AL in power for a long time helped accelerate development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it has been possible for the Awami League government to make Bangladesh a role model of development in the world as it is in state power for a long time.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 infection rate drops below 7pc

Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 6.02 percent with 849 new cases reported until early yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Men in their 30s get Covid-19 most

Males aged between 30 and 39 constitute the largest share of the Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh, reveals a study.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Quader Mirza warns of polls violence

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday said officials of the administration, law enforcement agencies, and election commission would face dire consequences if the municipal election in Noakhali gets marred by irregularities.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Couple, two others killed in Gazipur fire

Four people, including a couple, were killed and 20 others injured in a fire in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila yesterday.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi human trafficker sentenced in US

A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to smuggle Bangladeshis from Mexico into the USA.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Fighting Corruption: Media’s role very important

The High Court yesterday observed that media and journalists have a very important role in eradicating all kinds of corruption.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

New Covid cases in China double German deaths top 40,000

The daily number of new coronavirus cases has doubled in China, prompting tougher movement restrictions and, in the capital, passengers must scan a health code before boarding a cab or ride-hailing car, officials said yesterday.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Trump Impeachment Bid: GOP support uncertain

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid deaths, infections jump after dip

The number of Covid-19 deaths and new cases have increased in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday after a dip in the previous three days.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Man killed in ‘gunfight’ between Rohingyas

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a “gunfight” between two groups of Rohingyas at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Indonesia Plane Crash: Black boxes located

Indonesian authorities yesterday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Invisible power protecting rapist

The mother of the 17-year-old girl who was raped before her death said an invisible power must be trying to protect the man accused of raping her.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Some AL men brought in arms for use against me’

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza yesterday claimed that some AL leaders from Feni and Noakhali had sent arms to be used against him.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Level crossings to be ‘safer’

Amid growing concerns over the casualties at unauthorised and unmanned railway level crossings, the authorities yesterday decided to take several measures to ensure safety.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Shifting sands reveal lost Oman village

Encroaching sands have left little evidence that the Omani village of Wadi al-Murr ever existed, but former inhabitants and curious visitors are coming to rediscover the hamlet engulfed by the desert.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

4 sent to jail for rape of mentally challenged woman

A Cumilla court yesterday sent four men to jail on charge of gang-raping a mentally challenged woman in the district’s Homna upazila.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

US, other Western nations express ‘concern’ at HK arrests

The US, Britain, Australia and Canada released a statement Saturday underscoring “serious concern” over the mass arrest of Hong Kong democracy figures under a new security law, part of a mounting crackdown by Beijing.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Cuba to test Covid vaccine candidate in Iran

Cuba will test its most advanced Covid vaccine candidate, in Iran, the research center that developed it announced on Saturday.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

25 hurt as workers, cops clash in 2 districts

At least 25 people were injured in separate clashes between workers and police in Kushtia and Narayanganj yesterday.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM