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Vision Electronics introduces Frozen Room
03:01 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayCountry’s renowned electronics brand ‘Vision’ has introduced high quality ‘Frozen Room’ in the market to meet the customers demand who want to preserve more products in necessary temperature for business purpose...
Make more films on Liberation War to let people know true history: PM
02:45 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayStating that her government would do everything necessary for survival of the country’s cinema industry, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all concerned to make more films on the Liberation War...
COVID-19: Ice cream tests positive for coronavirus in China
02:05 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayIce cream has been found to have been contaminated with COVID-19 in China after three samples tested positive for the virus...
MC College gang rape: Charges framed against 8 BCL activists
01:39 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayA tribunal in Sylhet has framed charges against eight activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in a case filed over the gang-rape of a woman at Murari Chand (MC) College hostel in Sylhet...
PM distributes National Film Awards
12:35 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday distributed the National Film Awards among 33 recipients under 26 categories for the year 2019...
3 get death in Kakrail mother-son murder case
12:17 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayA court in Dhaka has sentenced three people to death in a case filed over the murder of a woman and her son in Kakrail area in the capital. Judge Rabiul Alam of the Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the order on Sunday. Earlier on January 10, the same court fixed today to deliver its judgment in the case after hearing...
52 show adverse reactions COVID-19 vaccine shot in Delhi
10:26 AM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayAt least 52 healthcare workers who were administered the first jab of coronavirus vaccine in Delhi on Saturday suffered side-effects. While 51 of them showed minor reactions, one recipient suffered a severe case of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI)...
Facebook to ban ads promoting weapon accessories, protective gear in US
09:20 AM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayFacebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20...
Bangladesh to get vaccines quickly, urgently: Doraiswami
08:50 AM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayIndian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami on Saturday reiterated that Bangladesh will receive its supply of the Coronavirus vaccine from an Indian manufacturer “quickly and urgently” as per previous assurances...
Biden inauguration: All 50 US states on alert for armed protests
08:20 AM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayAll 50 US states and the District of Columbia (DC) are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. National Guard troops have been sent to Washington DC, to deter any repeat of last week's deadly riots...
Pakistan approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use
09:53 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayAstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, the health minister said on Saturday, making it the first coronavirus vaccine to get the green light for use in the South Asian country, reports Reuters...
Norway warns of vaccination risks for elderly sick patients after 23 die
09:40 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayNorway said Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for the very old and terminally ill, the most cautious statement yet from a European health authority as countries assess the real-world side effects of the first shots to gain approval...
Uganda's Yoweri Museveni declared election winner
09:32 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayUganda's long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say, amid accusations of vote rigging by his main rival Bobi Wine, reports BBC...
Municipal polls held peacefully, EC secretary
08:31 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe second phase election to 60 municipalities has been held in peaceful manner, the Election Commission Senior Secretary Md Alamgir has said. "The voting has been held peacefully. Your media has shown huge presence of the voters there and they cast their votes spontaneously," he said...
Spectators not allowed in Bangladesh-Windies series
07:38 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed that the spectators will not be allowed to enter the stadium in the Bangladesh-West Indies series starting from January 20, similar to the BCB President’s Cup and Bangabandhu T20 Cup...
Three uncapped players for West Indies ODIs
06:19 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies, including three uncapped players–pacers Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam and off-spinner Mahedi Hasan...
Dutch govt resigns over child benefits scandal
05:54 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe Dutch government has resigned amid an escalating scandal over child benefits in which more than 20,000 families were wrongly accused of fraud by the tax authority...
Mahmoud Abbas announces first Palestinian elections in 15 years
05:16 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has announced parliamentary and presidential elections, the first in 15 years, in an effort to heal long-standing internal divisions...
Bangladesh reports 21 more Covid deaths
04:41 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayTwenty one more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,883. During the period, 578 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,27,063, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Saturday...
Two killed in clash over land dispute
04:04 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayTwo people were killed and five others injured in a clash over land dispute in Santhia upazila of Pabna district on Saturday morning...