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US defense secretary seeks military sexual assault reports
08:19 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayIn his first directive since taking office, US defense secretary Lloyd Austin has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military, and an assessment of what has worked and what hasn’t...
US carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions
07:09 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayA US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote “freedom of the seas”, the US military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington, reports Reuters...
Verdict in publisher Dipan murder case on Feb 10
05:35 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayA tribunal in Dhaka fixed February 10 to deliver its verdict in a case filed over the murder of Jagriti Prokashoni's former publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan. Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Md Mujibur Rahman set the verdict delivery date after conclusion of arguments of the prosecution and defendants...
JS passes Intermediate and Secondary Education Amendment Bill-2021
05:06 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayEducation Minister Dr Dipu Moni moved the bill in the House which was unanimously passed by voice votes with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair...
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: New deaths 20, cases 473
04:40 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayTwenty more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,023. During the period, 473 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,31,799, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Sunday...
Murder at the convent
04:23 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayThe dead nun's slippers were scattered on the convent kitchen floor -- one near the entrance, the other by the fridge...
Italiano Melamine, Getwell hold dealers’ conference
03:23 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayPopular melamine brand Italiano and medical appliance brand Getwell Limited organized its dealers’ conference at The Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj recently...
Banga Building Materials holds dealer conference
02:57 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayBanga Building Materials Limited, a sister concern of RFL Group, organized its dealers’ conference at The Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj on Tuesday...
China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground
02:47 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayChinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners to safety on Sunday, 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported...
Classes to resume on a limited scale: Dipu Moni
02:10 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayNow only the students of Class X and Class XII will have to attend their classes regularly as the educational institutions of the country have been asked to take all the preparations for resuming classes by February 4, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni...
Bangladesh to buy Myanmar rice, putting aside Rohingya crisis
01:38 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayBangladesh will buy 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar, putting aside a rift over the Rohingya refugee crisis as the government races to overcome a shortage of the staple food for the country’s more than 160 million people...
Two teenage boys killed in Bandarban elephant attack
01:03 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayTwo teenage boys were killed in an attack by a wild elephant at Konapara in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban district early Sunday...
Proceed with caution: Experts about vaccination in Bangladesh
12:47 PM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayWith the government getting ready to roll out the much-sought Covid-19 vaccination programme anytime soon, health experts think it should adopt a go-slow policy and proceed with caution as vaccinating millions of people ensuring safety is a daunting task...
Johnson, Biden discuss ‘deepening alliance’: UK PM’s office
10:27 AM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayBoris Johnson and Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to deepen ties and cooperate on tackling climate change in their first conversation since the US president’s inauguration, the British prime minister’s office said...
Fire at garment factory in Kamlapur brought under control
09:33 AM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayA fire that broke out at a garment factory in the capital’s Kamlapur has been brought under control. The reason behind fire could not be known immediately. On information, ten units of fire service rushed to spot and brought the fire under control for around one-and-half hours...
US to reverse Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration policies
08:36 AM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayThe United States plans to reverse the Trump administration’s “draconian” immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes of migration, President Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart, the White House said on Saturday...
Alleged Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop arrested in Amsterdam
08:20 AM, 24 Jan 2021 SundayPolice in the Netherlands have arrested the alleged head of one of the world's biggest drugs gangs, on a warrant issued by Australia. Tse Chi Lop - a Chinese-born Canadian national - is said to be the head of The Company, which dominates a $70bn illegal drugs market across Asia...
Ugandan army says it killed 189 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
09:52 PM, 23 Jan 2021 SaturdayUgandan soldiers working as part of peacekeeping forces in Somalia killed 189 al-Shabab fighters in an attack on one of their camps, the Ugandan army said...
Covid-19 vaccination campaign to be launched on Jan 27
09:30 PM, 23 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be launched at the Kurmitola General Hospital on January 27...
Navalny's wife held as protests sweep across Russia
08:56 PM, 23 Jan 2021 SaturdayYulia Navalnaya, the wife of the detained Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, has been detained in Moscow on the sidelines of a protest held in support of her husband on Saturday, according to a video posted on social media...