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Order on accepting charge-sheet against Samrat Jan 10
04:20 PM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayA Dhaka court today set January 10, 2022, for passing order on accepting charge-sheet in a graft case against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat...
South Asian nations should work to alleviate poverty: PM
03:08 PM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said South Asian nations should work to eliminate the curse of hunger, poverty and illiteracy and for the well-being of the people in the region. She said this while newly-appointed Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Ahmed Siddiqui paid a courtesy call on her...
Zero fatality recorded in RMCH Covid-19 unit
02:24 PM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded zero fatality in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today after a long time since the second wave of the pandemic hit the country around seven months back. However, the previous day's fatality figure was three, taking the death toll to 85, so far, this month...
ASEAN leaders hold summit with Myanmar’s general shut out
02:04 PM, 25 Oct 2021 MondaySoutheast Asian leaders are meeting this week for their annual summit where Myanmar’s top general, whose forces seized power in February and shattered one of Asia’s most phenomenal democratic transitions, has been shut out for refusing to take steps to end the deadly violence...
Israel to build 1,300 new West Bank settler homes
12:49 PM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayIsrael has announced plans to build more residences for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, drawing immediate condemnation from Palestinians, peace activists and neighbouring Jordan...
Arrest warrants issued against Rizvi, Dulu
12:27 PM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayA court has issued arrest warrants against BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and its Rajshahi divisional Organizing Secretary Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu in a case filed the Special Power Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge K M Imrul Kayesh passed the order on Monday...
China postpones Beijing marathon due to Covid surge
11:53 AM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayChina has postponed the Beijing marathon until further notice, amid a surge in coronavirus infections. It comes as the country's top health official warned that a fresh outbreak of cases is expected to spread further...
Friends actor James Michael Tyler dies
11:30 AM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayUS actor James Michael Tyler, who most famously starred as Gunther in the TV sitcom Friends, has died aged 59...
Sudan’s PM under house arrest, ministers detained: Report
11:17 AM, 25 Oct 2021 MondayMilitary forces in Sudan have put Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok under house arrest and arrested several members of the country’s civilian leadership, according to Al-Hadath TV. The Dubai-based broadcaster said the arrests took place before dawn on Monday...
Dozens killed in fighting between Somalia army and former allied group
10:07 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayAt least 30 people died and over 100 were injured in intensified fighting between the Somali National Army and its former ally Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) in the Somali state of Galmudug over the weekend, residents and hospital officials said...
Mahmudullah vows to learn from the mistakes
08:51 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayBangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad vowed to learn from the mistakes after tasting five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 opener...
Korea to provide US$700m to Bangladesh as soft loan
07:37 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayA "Framework Arrangement" was signed today between the governments of Bangladesh and Korea to provide soft loan of US$700.00 million for the period of 2021-2025...
State wants death penalty for 25 accused in Abrar murder trial
07:07 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayThe state side in the case lodged over the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad, on Sunday pleaded to sentence all the 25 accused to death for their role in the brutal killing...
Another dies of dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:37 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayAnother person died of dengue and 179 with the fever newly got admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning...
Nine more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:40 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayNine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 27,823. During the period, 275 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,67,692, the health directorate said in a press release on Sunday. The daily count came from a test of 18,485 samples in the past day...
Actor Mahmud Sazzad passes away
04:54 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayActor Mahmud Sazzad passed away in a hospital in the capital on Sunday afternoon...
Survivors of 1965 Indonesia massacres urge UK to apologise
04:35 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundaySurvivors and descendants of those massacred in Indonesia’s anti-communist purge of 1965-1966 are urging the UK government to apologise for its role in what was described in a secret CIA report as “one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century”...
Strong quake shakes Taiwan, no damage reported
04:12 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayBuildings shook in Taipei on Sunday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northeastern Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage...
Bangladesh crash to five-wicket defeat in T20 World Cup
03:41 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayBangladesh conceded defeat to Sri Lanka in the third Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup at Sharjah Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday...
Perpetrators deliberately tarnish country's image: PM
02:26 PM, 24 Oct 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said a vested section of people deliberately perpetrated incidents to tarnish the image of the country. The premier came up with the observation while inaugurating the newly much-awaited bridge constructed over the Payra River in Lebukhali area on Barishal-Patuakhali highway...