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Russia-Ukraine: US warns of ‘false-flag’ operation
08:44 AM, 15 Jan 2022 SaturdayRussia is plotting to stage acts of provocation to create a pretext to invade Ukraine, a US official has said. A Pentagon spokesman said Russian operatives were planning a "false-flag" operation, to allow Moscow to accuse Ukraine of preparing an attack. Russia has dismissed the claims...
Tennis star Djokovic detained ahead of deportation appeal
08:23 AM, 15 Jan 2022 SaturdayNovak Djokovic has been detained in Australia ahead of a court hearing that will determine whether the tennis star can stay in the country unvaccinated...
Nigerians give muted welcome to end of Twitter ban
06:19 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayNigerians on Thursday reacted with mingled relief and indifference to the government's decision to lift a ban on Twitter, saying many in Africa's biggest economy had stayed connected via virtual private networks (VPN)...
4378 new Covid cases, 6 deaths in 24 hrs
05:36 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayThe Bangladesh government recorded 4,378 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths in the last 24 hours. Bangladesh, however, first reported its coronavirus cases on March 8, 2020. The virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 and then it spread to other countries...
Momen for evolving legal education to address pandemic
04:41 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday said the state organs and the academia have moral obligations so that legal education evolves to reflect the changing structures and functions of law amid the pandemic...
Missing ex-DU professor found dead
04:24 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayPolice recovered the body of a retired professor of Dhaka University's Nutrition and Food Science Institute on Friday morning, three days after she had gone missing...
Australia cancels Djokovic’s visa again
02:52 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayNovak Djokovic’s Australian visa has again been cancelled just days before the start of the Australian Open...
UN chief pleads with US, WB to unlock Afghanistan funds
01:10 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and the World Bank to unfreeze Afghan funds, locked since the Taliban's return to power, to prevent "the nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan" from getting worse...
Cameroon beat Ethiopia to reach last 16
12:35 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayHosts Cameroon became the first team to qualify for the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with an emphatic 4-1 win over Ethiopia in Group A...
Liverpool frustrated by 10-man Arsenal
12:23 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayArsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his side's "fight, determination and brotherhood" after the 10-man Gunners frustrated Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at Anfield...
West Bengal train mishap toll rises to 9
12:01 PM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayThe death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train accident in Jalpaiguri district of India's West Bengal state has gone up to nine, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said on Friday...
UK’s Prince Andrew stripped of military roles, use of HRH title
11:18 AM, 14 Jan 2022 FridayBritain’s Royal Family has stripped Prince Andrew of his military roles and royal patronages and said he will no longer be known as “His Royal Highness”, as the second son of the Queen fights a lawsuit in the United States in which he is accused of sexual abuse...
Bangladesh, Singapore agree to conclude FTA early
10:05 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayBangladesh and Singapore have agreed to accelerate the process for concluding the signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to further strengthen the trade and commerce ties between the two nations...
Buses to run at full capacity
09:22 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayThe government has backtracked on its decision of bus movement at half passenger capacity. Now, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority decided that buses will operate at 100 percent seat occupancy...
Pro-AL teachers sweep DU dean election
08:06 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayPro-Awami League teachers' body 'blue panel' on Thursday swept the dean election at Dhaka University, winning all ten posts.
Three dead as train derails in West Bengal
07:23 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayAt least three people died and several others were injured after multiple compartments of the Guwahati-Bikaner Express derailed near Domohani area of India's West Bengal on Thursday...
Mayor Taposh tests Covid-19 positive
06:36 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayDhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19...
Coronavirus: 12 new deaths, 3359 cases
05:05 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayTwelve more people died from coronavirus and 3359 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 28,123 and 16,04,664 respectively, a health directorate press release on Thursday...
2021 was worst year on record for online child sex abuse
04:24 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayInternet grooming of children has surged during lockdown, according to new research that found a threefold increase in online sexual abuse imagery featuring seven to 10-year-olds...
Chelsea ease past Tottenham into League Cup final
03:53 PM, 13 Jan 2022 ThursdayChelsea beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 thanks to Antonio Rudiger's first-half goal to complete an emphatic 3-0 aggregate triumph in the League Cup semi-final on Wednesday...