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Russia warns the West: our sanctions will hurt you
04:30 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayRussia warned the West on Wednesday that it was working on a broad response to sanctions that would be swift and felt in the West's most sensitive areas...
Guatemala law punishes abortion with prison for up to 25 years
03:48 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayGuatemala's Congress approved on Tuesday a law that punishes abortion with up to 25 years in prison and prohibits same-sex marriage and teaching about sexual diversity in schools...
10 killed in strikes in Severodonestk in eastern Ukraine
02:44 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayAt least 10 people were killed in a Russian military attack in the eastern Ukrainian town of Severodonestk on Tuesday, a local official for the Lugansk region said in a statement on Telegram. The Russian military "opened fire" on residential homes and other buildings in the town...
3 school girls killed after being hit by train
01:53 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThree school girls were killed after being hit by a Mymensingh-bound Bijoy Express train at Bijoypur rail crossing area in Cumilla Sadar uapzila on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Meem, 14, Tasfia, 13 and Lima, 12. They all were the students of Bijoypur Government Primary School...
28 sailors of ‘Banglar Samriddhi’ return home
12:47 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe 28 sailors of the Bangladeshi ship ‘Banglar Samriddhi’, who got stuck in the Ukrainian port of Olvia amid war, returned home on Wednesday. A Turkish Airlines flight carrying them took off from Romanian capital Bucharest 1:45am (Bangladesh local time) and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Bangladesh, UAE agree to strengthen bilateral relations
12:02 PM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayBangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to further cement the existing bilateral relations between the two countries for mutual benefits. The decision was taken at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UAE Vice President...
Saudi and UAE leaders ‘decline calls with Biden’ amid fears of oil price spike
11:34 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe de-facto leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declined to arrange calls with US president Joe Biden in recent weeks as the US and its allies have sought to contain a surge in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning
10:41 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayMoscow has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning to carry out the evacuation of the civilian population...
Channelling Churchill, Zelensky vows: ‘We will fight to the end’
10:16 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, invoking the wartime defiance of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, vowed Tuesday to "fight to the end" in a historic virtual speech to UK lawmakers...
Bangladesh, UAE sign 4 MoUs
09:58 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayBangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to boost cooperation between the two countries. The instruments were signed following a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister...
McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks halt Russian sales
09:00 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayConsumer giants including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have joined the list of firms halting business in Russia due to the invasion in Ukraine...
West hits Russia with oil bans and gas curbs
08:27 AM, 09 Mar 2022 WednesdayThe US and UK are banning Russian oil and the EU is ending its reliance on Russian gas, stepping up the economic response to the invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden said the move targeted "the main artery of Russia's economy"...
Saifuddin summoned by BCB for baseless remarks
09:49 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayAllrounder Mohammad Saifuddin, who is preparing to get back to cricket after recovering from his injury was summoned on Tuesday by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for a recent statement to the media...
People must extend support when country runs with motherly affection: PM
09:35 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said people must extend support to a leader when the country is run with motherly affection like her in Bangladesh...
Civilian death toll in Ukraine now 474: UN
09:05 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayThe United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that it had verified 1,335 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 474 killed and 861 injured, since Russia's invasion began on Feb. 24. But the civilian toll was incomplete pending corroboration of reports...
Rohingya camp fire destroys 300 shanties, kills child
08:13 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayA devastating fire destroyed around 300 shanties and left a child dead at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out at Lambashia camp-5 around 3:30 pm, said additional relief and refugee repatriation commissioner Dr Shamsuddouza Nayan...
Angelina Jolie arrives in Yemen to aid refugees
07:11 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayActress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has arrived in Aden, Yemen, in an effort to aid refugees from the country's ongoing civil war, she and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced Saturday...
No oil trading without receipt from Friday
05:56 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayThe edible oil trading without receipt won't be allowed from Friday, Director General of National Consumers Right Protection Directorate AHM Safiquzzaman said on Tuesday...
Coronavirus: 7 new deaths, 446 cases
04:58 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdaySeven more people died from coronavirus and 446 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 29,096 and 19,48,148 respectively, a health directorate press release on Tuesday. As many as 20,154 samples were collected and 19,964 tested in the past day...
COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss - study
04:35 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayCOVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found...