At least 15 people out of 134 tested positive for Covid-19 in the 24 hours before 8:00am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Some eight cases were reported from Dhaka Division, five from Chattogram Division, a...
June 5, 2025
Russia has said it is sending a delegation to Istanbul for a second round of peace talks with Ukraine on 2 June, as the two sides reportedly remain far apart on how to end the war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow’s conditions for a ...
A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House said on Thursday that Israel had “signed off” on US envoy Steve Wit...
Closing Ceremony of The 10th Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF) 2024 was held on Sunday (March 3) at the Star Cineplex of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the capital. This year DIMFF celebrates a decade of filmmaking with mobile Phone...
April 15, 2025
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A nerveless century from Mohammad Haris has led Pakistan’s chase of 197 runs to win the third T20 international cricket match against Bangladesh and complete a 3-0 series win in Lahore. Having won the first two matches after choos...
Bangladesh vowed to make a strong comeback in the third and final T20 international in a bid to secure the series against hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE). The third match, which was added later in the series, turned out to be the...
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess until further notice due to fears the game is a source of gambling. Officials said the game has been prohibited indefinitely until its compatibility with Islamic law can be de...
Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium was among the eight venues announced by FIFA on Wednesday due to stage matches at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Belo Horizonte, capital Brasilia, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recif...
Bangladesh Under-19 team won the six-match youth ODI series against Sri Lankan youth team by 3-2 margin after the sixth and final game was washed out due to heavy rain at Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Thursday. Electing ...
Inter Milan substitute Davide Frattesi struck an extra-time winner to send his side into the Champions League final following a barnstorming 4-3 victory over Barcelona after Francesco Acerbi had rescued them from the brink of elim...
A day after its inauguration, the country’s first metro rail is now open for general passengers. The train carrying passengers left Uttara North station for Agargaon at 8:00am, said ABM Arifur Rahman, an official of Dhaka Mass Transit Company L...
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At least 15 people out of 134 tested positive for Covid-19 in the 24 hours before 8:00am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Some eight cases were reported from Dhaka Division, five from Ch...
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport this afternoon, in one of the worst ever aviation tragedies in India. There were 232 passengers and 10 crew on the ...
The third cargo flight from Sylhet Osmani International Airport departed for Spain on Thursday (May 8) night. A chartered Galistair Aviation freighter (flight 8S-1934), carrying 60 tonnes of readymade garments, took off at 10:27pm...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has rescheduled its flights to Toronto, London and Rome, rerouting its operations to avoid Pakistani airspace due to the ongoing situation between Pakistan and India. The revised schedules will remain eff...
Bangladesh is set to implement the Sri Lankan model to combat and eliminate dengue. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare made the decision during a recent meeting with relevant stakeholders to outline strategies for addressin...
A farmer was tragically killed by a lightning strike at Sultan village under Kaya union of Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia on Wednesday. The deceased was Zahurul Islam, 50, son of the late Shayan Uddin of the same village. Md. Solai...