Central Desk
Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that fueled US-China rift
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting with the president and other officials in a visit that heightened tensions with China, reports AP.
Bangladesh logs three Covid deaths
Bangladesh today logged three Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 375 coronavirus positive cases during the period.
TCB to import 3.30 cr litres of soybean oil from two foreign companies without tender
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) , the state marketing agency, will import 33 million (3.30 crore) litres of soybean oil from two companies, one from United Arab Emirates and another from Canada, through direct purchase method (DPM) without any tender process.
BNP calls hartal in Bhola for Thursday
BNP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the Bhola district for Thursday in protest the killing of district Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Nure Alam. The hartal will be observed from 6am to 6pm in the district on the day.
If BNP resorts to arson terrorism, it will be tackled iron hand: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said if BNP again chooses the path of arson terrorism in the name of taking to streets, it will be handled with an iron hand.
Chinese FM makes remarks on US violation of China's sovereignty
In disregard of China's solemn representations, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brazenly went ahead with her visit to China's Taiwan region, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, reports XINHUA.
August 15 conspirators are again out to oust my government: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the yet-to-be-executed killers and conspirators involved in the August 15 massacre of 1975 are still working to oust her government as the country heading towards another national election.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday (Aug 2) as part of an ongoing Asia tour. It is the highest-profile visit by a US official to the island in 25 years
Bangladesh taste first-ever T20I series defeat against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe have won the three-match Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh as the hosts defeated the visitors in the last match by 10 runs on Tuesday at Harare. It was the first time Zimbabwe won a T20I series against Bangladesh.
BNP staged Bhola incident to create anarchy in country: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said BNP orchestrated the Bhola incident on July 31 as part of their design to create anarchy across the country.
Teletalk 5G project postponed amid dollar shortage
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there is no need of Teletalk 5G project right now, rather it is necessary to ensure mobile phone's 4G service at everywhere in the country.
Beyonce to remove offensive lyric after disabled community outcry
Beyonce will remove a derogatory term for disabled people from her new song "Heated," a spokesperson said Monday, after its use was condemned as offensive by campaigners, reports AFP.
Bangladesh Bank suspends 5 money changers licence
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has suspended licences of five money changers for keeping dollars beyond the limit and other irregularities.
Dengue: two patients die, 65 hospitalized in 24 hrs
Two dengue patients died while 65 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today).
Awami League leaders won’t get time to flee through back door: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday warned that the Awami League leaders will not even get time to flee through the back door.