Munia murder case: Probe report submission deferred again to Jan 16
A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred to January 16 the submission date of the probe report in a case filed against Bashundhara Group MD Sayem Sobhan Anvir and seven others…
RU Professor Faruk Hossain passes away
Rajshahi University Social Work department’s Professor Md. Faruk Hossain died of cancer on Monday. He was 49. According to the department of Social Work, Prof Faruk Hossain breathed his last…
1056 families get Tk 47 lakh, coronavirus safety gears in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Milton Roy on Tuesday launched the distribution of over Tk 47.52 lakh and Covid-19 safety gears among 1056 families of the host community at…
Global Covid cases surpass 281 million
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has now surged past 281 million, with the new Covid strain Omicron showing a spike in hospitalisation. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU),…
Clash between BNP factions: Ex-Jubo Dal leader stabbed in Pabna
A former leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, BNP's youth wing, was stabbed in Pabna Monday during a clash between two factions of BNP. The injured is Monir Ahmmed Monir, former…
Woman raped by 3 in Chuadanga; 2 held
Two men have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a housewife in the Nilamore area under ward no 3 of Chuadanga municipality, police said Tuesday. The arrestees…
Dengue: 15 more patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Fifteen more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, health authorities said. Fatalities from dengue remained unchanged at 104 as no new death was reported during the…
Covid-19: Bangladesh begins booster vaccination
Bangladesh on Tuesday morning officially began the administration of booster doses of a Covid-19 vaccine but "on a limited scale". From 10am, a few hospitals in Dhaka started the administration…