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Dubai leader ordered ex-wife, lawyer’s phones hacked: UK court
08:52 AM, 07 Oct 2021 ThursdayDubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ordered the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers to be hacked as part of a “sustained campaign of intimidation and threat” during the custody battle over their children, England’s High Court ruled...
Historic go-ahead for malaria vaccine to protect African children
08:32 AM, 07 Oct 2021 ThursdayChildren across much of Africa are to be vaccinated against malaria in a historic moment in the fight against the deadly disease...
Pakistan earthquake kills 20 in Balochistan province
08:05 AM, 07 Oct 2021 ThursdayAt least 20 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Pakistan's Balochistan province early on Thursday, officials have told the BBC. Disaster management officials said the death toll may increase. Images on social media showed people in the city of Quetta out on the streets in the aftermath of the quake...
Lithuanian govt proposes paying over-75s to take vaccine
09:16 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayThe Lithuanian government on Wednesday proposed to pay 100 euros to people aged 75 or old to take the COVID-19 vaccine, to boost the inoculation rate for the group, which lags in the European Union...
Youth gets life in prison for raping child
08:42 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayA court in Sunamganj on Wednesday sentenced a young man to life in prison and fined him Tk 1 lakh for raping a child...
Nasum nominated for 'ICC Player of the Month' award
07:43 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayLeft-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed on Wednesday was nominated for the 'ICC men's Player of the Month' award for September owing to his contribution in the five-match T20 International series against New Zealand...
203 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:56 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayAs many as 203 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning...
YouTube removes two of R. Kelly's channels
06:34 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayYouTube has removed two of R. Kelly's channels following his sex trafficking conviction last month...
21 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:27 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayTwenty one more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 27,635. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year. Since then the country has been struggling to limit the spread of the highly contagious virus. Coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and then spread to newer countries and territories...
Couple, daughter die from electrocution
05:23 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayA man, his wife, and their daughter died from electrocution in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrakona district on Wednesday afternoon...
Nobel Prize in chemistry announced
04:04 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayThe Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis."..
Australia women footballers make abuse allegations
03:55 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayFormer Australian women's football players have alleged a culture of sexual harassment within the sport...
PM asks fresh admin cadre officers to ensure justice for all
02:52 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the new administration cadre officers to work for ensuring justice for all as she addressed certificate-giving and closing ceremony of the 119th and 120th Law and Administration Training Courses...
Charge sheet against Papia, her husband accepted
01:47 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayA court has accepted a charge sheet against Shamima Nur Papia, expelled general secretary of Jubo Mohila League’s Narsingdi district unit, and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon in a case filed over amassing Tk 6.24 crore illegally...
Comviva launches next generation mobiquity Pay X
12:52 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayComviva, the global leader in digital financial solutions, on Tuesday announced the launch of mobiquity Pay X, its next generation digital wallet and payment platform in Bangladesh market...
2 killed as covered van hits auto-rickshaw
12:28 PM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayTwo people were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Suagazi Bhatpara area in Sadar Dakshin Upazila of Cumilla early Wednesday...
Study reveals why some people get Covid toe condition
10:50 AM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayScientists believe they can explain why some people who catch Covid develop chilblain-like lesions on their toes and even fingers...
Tesla must pay $137m to racially harassed former worker
08:57 AM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayCarmaker Tesla has been ordered to pay almost $137m (£101m) in damages for failing to stop a black former worker at its Fresno plant from being abused...
Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: Ex-employee
08:37 AM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayA former Facebook employee has told US lawmakers that the company's sites and apps "harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy"...
Biden says he and Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement
08:20 AM, 06 Oct 2021 WednesdayU.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing...