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One Covid death, 170 cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:03 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe Bangladesh government reported one COVID-19 death and 170 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities rose to 29,315 and infections stood at 20,09,604. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Thursday...
Flooding caused by heavy rain kills 16 in China
05:49 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayFlooding caused by heavy rainfall in the western Chinese province of Qinghai has killed 16 people, state media reported on Thursday, with an additional 36 missing...
Death toll from blast at Kabul mosque reaches 21
05:14 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayA blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that another 33 people had been injured in the blast. Witnesses had told Reuters the powerful explosion was heard in a northern Kabul neighbourhood...
Barcelona looks to rebound quickly after early setback
04:38 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe expectations were high for Barcelona coming into the new season. The club’s financial maneuvers allowed for some high-profile signings that significantly boosted the squad after a trophyless campaign without Lionel Messi...
BJP Minister calls Arjun Kapoor a ‘frustrated actor’, says he should ‘focus on his acting’
04:04 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayActor Arjun Kapoor recently said that Bollywood has stayed silent for far too long amid the boycott trends. Responding to his statements, Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Dr Narottam Mishra has said that Arjun should focus on his acting, rather than ‘threatening’ the audience...
Mushfiqur prepares for new possible role in T20Is
03:35 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayMushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper-bat, has hit the nets with an ultra-aggressive mindset, preparing for the upcoming Asia Cup, scheduled to start in UAE from August 27...
US and Taiwan announce formal bilateral trade talks
02:48 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayThe US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Helper was operating the crane: RAB
02:21 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayRakib Hossain, 23, a helper of the crane’s main operator Al Amin was operating the crane when a girder of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell on a private car in the capital’s Uttara. RAB’s Legal and Media Wing Director Commander Khandaker Al Moen confirmed the matter to Jago News on Thursday...
Algeria forest fires: At least 26 dead, minister says
01:33 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayAt least 26 people have been killed and dozens more injured in forest fires that have devastated northern Algeria...
Teacher couple found dead in private car in Gazipur
12:14 PM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayPolice recovered the bodies of a man and his wife from their private car at Nimtoli Haydrabad bridge area in Tongi of Gazipur early Thursday. Deceased Ziaur Rahman Mamun was the head teacher of Shaheed Smrity High School in Tongi and his wife Jely Akhter was the assistant teacher of Amzad Ali School...
Biman flights on Dhaka-Guangzhou route begin
11:42 AM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayNational flag carrier Biman Bangladesh has launched the first flights on the Dhaka-Guangzhou-Dhaka routes. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali inaugurated the flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 9am on Thursday...
10 killed after huge bomb rips through Kabul mosque
09:39 AM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayA huge bomb attack at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27 others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on Wednesday, the latest to strike Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban seized power...
Fire at packaging factory in Matuail under control
09:25 AM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayA fire that broke out at a packaging factory at Konapara in the capital’s Matuail at 7:35am on Thursday has been brought under control...
Uttara crane accident: 9 including operator arrested
08:52 AM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested nine people including the crane operator over the death of five members of a family who were killed after a girder of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project collapsed on their microbus in the capital’s Uttara. They were arrested from Dhaka, Gazipur, Sirajganj and Bagerhat on Wednesday night...
Janmashtami today
08:28 AM, 18 Aug 2022 ThursdayJanmashtami, the birth of lord Sri Krishna and one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, is being celebrated across the country on Thursday with due religious fervor and gaiety...
The hunt for a universal Covid-19 vaccine
10:02 PM, 17 Aug 2022 WednesdayIn the mid 1980s, Jonathan Heeney was a PhD student at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Maryland, when he was told to fly to Oregon – on the opposite side of the country – to investigate a mysterious new disease which was causing a surge of sudden deaths in a group of captive cheetahs...
HC rules for compensating families of Uttara girder accident victims
09:47 PM, 17 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) on Wednesday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not pass order to give Taka one crore to each of the families of five people killed after a part of a box girder of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell from a crane on a car in Dhaka's Uttara area on August 15...
Gold prices reduced by Tk 2275 per bhori
09:21 PM, 17 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association has decided to reduce the prices of gold by around Tk 2,275 per bhori (11.664 grams), with effect from Thursday (August 18). BAJUS's standing committee on pricing and price monitoring took the decision in a meeting on Wednesday night, a press release said today. Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 82,056 per bhori...
Shefali Shah tests positive for Covid-19
09:08 PM, 17 Aug 2022 WednesdayIndian actress Shefali Shah has tested positive for Covid-19. Shefali, who recently starred in the Netflix film Darlings, took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce that she has tested positive for coronavirus and is under home quarantine...
Seven colleges' science faculty entry test results published
08:55 PM, 17 Aug 2022 WednesdayThe results of the honors first-year admission tests under the Science faculty of Dhaka University-affiliated seven colleges for the academic session 2021-2022 have been published...