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Danish Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard dies
03:29 PM, 19 Jul 2021 MondayDanish artist Kurt Westergaard, infamous for drawing a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad which sparked outrage around the Muslim world, has died at the age of 86...
50,000 phone numbers worldwide on list linked to Israeli spyware: reports
03:21 PM, 19 Jul 2021 MondayIsrael's NSO Group and its Pegasus malware have been in the headlines since at least 2016, when researchers accused it of helping spy on a dissident in the United Arab Emirates...
Coronavirus: 225 more die, 11578 infected
05:37 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 17,894 as 225 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 11,578 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,103,989. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Sunday...
Former IGP AYBI Siddiqui passes away
05:19 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayFormer Inspector General of Police (IGP) AYBI Siddiqui alias Burhan Siddiqui died on Saturday midnight here...
Momen seeks favorable business environment in Kuwait for Bangladeshis
04:22 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Kuwait to establish a forum of ‘South-South Finance Development’ for creating more favorable environment for Bangladesh businesspersons in the oil-rich country...
No let-up in efforts to change people’s fate amid Covid-19: PM
03:19 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the government officials to make sure that all, particularly the home-goers, wear masks and follow other health guidelines, alongside continuing their efforts to change people’s fate despite the fact...
Death toll rises to 183 in Germany and Belgium floods
02:33 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayThe death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 183 on Sunday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and ripped up roads and power lines...
Zimbabwe set 241-run target for Bangladesh
01:25 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayZimbabwe set a target of 241-run against Bangladesh in their second ODI at Harare Sports Club on Sunday...
5 Eid Jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram mosque
01:02 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayA total of five Eid-congregation (Jamaat) will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital in phases on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the greatest religious festivals of Muslims, like every year. The Islamic Foundation confirmed the matter in a press release on Sunday...
Daughter of Afghan envoy kidnapped and injured in Pakistan
12:41 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayThe daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped by unknown assailants who left her with injuries and rope marks, officials and a hospital report have said...
20 die as heavy rain hits Mumbai
12:09 PM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayAt least 20 people have died after they got trapped under the rubble of their homes in Mumbai's Chembur and Vikhroli areas following heavy rains that lashed the city and its suburbs for several hours late yesterday night and early this morning...
17 more die at RMCH Covid-19 unit
11:43 AM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayA number of 17 more people died at Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) during the last 24 hours till 6 am today, taking the death toll to 315, so far, this month...
6 killed as 2 buses collide in Rangpur
11:30 AM, 18 Jul 2021 SundayAt least six people were killed and fifty others injured in a head-on collision in Rangpur on Sunday morning. The incident took place on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Boldipukur bus stand area in Mithapukur upazila of the district around 7:15am. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
Sydney tightens lockdown as Australia’s COVID-19 cases rise
09:57 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayThe Australian city of Sydney has ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail and threatened fines for employers who make staff come into the office as new COVID-19 cases kept rising three weeks into a citywide lockdown...
UK health minister Sajid Javid tests positive for COVID-19
08:58 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayBritish health minister Sajid Javid has said he tested positive for COVID-19, but that his symptoms were mild and he had had two doses of vaccine against the disease...
Main programme of ‘month of mourning’ is to stand by people: Quader
06:58 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the main programme of the upcoming month of mourning (August) is to stand by the distressed, working class and poor people amid the coronavirus crisis...
204 more die of Coronavirus in 24 hours
05:37 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 17,669 as 204 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 8,489 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,092,411. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Saturday...
Russia reports 25,116 new COVID-19 cases, 787 deaths
04:48 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayRussia reported 25,116 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 4,561 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,933,115...
France opens doors to vaccinated travellers, restricts others
04:39 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayFrance will reinforce restrictions on unvaccinated travellers from a series of countries to counter a rebound in Covid-19 infections, while opening its doors to those who have received all their shots, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday (July 17)...
4 new models of Vision Blender now in the market
04:16 PM, 17 Jul 2021 SaturdayRFL Electronics Limited, a sister concern of country's leading business conglomerate RFL Group, has started manufacturing and marketing of new four models of Vision Blender...