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India records 3.43 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4,000 deaths in last 24 hours
11:23 AM, 14 May 2021 FridayIndia recorded 3,43,144 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the overall caseload to 2,40,46,809, according to data from the Union Health Ministry...
KP Sharma Oli reappointed as Nepal PM
09:39 AM, 14 May 2021 FridayKP Sharma Oli, in his capacity as leader of the largest political party in Nepal's Parliament, was reappointed as Prime Minister on Thursday after the Opposition parties, riddled by factionalism, failed to secure majority seats in the House to form a new government...
Gaza death toll climbs as Israel escalates aerial bombardment
09:20 AM, 14 May 2021 FridayThe death toll in Gaza has climbed above 100 as Israel pounded the enclave with more air strikes and artillery shells, while Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel, even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person mediation talks with the two sides...
First Eid jamaat held at Baitul Mukarram
08:47 AM, 14 May 2021 FridayThe first Eid-ul-Fitr congregation was held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka at 7am by maintaining health code in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Senior Pesh Imam Hafez Maulana Mizanur Rahman led the first Eid jamaat there on Friday...
Holy Eid-ul Fitr today
08:25 AM, 14 May 2021 FridayEid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated today amid religious fervor and enthusiasm after a month of fasting. As the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh on Wednesday evening, the Eid festival is being celebrated on Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee with state minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan...
Lockdown to be extended till May 23
05:23 PM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayThe ongoing lockdown will be extended till May 23 from May 16 to contain the spread of Coronavirus. A gazette notification will be issued in this regard on May 16. Forhad Hossen, State Minister for Public Administration, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Thursday. The ongoing lockdown started for eight days from April 14...
31 more die, 1290 infected in 24 hours
04:09 PM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 12,076 as 31 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,290 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 778,687. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Thursday...
Italy fines Google $123 mln for abuse of dominant position
02:50 PM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayItaly's competition watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Google 102 million euros ($123 million) for abuse of its dominant position due to its Android mobile operating system and app store Google Play...
Light to moderate rain likely
02:07 PM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls and hails at isolated places over the country...
Covid vaccines: Mixing increases reports of mild side-effects
01:37 PM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayAdults are more likely to report mild and moderate side-effects after mixing doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines, a study indicates...
India records 3.62 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4120 deaths in last 24 hours
12:13 PM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayIndia recorded 3,62,727 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the overall caseload to 2,37,03,665, according to data from the Union Health Ministry...
PM to address nation this evening marking Eid-ul-Fitr
11:46 AM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the eve of the Eid-ul-Fitr, to be celebrated on Friday...
Gaza marks deadly Eid al-Fitr amid Israeli bombardment
11:27 AM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayPalestinian residents of Gaza Strip woke up on Thursday to mark Eid al-Fitr - one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar - amid relentless aerial bombardment by Israel. Heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip continued early on Thursday as Israeli forces launched a series of air raids on various locations...
President, PM greet countrymen on Eid-ul-Fitr
11:13 AM, 13 May 2021 ThursdayPresident M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted the countrymen as well as the Muslims across the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest religious festivals of the Muslim Ummah...
5 Eid jamaats will be held at Baitul Mukarram Mosque
05:39 PM, 12 May 2021 WednesdayA total of five Eid jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on the day of the holy Eid-ul Fitr...
Ex-SP Babul put on 5-day remand
04:45 PM, 12 May 2021 WednesdayA court in Chattogram has placed former superintendent of police Babul Akter on a 5-day remand in a case filed over the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu...
COVID-19: 40 more die, 1140 infected
03:43 PM, 12 May 2021 WednesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 12,045 as 40 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,140 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 777,397. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Saturday...
6 killed in stampedes in Madaripur
03:19 PM, 12 May 2021 WednesdaySix people were killed and at least fifty people injured in stampedes in Madaripur on Wednesday. The incident took place in two ferries named ‘Shah Poran’ and ‘Enayetpuri’ on the way to Banglabazar in Madaripur from Shimulia in Munshiganj. Of the deceased, one was identified as Ansar Madbar, hailing from Kalika Prasad village of Naria upazila in Shariyatpur...
China hands over 5 lakh doses vaccine as gift
02:48 PM, 12 May 2021 WednesdayChina today formally handed over five lakh doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh as gift while Dhaka is keeping its efforts on globally to get access to inoculation...
PM denounces attack on Al Aqsa mosque
02:02 PM, 12 May 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today condemned the recent attack on the Al Aqsa mosque compound, urging the world community to take permanent steps to stop such heinous acts anywhere across the globe...