China’s internet watchdog said Wednesday it has fined platforms operated by e-commerce company Alibaba and gaming firm Tencent for spreading sexually suggestive content involving children, as regulators seek to clean up content harmful to minors.Platfo…
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday offered the Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban.The Eid jamaat (congregation) was held in the morning with Pesh Imam of Bangabhaban Jame Mosque Mufti Maulana Saiful Kabir conducting the prayers, Pres…
They say it all begins at the top. And for Bangladesh too, openers Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das did it all.Yes, with Tamim smashing his fastest ODI ton and later Nurul Hasan Shohan celebrating his comeback, the Tigers Tuesday registered a clean sweep agai…
Australia’s Brisbane has been selected to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games.The decision was made at the 138th IOC (the International Olympic Committee) Session in Tokyo and Brisbane was the only candidate city bidding to host the Summer Olympics in 2…
Bangladesh opener and ODI captain Tamim Iqbal is set to miss the home series against Australia and New Zealand in August and September, respectively.The left-handed batsman has been suffering from a leg injury that he has sustained during the Sri Lanka…
Amid an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases, there is a growing concern over the dengue situation in the country. Authorities on Wednesday reported 13 more new dengue cases in 24 hours.Some 406 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different governm…
Marking another grim Eid under the shadow of a pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant, Bangladesh saw 173 more Covid-19 deaths Wednesday.Also, Covid-19 infections in the country have reached 97% of the peak, with 1…
Fifteen more people died of Covid-19 related reasons at three different hospitals in Bogura in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Wednesday.While seven were confirmed Covid-19 patients, eight showed symptoms of the virus, the officials said.Am…
Police rounded up 48 Bangladesh nationals, and one local man Tuesday for Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) breaches outside a surau (Islamic assembly building) in Taman Pelangi of Malaysia’s Johor state during Eid prayers.To probe a viral vid…
Three people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles at Mujibnagar in Meherpur on Wednesday.The deceased are, Shakil Hossain, 22, son of Shariful Islam of Sonapur Majhpara village under Mujibnagar upazila, Sham…
Ten more people involved in the Summer Olympics in Japan, including an athlete, have tested Covid-19 positive, the organising committee said Wednesday.Among those who contracted the virus are a foreign athlete, one foreign staff member and eight other …
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