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83 more die from Coronavirus in 24 hours
05:41 PM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 9,822 as 83 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 7,201 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 691,957. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Hefazat leader Azizul put on 7-day remand
05:01 PM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayA court in Dhaka has placed Hefazat-e-islam Organising Secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi on a 7-day remand in a case filed over the arson attack in the capital’s Motijheel in 2013...
Tk 975 for 12 kg LPG cylinder at retailer level
04:40 PM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has re-fixed the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at Tk 975 for a 12 kg cylinder at retailer level inclusive VAT at private sector...
Hefazat-e-islam organizing secy Azizul arrested
03:48 PM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayDetectives arrested Hefazat-e-islam Organising Secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi in a case filed over the arson attack in the capital’s Motijheel in 2013. Md Mahbub Alam, Joint Commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter on Monday...
PM for equipping peacekeepers with apt training, equipment
02:01 PM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for equipping peacekeepers with appropriate training and equipment with facing new crises in the peacekeeping operations at the advent of newer technologies alongside invisible enemies like the Coronavirus...
All offices, transport to remain closed from Apr 14 to Apr 21
12:40 PM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayAll offices and transport services will remain closed till April 14 to April 21 to stop spread the Coronavirus. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday. The factories and industries will remain open upon ensuring workers’ safety and health issues...
Iran says key Natanz nuclear facility hit by ‘sabotage’
11:59 AM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayA nuclear facility in Iran was hit by "sabotage" a day after it unveiled new uranium enrichment equipment, the country's top nuclear official says...
China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate
11:12 AM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayChina’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy...
India overtakes Brazil as world’s 2nd worst-hit country by COVID-19
11:01 AM, 12 Apr 2021 MondayIndia reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Monday, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus...
India bans Remdesivir exports as coronavirus rages on
09:51 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayIndia on Sunday banned the export of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and its active pharmaceutical ingredients as demand rocketed due to a record surge in COVID-19 infections, leading to a crippling shortages in many parts...
Banking hours to be 10am-1pm from tomorrow: BB
09:39 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayBangladesh Bank (BB) has fixed the banking hours from 10am to 1pm from tomorrow amid the lockdown to halt sharp rise of COVID-19 in the country...
Inter edge out Cagliari to go 11 clear
07:57 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayMatteo Darmian was the unlikely hero as Inter Milan beat Cagliari to extend their Serie A lead to 11 points...
Factories to stay open during strict lockdown, too
07:33 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayThe government has decided to keep the factories open during the strict lockdown, which will start from April 14 for seven days...
UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training
07:02 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayThe United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy...
James takes second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
06:02 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayIconic rockstar James (real name Faruq Mahfuz Anam), one of Bangladesh's most beloved artists, received his second dose of coronavirus vaccine on Sunday...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sees highest deaths in a day
05:12 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayBangladesh government on Sunday reported 78 coronavirus deaths, the highest number of fatalities in a day. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8 last year. Since then the country has been struggling to limit spread of the highly contagious virus...
JMB acting ameer Rezaul remanded
04:32 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayRezaul Haque, acting ameer of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, has been placed on seven-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act...
Ten-man Leeds beat leaders Man City in stoppage time
03:42 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayStuart Dallas scored an injury-time winner as 10-man Leeds United beat runaway leaders Manchester City at Etihad Stadium...
Real Madrid top table after Clasico win
03:34 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayReal Madrid moved top of La Liga with victory over Barcelona in an El Clasico played in torrential rain at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium...
‘Out of control’: Brazil’s COVID surge sparks regional fears
02:46 PM, 11 Apr 2021 SundayAlmost a year ago to the day, the jungle city of Manaus grabbed international headlines after a flood of COVID-19 deaths forced gravediggers to dig mass burials - catapulting the city into the centre of Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak...