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Egypt accused of widespread state-sanctioned killings of dissidents
06:15 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayEgyptian security forces engaged in an extended campaign of extrajudicial killings of detainees, routinely masked as shootouts with alleged terrorists, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch...
56 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:25 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayFifty six more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 26,684. During the period, 2,639 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,19,805, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...
Bangladeshi Hafiz shot dead in South Africa
05:19 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayA Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by the robbers in North West province of South Africa...
Jamaat secy gen Golam Porwar, 8 others remanded
04:14 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayThe rest who were remanded are the party Assistant Secretary General Maulana Raifqul Islam Khan and Hamidur Rahman Azad, executive council member Izzat Ullah, Mobarak Hossain, Abdur Rob, activists Monirul Islam and Abdul Kalam, and former Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir president Yeasin Arafat...
China court drops sexual assault case against Alibaba employee
03:49 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayA court in China has dropped a case against a former Alibaba employee accused of sexual assault...
Signal 3 for the maritime ports
02:38 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three as a low pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay and adjoining areas of Bangladesh...
‘India-Bangladesh to release biopic on Bangabandhu in March’
02:06 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayIndia and Bangladesh will in March 2022 release a biopic on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known as the architect of Bangladesh's independence...
RMCH records five more deaths in Covid-19 unit
12:49 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayFive more deaths were recorded at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours till 6am today, raising the fatality to 52 in last seven days of this month...
Momen urges UK to remove Bangladesh from Covid red-list
12:26 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, who is now in Europe, in a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Dominic Raab on Monday called upon the UK to review the red-listing travel restrictions on Bangladesh for Covid-19...
Countrywide mass vaccination drive for 2nd dose begins
12:04 PM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayCovid-19 mass vaccination campaign of second dose began across the country today. The decision was taken in a video-conference chaired by Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus yesterday afternoon...
Pelé recovering in hospital after operation to remove tumour
10:28 AM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayBrazil football great Pelé said on Monday that he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon...
Taliban raise flag over resistance stronghold
09:09 AM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayThe Taliban have declared victory over the province of Panjshir northeast of the capital Kabul, the final pocket of territory which has remained outside their rule. The group posted footage online of their fighters raising their flag there on Monday...
Myanmar military frees Wirathu, notorious anti-Muslim monk
08:41 AM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayMyanmar’s military has released Wirathu, a nationalist Buddhist monk notorious for his anti-Muslim tirades, after dropping sedition charges brought by Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposed government...
The Wire star Michael K Williams found dead
08:27 AM, 07 Sep 2021 TuesdayAmerican actor Michael K Williams, best known for starring in HBO drama series The Wire, has been found dead in his New York apartment...
Ex-France footballer dies after 39-year coma
07:39 PM, 06 Sep 2021 MondayFormer France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73...
Man gets life in prison for possessing 50 grams heroin
07:04 PM, 06 Sep 2021 MondayA court in Bogura on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for possessing around 50 grams of heroin...
65 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:30 PM, 06 Sep 2021 MondaySixty five more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 26,628. During the period, 2,170 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,17,166, the health directorate said in a press release on Monday. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year. Since then the country has been struggling to limit the spread of the highly contagious virus...
PM asks to remain prepared to face flood
05:25 PM, 06 Sep 2021 MondayAfter coming out of the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told a news briefing, "A discussion was held about the flood. The Prime Minister asked all to be prepared as the water level is increasing in the Padma and Jamuna river basins."..
Misbah, Waqar resign from Pak coaching jobs
05:16 PM, 06 Sep 2021 MondayWith the 2021 T20 World Cup a little over a month away, Pakistan cricket received a major shock on Monday as their head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis resigned from their positions effective immediately...
Suspected thief lynched in Cumilla
04:35 PM, 06 Sep 2021 MondayAn angry mob beat a suspected thief to death in Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla district early Monday...