DHAKA – National football team defender Nasir Uddin Chowdhury said the domestic leagues of the country’s football should continue for the betterment of footballers because if the league continues, the national team and other age-level teams will not face a…
Dhaka, July 24 – Recalling late Professor Emajuddin Ahmed’s contributions to nationalist politics, BNP senior leaders on Friday said his works will inspire the nationalist forces in the struggle for the ‘restoration of democracy’.
Dhaka, July 24 – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the resignation and transfer of a few officials will not help resolve the persisting crisis in the health sector as it is riddled with widespread…
AP/UNB, July 20 – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Thursday filed a case against a UK tabloid media for selling and publishing a photo of their son Archie that was shot at their Los Angeles-area home bringing the allegation…
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team’s head coach Jamie Day in a recent interview with FIFA.com, insisted his side could have collected more points given their solid showing thus far in the group stage matches of FIFA World Cup Qatar…
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries.
Patuakhali, July 24: Police recovered the hanging body of a woman from a hotel room in Patuakhali district town on Friday morning.
TikTok unveiled plans for a $200 million “creator fund” to add content from emerging social media personalities to the fast-growing video-sharing app.
Culture Desk Masuma Rahman Nabila, Tauquir Ahmed and Shahiduzzaman Selim have been cast in the roles of late member of parliament Baby Moudud, one of four national leaders and Khandaker Mostak respectively in a new film detailing the tragedy of…
Five people died from fever and cold-related problems at Comilla Medical College Hospital in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.
Rajshahi, July 24: With detection of 196 new more positive cases in seven districts on Thursday, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in Rajshahi division now climbed to 11,104, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily report here…
The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh reached 2,836 on Friday with the death of 35 more patients in the last 24 hours as the number of tests came down.
Warning that there will be no return to “the old normal”, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of Covid-19 as global cases have surpassed 15 million and nearly 620,000 deaths.
Madaripur, July 24 – A three-storey school building was gobbled up by the swelling Padma River on Thursday afternoon at Nuruddin Madborkandi in Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur.
AP/UNB, July 24 – Denouncing the US move to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, China on Thursday said the bilateral relations will be harmed. The consulate general in Houston was the first one set up by China in…
Two suspected drug traders, a local Union Parishad member and a Rohingya man, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hinla in Teknaf Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Moulvi Bakhtier alias Bakhtier Uddin, 55, member…
Dhaka, July 24 – US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Thursday visited and interacted with families in Kalyanpur slum receiving food assistance through a new US government programme funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
AP/UNB, July 24 – Mike Tyson, one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time, is returning to the ring after a long gap. The 54-year-old will meet four-division champion Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition match on Sept…
New security and privacy features introduced on Facebook Messenger will give users more control, the company says.
Mostafa Kamal Majumder When I joined journalism the political arena was extremely polarized. The language of politics of especially the opposition was so strong that verbatim reporting of their viewpoints would lead to rejection of the news copy because the…
Danielle Nierenberg Biodiversity is a cornerstone of the food and agriculture system, but it’s increasingly jeopardized by climate change, deforestation, industrialization, and other threats. But seed saving is an important way of protecting the natural vibrancy and resiliency of the…
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling to arrange a tour for their High Performance (HP) team in Sri Lanka as it wants the players to back in the business amid COVID-19 pandemic. The board considers the HP as…
LONDON – Slaven Bilic hailed West Bromwich Albion’s promotion to the Premier League as one of the proudest moments of his career after a 2-2 draw against QPR sent them up on a dramatic final day of the Championship season.…
DHAKA-The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will likely start their national team’s physical fitness camp after Eid-Ul-Azha. “Yes we’ll likely start the national team’s physical fitness camp after Eid-Ul-Azha …… we have already sent letter to Youth and Sports Ministry asking…
Brussels, AP/UNB, July 23 – A survey published by International Federation of Journalists showed that gender inequalities in newsrooms have increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
Exercise not only helps to preserve muscle strength, keep the heart strong, maintain healthy body weight and stave off chronic diseases such as diabetes it can help boost thinking skills and memory as well.
Dhaka, July 23 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said there is multidimensional cooperation between Bangladesh and India.
Dhaka, July 23 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against three bank officials, including a former manager of BASIC Bank’s Gulshan branch, for embezzling around Tk 3 crore.
Dhaka, July 23 – BNP on Thursday demanded the government put Prof Abul Kalam Azad, who resigned from the post of the Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on trial for his alleged irregularities in…
3 jailed in Barishal, hospital sealed off Barisal, July 19 – A private diagnostic centre in Barishal town has been sealed off after it issued a pathology test report containing the signature of a dead physician.