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June 3, 2022

‘Talash’ to hit screens on June 17

Movie buffs rejoice! National award-winning director Shaikat Nasir’s new movie ‘Talash’ will hit the screens across Bangladesh on June 17.The movie features Shabnam Bubli and newcomer Ador Azad in leading roles. Asif Ahsan Khan, Masum Basher, Mili Bash…

Cavani shines as Uruguay rout Mexico in friendly

Edinson Cavani scored twice in eight second-half minutes as Uruguay cruised to a 3-0 friendly win over Mexico at the University of Phoenix stadium in Phoenix, the United States on Thursday.Matias Vecino put the Celeste ahead in the 35th minute with a c…

Mitchell, Blundell combine to thwart England at Lord’s

An unbeaten stand of 180 between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell put New Zealand in control against England after two days of the first Test at Lord’s Friday.Coming together with their side at 56-4 – just 47 runs ahead – Mitchell and Blundell moved the…

Ecuador beat Nigeria in World Cup warmup

An early goal from Villarreal left-back Pervis Estupinan fired Ecuador to a 1-0 win over Nigeria in their friendly here on Friday.Estupinan met an Angel Mena set piece with a downward header at the far post that left goalkeeper Francis Uzoho with no ch…

Global Covid cases top 534 million

The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 534 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 534,122,368 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,317,436 on …

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 29 cases, zero death

Bangladesh registered 29 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Friday morning taking the country’s total caseload to 1,953,592.The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,131 as no death was reported during the period, according to the Directora…

Child injured by BSF grenade wants to return home

A 10-year-old Bangladeshi boy, undergoing treatment at an Indian hospital for injuries from a stun grenade hurled by the Indian border security force (BSF), has made desperate plea to return to his parents in Bangladesh.The ill-fated child is Ramjan, s…

Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in 3 divisions

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Friday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places over Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions.“Heavy (44-88 mm/day) to very heavy (89 mm/day) rainfall is likely to occur at some places over C…

17 more dengue cases reported

Bangladesh confirmed 17 more dengue – a viral infection – cases in the 24 hours to Friday morning.Sixteen new patients were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and one outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Sixty-one …

Injured AL leader dies in Sylhet

An Awami League leader who was injured in an attack by his rivals died in Sylhet’s Bishwanath upazila on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Sheikh Goyas Mia, 55, son of late Iskander Ali of the upazila’s Baruni village.Goyas was the Publicit…

Crimes against humanity: Fugitive death row convict held

A fugitive death row convict, who was sentenced by the International Crimes Tribunal for committing crimes against humanity in 1971, was arrested from the city’s Mohammadpur area on Friday, said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).The convict was identified a…

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