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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...
EU regulator gives go-ahead to first Covid shot for 5-11-year-olds
09:57 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe EU's drug regulator approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on Thursday, paving the way for them to be given a first shot as Europe struggles with a surge in cases...
Suspended city mayor Jahangir sued in Madaripur
08:42 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdaySuspended Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Md Jahangir Alam has been sued in Madaripur for allegedly making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Man receives world's first 3D-printed eye
07:56 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayA hospital patient will become the first person in the world to have a 3D-printed prosthetic eye...
118 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
07:10 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayAs many as 118 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning...
Govt records 237 new Covid cases, 9 deaths
06:27 PM, 25 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe government recorded 237 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,75,185 and fatalities rose to 27,970, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday. The daily count came from a test of 18,888 samples in the past day...