Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services
GB Today UNB, Dhaka: Commuters waiting to cross the Padma river had a harrowing time Thursday morning, with the authorities…
December 2021
Islanders Shine at Muay-Thai Championship
Denis Giles, Port Blair: The Muay-Thai Association of India had recently conducted the Senior Muay-Thai Championship from 16th…
Bangla Academy on war footing ahead of Amar Ekushey Book Fair
UNB: Bangla Academy has started its all-out preparations to hold the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, one of…
57 newly-selected NRB CIPs accorded reception
UNB: The NRB CIP Association, an organisation of Non-Resident Bangladeshis, accorded a reception to 57 newly-selected CIPs at…
Omicron: Bangladeshis having student visas barred from entering India
Online Desk: In a bid to check the new variant of Covid-19 ‘Omicron’, India has put restriction on…
Bangladesh, Maldives sign three instruments soaring bilateral relations to new height
BSS: Three instruments were signed on Thursday between Bangladesh and Maldives on health, education, dual taxation, youth and…
BD Banking sector in 2021: Banks show resilience during pandemic
Jannatul Islam: Commercial banks in Bangladesh have shown resilience during the coronavirus pandemic despite the growing trend in…
Myanmar rescuers recover third body after jade mine disaster, dozens still missing
AFP: Rescuers in northern Myanmar retrieved two more bodies on Thursday after a landslide at an illegally run…
Merck’s at-home antiviral Covid-19 pill gets US authorization
Pfizer’s drug, Paxlovid, was authorized on Wednesday for people aged 12 and older Reuters: The US on Thursday…
BNP wants Habiganj SP, 2 OCs removed over attack on rally
Around 300 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies injured in attack by police, says Mirza…
Bangladeshi scientists unveil full genome sequence of salinity and flood tolerant rice
This will facilitate the invention and expansion of rice varieties, says the agriculture minister UNB: Scientists at the…
Attack on rally: Habiganj police sue 2,000 BNP leaders
UNB: Police have sued 2,000 BNP leaders and workers on Thursday over violence during a rally in Habiganj…
Critically endangered tortoises released into wild in Bangladesh
AFP, Dhaka: Conservationists in Bangladesh have released 10 tortoises into a remote forest as they attempt to revive…
Xi’an locks down as China races to zero-Covid for Olympics
AFP, Beijing: Thirteen million people in a major Chinese city were under strict stay-at-home orders starting Thursday to…
Akram Khan’s ‘surrender’ and story of the captains
Tarek Mahmud: Akram Khan has ‘surrendered’. He will not hold the post of chairman of the cricket operations…
Rohingya repatriation shrouded in geopolitical obscurity
।। Mohammad Abdur Razzak ।। One week after the ouster of the NLD government, the media quoted the…
Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down
BSS: Stocks today witnessed downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities. DSEX, the prime index…
Naseeruddin Shah to star in Bangladesh film ‘Project Omi’
UNB, Dhaka: Acclaimed Indian film and stage actor Naseeruddin Shah has signed for Bangladeshi film, ‘Project Omi’, a…
Didi loyalist Firhad Hakim is mayor again
Mamata to seek performance reports every six months, 9 of 16 boroughs will have women as chairperson Arnab…
Bihar: Ex-Chief Minister Faces Backlash From Brahmins For Remarks Against Community
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s use of swear words came to light on Sunday when a…