DHAKA- ‘Tamim Iqbal’s Live Show’ that garnered huge popularity came to an end on Saturday night after the Bangladesh ODI skipper joined three senior players-Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad in its last episode. Tamim also invited Shakib…
BEIJING – China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus but any investigation must be “free of political interference”, China’s foreign minister said Sunday. Wang Yi blasted what he called efforts by US politicians…
Bangladesh former captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza revealed one of the painful memories of his career. The right-pacer was left out of the World Cup 2011 due to an injury, but Mashrafe had claimed he was fit enough to play. On…
Are you missing your salon? Due to the ongoing CoronaVirus quarantine situation it is quite risky to visit a salon for having a facial. But the holy Eid festival is approaching. Who wants to celebrate the Eid day with a…
DHAKA, May 23, 2020 (BSS) – Dhaka University (DU) authorities have successfully decoded genome sequences of five covid-19 samples.
DHAKA, May 24, 2020 (BSS) – The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow with religious fervor and zeal.
Kalpana Rani had forcibly been taken to a shelter before cyclone Amphan hit last week. When she returned, she found her house situated in the vicinity of the Sholmarri River completely shattered.
Bangladesh on Sunday recorded its highest number of death as fast spreading coronavirus claimed 28 more lives in the last 24 hours raising death toll in the country to 480.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said economic activities have to be resumed for the sake of the lives and livelihoods of people.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr staying home and enjoy time with their family members.”Your safety lies in your hand.
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Mostafa Kamal Majumder After a month of fasting and self-restraint Muslims in Bangladesh, like those in the rest of the world, are celebrating the holy Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday according to the sighting of the moon. Traditionally the biggest religious festival…
Leaders of civil society working in the coastal belt on Saturday demanded reform of the cyclone signalling system and construction of cyclone-shelters with housing facilities.
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban have announced a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan during the three-day Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr starting Sunday, a move the United States hailed as “a momentous opportunity” to advance peace efforts in the war-torn country.
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. disarmament chief said the COVID-19 pandemic is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration but warned that “cybercrime is also on the rise, with a 600 percent increase in malicious emails during…
23 May 2020 – The UN chief António Guterres commended the governments and people of India and Bangladesh on Saturday, for their life-saving efforts ahead of devastating Cyclone Amphan, and for the effective relief effort, wishing those survivors injured and…
LIMA – The coach and 10 players from a Peruvian football team tested positive for the new coronavirus just before they were due to board a humanitarian flight, the ministry of health said on Friday. The 11 members of the…
MADRID – Barcelona coach Quique Setien says he would love to coach Neymar and would be “delighted” if the Brazilian returns to the club from Paris Saint-Germain. Barca tried to re-sign Neymar last year but were unable to agree a…
NEW YORK – Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world’s highest-paid female athlete, making $37.4 million (34.3 million euros) in the past 12 months for an earnings record, Forbes magazine reported Friday. The 22-year-old Asian star, a two-time…
The first instalment of a two-night residency in virtual space through Facebook, titled ‘Music Against Hunger’, is set to invade living rooms, dormitories, bedrooms and wherever else Bangladeshis may crawl into wherever they may be resident in today’s world –…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Sunday evening on the occasion of Eid-ul- Fitr. “The Prime Minister will address the nation at 7:30 pm on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul Fitr,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said. State-owned…
Ankara – As Turkey steps up to mobilize the international community against Israeli plans to annex West Bank, Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu on May 21 had phone conversations with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and…
Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Saturday. Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday as Shawwal moon was not sighted at…
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged that the patients suffering from coronavirus are not getting minimum treatment at hospitals.
Cycone Amphan, which made landfall in the coastal districts on Wednesday, has caused an estimated loss of Tk 400 crore in Bagerhat alone.
Australian researchers from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities claim to have logged a data speed of 44.2 terabits per second – the fastest internet data speed so far, reports BBC.
Saudi Arabia has announced the Kingdom will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted there on Friday night.
If there is any inconsistency in electricity bills, it will be adjusted with the next month’s bills, said the Power Division in a clarification on Saturday against the backdrop of media report that consumers are receiving overstated power bills.
The confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh rose to 32,078 on Saturday after the health authorities announced the detection of 1,873 new cases.
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