WHO says mpox 鈥榥ot the new Covid鈥�
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the mpox outbreak was not another Covid-19.
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Probe of corruption of former lawmakers, ministers must
THIS is unacceptable that the Anti-Corruption Commission has not yet investigated the affidavits that the candidates submitted before the 12th national elections held on January 7. The affidavits showed an abnormal increase in wealth of most of the former lawmakers and ministers. Candidates in national and local elections are required to submit...
Shop employees at Bashundhara City demand 10-hour workday
Employees of about 200 shops at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall staged demonstrations demanding 10-hour workdays and the right to government holidays on Monday in front of the shopping complex.
HC questions 15th amendment that scrapped caretaker govt system
The High Court on Monday asked the government to explain in 10 days why the 15th amendment to the constitution, scrapping the caretaker government system in...
Indemnity law repeal comes first in power, energy sector reforms
A MAJOR way to reform the power and energy sector, which has plunged the economy into a serious crisis for the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League, toppled on August 5, is to repeal the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act 2010 that has all along safeguarded actors and their action in the sector by keeping...
Bangladesh placed in Group D of 2025 U-19 Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup
The second edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 will be hosted by Malaysia and will comprise 16 teams.
River ports advised to hoist cautionary signal no 1
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised the inland river ports of Barisal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar and Sylhet to hoist cautionary signal no1, as a low pressure area has formed over Northwest Bay and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal-Bangladesh coast, said a BMD bulletin issued this morning.
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Taiwan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Taiwan鈥檚 east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, with the island鈥檚 government confirming there were no reports of major damage.
AL refrains from paying homage to Mujib in Dhanmondi
The Awami League did not hold any open programmes in the capital, including in the Bangabandhu Museum at Dhanmondi 32, on Thursday, marking the country鈥檚 founding...
Joy urges all to pay tributes to Sheikh Mujib
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday urged all to pay their tributes to the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32 claiming 鈥榠t is not a matter of politics.鈥�...
Interim govt cancels August 15 public holiday
The advisory council of the interim government in a meeting on Tuesday decided to cancel the public holiday on August 15, observed as the national mourning day to mark the...
Iran鈥檚 vice president, Javad Zarif, resigns
Iran鈥檚 vice-president Javad Zarif on Monday announced he had resigned from his post.
Brilliant Kipyegon wins third straight women's 1,500m gold
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon made history on Saturday after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500m gold medals with a superb display of middle distance running.
Richardson shines as US win women's 4x100m relay gold
Sha'Carri Richardson conjured a dazzling last leg to power the United States to victory in the Olympic women's 4x100m relay on Friday.
BASIS urges interim govt to repeal CSA
Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services urged the interim government to repeal the Cyber Security Act 2023...
Danube drills help Rasovszky to gold in marathon swim
Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky won gold in the Olympic men's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Games on Friday with his compatriot David Betlehem taking bronze on a memorable day for the swimming-mad country.
Holloway wins men's 110m hurdles gold
American Grant Holloway won Olympic gold in the men's 110m hurdles in Paris on Thursday.
The conundrums of Bangladeshi politics
ON AUGUST 5, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina boarded a Bangladesh Air Force C-130J military transport in a hurry and fled to Hindon Air Force base, outside Delhi. Her plane was refuelled and reports said that she intended to fly on either to the United Kingdom (her niece, Tulip Siddiq is a minister in the new Labour government), Finland...
Sprint king Lyles confident of Olympic treble in Paris
Newly minted Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles has his sights on triple gold at the Paris Games. Lyles came out on top of a thrilling race at the Stade de France Sunday that ended in a photo-finish to open his golden account.
Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in closest finish in modern history
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim the men's Olympic 100m gold in Paris on Sunday.
'So, so proud': St Lucia celebrates Alfred's historic gold
Saint Lucia celebrated Sunday after sprinter Julien Alfred stormed to victory in the women's 100m in Paris for the tiny Caribbean nation's historic first Olympic medal.
Alfred overcomes obstacles to become sprint queen
鈥業'd love to be the first,鈥� Julien Alfred said of the possibility of becoming the first Olympic medallist from the tiny Caribbean island of St Lucia -- on Saturday she achieved that in style by winning the women's 100 metres in Paris.
St Lucia's Alfred stuns Richardson to win women's 100m gold
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred stunned US favourite Sha'Carri Richardson to win the Olympic women's 100m gold medal on Saturday, etching her name into history to claim the Caribbean nation's first ever medal at the Games.
US scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a...
Lyles handed Olympic lesson, advances into 100m semis
US sprint star Noah Lyles admitted underestimating the power of a one-shot Olympics as he was made to work harder than expected to advance from his 100m heat at the Paris Games on Saturday.
10 Minute School suspends online, offline classes for indefinite period
10 Minute School, Bangladesh鈥檚 largest education platform, has suspended all their online and offline classes for an indefinite period...
Richardson cruises through 100m heat
Sha'Carri Richardson launched her bid for Olympic redemption with a comfortable victory in the opening heats of the women's 100 metres at the Stade de France on Friday.
Plea deal reached with 9/11 mastermind, US says
The Pentagon said on Wednesday US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
Different, but better' - Jacobs confident of defending 100m title
Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs said Wednesday he is a 鈥榗hanged, but better鈥� athlete and is confident of defending his title a the Paris Games.
Mbappe buys Ligue 2 club Caen
France captain Kylian Mbappe has taken over as majority shareholder of Ligue 2 club Caen, Mbappe's company Interconnected Ventures announced in a statement on Wednesday.