Dhaka-Washington ties to reach new heights: Earl R Miller
Earl R Miller, outgoing US Ambassador to Bangladesh expressed hope that the “excellent relations” between the two countries would reach “new heights” in the future, noting that a high-level delegation from Washington would visit Dhaka within the next few months.
National | 12 January 2022, 07:59 pm, Wednesday
Dengue: 14 patients hospitalised in 24hrs
14 more dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
Health | 12 January 2022, 07:27 pm, Wednesday
Liton Das attains career-best Test ranking
Mushfiqur who lost three places to be at 25th in rankings is now the second best Bangladeshi player.
Sports | 12 January 2022, 07:19 pm, Wednesday
Bangladesh gets President of UN Women Executive Board in first time
Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN Women Executive Board for the year 2022.
National | 12 January 2022, 08:00 pm, Wednesday
Covid-19 new cases 2,916 reported in 24hrs
A total of 2,916 new infections were recorded and four people died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8:00am Wednesday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Health | 12 January 2022, 07:06 pm, Wednesday
Djokovic admits Covid breaches amid visa row
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has admitted there were mistakes on his immigration forms and to meeting a journalist despite testing positive for Covid-19, as Australia mulls deporting him.
Sports | 12 January 2022, 03:13 pm, Wednesday
Maintain traffic rules to check the road mishaps: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked all concerned not to take law in own hands after road accidents, calling for maintaining traffic rules to check the road mishaps.
National | 12 January 2022, 02:55 pm, Wednesday
PM opens 4 development schemes
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated four uplift projects to implement the pledges of the Awami League government to the grassroots people to transform Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country.
National | 12 January 2022, 12:24 pm, Wednesday
Dhaka International Film Festival starts on Saturday
The 20th edition of the Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is all set to be inaugurated on Saturday at the Bangladesh National Museum Main Auditorium.
Entertainment | 12 January 2022, 12:18 pm, Wednesday
Don't let anyone sit on your bed
If your girlfriend asks you to not sit on her bed — don’t be offended! It`s better to follow her example. If you have no idea what your clothes have been picking up all day, here are a few of these dirty little secrets.
Lifestyle | 12 January 2022, 11:50 am, Wednesday
National Youth Chess Championship to begin Friday
The National Youth Chess Championship will begin on Friday at Shaheed captain Sheikh Kamal Auditorium Lounge of National Sports Council tower in the city.
Sports | 12 January 2022, 11:43 am, Wednesday
Met Office predicts temperature fall
Several places across Bangladesh are likely to continue seeing rainfall for the next two days and the weather may become cooler as a result, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast.
National | 12 January 2022, 11:13 am, Wednesday
N Korea calls for more 'military muscle'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for boosting the country's strategic military forces as he observed the test of a hypersonic missile, state media said on Wednesday, officially attending a missile launch for the first time in nearly two years.
International | 12 January 2022, 11:08 am, Wednesday
Covid-19: Dhaka, Rangamati marked as red zones
Health authorities in Bangladesh have marked Dhaka and Rangamati as "red zones" due to high infection and death rates of Covid-19 and its Omicron variant.
Health | 12 January 2022, 12:08 pm, Wednesday
2 killed in Natore road crash
At least two people have died and five others received injuries in a collision between a bus, a truck and a van in the Takia area of Natore Sadar upazila.
National | 12 January 2022, 10:55 am, Wednesday
Train kills youth in Kurigram
A youth has died after being crushed under the wheel of a train in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram while playing game on his mobile phone.
National | 12 January 2022, 10:38 am, Wednesday
Coronavirus loses 90% infecting power in air: study
Coronavirus loses 90 percent of its ability to infect people within 20 minutes of becoming airborne – with most of the loss occurring within the first five minutes, according to the world's first simulations of how the virus survives in exhaled air.
Health | 12 January 2022, 10:32 am, Wednesday
Global economy faces grim outlook: WB
The global economy faces a "grim outlook", World Bank (WB) president David Malpass has warned, as the aftershocks of the pandemic continue to weigh on growth - especially in poor countries.
Economy | 12 January 2022, 03:06 pm, Wednesday
Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron: WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have been infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 within six to eight weeks.
Health | 12 January 2022, 02:04 am, Wednesday
Bangladesh must be run following Bangabandhu's guidelines: PM
Father of the Nation delivered his policy-making speech and issued directives on his homecoming day on January 10, 1972 to govern the country, and we have to go ahead with that ideology, directives and guidelines
National | 11 January 2022, 09:15 pm, Tuesday