Work for inclusive societies, economies: UN chief
GB Today UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to pledge to work for inclusive societies and economies that leave…
2020
Scientists reject Covid-19 conspiracy claims over lab origin
Some top scientists have rejected a conspiracy theory claiming that the novel coronavirus was made in a lab.…
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of ‘harmful’ power
The heads of some of the world’s biggest tech companies have appeared before Washington lawmakers to defend their…
World Test Championship progressing as planned: ICC
The fate of the T20 World Cup out of the way, the ICC’s attention now turns to the…
Tokyo 2020 may have ‘limited spectators’
The Olympics and Paralympics could be held in front of “a limited number of spectators” due to Covid-19,…
First ‘Harry Potter’ movie to return to China in 3D in August
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” the first movie in the popular Harry Potter series, will return to…
Curtain rises on first Dhaka International Youth Film Festival
Dhaka International Youth Film Festival-2020 began virtually on the website and Facebook page of ‘Step for Cinema’, a…
Webinar on ‘Gallery of paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky’ held
The Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC), Dhaka and Serov Academy of Fine Arts jointly arranged a…
DSCC Mayor places Tk 6,119.59 crore budget for 2020-21 FY
With priority to infrastructure development, waste management and mosquito control, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh…
Turkish agency provides Eid gifts to needy children
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in collaboration with Dhaka Ahsania Mission on Wednesday distributed Eid gifts among…
Eid-ul-Azha: Spirit long gone
।। Professor Dr. Kamaluddin Ahmed ।। The spirit with which the sacrifice used to be made so many…
Habitat loss sparks cascade of ecosystem damage: Study
The effects of shrinking habitats on wildlife are more profound and wide ranging than often assumed, a study…
State to draft growth report for each Assembly seat
Idea hits Nabanna top brass after Purulia district administration sends report on the govt’s achievement in Bandwan Snehamoy…
West Bengal Govt lens on all critical Covid patients
A team of 25 doctors to monitor health parameters across the state round the clock Pranesh Sarkar: The…
UNWTO reveals huge cost of Covid-19 on global tourism
XINHUA, Madrid: The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Tuesday highlighted the enormous cost which the coronavirus…
BCB aims at rescheduling suspended bilateral series
MD ABU TALHA SARKER, Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been communicating with its counterpart boards of Australia,…
1,000 pilgrims arrive in Mina to perform hajj
About 1,000 pilgrims arrived on the Mina Valley outside Makkah on Wednesday to participate in this year’s hajj…
UK aid announces £950,000 fund to tackle floods in Bangladesh
UK aid has provided £950,000 of rapid release funding to NGOs through the START Fund to address the…
Dhaka, Delhi “enjoy best ties”; speculations trashed
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das is poised to end her tenure here soon amid much…
Rayhan’s arrest violates free speech rights: HRW
Criticising Bangladeshi migrant worker Mohammad Rayhan Kabir’s arrest by the Malaysian authorities, Human Rights Watch on Wednesday said…