Bangladesh
Thakurgaon MP Dabirul Islam airlifted to Dhaka
Thakurgaon-2 constituency MP Dabirul Islam, who was infected with coronavirus, has been airlifted to Dhaka for better treatment.
Shameem Ahsan new Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy
The government has appointed Md. Shameem Ahsan, currently serving as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, as the next Ambassador to Italy.
Man to die for killing wife in Rajshahi
A Rajshahi court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2014.
Coronavirus cases near 300,000; deaths close to 4,000 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases inched closer to 300,000 as the number of fatalities neared 4,000 on Monday.
JUST administrative building to be put under lockdown on Aug 27
The administrative building of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) will be put under lockdown from August 27 as some employees of the university were diagnosed with Covid-19.
Bangladesh wants to begin initial transfer of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char: FS
Bangladesh wants to start the initial transfer of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char Island after monsoon through conducting a "go-and-see" visit programme first.
Charged with stealing, mother, children tortured in Cox’s Bazar
Five people, including a woman, her two daughters and one son, have brutally been tortured in public at Harbang union in Chakoria upazila of Cox’s Bazar on charge of cattle lifting.
2 brothers killed in Faridpur clash over fishing
Two brothers, who were injured in a clash over catching fish in a beel at Habeli Gangadhordi village in Bhanga upazila on Monday, died on Tuesday.
PM pays heartfelt tributes to Ivy Rahman
The barbaric grenade attack was carried out on an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on August 21, 2004 during the BNP-Jamaat government aiming to wipe out the AL leadership.
Twenty-four people, including then president of Mohila Awami League and late President Zillur Rahman’s wife Ivy Rahman, were killed and over 600 others suffered splinter injuries in the grisly attack and many of them became crippled for life.
Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader, narrowly escaped the attack but sustained hearing impairment due to the impact of the repeated grenade blasts near the truck-dais of the huge public rally. The AL men saved her life creating a human shield surrounding her.
Coronavirus cases reach 10,124 in Sylhet
With 108 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, total confirmed cases rose to 10,124 in Sylhet division on Sunday.