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Dhaka hopes democratic process to be upheld in Myanmar
02:36 PM, 01 Feb 2021 MondayBangladesh hoped that democratic process and constitutional arrangements will be upheld in Myanmar as the neighboring country’s military declared a one-year state of emergency after reportedly arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior officials today...
Myanmar’s military says to hold new elections after end of emergency
01:24 PM, 01 Feb 2021 MondayThe Myanmar military said on Monday that new elections will be held after the end of a one-year state of emergency, and it will return the state power to the new government...
Myint Swe appointed as Myanmar acting president
12:40 PM, 01 Feb 2021 MondayMyanmar's first Vice-President Myint Swe will serve as the acting president of the country, the military-owned Myawady TV announced after the army staged a coup and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday...
West condemns Myanmar coup, calls for election result to be upheld
11:35 AM, 01 Feb 2021 MondayThe United Nations led condemnation of Myanmar’s military on Monday after it seized power, calling for the release of elected leaders, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi...
Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Suu Kyi
11:13 AM, 01 Feb 2021 MondayMyanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids...
Queen Elizabeth to host Biden before G7 summit in June
09:52 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayQueen Elizabeth will host new U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders at Buckingham Palace before a summit of the G7 big economies in June, the Sunday Times newspaper reported...
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
09:20 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayRussian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner...
Barcelona deny leaking Messi contract
08:34 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayBarcelona say they will take "appropriate legal action" against Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details of forward Lionel Messi's contract...
Opposition parties fail to earn people’s confidence for lack of leadership: PM
06:55 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayMentioning that powerful opposition is a must for democracy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said today the opposition parties have failed to earn people’s confidence due to lack of efficient leadership...
DU to reopen halls from March 13
06:06 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayThe authorities of Dhaka University (DU) have decided to reopen the university’s halls from March 13 for the students of honours and masters for their examinations...
Coronavirus: 16 die, 369 infected, 447 recover in 24 hours
04:49 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 8,127 as 16 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 369 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 535,139. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Sunday...
Hungary, Bolivia want COVID-19 vaccine from Bangladesh: Shahriar
03:23 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayHungary and Bolivia have sought COVID-19 vaccine from Bangladesh, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shariar Alam has told Parliament...
Russia braces for latest Navalny protests
01:57 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayRussian authorities have closed metro stations and are restricting movement in Moscow ahead of planned rallies in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny...
Trump impeachment lawyers leave team: US media
12:22 PM, 31 Jan 2021 SundaySeveral of former US president Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers have left his team a little over a week before his trial, US media reported Saturday...
Pakistan secures 17 million doses of Oxford vaccine
11:43 AM, 31 Jan 2021 Sunday“Happy to share that in addition to the 500,000 doses of Sinopharm, almost 7 million doses of AstraZeneca to be made available...," PM's aide said...
Real start to bid farewell to LaLiga
11:07 AM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayReal Madrid's title hopes took a big hit on Saturday as an early Eder Militao red card led to a 2-1 defeat to Levante at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano...
Truck rams auto-rickshaw, kills 4
10:47 AM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayFour people were killed and two others injured as a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sadar upazila of Sherpur district on Sunday morning.
Bangladeshi youth found dead in US
09:47 AM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayUS police have recovered the body of a Bangladeshi youth from Jamaica area in New York City...
French opposition leader proposes hijab ban
09:12 AM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, seeking to build on a record recent poll putting her almost neck-and-neck with President Emmanuel Macron...
Grammy-nominated artist Sophie dies
08:41 AM, 31 Jan 2021 SundayGrammy-nominated experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon -- publicly known as SOPHIE -- died in a "terrible accident" on Saturday morning aged 34, according to a statement from the musician's record label Transgressive...