UN CHIEF REFUSES RELIEF REQUEST

The UN Secretary General U Thant declined to request the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) to send relief to the victims of Pakistan military massacre in Bangladesh.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Militants doing business from inside the jail

Leaders and operatives of four local militant outfits are now operating an online business from behind bars to collect funds, say police investigators.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Carnivorous dinosaur with short snout menaced Patagonia

Scientists in Argentina have unearthed the well-preserved skull of a meat-eating dinosaur that roamed northern Patagonia about 85 million years ago - a beast with a short snout, keen hearing and stout bite strength that made it a daunting predator.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

DU teacher Samia Rahman sues unknown people under DSA

Dhaka University teacher Samia Rahman yesterday sued some unknown people under the Digital Security Act for what she claimed was feeding a DU probe body false and fabricated information.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Human Rights Violations: US state department paints bleak picture

In its annual report on the global state of human rights, the US Department of State documented in-depth the violations happening in Bangladesh.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Summit on Climate: Kerry due on Apr 9 to invite PM

John Kerry, the US special president0ial envoy for climate, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on April 9 when Bangladesh will convey its climate priorities to him.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh behind Nepal, Pakistan in smartphone use

Bangladesh is lagging behind most of its South Asian peers in terms of smartphone use, according to a report of GSMA, which represents mobile operators worldwide.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

1971 Genocide: Pakistan should offer apology to Bangladesh

A former Pakistani diplomat has said the people of Pakistan should urge their government to offer a formal apology to the people of Bangladesh for the genocide its military committed in 1971.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Temples, Hindu houses attacked in several dists

Multiple Hindu temples and homes have come under attack since Sunday in different districts.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Rights Abuses’: EU set to slap more sanctions on Iran

The European Union is set to agree to sanction several Iranian individuals today for human rights abuses, the first such measures since 2013, three EU diplomats said.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid Pandemic: India’s situation turning from ‘bad to worse’

India’s Covid-19 situation is turning from “bad to worse,” a senior government official said yesterday, as infections surge across several states. “Remember if the cases are more, they will eventually overwhelm the system”, senior NITI Aayog Member Vinod Kumar Paul told a news conference.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Relocation: UN to carry on dialogue with govt

Wrapping up a three-day visit to Bhasan Char, a UN delegation said it wants to continue dialogue with the government.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Coup in Myanmar: Ethnic rebel group warns of conflict

One of Myanmar’s main ethnic minority rebel groups yesterday warned of a growing threat of major conflict and called for international intervention against a military crackdown on opponents of last month’s coup.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Kushtia reclaimed

At 4:00am on March 30, 1971, Bangladeshi forces, comprising East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), police and civilians under the leadership of Abu Osman Chowdhury,
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

1971 War Crimes: Trials of organisations ever elusive

The Awami League government has partially fulfilled its electoral pledge to hold trials over 1971 war crimes by bringing individuals to book but it is yet to make any considerable progress in trying organisations.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

150 injured as BNP men clash with cops

At least 150 people were injured in separate clashes between police and BNP activists in Kishorganj and Noagaon yesterday.
30 March 2021, 18:00 PM

India records over 300 daily deaths

India saw 62,714 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,19,71,624, while the daily deaths crossed the 300-mark for the first time in 2021.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM

SC stays Erfan Salim’s bail

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed for four weeks a High Court verdict that granted bail to Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim, in a case filed over attacking a navy officer in October last year.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas Get NID: 3 Cox’s Bazar councillors held for helping them

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested three councilors -- former and incumbent -- along with a Cox’s Bazar municipality office assistant, yesterday for allegedly assisting some Rohingyas to get enrolled in the voter list through forgery.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Govt officer found murdered in hospital

Tangail District Cultural Officer Redwana Islam was found murdered inside a hospital cabin on Saturday.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM