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Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,610 deaths
09:57 AM, 20 Jan 2021 WednesdayA further 1,610 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began. It means the total number of deaths by that measure is now above 90,000...
Biden marks nation’s Covid grief before inauguration pomp
08:53 AM, 20 Jan 2021 WednesdayHours from inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark instead the national tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic with a moment of collective grief for Americans lost...
Trump’s farewell: We did what we came to do
08:29 AM, 20 Jan 2021 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump has made his farewell address before leaving office, saying: "We did what we came to do - and so much more." In a video posted on YouTube, he said he took on "the tough battles, the hardest fights... because that's what you elected me to do"...
Bangladesh set stage for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
09:56 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayBangladesh has set the stage for nationwide COVID-19 vaccine distribution from early February in line with previously laid out plans as the first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca inoculates are expected to reach the country by next week, officials said...
Dhaka Trade Fair 2021 won't be held in March
08:19 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayThe 26th edition of Dhaka International Trade Fair will not be held in March this year as the Prime Minister had not approved to this end. Several officials of Export Promotion Bureau confirmed this to Jago News.
Maldives becomes first nation to get vaccine from India
08:05 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayMaldives will receive the Covid-19 vaccine (Covishield) on Wednesday becoming the first country to receive the vaccine from India. “Everything is in place including regulatory approvals and permissions on Maldivian side,” a government source said...
Dhaka ‘cautiously optimistic’ of Rohingya repatriation from May
07:38 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayDhaka became ‘cautiously optimistic’ to start much-demanded Rohingya repatriation from May this year as Naypyidaw showed its flexibility to take back their nationals at today’s tripartite meeting among Bangladesh, China and Myanmar over the crisis...
Qatar calls on Gulf nations to engage in diplomacy with Iran
06:50 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayQatar is urging Gulf nations to enter into a dialogue with Iran and has offered to broker negotiations after a three-year blockade on Doha was recently removed by its Arab neighbours...
Swiss gov’t urges voters to reject niqab ban in March referendum
05:38 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayThe Swiss government recommended on Tuesday that voters reject a proposal in a planned March 7 referendum to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs, worn by some Muslim women, saying the move would hurt tourism...
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: New deaths 20, cases 702
04:30 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayTwenty more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,942. During the period, 702 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,29,031, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Tuesday...
Writ seeks ban on publishing rape victim's photo
04:14 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayA writ has been filed before High Court seeking a ban on publication of rape victim's photo in media, whatever she is dead or alive...
India beat Australia to win series
03:50 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayA freewheeling Rishabh Pant has stormed Australia’s Gabba fortress in record-breaking fashion, helping India snatch a three-wicket win to cap one of the greatest Test series of the modern era...
5 get death for killing UP member
02:20 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayA court in Manikganj has sentenced five people to death and acquitted thirteen others in a case filed over the murder of union parishad member Ashraf Ali in Ghior upazila. Manikganj Additional District and Sessions’ Judge passed the order on Tuesday...
Dhaka’s air quality ‘very unhealthy’
02:03 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayDhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked the 3rd worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday afternoon...
3 amendment bills placed in JS to publish HSC results
12:35 PM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayThree amendment bills were placed in Parliament on Tuesday, aiming to publish the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations by January 28 next...
Bill placed in JS to establish Medical University in Khulna
11:51 AM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayA bill titled ‘Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Bill, 2020 was placed in Parliament on Tuesday, aiming to expand the facilities of medical education, research and healthcare services in Khulna division...
Installation of 2nd steering committee of NYBB held
10:43 AM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayNetwork of Young Biotechnologists of Bangladesh (NYBB) starts the New Year with the beginning of a new steering committee...
Freedom fighter, actor Dilu dies
10:20 AM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayFreedom fighter and actor Mujibur Rahman Dilu passed away in a private hospital in the capital early Tuesday. He was 68. Dilu, who was undergoing treatment at United Hospital, breathed his last around 6:30am. He was suffering from pneumonia...
Covid vaccines cross 3 lakh in India; 2 deaths but no link: Ministry
10:05 AM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayAt the end of three days of a nationwide vaccination programme against Covid-19, the Union Health Ministry on Monday said that while no case of severe adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) can be attributed to the vaccines...
Biden says travel bans will stay despite Trump order
08:39 AM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayUS President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman says the US will maintain travel bans on the UK, much of the EU and Brazil - despite an order from President Donald Trump to lift them...