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Govt records 237 new Covid cases, 1 death
05:41 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe government recorded 237 new COVID-19 cases and another death in the last 24 hours. With this, the total infections in the country stood at 15,71,906 and fatalities rose to 27,907, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday. The daily count came from a test of 19,544 samples in the past day...
Gerrard appointed Aston Villa boss
05:32 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayAston Villa have appointed Steven Gerrard as manager on a three-and-a-half year deal, ending his three-year reign at Rangers...
New Zealand end England's World Cup hopes
05:11 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayNew Zealand ended England's hopes at the Men's T20 World Cup with a dramatic semi-final victory in Abu Dhabi...
Former S Africa President FW de Klerk dies
04:53 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayFW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white man to lead the country, has died at the age of 85...
Rainbow Paints introduces 3 new products
04:08 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayRainbow Paints, popular paint brand of RFL Group, has introduced three new products- titled Anti-Bacterial Interior paints, All-Rounder Interior paints and Damp Proof cellar- to give the maximum protection of the wall...
Rape at Raintree: 5 including Shafat acquitted
03:30 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayFive people, including Shafat Ahmed, the son of Apan Jewellers owner Dilder Ahmed, have been acquitted in a case filed over the rape of two students at hotel The Raintree Dhaka in the capital. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka Judge Kamrunnahar on Thursday handed down the acquittal verdict as the charges against them have not been proved...
SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station
02:51 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayA SpaceX rocket has carried four astronauts into orbit, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years...
Maritime ports asked to be hoisted signal-1
01:11 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to be hoisted local cautionary signal number one as the depression over south west bay and adjoining area moved north-westwards over the same area...
3 killed in Narsingdi pre-election violence
12:01 PM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayThree people were killed in pre-election violence at Banshgari area in Raipura upazila of Narsigndi early Thursday. The tense situation was prevailing in the area. The deceased were identified as Salauddin Miah, 45, son of Hikim Miah, Dulal Miah, 45, son of Siraj Miah and Jahangir, 27, son of Haque Miah...
Dhaka, Paris sign three agreements
11:13 AM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayBangladesh and France signed three agreements on financial assistance and technical cooperation on the second day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's five-day state visit to this friendly European country yesterday (Wednesday). As per two agreements, France will provide 330 million Euro to Bangladesh to support its development projects...
Bangladesh urges France to take Rohingya issue to UNSC
11:04 AM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Bangladesh has requested France to take the Rohingya issue to the UN Security Council as the country is a permanent member of the council. The request was made during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's talks with the top leaders of France...
China’s leader Xi warns against ‘Cold War’ in Asia-Pacific
10:13 AM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayChinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asian-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality...
Killer of French Holocaust survivor Knoll jailed for life
09:40 AM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayA man who murdered an elderly Jewish woman in her Paris apartment has been sentenced to life in prison...
Second phase UP elections begins
09:22 AM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe second phase of election to 835 union parishads is underway on Thursday. Voting began at 8am and continue until 4pm without any break. A total of 3,310 candidates are vying for the chairman posts in the second phase of the UP elections...
China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks
08:33 AM, 11 Nov 2021 ThursdayThe world’s top carbon polluters, China and the United States, agreed Wednesday to increase their cooperation and speed up action to rein in climate-damaging emissions...
Heavy rains in Sri Lanka, south India kill at least 25
10:05 PM, 10 Nov 2021 WednesdayHeavy rains on Sri Lanka's coast and in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu have killed at least 25 people, destroyed thousands of homes and snarled traffic, authorities said...
PM for doubling Dhaka-Paris bilateral trade
09:26 PM, 10 Nov 2021 WednesdayLaying emphasis on doubling bilateral trade volume by 2025, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited French businessmen to boost their investors in Bangladesh as the country sits at a strategic location among major economic centers in the Indo-Pacific...
Man arrested for online rape threats to Kohli's daughter
08:29 PM, 10 Nov 2021 WednesdayAn engineer from Hyderabad has been arrested over online rape threats to India skipper Virat Kohli's baby daughter after team India lost back-to-back matches in the recent T20 World Cup...
Int'l fuel price hike raises local market price: Kamal
08:13 PM, 10 Nov 2021 WednesdayApparently pointing out the fuel price hike in international market as the main reason for recent hike in domestic market, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said that the fuel price in international market is consistently on the rise and it is not a secret matter...
Indian wrestler shot dead 5 days after bronze in World Championship
07:28 PM, 10 Nov 2021 WednesdayFive days after she brought glory to the country by winning a bronze medal at a world championship, wrestler Nisha Dahiya and her brother Suraj were shot dead today at the Sushil Kumar Wrestling Academy in Haryana's Sonipat. The wrestler's mother Dhanpati was injured in the incident and is now in a critical condition...