EU agrees huge coronavirus aid plan as Trump backs face masks

European leaders on Tuesday agreed a massive aid package for their pandemic-ravaged economies, as US president Donald Trump..

COVID-19 and invisible hands of garment industry

IN HER recent essay, ‘The Pandemic is a Portal’, writer Arundhati Roy likened COVID-19 to a ‘chemical experiment’ that ‘illuminated hidden things.’

1,818 errant high-rises stay as they were

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has taken no action against the errant 1,818 high-rises after its April 2019 field survey found 475 of the buildings developed ..

Eid-ul-Azha on Aug 1

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on August 01 (Saturday), as the new moon of the Arabic month ..

Cargo ship sinks in Meghna

A cargo ship sunk in River Meghna at Harina in Chandpursadar upazila on Tuesday evening due to heavy current.

No end to water stagnation

Most of the areas in Dhaka city remained under water on Tuesday due to the torrential rain which began on Sunday night bringing untold..

Trump's 'law and order' is starting to look like martial law

The strange and frightening images of unidentified military-looking men taking protesters off the streets of Portland, Oregon, and into unmarked ..

'Things could get very ugly': Experts fear post-election crisis as Trump sets the stage to dispute the results in November

Voting experts and political strategists from across the political spectrum are increasingly alarmed about the potential for a disputed presidential election..

Why North Korea says it's joining the coronavirus vaccine race, even though it has no cases

North Korea says it is joining the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, a global contest that has already drafted in some of the world's best medical minds..

Saudi Arabia announces July 31 as first day of Eid-ul Azha

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced that Friday, July 31, will be the first day of Eid-ul Azha, reports Gulf News.