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Ukraine tensions: Russia sees room for diplomacy
08:29 AM, 10 Feb 2022 ThursdayRussia's EU ambassador has told the BBC his country still believes diplomacy can help de-escalate the crisis over Ukraine. Vladimir Chizhov said Moscow had no intention of invading anybody, but warned it was important not to provoke Russia into changing its mind, reports BBC...
Covid cases surpass 400 million as Omicron grips world
09:27 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayGlobal COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious Omicron variant dominates the outbreak, pushing health systems in several countries to the brink of capacity...
SC issues status quo on functions of Film Artistes' Association general secretary
08:26 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed till February 13 a High Court order that halted the Appellate Board's decision cancelling the candidacy of Zayed Khan and declaring Nipun as the general secretary of Film Artistes' Association...
Prince resigns as Bangladesh batting coach
07:47 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayBangladesh batting coach Ashwell Prince has resigned from his post with immediate effect. Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury confirmed the development to Cricbuzz on Wednesday (February 9)...
Gold prices rise by Tk 1867 per bhori
07:03 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association has decided to raise the prices of gold by around Tk 1,867 per bhori (11.664 grams), with effect from Thursday. BAJUS general secretary Dilip Kumar Agarwala confirmed the matter to Jago News on Wednesday...
Sunny spins Dhaka up to third place
05:40 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayShuvagata Hom struck two sixes in the last over to drag Minister Group Dhaka over the line against Khulna Tigers. Dhaka needed 11 runs off the final over bowled by Thisara Perera after Khaled Ahmed conceded just four in the penultimate over...
EU hopes €43bn plan will fix chip shortages
05:30 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayThe European Union has announced a €43bn ($48bn) plan to overcome its dependency on Asian computer chip makers as governments and businesses around the world battle with a global supply chain crisis that experts believe could persist for much of the year...
Coronavirus: 33 new deaths, 8016 cases
04:56 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayThirty-three more people died from coronavirus and 8,016 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 28,703 and 18,87,271 respectively, a health directorate press release on Wednesday...
20% increase in water prices proposed
04:02 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayThe Dhaka Water Supply And Sewerage Authority has proposed to the government to increase the prices of water up to 20 percent in a bid to decrease subsidiary. WASA Managing Director Taksim A Khan said this after a view exchange meeting with the journalists at the agency building at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Wednesday...
Rodriguez strike denies Man Utd
03:40 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayManchester United tumbled out of the Premier League's top four as Jay Rodriguez's first goal in 50 league games earned bottom club Burnley a precious point at Turf Moor...
N’ganj city polls proved again people don’t mistake: PM
02:49 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls proved again that the people never make any mistake as they have elected their favorite candidates in a free, fair and neutral election. "The people never do mistakes and that's the reality... It has been proved again in the NCC elections,” she said...
Hijab row: Tense situation continues in Karnataka
02:21 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayTense situation continued in the southern Indian state of Karnataka in the backdrop of incidents of violence reported due to the hijab row. The police have arrested 15 persons so far...
“Bikini, Ghoonghat or Hijab - it’s woman’s right”: Priyanka Gandhi
01:53 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday spoke up in support of college students in Karnataka who have been banned from wearing the hijab in classrooms, tweeting that the choice of what clothes to wear was theirs alone, and that this right is protected by the Constitution...
Court frames charges against cricketer Nasir, Tamima
12:52 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayA court has framed charges against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi in a case filed over ‘illegal marriage’. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain passed the order on Wednesday...
Narayanganj mayor, councillors take oaths
12:25 PM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayNewly elected mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy, 36 councillors, including nine councillors of reserved seats, have been sworn in. The oath-taking ceremony was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina joined it from her official residence Gonobhaban...
WHO laments ‘tragic’ 5 lakh Covid death toll since Omicron
11:21 AM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayThe World Health Organization lamented Tuesday that half a million Covid-19 deaths had been recorded since the Omicron variant was discovered, calling the toll "beyond tragic". The WHO's incident manager Abdi Mahamud said that 130 million cases and 500,000 deaths had been recorded globally...
Saudi secures 2,450 wells after Moroccan boy’s death
10:06 AM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdaySaudi Arabia has said it filled and fortified thousands of abandoned wells across the country, after the tragic death of a boy in Morocco following failed rescue efforts...
14 dead in Colombia mudslide
09:41 AM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayAt least 14 people died and 34 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Colombia on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said...
Malala weighs into Karnataka hijab row
08:54 AM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayNobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has spoken out in support of six Indian students fighting for their right to wear the hijab in class...
Macron says Putin pledges no new Ukraine escalation
08:37 AM, 09 Feb 2022 WednesdayFrench President Emmanuel Macron has told reporters that President Vladimir Putin assured him that Russian forces would not ramp up the crisis near Ukraine's borders. "I secured an assurance there would be no deterioration or escalation," he said before meeting Ukraine's leader...