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Badrunnessa College teacher held for 'spreading rumour'
04:41 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayA female teacher of Begum Badrunnessa Government Girls' College in the capital has been detained for allegedly spreading rumour over religion in social media...
Floods, landslides kill 116 in India, Nepal
03:47 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayMore than 100 people have died following several days of massive flooding and landslides in India and Nepal, officials said Wednesday, with scores more missing...
Australian ex-cricketer Michael Slater arrested
03:28 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayFormer Australian cricketer Michael Slater has been arrested over an alleged domestic violence incident...
55 lakh more Sinopharm vaccines to reach Dhaka tonight
02:49 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayA consignment of 55 lakh more Sinopharm vaccines is expected to reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Wednesday midnight. Assistant Director of the Health Directorate Dr Shahriar Sazzad, worked at HSIA, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
RMCH records four more deaths in Covid-19 unit
01:27 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayRajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded four more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today, taking the death toll to 74, so far, this month...
Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name
12:56 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayFacebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter...
COVID-19 cases worldwide down 4%, deaths down 2% in past week: WHO
12:02 PM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayMore than 2.7 million people contracted COVID-19 between October 11 and 17, over 46,000 people died, the World Health Organization said in its weekly bulletin...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro should face COVID charges: Senate inquiry
11:00 AM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayThe senator leading a congressional investigation into Brazil’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face criminal charges - including homicide - over a catalogue of alleged government errors that led to the deaths of thousands of people...
Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine highly protective in 12-18 age group
09:49 AM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayThe Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was 93 per cent effective in preventing hospitalisations among those aged 12 to 18...
North Korea claim test of new submarine-launched missile
09:25 AM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayNorth Korea has confirmed it successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile on Tuesday. State news outlet KCNA said the missile had "advanced control guidance technologies", which could make it harder to track...
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi today
08:51 AM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayThe country is observing the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi today, marking the birth and demise anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) amid massive religious festivity and fervor...
Shakib, Naim keep Tigers World Cup hope alive
08:27 AM, 20 Oct 2021 WednesdayShakib Al Hasan came up with a brilliant all-round performance when it mattered most as Bangladesh kept their hope of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup Super12 alive securing a 26-run win over co-hosts Oman at Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat, Oman today...
US declares $25mn more for Bangladesh's Covid-19 combat
09:58 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayThe United States (US) has declared an additional $25 million in urgent COVID-19 assistance to help Bangladesh in national vaccination campaign as well as to improve the quality of patients care...
Oxford professors abused position with sexist and drunken conduct
09:38 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayProminent British universities are not dealing with complaints of sexual harassment effectively, appearing more prepared to dismiss them than punish the perpetrators, according to evidence gathered during a two-year investigation...
Berrington, Davey star as Scotland top spirited PNG
08:49 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayPapua New Guinea threatened a late heist courtesy the big-hitting Norman Vanua after stumbling to 35 for 5 in a 166 chase, but Scotland's experience and excellent work up until then helped them prevail for their second win of the T20 World Cup, and PNG's second loss...
Bangladesh bat and pick Naim for Soumya
08:00 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayBangladesh captain Mahmudullah chose to bat against Oman in Al Amerat. He admitted that dew is a factor as they looked to defend a big score. He also said that they want to build more partnerships. For the home side, fast bowler Fayyaz Butt came in for Khawar Ali, the top-order batter and legspinner...
Stop excessiveness over religion: PM urges all
07:51 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayDescribing Bangladesh as a secular country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all not to resort to excessiveness over religion. "Bangladesh is a secular country. People of all faiths will perform their religious rites independently here, which is enshrined in the Constitution...
151 more hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hrs
06:40 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayAs many as 151 people with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals in and outside the capital in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
Soyabean oil prices raised to Tk 160 per litre
05:51 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdayThe maximum retail prices of bottled soyabean oil has been raised by Tk 7 to Tk 160 per litre...
Seven more die of Covid-19 in a day
04:56 PM, 19 Oct 2021 TuesdaySeven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 27,758. During the period, 469 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,66,296, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year...