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Bangladesh elected 76th UNGA Session Vice President
12:32 PM, 08 Jun 2021 TuesdayBangladesh has been elected as Vice President for the upcoming 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from the Asia Pacific Region for one year term beginning from September next...
4 of a Muslim family in Canada killed in ‘premeditated’ truck attack
11:53 AM, 08 Jun 2021 TuesdayFour members of a Muslim family were killed in a "premeditated" vehicle attack on Sunday, Canadian police say. The attack took place in the city of London, Ontario province. A boy aged nine, the family's only survivor, is in hospital with serious injuries...
Fast and Furious 9 crosses 250 million dollars mark worldwide
02:37 PM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayThe ninth Fast and Furious movie, F9, has crossed the 250 million dollars mark globally as per Variety. This is some achievement, since the film is yet to release in many major markets including North America, India, Europe, and others...
Mainline performance test of metro train in August
01:59 PM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayThe country’s first overhead metro train, the latest communication system in the country undertaken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will start its mainline performance test on viaduct in August...
Heavy rain, floods kill 17 in Sri Lanka
01:34 PM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayHeavy rain has lashed Sri Lanka triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 17 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, officials said on Monday...
Babunagari, Jihadi made Hefazat amir, secretary general
12:02 PM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayA new committee of Hefazat-e-Islam has been formed with 33 members. Junaid Babunagari and Nurul Islam Jihadi have been made amir and secretary general of the organization. The new committee was announced at a press conference held at Makhjanul Ulum Madrasa in the capital’s Khilgaon at 11am on Monday...
More anti-bodies produced by Covishield than Covaxin, says study
11:35 AM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayTwo doses of Covishield vaccine produced more antibodies than Covaxin doses, but there were relatively fewer instances of ‘breakthrough infections’ after the latter, reports a study of healthcare workers (HCW) in India...
Over 1 lakh Covid cases in India, lowest spike since April 5
11:10 AM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayIndia on Monday logged 1,00,636 new Covid infections in 24 hours, 13,824 cases less than Sunday...
7 die of COVID-19 at RMCH in 24 hours
10:35 AM, 07 Jun 2021 MondaySeven people died of COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH). Dr Saiful Ferdous, Deputy Director of the hospital, confirmed the matter to Jago News. He said, all of them died at Corona unit of the hospital...
30 killed as passenger trains collide in Pakistan
09:57 AM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayAt least 30 people were killed while 50 others were injured after two passenger trains collided near Dharki, a city located in the Ghotki District of upper Sindh in Pakistan, on Monday morning. According to a spokesperson for the railways department, the accident took place after a Millat Express train...
Why Kim Jong-un is waging war on slang, jeans and foreign films
09:18 AM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayNorth Korea has recently introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out any kind of foreign influence - harshly punishing anyone caught with foreign films, clothing or even using slang. But why?
Boko Haram leader Abubakar is dead, says rival militant group
08:58 AM, 07 Jun 2021 MondayThe leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audio recording. In audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) said Shekau died detonating explosives on himself...
Bangladesh wants importing 5m doses vaccine from Russia soon: Momen
09:46 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh wants to import five million doses of Sputnik COVID vaccine from Russia soon and the health ministry is working on it...
Gallantry awards of 4 Mujib killers withdrawn
08:50 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayThe government has withdrawn the gallantry awards of four self-claimed killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members. The Liberation War Affairs Ministry issued a circular in this regard on Sunday...
Banking hours to remain 10am to 3pm until June 16
07:39 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayThe ongoing banking hours from 10am to 3pm have been extended until June 16 for facilitating the financial transaction of their clients during the lockdown...
Padma Bridge construction progress is 93.50pc: Quader
07:14 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the progress of the main bridge construction works of the much-anticipated Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project has reached 93.50 percent...
Delta variant ‘40% more transmissible’: UK health minister
05:52 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayThe Delta variant of the coronavirus is estimated to be 40 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant that caused the last wave of infections in the UK, Britain's health minister said Sunday...
Ongoing restrictions extended till June 16
04:47 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayThe government has extended the ongoing restrictions from June 6 to June 16 to contain the current spread of Coronavirus...
COVID-19: 38 die, 1676 infected
04:21 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayThe death toll from COVID-19 has reached 12,839 as 38 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,676 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 810,990. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Sunday...
Burkina Faso attack: More than 130 killed in village raid
03:45 PM, 06 Jun 2021 SundayArmed men have killed over 132 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country's worst attack in recent years, the government says...