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Afghanistan war: Biden says he does not regret troop withdrawal
09:15 AM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances. Mr Biden urged Afghanistan's leaders to unite and "fight for their nation"...
NY Governor Cuomo resigns in wake of harassment report
08:24 AM, 11 Aug 2021 WednesdayNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found that he sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him. "The best way I can help now is if I step aside," he said, while continuing to deny the claims. The resignation will take effect in 14 days...
17 lakh more Sinopharm vaccine doses arrive
10:03 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdaySeventeen lakh more doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine purchased by the Bangladesh government have reached Dhaka...
60pc fare hike for river route passengers cancelled
09:20 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe government has scrapped the order on increasing 60 percent fare for the river route passengers, which was issued on April 1 last on condition of carrying 50 percent passengers of water transports’ capacities aiming at stemming the coronavirus infection...
Taliban seizes 7th Afghan provincial capital in 5 days
08:59 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe Taliban has captured the provincial capital of Farah in southwest Afghanistan, the seventh provincial capital the group has seized since Friday...
Stones signs new five-year Man City deal
08:14 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayManchester City defender John Stones has signed a new five-year deal with the Premier League club...
226 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:27 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayAs many as 226 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
TikTok named as the most downloaded app of 2020
06:00 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayTikTok was the world's most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie...
264 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:22 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdaySome 264 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 23,161. 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...
'Messi agrees PSG deal'
04:59 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayLionel Messi has agreed a two-year deal with Paris St-Germain to join the French club following his shock exit from Barcelona, says BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague. The 34-year-old Argentina captain left Barca - the only club he has ever played for - as they were unable to afford a new deal under La Liga's financial fair play rules...
Ajminur Oarish: Music artist at daylight, entrepreneur at night
04:55 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayAjminur Oarish decided to take the initiative as an entrepreneur, music expert, and more in a world where people are focused on daily pursuits and spending. Despite hailing from a modest middle-class household, he understood that a person must dream big if he wants to succeed as an entrepreneur. He also serves as the CEO of "Ajminur Oarish Music." ..
Project to expand, modernize Teletalk network approved
04:26 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 2,204.39 crore project to expand Teletalk mobile phone network at village level and also to modernize the existing network to provide 5G services...
First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
03:50 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayGuinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that's related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans...
Pori Moni put on 2-day remand again
03:10 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayA court in Dhaka has placed Dhallywood actor Pori Moni on a two-day remand in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrata Biswas passed the order on Tuesday. CID, the investigation agency of the case, produced her before the court at 12:10pm and sought a five-day remand...
21 more die at RMCH
01:14 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayTwenty-one people died at the Corona unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours. Five of them died from the disease and the rest sixteen died with its symptoms. Brig Gen Shamim Yazdani, Director of RMCH, confirmed the deaths to Jago News on Tuesday morning. He said, twelve men and nine women are among the deceased. Of the deceased, ten are from Rajshahi, two from Chapainawabganj, one from Natore, four each from Naogaon...
Sydney hits new Covid case record as outbreak spreads
12:08 PM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdaySydney posted a new record of Covid-19 infections Tuesday as the city struggles to control an outbreak that is sending other Australian regions...
US envoy heads to Qatar to press Taliban for end to offensive
10:59 AM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayThe United States envoy on Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, “will press the Taliban to stop their military offensive” at talks in Qatar’s capital this week, the State Department announced after the armed group seized a string of provincial capitals...
15 die at MMCH’s Corona unit
10:27 AM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayFifteen more people died at the Corona unit of Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours. Seven of them died from the disease and the rest eight died with its symptoms. The deceased are Ferdous Alam, 35, Abdul Kuddus, 80, Jarina Begum, 35, Julekha, 80, Shah Alam, 45, Roisuddin, 6, Khukeee Begum, 70, Mitu Akter, 15, Rozina Khatun, 65, Begum, 35, Selina, 60, Sufia Khatun, 50, Lutfa, 50, Ranjana Ranee, 40 and Nargis, 50...
Climate change: At-risk nations fear extinction after IPCC report
09:35 AM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayNations vulnerable to climate change have warned they are on the "edge of extinction" if action is not taken...
Afghanistan war: 27 children killed in three days, UN says
09:04 AM, 10 Aug 2021 TuesdayAt least 27 children have been killed in Afghanistan in three days amid fierce fighting between the Taliban and government forces, the UN has said. The UN children's agency Unicef said it was shocked by the "rapid escalation of grave violations against children"...