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Ensuring women's leadership to tackle climate change stressed
09:01 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayThe global women leaders have adopted a declaration demanding to ensure the women’s and girl's leadership in tackling the climate change issues successfully...
Facebook to end use of facial recognition software
08:45 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayFacebook has announced it will no longer use facial recognition software to identify faces in photographs and videos...
COP26: Biden attacks China and Russia leaders for missing summit
08:29 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has criticised the leaders of China and Russia for not turning up to the COP26 climate summit. In a speech on Tuesday night, Mr Biden said climate was "a gigantic issue" and China "walked away" - adding it was the "same thing with Russia and Putin"...
Rizwan, Babar guide Pakistan to World Cup semis with Namibia scalp
08:23 AM, 03 Nov 2021 WednesdayPakistan became the first team to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with brilliant half centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday...
Coronavirus: 3 die, 229 infected
05:34 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayThe death toll from Coronavirus has reached 27,873 as 3 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 229 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 1,569,982. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Tuesday...
19 killed in twin blasts near Kabul military hospital: Sources
05:04 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayAt least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in the capital Kabul, interior ministry sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday...
Twin blasts reported near military hospital in Kabul
04:08 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayTwo powerful explosions and the sound of gunfire were heard near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, according to witnesses and a government spokesperson...
4 killed in road accidents in Cumilla
03:17 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayFour people were killed in separate road accidents in Cumilla on Tuesday. Three people were killed when a bus of Ekushey Paribahan hit a three-wheeler while overtaking it at Bipulasar area in Monohargonj upazila of the district around 9:15am...
PM urges expatriate Bangladeshis to invest more in Bangladesh
02:25 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the expatriate Bangladeshis across the world to make more investment in Bangladesh as her government has created ample opportunities for them to render benefit to all...
16.89% pass DU “Kha” unit admission test
01:46 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayThe admission test results of “Kha” unit under arts faculty of Dhaka University (DU) for 2020-21 session was published today with a pass rate of 16.89 per cent. A total of 7,012 students passed the examination among 41,524 candidates vying for 2,378 seats...
6 of a family burnt in Ctg fire
12:59 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdaySix members of a family were burnt in a fire at their residence at Kattoli area of Akbar Shah Thana in Chattogram early Tuesday. They are Sajeda Begum, 39, Shahjahan Sheikh, 25, Dilruaba Begum, 18, Mahiya Akter, 9, Jibon Sheikh, 14 and Swadhin Sheikh, 17. They were admitted to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital...
COP26: Minister in wheelchair unable to attend summit
12:03 PM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayAn Israeli minister has said she could not attend the COP26 summit on Monday because it was not wheelchair accessible...
Nigeria building collapse: Race to find survivors as dozens still missing
11:41 AM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayRescuers are working through the night in search of survivors in the Nigerian city of Lagos after a 22-storey high-rise block collapsed during construction...
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
11:22 AM, 02 Nov 2021 TuesdayMore than 100 world leaders will promise to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal. Brazil - where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down - will be among the signatories on Tuesday. The pledge includes almost £14bn ($19.2bn) of public and private funds...
PM asks developed nations to submit plans to cut emissions
09:55 PM, 01 Nov 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the developed countries to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in line with their obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement and implement those to cut carbon emissions to negate climate change impacts...
Youth sued for 'raping' schoolgirl
09:18 PM, 01 Nov 2021 MondayA young man has been accused of raping a seventh grader in Sadar upazila of Khulna district...
Bangladesh PM joins world leaders for 'last, best hope' climate summit
08:44 PM, 01 Nov 2021 MondayBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday joined the world leaders in UK’s Glasgow for what is dubbed as “last, best hope” climate summit against the backdrop of growing worries about the fate of the planet earth...
Thailand, Australia, Israel ease travel curbs
08:40 PM, 01 Nov 2021 MondayThailand, Australia and Israel eased international border restrictions significantly on Monday for the first time in 18 months, offering a broad test of demand for travel worldwide amid the coronavirus pandemic...
Shakib's absence obviously a big loss for us: Domingo
07:21 PM, 01 Nov 2021 MondayBangladesh head coach Russell Domingo admitted that his side would face a tough challenge to bring a balance to the squad due to the absence of ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to his hamstring injury...
146 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:44 PM, 01 Nov 2021 MondayAs many as 146 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Monday morning...