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Nathaniel Veltman, accused of murdering Canadian Muslim family, to face terrorism charges
A Canadian man who is accused of deliberately running over a Muslim family with his truck, killing four of them, now faces terrorism charges in addition to those for murder, prosecutors said on Monday.
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Woman dies as truck’s gas cylinder explodes in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh
A woman died after gas cylinder of a truck exploded in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh Beribandh area early today.
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Virginia couple plead guilty in US Capitol riot, setting precedent
A Virginia couple on Monday pleaded guilty to demonstrating unlawfully in the US Capitol during the January 6 attack, a misdemeanor with a sentence of up to six months, in a plea deal that could set a benchmark for hundreds of other cases.
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Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, describing the G7 pledge to provide 1 billion doses over the next year as a "small step."
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Report meant to help govt deal with pandemic, says TIB; stands by survey
Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday said instead of terming its report on the government’s Covid-19 response “false and motivated”, the government could better combat the pandemic by taking the measures recommended in the report.
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Tsitsipas learned of grandmother's death minutes before final
Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed that he learned of his grandmother's death just minutes before his epic five-set French Open final loss to Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
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Paraguay come from behind to beat Bolivia 3-1
Paraguay went behind to an early penalty but scored three times in the second half for a 3-1 win over Bolivia, who were reduced to 10 men just before halftime in their Copa America opener on Monday.
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'Attempt To Rape, Murder Pori Moni': Nasir, 4 others arrested
Police arrested five people, including a real-estate businessman and presidium member of the Jatiya Party, yesterday after film actor Pori Moni filed a case with Savar Police Station over their attempt to rape and murder her.
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Messi's strike not enough as Chile frustrate Argentina
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick but Chile hit back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Copa America on Monday.
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Border Hospitals Tackling Covid: Understaffed, under stress
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to unfold in bordering districts, with some put under lockdown to put the brakes on the transmission, major hospitals in those districts totter due to a shortage of frontline doctors and nurses.
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Why is Dhaka at the bottom of livability index?
Dhaka is again at the bottom of EIU’s Global Liveability Index -- this time ranking 137th out of 140 cities.
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Bangladesh among top 3 performers in sustainable development: Report
Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Cote d'Ivoire have progressed the most on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) index score since the adoption of the 2030 global agenda in 2015, according to the Sustainable Development Report 2021.
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Morata jeered as wasteful Spain frustrated by Sweden
Spain's new team struggled with the familiar problems on Monday as a string of missed chances allowed Sweden to hang on for a goalless draw in their Euro 2020 opener in Seville.
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US Covid-19 deaths cross painful 600,000 milestone as country reopens
The United States has now lost over 600,000 mothers, fathers, children, siblings and friends to Covid-19, a painful reminder that death, sickness and grief continue even as the country begins to return to something resembling pre-pandemic normal.
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Tax benefit to spur growth of oceangoing shipping sector
Bangladesh’s fleet of oceangoing vessels is expected to expand in the coming years after the National Board of Revenue eased age rules for ships to qualify for VAT exemption during imports and cut advance income tax.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Asks Bangladeshis to Contribute in His New Project
Hollywood actor asked Bangladeshis to share “cool photos” of the country
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Proposed budget may raise inequality
Finance minister MHM Mustafa Kamal on June 3 placed his second consecutive national budget at the parliament for fiscal 2021-22, targeting 7.2 per cent annual GDP growth while revising last year’s current growth target to 6.1 per cent from the initial 8.2 per cent estimated amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Movement curbs in 2 more districts
With a spike in Covid cases and deaths, two more districts -- Jamalpur and Dinajpur -- have imposed restrictions on vehicular and public movement to curb the spread of the virus.
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Black fungus found in man after Covid recovery
Black fungus has been detected in a patient at Dhaka Medical College Hospital days after he recovered from Covid-19.
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Listen to the reform agenda, please!
Bangladesh is under “strict lockdown” for the past many weeks but what is happening under its guise is anybody’s guess.
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Massive eviction drive starts on port city hill
Chattogram District Administration started a massive eviction drive on the hill that surrounds port city’s Bayezid Bostami Link Road yesterday.
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19 Slow Moving Projects: Railway now seeks deadline extension
The Bangladesh Railway’s abysmal track record in project implementation will continue for a while, it seems.
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Two MPs blast corruption in bureaucracy
Lawmakers Rashed Khan Menon and Rumeen Farhana speaking in parliament yesterday slammed corruption among bureaucrats and harassment of common people and journalists by them.
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Give migrants jabs with priority
A recruiting agencies’ platform yesterday demanded that the government immediately arrange Covid-19 vaccines for migrant workers to ensure their smooth migration and save money spent on hotel quarantine.
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Khaleda’s kidneys, liver not working properly
Expressing concern over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition, the party said her kidney and liver is not functioning well; that’s why she is suffering from fever repeatedly.
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From gender inequality to climate change
As Bangladesh looks forward to its next 50 years, there remain significant human development challenges for the country.
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Indian MPs want military action
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said in parliament today that the possibility of a political settlement in East Pakistan was “becoming more remote” every day.
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ASI Shoumen confesses to triple murder
Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Shoumen Kumar Roy, accused of triple murder, yesterday confessed in a local court to committing the crime.
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Finding a balance between official secrecy and citizens’ right to information
“We see all governments as obscure and invisible,” said Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman, in 1605.
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Innocent in Jail for 5yrs: PBI IDs 7 cops responsible
A probe by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has found seven former officials of Pallabi Police Station responsible for wrongly arresting Md Arman, a technician from Mirpur’s Benarasi Palli, in 2016.
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