4 die as train hits auto-rickshaw in Nilphamari
Four women were killed and four others injured when a train hit an auto-rickshaw carrying them at an unauthorised level crossing in the district's Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The deceased…
Covid in Bangladesh: Positivity rate slightly declines to 31.64%
Bangladesh logged 17 more Covid-linked deaths with 15,527 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The daily positivity rate slightly declined to 31.64 per cent from Tuesday’s 32.40 per…
Hope seen once omicron wave increases global immunity, even as new version of variant found
World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as they warn…
Bangladesh gets another 2.12 million AstraZeneca jabs from France
France has donated another 2.12 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh under the COVAX facility as a gesture of solidarity to the friendly country’s fight against Covid. The…
Housewife tortured to death over dowry in Sylhet
A 26-year-old housewife was tortured to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry at Jalalpur in Sylhet district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shilpi Begum, wife…
Police: Fire, clash at nightclub kill 19 people in Indonesia
A nightclub in Indonesia’s West Papua province burned after two community groups clashed inside the building and 19 people were killed, officials said Tuesday. Members of the two groups attacked…
7 migrants die, 280 rescued off Italian island of Lampedusa
Seven migrants have died of apparent hypothermia on a packed wooden boat, the Italian coast guard said Tuesday after rescuing about 280 others off the coast of Lampedusa. Three people…
Taking Omicron lightly may cause great damage, warns Health Minister
Violating health guidelines taking Omicron strain of Coronavirus lightly and considering it to be less dangerous may cause great damage, warned Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday. "The government has…