The rail communications between Sylhet and rest of the country were restored on Sunday morning after 21 hours of disruption following derailment of seven compartments of an oil-laden train at Satgaya area in Moulvibazar’s Srimangal. Confirming the news, Afsar Uddin, station master of Srimangal railway station, said they restored the rail line around 8:00 am following daylong efforts. Earlier on ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris. Biden, 77, beat Donald Trump in a heated election held last week to become the 46th president of the United States. His running mate Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman to become vice president. Biden positioned himself to be a leader who “seeks ...

Lionel Messi came on at half-time to rescue Barcelona by scoring twice, including his first goal from open play this season, in a 5-2 victory over Real Betis on Saturday. Messi had been rested by Ronald Koeman but was thrown on with the game in the balance after Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty in the Argentinian’s absence, before Antonio Sanabria ...

Popular television actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba, who has been infected with COVID-19, showed signs of improvement on Saturday. Apurba posted a video on his official Facebook account on Saturday night, where he was seen raising his hand showing ‘thumbs up’. “When the mercy of the Almighty Allah and all of your blessings are in my side.. nothing seems impossible,” the ...

Joe Biden was fresh off winning the Michigan primary and effectively capturing the Democratic presidential nomination, a prize he’d sought for the better part of three decades. Instead of plotting a strategy to build momentum, he was contemplating an abrupt halt. He gathered his senior team in a conference room on the 19th floor of his campaign’s Philadelphia headquarters, the ...

The UK has imposed a ban on non-UK citizens coming from Denmark amid concerns over a new coronavirus strain that has spread from mink to humans. UK citizens will be able to return to Britain from Denmark – but will have to isolate along with all members of their household for 14 days. The new rules update regulations that came ...

LONDON, Nov. 7 : Another 24,957 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,171,441, according to official figures released Saturday. The coronavirus-related deaths in Britain rose by 413 to 48,888, the data showed. Earlier Saturday, Britain has imposed immigration powers against foreign visitors from Denmark following widespread outbreaks ...

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged all concerned to evaluate the party’s devoted workers who stayed with the AL in its crisis while forming new committees at all levels across the country. “Don’t keep away the dedicated workers, rather ease the path of doing politics for them as they will always stay with the party in its well and woe,” ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there will be no poverty in Bangladesh if multidimensional rural cooperatives can be established. “It’s proven…if we can build multidimensional rural cooperatives, there’ll be no poverty in Bangladesh. Poverty will totally be eradicated; and can do that,” she said. Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing a function, marking the 49th National Cooperative Day ...