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Momen for international cooperation to improve worldwide Covid situation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen emphasized strong cooperation among the nations to improve the ongoing Covid-19 situation across the world, including in Bangladesh. "We...

Better housing for slum dwellers: PM hands over flats to 300 families

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over newly-constructed flats to 300 low-income families as they were living in slums, enabling them to avail civic amenities....

Movement without being vaccinated a punishable offence from August 11: Minister

Movement of those above 18-years-old without being vaccinated will be considered a punishable offence from August 11, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said...

235 Covid-19 deaths, 15,776 cases recorded in 24 hours

Two hundred and thirty-five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services...

ASHA SAMITI FINED WHILE COLLECTING INSTALLMENTS IN KALIGANJ

ঝিনাইদহ প্রতিনিধি: ঝিনাইদহের কালীগঞ্জে সরকারি নির্দেশ অমান্য করে গ্রাহকের কাছ থেকে ঋণের কিস্তি আদায় করার সময় আশা সমিতির কালীগঞ্জ শাখাকে জরিমানা করা হয়েছে। মঙ্গলবার সকাল...

International

Hardline cleric Raisi to be sworn in as Iran’s president

Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi will be sworn in as Iran's president on Thursday, with the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers face growing crises at home and...

Death toll in central China floods rises to 302

The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said yesterday, after record...

Afghan fighting rages as US and Britain accuse Taleban of massacring civilians

Afghan forces battled on Monday (Aug 2) to stop a first major city from falling to the Taleban as the United States and Britain accused...

Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years: study

An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally in the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries with a...

Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran conducted this attack. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on attack on Israeli tanker

Entertainment

Winners of 2021 K-POP World Festival Bangladesh audition announced

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Dhaka announced six winners of the 2021 K-pop World Festival Bangladesh audition, today. The event was held...

Shilpa Shetty breaks silence on Raj Kundra’s arrest

Shilpa Shetty has broken her silence on her husband Raj Kundra's arrest for his alleged involvement in a pornography case. She urged everyone to respect...

Johnny Depp wins victory in legal battle with Amber Heard over $7 million settlement donations

Johnny Depp has won a legal ruling from a New York judge that will force the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to reveal how much...

Looking back at “Mukh O Mukhosh”, our first ever feature film

The first Bangla feature film made in erstwhile East Pakistan was "Mukh O Mukhosh", under the banner of Iqbal Films. The production, directed by Abdul Jabbar...

Apart from films, these 4 sources of income pay Shah Rukh Khan’s bills

It is no revelation that King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan is one of the wealthy people in the country.  The baadshah, sometime back, was in fact...