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UNSC condemns Myanmar violence, US blacklists army leader's children
11:23 AM, 11 Mar 2021 ThursdayThe U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned violence against Myanmar protesters and called on the army to show restraint, but failed to denounce the military takeover as a coup or threaten further action due to opposition from China and Russia...
Indonesia bus carrying school children plunges into ravine, killing 27
10:37 AM, 11 Mar 2021 ThursdayA bus carrying school children and some parents returning from an excursion plunged into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java on Wednesday night, killing 27 people...
Ivory Coast PM Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany
09:22 AM, 11 Mar 2021 ThursdayIvory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who was seen as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, has died in Freiburg in southwestern Germany, two days after his 56th birthday, the government said on Wednesday...
Covid-19: Brazil surge reaches new level as daily deaths pass 2,000
09:14 AM, 11 Mar 2021 ThursdayBrazil has exceeded 2,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time, as infection rates soar...
Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House
08:29 AM, 11 Mar 2021 ThursdayThe U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in American history, a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office...
Rupert Murdoch at 90: what now for the media mogul?
09:58 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayRupert Murdoch may be set to join the tiny ranks of nonagenarians running global empires when he celebrates his 90th birthday on Thursday, but according to associates who have met with the media mogul recently, he shows no sign of slowing down...
President Abdul Hamid receives coronavirus vaccine
09:00 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayPresident M Abdul Hamid has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. He took the vaccine at Bangabhaban around 5pm on Wednesday, Md Joynal Abedin, press secretary of the state head, told this media. His wife Rashida Khanam also got the vaccine, Joynal added..
Mamata injured during campaigning in Nandigram
08:46 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayBengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she was injured in one of her legs after being allegedly pushed during the election campaign in Nandigram...
Saudi court upholds sentence of activist Loujain al-Hathloul
07:58 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayA Saudi court has upheld the original sentence of the women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who had championed women’s right to drive and for an end to Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system...
Defamation case filed against Dighi
07:33 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayA Tk 1 crore defamation case has been filed against film actress Prarthana Fardin Dighi and her father...
Lawmaker catches Covid-19 after taking vaccine
06:09 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdaySylhet-3 MP Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury has tested positive for coronavirus after he had received his first dose of the vaccine a month ago...
Selena Gomez says she is thinking about retiring from music
05:36 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe actress/singer made the admission in an interview with Vogue. Gomez is their April cover star...
ICC CEO Manu Sawhney sent on ‘leave’
05:23 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe International Cricket Council’s Chief Executive Manu Sawhney has been sent on “leave” after his conduct came under the scanner during an internal investigation by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and may resign before his term ends...
Maracana stadium to be named after Pele
04:54 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayBrazil's iconic Maracana stadium is to be named in honour of the country's legendary footballer Pele...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 7, cases 1018
04:35 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdaySeven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,496. During the period, 1,018 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,53,105, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Wednesday...
Haaland double help Dortmund past Sevilla in feisty contest
03:31 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayPerhaps we should have known Borussia Dortmund would make life tough for themselves...
10-man Porto stun Juventus in extra-time thriller
03:26 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayThree years ago Juventus gambled on Cristiano Ronaldo lifting them to Champions League glory...
Meghan and Harry interview: Palace taking race issues ‘very seriously’
02:55 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe race issues raised by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their interview with Oprah Winfrey are "concerning" and "taken very seriously", Buckingham Palace has said...
China and Russia to build lunar space station
02:42 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayChina and Russia have announced plans to build a lunar space station. Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China's National Space Administration to develop research facilities on the surface of the moon, in orbit or both...
Momen seeks Finnish investment in Bangladesh
02:35 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Finland to explore investment opportunities in Special Economic Zones and HI-TECH Parks in Bangladesh. He made the call at a virtual meeting with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto on Tuesday, a foreign ministry’s press release said here today...