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Trump impeachment: Supporters rioted ‘of their own accord’
08:26 AM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayLawyers for Donald Trump have responded to his impeachment charges, saying supporters of the former US president stormed Congress in Washington DC on 6 January of their own accord. Mr Trump's trial in the Senate is due to begin on Tuesday after he was impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives last month...
10-yr jail for negligence to babies at daycare centres
05:27 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayThe Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Child Daycare Centre Bill-2020 with a provision of 10 years’ jail as the maximum punishment for failure to ensure safety and security of children in daycare centres. The bill was placed aiming to support the children of the professional and working women...
COVID-19: 16 die, 316 infected, 559 recover in 24 hours
04:46 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 8,221 as 16 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 316 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 538,378. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday.
Myanmar coup: Police use water cannon as thousands strike
03:58 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayPolice in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup...
People aged over 40 years to be vaccinated: Health Minister
03:09 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said people aged over 40 years will get Covid-19 vaccine. People above 40 years and the family members of those who got vaccinated will be allowed to take the jabs. Health Minister Zahid Maleque verbally ordered the authorities concerned to take steps...
Wear facemasks, wash hands even after taking Covid-19 vaccine: PM
02:51 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to wear facemasks and wash hands even after taking the Covid-19 vaccine. “All will have to continue wearing masks and washing hands. Even the vaccinated people have to follow the same. Don’t think you are safe as you have already taken vaccine. We have to be careful,” she said.
CEC takes vaccine, requests voters to take it
01:47 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul Huda today received the coronavirus vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). “It’s was a festive environment and I felt good,” said Huda. He also said: “I was in observation for thirty minutes. I didn’t face any problem. I request my all voters to receive the vaccine from their respective area.”
14 dead after India glacier bursts dam
12:50 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayAt least 14 people are dead and 150 missing after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river and triggered a huge flood in northern India...
Model mosques: A unique Mujib Borsho gift
12:19 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayThe government is setting up model mosques that will serve as centres of excellence for Islamic knowledge, research and values as gifts for the people in Mujib Borsho. Some 170 model mosques-cum-Islamic cultural centres out of proposed 560 will be inaugurated in the Mujib Borsho...
2 Rohingya men killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB
11:42 AM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayTwo Rohingya people were killed in an alleged gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Amtoli Reju border area in Naikhongchari of Bandarban in the wee hours of Monday. The deceased are Md Jobayer and Din Mohammad. One lakh pieces of Yaba, two single-barreled guns and six cartridges were recovered from their possession...
Glacier breaks in India’s north; flood kills 9, 140 missing
09:11 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayIndian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number of homes. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing...
PM seeks Norwegian investments in special economic zones
08:15 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon Norway to come forward with large-scale investments in Bangladesh’s special economic zones. The Prime Minister urged Norway to make investments in the country’s special economic zones, particularly in the ICT and environment friendly jute sectors...
Gono Forum secretary Reza Kibria resigns
07:07 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayThe General Secretary of the Gono Forum Dr Reza Kibria has resigned from his post and the membership of the party...
Mayers 210*, Bonner 86 script West Indies’ historic Chattogram chase
05:27 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayDebutant Kyle Mayers scored a magnificent 210 not out as West Indies pulled off the fifth-highest successful chase in Test cricket, and highest by any team in Asia, nailing down 395 for a miraculous three-wicket win on the final evening in Chattogram...
CJ, his wife take coronavirus vaccines
05:02 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayChief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and his wife have received coronavirus vaccines at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital (SSMCH)...
COVID-19: 15 die, 292 infected, 513 recover in 24 hours
04:42 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 8,205 as 15 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 292 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 538,062. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Sunday...
DITF to be held if Covid-19 situation improves: Commerce Minister
04:01 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayDhaka International Trade Fair (DIFT) 2021 will be arranged if the coronavirus situation improves, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday. The Minister came up with the announcement at a virtual programme at the secretariat...
Iraq’s Yazidi community buries 104 victims of IS massacre
03:41 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayThe Yazidi community of northern Iraq has brought home 104 of its members who were killed by the Islamic State group during its reign of terror in 2014...
Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead
03:30 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayAs many as 150 people were feared dead after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into an Indian dam early on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream...
Internet shutdown fails to stop Myanmar protests
02:39 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayTens of thousands of people have protested for a second day in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, as an internet shutdown imposed by the military fails to stop growing anti-coup rallies. "We don't want military dictatorship," the crowds chanted. Many held pictures of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and wore red, the colour of her party...