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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...
International Women's Day: Breaking shackles, building aspirations
04:10 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayThis year, the theme of International Women's Day 2022 is '#BreakTheBias.' The day comes as an opportunity to commemorate women's successes, strides, and achievements in the past and present across the world...
HC issues rule on discrmination against women
03:41 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking why discrimination against the children, men, and women of all religions in respect of social status, employment, and inheritance should not be declared illegal...
Favourites Australia beat Pakistan in Cricket World Cup
02:50 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayAustralia underlined their status as Women's Cricket World Cup favourites Tuesday with a convincing seven-wicket win over Pakistan in Mount Maunganui...
9 dead in bombing of Ukraine city Sumy: Rescuers
02:27 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayAt least nine people, including two children, have died in an air strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, some 350 kilometres east of Kiev, the rescue services said Tuesday...
Islamic Foundation publishes Sehri, Iftar timings for Ramadan
01:25 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayThe Islamic Foundation today published timings of Sehri and Iftar for the Ramadan which is expected to begin on Apr 3 or 4, a date subject to the sighting of moon...
Abhishek has a witty reply for a troll poking fun at his film career
12:36 PM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayBollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan is a no-nonsense person when it comes to handling trolls on social media. He often gives it back to haters with his wit, and the actor did it once again on Monday, when a Twitter user poked fun at his film career...
Ex-minister Khandaker Mosharraf’s brother Babar arrested
11:51 AM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayPolice have arrested Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, in a Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case. Faridpur Superintendent of Police Md Alimuzzaman confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday morning...
Second Russian general killed in war, Ukraine Says
11:14 AM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayUkraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces have killed a Russian general near the besieged city of Kharkiv, the second Russian senior commander to die in the invasion...
War in Ukraine: World Bank approves $723m financial package
10:49 AM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayThe World Bank has approved $723m (£551m) in loans and grants for Ukraine, as the country fights against a Russian invasion...
Russia says it may cut gas supplies if oil ban goes ahead
09:50 AM, 08 Mar 2022 TuesdayRussia has said it may close its main gas pipeline to Germany if the West goes ahead with a ban on Russian oil...