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No application made for Khaleda’s treatment abroad: Kamal
08:53 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said no request has been made to the government to take BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abroad for her medical treatment.
Man held for 'slapping' Rickshaw-puller
08:24 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayPolice have detained a man for allegedly slapping a Rickshaw-puller in public at Bangshal in the capital...
Project to enhance rural electrification network approved
07:14 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 3,076.22 crore project to enhance the capacity and ensure modernization of distribution network of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB)...
Young Muslim women protest proposed French hijab ban
06:14 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdaySixteen-year-old Mariem Chourak is a devout Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression of her devotion to the Prophet Mohammad, but a proposal by French senators might soon deny her the freedom to do so in public spaces...
PM asks state-owned companies to be self-reliant
04:53 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the state-owned companies, including banks, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL), to be self-reliant...
Documentaries about my life are 'so hypocritical'
03:59 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayBritney Spears has described two recent documentaries about her mental health struggles in 2007-08 as “so hypocritical” in a lengthy Instagram post. “They criticise the media and then do the same thing?????” she wrote...
Coronavirus: New deaths 61, cases 1914
03:47 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdaySome 61 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 11,705. During the period, 1,914 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,65,596, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...
Pioneer of Bangladesh cricket K Z Islam dies
03:27 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayFormer Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Kamal Ziaul Islam, popularly known as K Z Islam, who is considered as the person to spread the cricket to the grassroots level, died here on Monday. He was 86...
Mexico City metro overpass collapse kills 23
02:59 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayAt least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured after a metro overpass collapsed in Mexico City while a train was travelling on it, officials say...
Kangana permanently removed from Twitter after controversial post
02:47 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayBollywood actor Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account has been permanently suspended after a controversial tweet related to the post-election result violence in Bengal. The actor's account repeatedly violated Twitter policy on "hateful conduct and abusive behavior", the social media site said today...
Khaleda Zia in stable condition, says Mirza Fakhrul
02:15 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said his party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is in stable condition. Fakhrul on Tuesday said this while addressing a virtual meeting on the occasion of the 42nd founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Shramik Dal and May Day...
IPL 2021 suspended as Covid count increases
01:53 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayIPL 2021 has been suspended, following several positive Covid-19 cases across teams over the past couple of days. The move was confirmed by IPL chairman Brijesh Patel, who said the decision was taken for the safety of all stakeholders...
4 sued over speedboat accident in Padma
12:05 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayFour people have been sued in connection with the speedboat capsize in Padma River at Shibchar upazila of Madaripur that left 26 people dead. Lokman Hossen, Sub Inspector of River police, filed the case with Shibchar Police Station on Monday midnight...
Mamata meets West Bengal Governor, tenders resignation as CM
11:34 AM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayA day after the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 results were declared, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan and tendered her resignation as the CM...
India says infections ‘slowing down’ as it passes 20 million cases
10:51 AM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayThe number of new Covid infections in India has officially passed 20 million cases, even as the government says that infection rates are coming down. India says infections have consistently dropped since 30 April, when it recorded more than 400,000 cases...
Joe Biden raises Trump refugee cap after outcry
08:53 AM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayPresident Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to backlash from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure. The Democratic president is raising the cap from 15,000 to 62,500 after outrage from progressives and refugee agencies...
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
08:19 AM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayBill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple". "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the pair tweeted...
Iran foreign ministry denies US hostage swap imminent
05:44 PM, 03 May 2021 MondayIran’s foreign ministry says a state television report on prisoner swaps with the United States cannot be confirmed as a political rift widens ahead of presidential elections in June...
Khaleda Zia shifted to CCU
05:06 PM, 03 May 2021 MondayBNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been shifted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the Evercare Hospital in the capital after she felt breathing problem. She was shifted to the CCU after 3 pm on Monday, a reliable source confirmed the matter. Khaleda Zia was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday night for some medical tests after she tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time on April 24...
Coronavirus: 65 die, 1739 infected in 24 hours
04:25 PM, 03 May 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 11,644 as 65 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,739 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 763,682. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...