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28 detained over clash in Noakhali’s Basurhat
12:38 PM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayPolice have detained 28 people in connection with the factional clash between two groups of local Awami League (AL) that killed one person at Basurhat in Companyganj upazila of Noakhali. The law enforcement agency in separate drives detained them from different parts of the upazila on Tuesday midnight...
Biden to meet virtually with leaders of Japan, India, Australia
09:56 AM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayU.S. President Joe Biden will hold an online meeting on Friday with the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, the White House said on Tuesday, the first leader-level meeting of a four-country group seen as part of efforts to balance China’s growing military and economic power...
‘Shoot till they are dead’
09:37 AM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayWhen Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refused. “The next day, an officer called to ask me if I will shoot,” he said. The 27-year-old refused again, and then resigned from the force...
Section 144 imposed in Noakhali’s Basurhat
09:00 AM, 10 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe local administration has imposed section 144 in Basurhat municipality of Companiganj Upazila in Noakhali district after one person was killed in a factional clash between two groups of local Awami League. The Section 144 will remain in force from 6am to 12pm on Wednesday, said Companyganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer...
HC upholds Haji Salim's 10 yrs jail sentence
09:16 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday upheld 10 years' imprisonment of Dhaka-7 MP Haji Mohammad Salim given for amassing illegal wealth...
PSG's Neymar ruled out of Barca tie
08:24 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayParis St-Germain have ruled Neymar out of the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie against Barcelona...
'Convincing' evidence of Xinjiang genocide, report alleges
07:17 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law...
Joachim Low to leave Germany role after Euros
06:11 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayJoachim Low will step down from his role as Germany manager after this summer's European Championships...
Vettori to join Tigers tomorrow for NZ series
05:49 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayBangladesh spin bowling consultant Daniel Vettori is set to join the side on Wednesday in Queenstown, where the Tigers will set a five-day camp for their upcoming limited over series against New Zealand...
Chronicle of the Potentate of Youth Entrepreneurs: Asraful Islam
05:03 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayOne of the youngest multi talented entrepreneurs Asraful Islam is standing out to be successful in all his start ups and businesses...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 13, cases 540
04:15 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayTen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,489. During the period, 912 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,52,087, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Tuesday...
Nine contestants win Pithanondini Prize-2021
04:09 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayCountry’s popular blender brand ‘Vision Blender’ organized daylong Pithanondo Utshab on Monday to uphold the bangali pitha-puli culture among the urban people. This year, nine contestants won the Pithanondini Prize-2021 through exhibiting their home made pitha in the contest...
Barcelona’s nightmare, and PSG’s unattainable dream?
03:28 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayAs Lionel Messi comes to Paris this week with Barcelona in the Champions League, the inevitable temptation is to think ahead to next season and wonder if the Argentine might be a regular fixture in the French capital...
Boundaries shouldn’t be barriers to trade: PM Hasina
02:34 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said political boundaries should not become physical barriers to trade as inter-regional trade is far below its potential in South Asia. The Prime Minister made the remarks in a video message marking the inauguration of Maitree Setu (Friendship Bridge) over Feni River...
Modi inaugurates Maitri Setu between India & Bangladesh
02:00 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday inaugurated 'Maitri Setu', a bridge built over the Feni river flowing between India and Bangladesh. Modi inaugurated the 1.9-kilometre bridge connecting Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh around noon via video conferencing...
Ranbir Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19
01:39 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayActor Ranbir Kapoor has tested positive for COVID-19, his mother Neetu Kapoor confirmed via an Instagram message on Tuesday. She wrote, “Thank you for your concern and your good wishes. Ranbir has tested positive for Covid-19. He is on medication and recovering well.”
6 of a family burnt in Narayanganj fire
12:35 PM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdaySix people of a family burnt in a fire that broke out on sixth floor of a six-storey building at Masdair area in Fatullah of Narayanganj in the wee hours of Tuesday. The fire victims are Mohammad Bishal, 28, his wife Mita, 24, daughter Afsana, 5, son Minhaz and brother-in-laws Mahfuzul, 12 and Sabbir, 15...
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study
10:23 AM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE was able to neutralize a new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Brazil, according to a laboratory study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday...
Bata explosion: Equatorial Guinea death toll rises to 98
09:15 AM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe death toll from a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday has risen to 98, officials say...
9 killed in blaze at multi-storeyed building in Kolkata
08:38 AM, 09 Mar 2021 TuesdayNine people including four fire fighters, one Railway Protection Force personnel, an assistant sub-inspector of the Kolkata Police and one unidentified person died while fighting a massive blaze the fire at a high rise building that houses the offices of the Eastern Railway at Kolkata's Strand Road, fire service minister Sujit Bose said late Monday night...