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HT Imam passes away at CMH
08:12 AM, 04 Mar 2021 ThursdayHT Imam, the lifelong bureaucrat-turned-advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, breathed his last in the small hours of Thursday at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 82. Imam had been suffering from kidney-related complications and was admitted to CMH some two weeks ago. His condition, however, started deteriorating on Tuesday, according to Awami League sources...
Why you can't stop 'doomscrolling'
09:48 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayIt’s the compulsion of ‘doomscrolling’ – trawling through feeds without pause, no matter how bad the news is or how many trolls’ comments she reads...
ICC prosecutor opens war crimes probe in Palestinian territories
09:40 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday she launched a formal inquiry into alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move strongly opposed by Israel...
Now NZ wants Google, Facebook pay for news content
09:05 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayAfter neighboring Australia, New Zealand wants tech giants Google and Facebook to strike deals to pay for content by news outlets, local media reported on Wednesday...
India minister tenders resignation after sexual harassment allegations
08:49 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayKarnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi Wednesday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa following allegations of sexual harassment against him...
Coronavirus situation is under control in Bangladesh: PM
08:33 PM, 03 Mar 2021 Wednesday“The Covid-19 situation is under our control,” she said when newly appointed High Commissioner of Australia to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital...
Physical condition of H T Imam worsens
08:04 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe physical condition of HT Imam, the political advisor to the Prime Minister, has deteriorated...
Khaleda’s plea for extension on suspended prison under scan: Kamal
07:46 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s application for extension of imprisonment suspension is being examined...
Covaxin 81% effective, claims Bharat Biotech
07:30 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayVaccine major Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said its Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 81 per cent in the Phase 3 clinical trials...
By-polls to Papul's seat on April 11
06:52 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe Election Commission (EC) has fixed April 11 to hold the by-election to Lakshmipur-2 constituency which fell vacant after convicted Kazi Shahid Islam Papul lost his parliamentary membership...
Moinuddin Abdullah made new ACC chairman
05:58 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayFormer senior secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture Moinuddin Abdullah has been appointed as the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission...
Australia stay alive with win over NZ in third T20
05:18 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe result keeps the series in the balance – the Kiwis lead 2-1 with two matches to go – and takes some pressure off the under-fire Australian skipper...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 5, cases 614
05:00 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayFive more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,428. During the period, 614 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,47,930, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Wednesday...
Nine killed in Myanmar as police fire to break up protests
04:21 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayMyanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to help Myanmar resolve the crisis, reports Reuters...
Jesus, Mahrez help Man City to seal 21st consecutive win
04:13 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayManchester City’s record sequence of victories now stands at 21 thanks to two late goals from Gabriel Jesus and another by Riyad Mahrez...
Bobita receives coronavirus vaccine
03:51 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayLegendary Bangladeshi actress Bobita has received the coronavirus vaccine...
Ronaldo marks landmark with another goal
03:25 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayCristiano Ronaldo marked his 600th league appearance with his 20th Serie A goal of the season as Juventus comfortably beat Spezia...
Japanese billionaire seeks 8 people to fly to moon
02:35 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayJapanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight members of the public to join him for a trip around the moon on Elon Musk's SpaceX flight...
Myanmar’s ousted president faces 2 new charges: Lawyer
01:50 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayMyanmar’s ousted President Win Myint is facing two new charges, his lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said on Wednesday, including a breach of the constitution that is punishable by up to three years in prison...
Cartoonist Kishore gets bail
12:18 PM, 03 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe High Court has granted a six months’ anticipatory bail to cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday. Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua represented Kishore while Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain represented the state...