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Flick to succeed Joachim Low as Germany boss
04:53 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayBayern Munich's departing manager Hansi Flick will succeed Joachim Low as Germany boss after this summer's European Championship...
Mufti Amir Hamza put on five-day remand
04:17 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Islamic scholar and preacher Mufti Amir Hamza on a five-day remand in a case filed plotting an attack with a sword on Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban...
Govt reports 40 more Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs
03:51 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdaySome 40 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 12,441. During the period, 1,675 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,92,196, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...
Severe cyclonic storm ‘Yaas’ lies over North West Bay
01:42 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayThe severe cyclonic storm “Yaas” over east-central bay and adjoining area moved north-northwestwards and now lies over North West Bay and adjoining area, a met office release said today. Yaas was centered at 9:00am today about 575 kms Southwest of Chattogram port, 525kms Southwest of Cox’s Bazar port...
Bangladesh bat, Shoriful Islam makes ODI debut
12:54 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayBangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has chosen to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI in Dhaka. The home side have made two changes, bringing in Shoriful Islam and Mosaddek Hossain in place of Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Mithun respectively...
Hasina murder attempt: HC grants bail to 7
12:42 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayThe High Court has granted bail to seven people, who were sentenced by a lower court, in a case filed over the attack on the then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s convoy in Satkhira’s Kalaroa in 2002...
Australia to shut embassy in Afghanistan over violence fears
12:09 PM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayAustralia has said it will shut its embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday, as the withdrawal of international troops proceeds...
Yaas to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours
11:00 AM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the cyclonic storm Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next 12 hours...
Military ‘arrests Mali’s president, PM following gov’t reshuffle
10:13 AM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayMali’s interim president and prime minister have been taken to a military base outside the capital Bamako following a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, multiple diplomatic and government sources told the Reuters and AFP news agencies...
Kuala Lumpur metro train crash injures more than 200 passengers
09:37 AM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayMore than 200 people have been injured in a train crash in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur...
EU agrees new Belarus sanctions after plane arrest
09:00 AM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayThe EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and a dissident journalist arrested...
Poet Habibullah Siraji no more
08:31 AM, 25 May 2021 TuesdayEkushey Award winner poet and Bangla Academy Director General Habibullah Siraji has passed away. He was 72. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital’s Shyamoli around 11pm on Monday. A H M Lokman, Secretary of the Bangla Academy, confirmed the death to Jago News...
PM wants Commonwealth’s role in sustainable solutions to climate vulnerabilities
05:32 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Commonwealth can play a leading role in pursuing a sustainable and nature-based solution to prosperous future...
Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
05:06 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayMyanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended a court hearing Monday, her first appearance in person since the military seized power on February 1, her defense team said...
Coronavirus: 25 die, 1441 infected
04:33 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 12,401 as 25 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday. Besides, 1,441 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 790,521...
Coronavirus: Bahrain suspends entry for travellers from Bangladesh
03:11 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayBahrain will suspend entry of travellers from countries on its 'Red List', which includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, from May, 24, BNA reported...
One week lockdown imposed in Chapainawabganj
02:16 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayThe district administration of Chapainawabganj has imposed one week lockdown due to current spread of COVID-19. Deputy Commissioner Md Monjurul Hafiz imposed the lockdown on Monday noon. However, Chapainawabganj reported 59 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours...
Johnson to marry fiancee Symonds in July 2022, report says
12:48 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayBoris Johnson is reportedly to marry his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, in July 2022 after sending save-the-date cards to family and friends, according to the Sun...
Cyclonic storm “Yaas” likely to intensify further
12:30 PM, 24 May 2021 MondayThe deep depression over east-central bay and adjoining area moved north-northwestwards and intensified into a cyclonic storm “Yaas” over the same area and it is likely to intensify further and move in a north-northwesterly direction...
Quader receives second dose of Coronavirus vaccine
11:56 AM, 24 May 2021 MondayAwami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has received the second dose of Coronavirus vaccine...