A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, authorities said Sunday. The state-linked newspaper The National cited a statement from Dubai Civil Defense provided by the city-state’s Dubai Media Office for the death toll. It said the blaze happened Saturday in ...

The fire at the Dhaka New Super Market was fully extinguished on Sunday morning, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence. Fire Service’s Polashi barrack fire station in-charge warehouse inspector Md Al Masud said, “The fire was completely put out around 9am.” The market is expected to be handed over to its owners and management committee today, said Md Akhtaruzzaman, ...

Steps are being taken to misuse of Digital Security Act (DSA), said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday. He said efforts are going on for proper use of the law and make it people’s friendly. The Law Minister made the remarks taking part in a roundtable titled “Digital Security Act Controversies” organised by Editors’ Guild at Dhaka Gallery at Banani ...

Police have arrested a couple along with one kilograms of hemp from Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday afternoon. The arrested are Sitaram Chatree, 60, and Komla Chatree, 40, residents of Lombatila area of Clevedon tea garden in the upazila. Kulaura Police Station officer-in-charge Md Abdus Salek said acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a raid ...

Manchester United have been hit by a double defensive injury blow after Lisandro Martinez was ruled out for the rest of the season and Raphael Varane sidelined for the next few weeks. Both players were hurt in Thursday’s 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford, in which United conceded two late own goals. ...

A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan sold for $2.2 million on Tuesday, setting a record price at auction for game-worn sports footwear, Sotheby’s announced. The basketball great wore the “Bred” Air Jordan 13s during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals on the way to his sixth and last NBA championship title. The online sale cements ...

At least five persons of a family were injured when a crane of the Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell on roadside shops and slums at Station Road in Tongi on Saturday. At that time, the movement of vehicles on one side of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway remained suspended for some time after the accident that took place at around ...

Bangladesh Jewelers Association (BAJUS) has raised the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 1,283 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the bullion market. The matter was confirmed in a press release, signed by BAJUS Price Determination and Price Monitoring Standing Committee Chairman, MA Hannan Azad, on Saturday. The new prices will come into effect ...

Bangladesh reported four more Covid cases in the 24 hours to Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,038,113, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,446 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity dropped to 0.68 percent ...

Bangladesh Ansar and VDP distributed Iftar items among the helpless, poor and underprivileged people in different districts of Sylhet range on the first day of Boishakh (Bengali New Year) following the instructions of its director general. Iftar items were distributed among hundreds of people in four districts including the Sylhet district commandant office of Sylhet division. Sylhet division’s deputy director ...