April2021

At least five coal power plant workers are now dead for protesting unpaid wages and workers’ rights in Bangladesh. They were shot and killed at the construction site of the Banshkhali coal plant, also known as...

Huawei’s rotating chairman Eric Xu has announced recently that the Chinese tech giant will launch its 6G networks by around 2030. Xu made the remarks at Huawei Global Analysts Summit in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province....

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday as investors searched for new cues amid sustained optimism about US economic growth as vaccinations against the coronavirus continue. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.32 percent, or 95.93 points,...

The fire in South Africa burned down all the historic buildings and structures at the University of Cape Town. A fire brigade worker was burnt in the horrific fire on Sunday. Authorities say the fire spread...

This year’s IPL is going on during the holy month of Ramadan. Several Muslim players are playing in this tournament. For example, Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan is playing in Kolkata. Another Bangladeshi Muslim cricketer Mostafizur Rahman...

Canada is expected to channel funds into childcare, wage subsidies, and other pandemic recovery measures as the government present its new budget Monday ahead of possible snap elections. The 2021 budget is the first full fiscal...

Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) in the wake of a massive spike of COVID -19 today extended the ongoing ban on operation of all international and domestic flights for one more week following the government’s decision...

NASA successfully flew the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars on Monday, data downloaded from the aircraft confirmed, reports BSS. “Altimeter data confirms that Ingenuity has performed the first flight of a powered aircraft on another planet,” announced...

Bangladesh today recorded more than 100 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, a fourth consecutive single-day record since its first detection on March 8 last year while 4,271 fresh cases were reported during the period. “The country logged...

Wasim, a popular actor of Dhaka cinema, buried at Banani Cemetery in the capital. Actor Zayed Khan, general secretary of the Film Artists’ Association, said he was buried after the Janazah on Sunday. The actor breathed...