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Leaked papers link China leaders to Uyghur crackdown
06:12 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayA newly published cache of documents directly links top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping to the state's crackdown on Uyghur Muslims...
Narayanganj city polls on Jan 16
05:47 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayThe Election Commission Secretary Humayun Kabir Khondaker announced the schedule after a meeting on Tuesday. As per the schedule, the candidates will have to submit nomination papers by December 15. December 20 and 27 were set as the last dates for scrutinizing nomination papers and withdrawing candidacy respectively...
Govt records 273 new Covid cases, 1 death
05:04 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayThe government recorded 273 new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,76,284 and fatalities rose to 27,981, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday. The daily count came from a test of 19,802 samples in the past day...
India removes Bangladesh from its entry red list
04:28 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayIndia has removed Bangladesh from its red list so that Bangladesh nationals can enter its territory without taking additional measures at airport on arrival from Tuesday...
National Professor Rafiqul Islam dies
04:18 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayNational ProfessorRafiqul Islam, a scholar, writer and cultural activist, died on Tuesday afternoon. He was 87. The Ekushey Padak winner breathed his last around 2:30 pm while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital...
Moderna Covid-19 less effective against Omicron
03:49 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayDrugmaker Moderna's CEO set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday after he warned that COVID-19 vaccines were unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant as they have been against the Delta version...
UN will continue support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue: Mia Seppo
02:56 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayUnited Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator here Mia Seppo said her organisation would provide continuous support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue as she paying a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence...
Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen
02:38 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayBarbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic...
Illegal wealth: Charges framed against Papia, her husband
01:55 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayA court has framed charges against Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofijur Rahman Sumon in a case filed over the embezzlement of Tk 6.24 crore...
Abid Ali, Shaheen Afridi lead the way as Pakistan go 1-0 up
12:44 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayPakistan made light work of what might have seemed a tricky target on Monday evening, getting to 203 for the loss of just the openers...
Bus owners decide to take half fare
12:34 PM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayBus Owners Association have decided to take half fare from the students. Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said this at a joint meeting of AL central leaders, leaders of its Dhaka city unit and top leaders of its associate bodies in Dhanmondi...
Students block Rampura bridge
11:18 AM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayA group of students today blocked the Rampura bridge protesting the death of SSC result seeker Maenuddin Islam who was killed after a bus ran over him. The protest programme started around 10am where a larger number of students from different institutions took part spontaneously. The movement of the vehicles in the area was suspended due to the agitation...
Student killed as bus runs over him, driver detained
09:54 AM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayA SSC examinee was crushed under the wheels of a bus of Anabil Paribahan in the capital’s Rampura on Monday night. The deceased Maenuddin, son of Abdur Rahman Bhandari, was a student of Ekramunnecha School and College in Rampura, who took part in recently held SSC examination...
Lionel Messi wins record seventh Ballon d’Or
09:11 AM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayArgentine forward Lionel Messi has claimed his seventh Ballon d’Or, edging out Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and Italian midfielder Jorginho for the top honour...
Covid: Biden urges calm over Omicron fears
08:32 AM, 30 Nov 2021 TuesdayUS President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic" one day after it was detected in North America. Cases have been found in Canada, and his speech from the White House comes as US travel bans on eight African countries takes affect...
Shaheen Afridi, openers put Pakistan on top in 202 chase
05:30 PM, 29 Nov 2021 MondayAfter Shaheen Shah Afridi blew Bangladesh away in the second innings, Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique blunted the home side from making any attempt to make a comeback in the Chattogram Test...
Coronavirus: 2 die, 227 infected
05:03 PM, 29 Nov 2021 MondayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 27,980 as 2 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 227 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,576,011. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
SC to hold physical hearing from Dec 1
04:44 PM, 29 Nov 2021 MondayThe Supreme Court decided to hold hearings through physical appearance of all the concerned parties from December 1...
DSA case filed against suspended GCC mayor Jahangir
04:23 PM, 29 Nov 2021 MondayA lawyer today filed a case under Digital Security Act (DSA) against suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Jahangir Alam for his derogatory remarks about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh Awami League...
13 omicron cases in Portuguese soccer team
04:02 PM, 29 Nov 2021 MondayPortuguese health authorities said Monday they have identified 13 cases of omicron, the new coronavirus variant believed to be more contagious, among team members of a professional soccer club...