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WTA suspends tournaments in China over Peng concerns
01:05 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on Wednesday announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concerns about the well-being of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai and the safety of other players...
Covid: Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found by scientists
12:53 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayScientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine...
US reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler
12:37 PM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday - in a vaccinated traveler who returned to California after a trip to South Africa - as scientists around the world race to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than previous ones...
Aminbazar six-murder: 13 to die, 19 get life
11:51 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayA court has sentenced thirteen people to death and nineteen others to life-term imprisonment in the case filed over the murders of six students at Aminbazar in Savar of Dhaka in 2011. Dhaka’s Second Additional District and Sessions Judge Ismat Jahan passed the order on Thursday...
Cumilla councilor murder: Key accused killed in ‘gunfight’
11:16 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe main accused in a case filed over the murders of Cumilla ward councilor Syed Md Sohel and his aide was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Beribadh area in Cumilla Adarsha Sadar upazila in the wee hours of Thursday...
HSC, equivalent exams begin
10:16 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThe Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations of 2021 started today across the country after a gap of one year due to Coronavirus. This year, 13,99,690 candidates are expected to sit for the HSC and equivalent examinations. The HSC physics (theory) 1st paper examination is being held from 10:00am and continue till 11:30am...
3 resorts gutted in fire at Sajek valley
09:57 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayThree resorts, a restaurant and a house were gutted as a fire broke out at Sajek valley in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati early today. On information, Dighinala fire service, army and local people doused the fire in three hours. The reason behind the fire could not be known...
Bomb threat centering Malaysian airlines flight in Dhaka appeared ‘unfounded’
08:35 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced overnight that a bomb threat centring a Malaysian Airlines plane eventually appeared “unfounded” after a thorough search of passengers...
Biman’s aircraft makes safe landing with technical glitch in Ctg
08:24 AM, 02 Dec 2021 ThursdayA Dash-8 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Aircraft made a safe emergency landing with 42 passengers and six crews following a technical glitch at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram...
Netflix gets VAT registration in Bangladesh
09:29 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe USA-based subscription streaming service and production company Netflix has got the Value-Added Tax (VAT) identification number from the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
Twitter bans sharing images of people without their consent
09:16 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayTwitter is prohibiting the sharing of private images and videos without the consent of the people involved...
Russia orders US diplomats to leave as Ukraine tensions escalate
08:22 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayTensions between Russia and the United States have further soured a day before top officials from both countries are set to meet, with Moscow moving to expel US diplomats...
PM’s ICT Adviser Joy to inaugurate 5G Dec 12
07:26 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed will inaugurate the 5G technology services in the country on December 12...
Death of a student in Rampura road accident was not merely an accident: Quader
06:28 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayAwami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the killing of a student in a road accident in Rampura is not merely an accident because at least 15 buses were set on fire within 10 minutes after spreading of the accident news...
Govt records 282 new Covid cases, 2 deaths
05:14 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayThe government recorded 282 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,76,566 and fatalities rose to 27,983, the health directorate said in a press release on Wednesday...
Stocks rebound on both bourses
04:58 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayAfter witnessing a downward trend in the last session, stocks on Wednesday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues...
Saudi reports first Omicron case
04:29 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdaySaudi Arabia confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant coming from a north African country, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday...
Nigeria confirms first cases of Omicron
03:50 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayNigeria confirmed its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant among two travellers who arrived from South Africa last week, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday...
Taliban, Myanmar junta unlikely to be let into UN for now: Diplomats
02:49 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayA United Nations committee meeting on Wednesday is unlikely to allow Afghanistan's Taliban or Myanmar's junta to represent their countries at the 193-member world body, say diplomats...
US tightens travel rules as more countries secure borders to quell Omicron
02:38 PM, 01 Dec 2021 WednesdayAir travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules, while more countries tightened their borders amid uncertainty...