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Rahmat Ali, Wahida Mollick Jolly catch Covid-19
04:51 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayStar couple Rahmat Ali and Wahida Mollick Jolly tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus...
Short video platforms: The workhorse of content creation
04:22 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayFounded in 2012 by Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov, and Colin Kroll, Vine was a six-second looping video app that took the world by storm since its inception. In just about two months, Vine became the most popular and most utilized video-sharing app in the market...
Adele album becomes 2021's fastest seller
03:48 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayAdele's 30 has shot to number one, overtaking Abba to become the fastest-selling album of the year so far...
5th phase elections to 707 UPs to be held on Jan 5
03:00 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayThe 5th phase elections to 707 Union Parishads in different districts will be held on January 5 next year. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Humayun Kabir announced the election schedule at a press briefing at the Media Centre of the EC on Saturday morning...
Verdict in Abrar murder case on Sunday
02:19 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayThe verdict in BUET student Abrar murder case will be announced on Sunday. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Jafar Md Kamruzzaman will pronounced the verdict. Earlier on November 14, the tribunal fixed November 28 for delivering the verdict after arguments from the both sides concluded...
Black Friday draws US shoppers but many shun stores for online
01:10 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayBargain hunters ventured out in chilly weather to buy Christmas gifts on Black Friday only to discover that many US retailers offered smaller price markdowns this year amid tight supplies...
Hasan Ali five-for stops Bangladesh at 330
12:47 PM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayHasan Ali completed his sixth five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Bangladesh were bowled out for 330 at lunch on the second day of the Chattogram Test. Hasan knocked over the overnight centurion Liton Das and debutant Yasir Ali in an impressive first spell...
Over 500 shanties gutted in Tongi fire
11:34 AM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayMore than 500 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at Hajir bazar slum in Tongi of Gazipur early Saturday. Being informed, nine units of fire service rushed to the spot and took the fire under control in three hours. No casualties were reported yet...
Ukraine-Russia conflict: Zelensky alleges coup plan involving Russians
10:29 AM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian "representatives" are planning to overthrow his government next week, as a Russian troop build-up sparks fears of an invasion...
Channel disaster: Kurdish woman is first victim identified
09:31 AM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayA 24-year-old Kurdish woman from northern Iraq has become the first victim of this week's mass drowning in the Channel to be identified...
Musical theatre icon Stephen Sondheim dies
09:18 AM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayLegendary US composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim has died aged 91. His lawyer told the New York Times that Sondheim passed away on Friday at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut...
Covid: New variant classed ‘of concern’ and named Omicron
08:40 AM, 27 Nov 2021 SaturdayThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be "of concern" and named it Omicron. It had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested an increased reinfection risk, the WHO said...
Liton century, Mushfiqur 82* put Bangladesh on top
05:33 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayOn a day in Chattogram that began with an earthquake and then had smoke from a nearby fire billowing above the stadium, Pakistan blazed through the Bangladesh top order to get the early advantage in the contest...
Japan tightens border controls for arrivals from 6 countries
05:11 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayJapan will tighten border controls for people arriving from six African nations from midnight (1500 GMT on Friday) after a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant was detected in South Africa...
Cummins named Australia Test captain
04:24 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayAustralia have made 28-year-old fast bowler Pat Cummins their Test captain for the Ashes, with former skipper Steve Smith as his deputy...
Tremor shakes capital, country's other parts
04:01 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayA strong earthquake jolted different parts of the country including the capital Dhaka early today, confirmed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)...
Rio Olympics chief sentenced to 30 years in prison
03:33 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayCarlos Arthur Nuzman, the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee for more than two decades, has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for allegedly buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics. The ruling by Judge Marcelo Bretas became public on Thursday...
S.Africa detects new COVID-19 variant
02:33 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayThe variant - called B.1.1.529 - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, which are concerning because they could help it evade the body's immune response and make it more transmissible, scientists told reporters at a news conference...
Two 'drug dealers' killed in 'gunfight'
12:37 PM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayTwo alleged drug dealers were killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district early Friday...
Russian mine death toll jumps to 52
11:24 AM, 26 Nov 2021 FridayThe incident started when coal dust in a ventilation shaft caught fire on Thursday, filling the Siberian mine with smoke and killing 11. By nightfall, a failed operation to reach dozens of missing miners had turned to tragedy after several rescuers reportedly suffocated...