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UK-built Forum satellite will measure greenhouse effect
02:49 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayA spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK...
Johnson says if Putin were a woman he would not have invaded
02:19 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if he were a woman, Boris Johnson has claimed...
How Covid virus uses body’s fat cells to replicate
01:24 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdaySARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body’s molecular machinery and cause disease, suggests a study...
Swechchhasebak League President Nirmal Ranjan dies
12:01 PM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayAwami Swechchhasebak League President Nirmal Ranjan Guha has passed away. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Swechchhasebak League General Secretary A K M Afjalur Rahman Babu confirmed the death to Jago News on Wednesday morning...
52 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire
11:32 AM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayAt least 52 inmates were killed and 26 more injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia, the national prisons agency said...
College student killed in Shahbagh road crash
11:03 AM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayA college student was killed after a speedy truck hit a motorcycle in front of the Shikkha Bhaban in the capital’s Shahbagh in the wee hours of Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohaiminul Islam Sifat, 21, a student of BAF Shahin College, son of Md Hanif Khandaker of Dhaka’s Kachukhet area...
2 gunmen killed, six officers wounded in shootout at Canadian bank
09:40 AM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayCanadian police shot dead two men and six officers were wounded during a gunfight at a bank in British Columbia on Tuesday, and nearby homes were evacuated after the discovery of a possible explosive device, police said...
Russia security forces detain mayor of Ukrainian city of Kherson
09:12 AM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayRussia-installed officials in Ukraine's Kherson region said their security forces had detained Kherson city mayor Ihor Kolykhayev on Tuesday after he refused to follow Moscow's orders, while a Kherson local official said the mayor was abducted...
Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion
08:55 AM, 29 Jun 2022 WednesdayNATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other's security...
Nine instructions to be followed in mosques
09:40 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe government issued nine instructions for the worshipers to follow in performing prayers with jamaat at mosques to contain the coronavirus rise. Besides, the same will have to be followed at other religious places of worship. The Ministry of Religious Affairs disclosed the directives in an urgent press release on Tuesday...
Six directives to prevent Covid infections
09:12 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe government has issued six directives, including wearing masks and avoiding public gatherings, to prevent the coronavirus surge. The Cabinet Division on Tuesday sent letters to the secretaries of all ministries and the divisional commissioners to implement the instructions...
Japan to provide 165,989m Yen to Bangladesh for 3 projects
08:15 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayJapan will provide some 165,989 million Yen or approximately Taka 11,409.57 crore to Bangladesh for three projects...
AL favours EVM use in next national polls: Quader
07:29 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the ruling party is in favour of the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections...
Man Utd closer to Barca agreement for De Jong
06:08 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayManchester United have reached a broad agreement over a 65m euro (£56m) fee, plus add-ons, with Barcelona for the Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong...
ECNEC approves TK 1092cr project to widen Cox's Bazar Marine Drive Road
05:10 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved a total of 10 projects with an overall estimated cost of Taka 2,216.75 crore, including one to widen the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive Road...
2087 more Covid cases, 3 deaths recorded in 24 hrs
04:20 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported 2,087 more Coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,69,361 and the fatalities remain at 29,145. The Directorate General of Health Services said this in a press release on Tuesday...
Russia fines Twitch, Pinterest, UPS over data storage
04:03 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayA Moscow court said it had fined video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, and United Parcel Service in three of several cases expected on Tuesday over alleged refusal by foreign companies to store Russian citizens' personal data in Russia...
47 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
03:23 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayAs many as 47 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital of Dhaka in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
India journalist Zubair arrested for 2018 Twitter post
02:42 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayPolice in the Indian capital have arrested journalist Mohammed Zubair on charges of hurting religious sentiments for a tweet he posted in 2018...
Light to moderate rain likely
01:57 PM, 28 Jun 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes may occur at different parts of the country in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow...