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Russia fines Google over content, bigger penalty looms
04:45 PM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayRussia fined Alphabet's Google 9 million roubles ($121,000), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of penalties against the technology giant for failing to delete content the government deems illegal...
ECNEC approves Tk 2,541.64cr EDGE project
03:56 PM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Taka 2,541.64 crore Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE) project in a bid to create necessary environment for digital economy and also ensuring its flourish in Bangladesh...
Syria says Israel launched missile attack on vital port
02:51 PM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdaySyria’s military says Israeli fighter jets fired missiles on the Syrian port of Latakia, damaging containers but without inflicting casualties...
Pakistan declare after Fawad, Rizwan hit fifties
02:00 PM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayPakistan declared their first innings on 300 for 4 on day four an hour and ten minutes after the lunch break. Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam were unbeaten on 53 and 50 respectively, playing aggressively in their brief time in the second session.
Low pressure weakens further
01:38 PM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayThe well-marked low over Northwest Bay and adjoining West Bengal-Bangladesh coast weakened into a low pressure area first and then weakened further and became unimportant, a met release said today...
State Minister Murad Hassan resigns
01:00 PM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayState Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Murad Hassan has resigned from his post showing personal reason. He sent the resignation letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at 12:30pm on Tuesday. He is now staying in Chattogram...
Shringla arrives on two-day visit
11:48 AM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayIndian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived here this morning on a two-day official visit, the next day after Bangladesh and India celebrated the Maitri Diwas. Shringla was received by Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen upon his arrival at the airport in the capital, foreign ministry office source said...
Myanmar junta reduces Suu Kyi jail sentence to 2 years
10:32 AM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayMyanmar's ruling junta on Monday said ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be jailed for two years instead of four for inciting unrest and breaching pandemic restrictions, state media reported...
Malaria deaths rise by 69,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions: WHO
09:27 AM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayHealthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than the previous year, but a worst-case scenario was averted, the World Health Organization said on Monday...
US diplomats to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
09:10 AM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayThe US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The White House said no official delegation would be sent to the Games because of concerns about China's human rights record...
Rohingya sue Facebook for £150bn over Myanmar hate speech
08:52 AM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayDozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and US have sued Facebook, accusing the social media giant of allowing hate speech against them to spread. They are demanding more than $150bn (£113bn) in compensation, claiming Facebook's platforms promoted violence against the persecuted minority...
PM asks Murad to resign from cabinet by today: Quader
08:26 AM, 07 Dec 2021 TuesdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Murad Hassan, for resigning from the cabinet by Tuesday for making indecent remarks recently that went viral on social media
PM for further bolstering Bangladesh-India ties thru trade, connectivity
05:30 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for recommitting to work for strengthening further the 50-year diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India by concentrating on people-to-people contact, trade, business and connectivity...
Coronavirus: 4 die, 277 infected
05:09 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 28,005 as 4 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 277 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,577,720. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
HC rules for paying Tk 10 crore to Ramgati electrocution victim
03:40 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayThe High Court (HC) today issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not pass order to pay Taka 10 crore in compensation to a schoolboy from Ramgati, Laksmipur...
Play-less day three of Bangladesh-Pakistan Test in Dhaka washed out
03:00 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayThe third day of the Dhaka Test lived up to its very rainy forecast with a full day washout. The covers never came off the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, and Bangladesh and Pakistan players didn't come to the ground...
RMCH records three more fatalities in Covid-19 unit
01:40 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded three more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 6am today...
Signal 3 for maritime ports as depression appears to be weakening
01:26 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three...
12 Niger soldiers killed in battle with 'terrorists': Ministry
01:06 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayAt least 12 soldiers and "dozens of terrorists" were killed in a battle in western Niger, the defence ministry announced Sunday, in the conflict-wracked "three borders" zone...
Brutal mob killing of Sri Lankan sparks protests
12:36 PM, 06 Dec 2021 MondayA brutal mob killing of a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has sparked protests in both countries, with Pakistan's leader condemning the vigilante violence...