Editorial »

When the ones highest in government don't regard law, don't blame DCs

A NATIONAL daily on Saturday reported that the Deputy Commissioners of nearly half of the country's 64 districts continue disregarding the government's directive to upload information on allocation and disbursement of relief and financial assistance on their respective websites. The Disaster Management and Relief Ministry has long been asking DCs ...

Health »

Hopeful RNA vaccine strategies in Covid-19 pandemic

Dr. Muhammad Torequl Islam :An injection of nucleic acids (e.g., RNA or DNA) into the experimental animals (e.g., mice) lead to the expression of some proteins encoded by the injected nucleic acid, suggesting a gene encoding a protein of a pathogen is necessary to create a vaccine. Both DNA and ...

International »

Meghan tries to stop her friends from being named in media lawsuit

CNN, London  :The battle between Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and a top British tabloid is heating up.Meghan's legal team has filed an application seeking to prevent Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, from publicly naming five friends who anonymously defended her against bullying in a US publication ...

International »

China's southern Jiangxi declares highest flood alert

Reuters, Beijing  :Jiangxi province in southern China issued its highest flood warning on Saturday, predicting a big overflow from a lake on the Yangtze River as torrential rain continues to batter much of the country, state media said. The Jiangxi government raised its flood-control response level to I from II, ...

Cricket »

Ben Stokes second fastest to reach 4000 runs and 150 wickets in Test cricket

England all-rounder and stand-in captain for the Southampton Test Ben Stokes became the second-fastest Test Cricketer to reach the milestone of 4000 Test runs and 150 Test wickets under his belt. The New Zealand-born cricketer achieved the historic feat while batting on Day 3 when he scalped Alzarri Joseph's wicket. ...

Entertainment »

Urvashi Rautela is promoting her film Virgin Bhanupriya

The trend of the digital release of films the due to shut down of theatres is no doubt affecting the entertainment business very badly but filmmakers and artists are trying their best to promote their projects on social media with their fans. Urvashi Rautela, a crowned Miss Diva Universe 2015 ...

Entertainment »

Quarantine led me to realise I prefer isolation: Bhumi Pednekar

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar says she has loved being by herself and has focussed on things that make her happy amid the pandemic. “One thing that I have learnt about myself is that I love isolation. I have loved being by myself. I saw a lot of people complaining that ...

City »

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda speaks at a meeting on law and order situation in Abu Sharaf Sadeque Auditorium at Keshabpur in Jashore on Saturday on the occasion of election of vacant Jashore-6 constituency.

City »

RAB-10 nabbed three criminals from South Keraniganj in Dhaka district on Friday for their alleged involvement in rape.

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Cricket »

Five-for box ticked, now time to get a hundred, says Jason Holder

Agency :West Indies captain Jason Holder said "my Test is far from over" after he rocked England with a career-best six-wicket haul on the second day of the series opener at Southampton on Thursday.Holder, the world's top-ranked all-rounder, took 6-42 as England were dismissed for 204 to surpass his previous ...

International »

Mayor of Seoul found dead

Reuters :One of South Korea's most prominent elected officials and longtime mayor of the capital, Seoul, was found dead on Friday after his daughter reported him missing amid a criminal investigation and media reports of alleged sexual harassment.Officers using drones and sniffer dogs found Mayor Park Won-soon's body at Mt ...

Entertainment »

Sanya Malhotra says about her co-star Vidya Balan

Sanya Malhotra is a phenomenal actress and has always delivered performances that will stay with us. Sanya Malhotra shares her insights on the things she learnt from her co-star Vidya Balan during the shoot of Shakuntala Devi. The actress says, “The one thing that I have learnt from her is ...

Editorial »

Woes of our job seekers trafficked to Vietnam and other countries

The stranded illegally trafficked workers recently  forcibly  entered  our embassy in Vietnam and demanded help to send them back to Bangladesh as they had no way to pay for the airfare. The embassy officials informed the foreign ministry but the foreign ministry's reply was the government had no funds for ...

Sports »

Asia Cup postponed due to coronavirus

Agency :The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday evening confirmed what Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly had announced on July 8, that the 2020 Asia Cup has been cancelled.The ACC said that they are working towards securing June 2021 as a suitable window for ...

Business & Economy »

Mahmudur Rahman, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Noakhali Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, inaugurating its sub branch as chief guest at Dudmukha Bazar in Dagonbhuiyan in Feni recently. Businesspersons, Professionals and social elites were also present in the function.

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