A 20-year-old youth was crushed to death by a speeding train in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram while crossing the tracks with earphones on, police said on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Saiful, a resident of the upazila.Chattogram-bound Chatt…
Bangladesh achieved a milestone on Wednesday (August 10) in addition to defeating Zimbabwe to avert a clean sweep. The Bangladesh men’s cricket team became the tenth cricketing nation to play 400 ODI matches after making their ODI debut on March 31, 19…
The Cabinet on Thursday approved in principle the draft of the Drugs Act, 2022 with harsher punishment for drugs related anomalies and offenses.Under the draft law, the punishment for such crimes will be maximum 10-year jail with fine of Tk 10 lakh fr…
A legal notice has been served to 11 people seeking Tk 10 crore compensation for Joj Mia who served four years jail term without committing any crime in August 21 grenade attack case.Supreme Court lawyers Mohammad Humayun Kabir and Mohammad Kausar se…
A huge rally of BNP protesting the latest hike in fuel prices and power crisis is underway in front of its Nayapaltan central office in the capital.The rally, organised by BNP’s Dhaka south and north city units, formally began with the recitation from …
Bangladesh recorded another Covid-linked death with 214 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.With the latest numbers, the total fatalities reached 29,310 while the caseload 2,008,282, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DG…
A case has been filed against 46 policemen of Bhola sadar police station in connection with the death of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Noor-e-Alam allegedly in police firing during a clash with police on July 31.Iffat Zahan, wife of the JCD lea…
The death toll from last weekend’s fighting between Israel and Gaza militants has risen to 47, after a man died from wounds sustained during the violence, the Health Ministry in Gaza said Thursday.Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip and t…
A new study has showed many areas around New Zealand will become unsuitable for blue and sperm whales as global sea-surface temperatures continue to rise, with new modelling predicting they will be seeking refuge further south.Areas around New Zealand’…
Gasoline prices dipped to just under the $4 mark for the first time in more than five months — good news for consumers who are struggling with high prices for many other essentials.AAA said the US national average for a gallon of regular was $3.99 on T…
