Thursday, 13 August, 2020
Many policemen are reportedly getting involved in various crimes such as murder, drug dealing, robbery, extortion and sexual scandal, tarnishing image of the entire police force. In recent times,…
Rush to sell gold jewellery as price hits new high
As gold price has soared to a record high, people are rushing to the jewellery shops to sell gold ornaments to make some quick profits out of the soaring price of the precious metal. Price of…
Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, has named Kamala Harris, who is of mixed Black and Indian heritage, as his pick for vice-president in a much anticipated announcement Tuesday…
Corona disrupts edn
of 70 pc youth: ILO
Since the outset of the pandemic, over 70 per cent of youth who study or combine study with work have been adversely affected by the closing of schools, universities, and Bangladesh is no exception,…
There are 1.72 lakh tobacco users aged between 10-14 years in Bangladesh. Proggga, a non-government organisation campaigning against tobacco, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday marking…
At the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government on Trade, Tariff and Monetary matters, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman placed his statement on 7 August 1973 (on the second day). In his statement,…
Flood situation continues to improve around the country, as the water levels in major rivers have marked a fall during the last couple of days. Displaced people have begun to return home following…
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named two more relatives to a new government unveiled Wednesday, further consolidating his family’s grip on power, reports AFP. His…
BEIRUT: People in Beirut have attended a vigil for the more than 200 victims of the huge explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital a week ago, reports BBC. A crowd stood in silence near…
Bangladeshi documentary film ‘Qasida of Dhaka’ received the award for the best documentary in Delhi’s Indus Valley International Film Festival-2020.
RAJSHAHI: All the existing Covid-19 responses should be reached to the marginal and other worst infected people properly to mitigate their livelihood related hardships, caused by the novel coronavirus…
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Wednesday that Tigers’ opening Test of the series against Sri Lanka is scheduled to start from October 24. BCB is planning to send Tigers and…
Japan will provide its largest ever single loan package of $3.2 billion to Bangladesh under its 41st Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help improve infrastructure. Japanese Ambassador…
ROME: Italian regions have begun to order new periods of quarantines for people returning from higher-risk European countries such as Spain and Greece in a bid to stem the latest outbreaks of coronavirus,…
One of my students, Anni Dutta, suddenly posted a few photos of wooden jewelries in her Facebook story. She made those for herself and all by herself. The jewelries looked artistically beautiful. Since…
