocuted in Cumilla
04:19 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayThree members of a family died from electrocution in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were Hosnera Begum, 60, a resident of Elkhal village in the upazila, her son Tara Mia, 30, and her grandson Rifar Hossain, 8. Locals said Rifat came in contact with a live wire around 1:30 pm...
England crumble to lose by innings to South Africa
03:40 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayEngland were blown away to lose the first Test against South Africa by an innings and 12 runs inside three days...
RFL holds dealer conference in UAE
03:00 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayRangpur Metal Industries Limited, Regal Furniture and Bizli Cables, three organizations of the country’s leading business conglomerate RFL Group, held a dealer conference in the United Arab Emirates. The conference was held in a renowned hotel in Dubai on Thursday...
RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram, Facebook
02:46 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayInstagram and Facebook suspended Children’s Health Defense this week after the anti-vaccine group led by Robert Kennedy Jr. repeatedly violated rules prohibiting misinformation about COVID-19...
Mahima to play author-activist Pupul in Kangana’s Emergency
02:27 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayBollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has roped in Mahima Chaudhry to essay the role of author-activist and former PM Indira Gandhi’s confidante, Pupul Jayakar, in her upcoming directorial Emergency...
Light to moderate rain likely
01:27 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over the country...
34 fishermen missing as 11 trawlers capsize in Bay
12:38 PM, 20 Aug 2022 SaturdayEleven fishing trawlers carrying at least 150 fishermen have capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kuakata in Patuakhali due to rough weather. Of them, 34 fishermen have still remained missing. The incidents of trawler capsize took place at different points of the Bay from Friday noon to 10pm...