Global Covid-19 caseload exceeds 37.7mn: JHU
The global confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 37.7 million as of Tuesday morning, according to the latest tally from John Hopkins University (JHU). The deaths from the coronavirus have been…
Lalmonirhat farmers stare at hunger as rains flatten crops
Already hit hard by Covid-19 and related restrictions, farmers of five upazilas in Lalmonirhat district have been dealt another severe blow this year— this time, by a month of torrential…
Pumpkin weighing 2,350 pounds wins California contest
Being cooped up at home due to the pandemic paid handsomely for a Minnesota horticulture teacher who used the extra time to constantly water and feed a massive pumpkin that…
Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts
Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide. Facebook CEO…
Aussie study shows how antibiotic resistance bends rules of evolution
An Australian study released Tuesday has explained how bacteria can bend the rules of evolution to develop antibiotic resistance, by means of horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The research team…
Horrific rape crime continues; now Ctg girl gang-raped at hotel
Amid countrywide strong protests against the deeply disturbing rape and violence against women, a teenager girl has reportedly been gang- raped at a residential hotel in Sitakundu upazila. Police…
2 held with 93 litres liquor in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two suspected drug traders along with 93 litres of liquor from Rohonpur Muktasha Halpur area of Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday…
Rapists are like ‘beasts’: PM
Describing rapists as 'beasts', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government has to induct the death sentence in the relevant law to save girls from these beasts. …