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South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police
10:15 AM, 08 Jul 2021 ThursdaySouth Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a jail sentence for contempt of court...
Amjad Khan Chowdhury’s 6th death anniversary today
08:56 AM, 08 Jul 2021 ThursdayToday is the sixth death anniversary of Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, pioneer of agro-processing industry of Bangladesh and founder of PRAN-RFL Group...
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
08:37 AM, 08 Jul 2021 ThursdayThe global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. The tally of lives lost over the past year and a half, as compiled from official sources by Johns Hopkins University...
Euro 2020 final: England can finally end 55 years of misery
08:24 AM, 08 Jul 2021 ThursdayAll the years of hurt, England fans sing about it. All that sense of entitlement, rival fans are irritated by it. After decades of embarrassment and moaning at tournaments, the English have a chance to finally back up the bravado - just listen to the team anthem, “Football’s Coming Home” - with a trophy...
Liton, Mominul rally Bangladesh after early trouble
09:47 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayBangladesh recovered from a shaky start to keep the contest evenly poised against hosts Zimbabwe on the opening day of the one-off Test at Harare Sports Club today...
Umar Akmal apologises for failing to report corrupt approaches
09:41 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayPakistan middle-order batsman Umar Akmal has tendered a public apology for failing to report corrupt approaches made to him, over which he had to serve a 12-month ban...
1102 held in Dhaka on 7th day of strict lockdown
07:42 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayAs many as 1102 people were arrested in the capital on Wednesday for breaching restrictions on the seventh day of strict lockdown...
The actor who shaped world’s biggest film industry
06:57 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayHindi cinema is synonymous with Dilip Kumar. The legend who embodied, embellished and shaped the biggest film industry in the world, passed away this morning. He was 98...
Covid-19: Record 201 deaths in a day
06:02 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayBangladesh on Wednesday recorded 201 more coronavirus deaths, the highest daily casualty toll since the start of the pandemic, to take the total to 15,593. In the last 24 hours, it reported 11,162 fresh cases, bringing the total infections to 9,77,568, the health directorate said in a press release today...
Haitian president killed in attack at home
04:55 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayHaiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement by interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. Mr Joseph said the president's residence in Port-au-Prince was stormed by unidentified armed men at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT)...
India’s health minister resigns ahead of cabinet reshuffle
04:50 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdaySeveral Union Minister of India, including Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, today resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet...
Dhaka makes good vaccine lineup: Momen
04:14 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the government has already made a good lineup of getting more COVID-19 vaccines from different sources under COVAX along with commercial purchase to ensure steady supply of jabs for the countrymen...
England eye victory over Denmark and first major final since 1966
03:58 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayEngland are preparing to face Denmark in the semi-finals of Euro 2020 at Wembley on Wednesday, knowing victory will secure them a place in a major men's tournament final for the first time since 1966...
PM mourns death of legendary actor Dilip Kumar
02:38 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of legendary actor of the subcontinent Dilip Kumar...
Bangladesh win toss, choose to bat against Zimbabwe
01:25 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayBangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against Zimbabwe in the one-off Test series at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday...
India logs 43,733 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
12:58 PM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayIndia has recorded 43,733 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry. India’s active caseload declined to 4,59,920. The recovery rate has risen to 97.18%...
Khulna division reports record 60 deaths in a day
11:13 AM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayTwenty-two people died of Coronavirus in four hospitals of Khulna in the last 24 hours. Of them, ten people died at Khulna Dedicated Corona Hospital, five at General Hospital, two at Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital and five at Gazi Medical College and Hospital...
Argentina beat Colombia in shootout to reach Copa America final
09:36 AM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayArgentina will face Brazil in the Copa America final after they beat Colombia 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday following a 1-1 draw in their semi-final in Brasilia...
Earthquake jolts parts of Bangladesh
09:29 AM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayAn earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, jolted Dhaka and some other parts of the country on Wednesday morning.
Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final
08:57 AM, 07 Jul 2021 WednesdayItaly beat Spain on penalties to reach the Euro 2020 final after an enthralling semi-final at a noisy Wembley...