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CBC journalists told they can’t cover Israel-Palestine after seeking fairer coverage
07:16 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayTwo journalists from Canada’s national broadcaster say they’ve been barred from covering the ongoing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories after signing an open letter calling for more nuanced coverage...
UK travellers banned from entering Germany
05:43 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayAs biergartens and cafes open up in Germany this weekend, most travel from the UK is shutting down...
BNP incites anti-govt sentiments in guise of media’s friend: Quader
05:19 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said those who had acted monstrously against the media and free journalism are now inciting anti-government sentiments by disguising themselves as friends of the media...
PM urges youths to be self-reliant thru fish farming
04:55 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the youths to engage themselves in self-employment activities availing of the government facilities to be financially self-reliant and make a prosperous and developed country...
Covid-19: Fresh deaths 38, cases 1028
04:03 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdaySome 38 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 12,348. During the period, 1,028 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,87,726, the health directorate said in a press release on Saturday...
Tigers face off Sri Lanka in 1st ODI tomorrow
03:54 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayEmboldened by the home advantage, Bangladesh is seeking a winning start in the three-match series against Sri Lanka..
Momen urges UK to provide 1.6m AstraZeneca vaccines
03:32 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayBangladesh has urged the United Kingdom (UK) to urgently provide 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine so that the country can administer inoculation to the same number of citizens currently waiting for their second dose...
5 burnt in Narayanganj fire caused by gas leak
02:23 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayFive people have been burnt in a fire triggered by a leak in a gas pipeline at a dyeing factory in the Nayabari area of Narayanganj port early today...
Babunagari’s press secretary arrested
01:49 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayInamul Hasan Faroki, press secretary of Hefazat-e-Islam convener Junaid Babunagari, was arrested from Foteyabad in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram on Friday night...
“Two-state solution is only answer”: Biden amid Israel-Palestine tension
01:18 PM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayUS President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the "only answer" to the conflict...
India records 2.57 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4194 deaths in last 24 hours
11:24 AM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayIndia recorded 2,57,299 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the overall caseload to 2,62,89,290, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The country’s active COVID-19 cases stand at 29,23,400. With 4194 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total death toll stands at 2,95,525...
3 dead, 27 hurt as quake shakes southwest China
09:18 AM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayA strong, shallow quake shook southwestern China near the border with Myanmar, killing at least three people and injuring more than two dozen as authorities rushed relief goods including tents to the area...
Nepal president dissolves parliament, election in November
09:04 AM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayNepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Saturday as President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament and fixed general elections in November amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak...
Nigerian army chief Ibrahim Attahiru killed in air crash
08:45 AM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayNigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say...
Olympics will go ahead even under a state of emergency: IOC
08:35 AM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayThis summer's Olympics will go ahead even if Tokyo remains in a state of an emergency, says International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates...
China announces 6 lakh more vaccine doses for Bangladesh as gift
08:24 AM, 22 May 2021 SaturdayChina has decided to provide 6 lakh more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh as second batch of gift after nine days of sending first batch of 5 lakh doses of such inoculation here as donation...
Pallabi youth murder: Ex-MP Awal remanded
05:47 PM, 21 May 2021 FridayFormer lawmaker from Lakshmipur-1 constituency M A Awal, who had been arrested in a case filed for brutally killing a youth in the capital's Pallabi, was placed on a four-day remand...
WB approves $600m for Bangladesh to help poor
04:36 PM, 21 May 2021 Friday“In Bangladesh, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of thousands of people, particularly, female workers, youth, and returnee migrant workers,” said Dandan Chen, Acting World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan...
Coronavirus: Fresh deaths 26, cases 1504
03:47 PM, 21 May 2021 FridaySome 26 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 12,310. During the period, 1,504 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,86,698, the health directorate said in a press release on Friday...
World reaction to Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza
03:41 PM, 21 May 2021 FridayA ceasefire came into force in the Gaza Strip after Egypt and Qatar brokered an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt 11 days of bloodshed...