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Australia remain on top in decisive Test
03:20 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayAustralia remain on top after a rain-shortened second day of the decisive fourth Test against India in Brisbane...
PM to distribute Nat’l Film Awards 2019 Sunday
02:20 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will distribute the prestigious National Film Awards among its recipients on Sunday in 26 categories for the year 2019...
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency
01:09 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe United States on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities as Washington continues to step up pressure on Tehran in the final days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term before it ends Jan. 20...
Coronavirus vaccine: India begins world’s biggest drive
12:18 PM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayIndia has begun the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination programme, which aims to protect more than 1.3 billion people from the disease. Millions of doses of two approved vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin - have been shipped across the country...
Pressure builds on China to release Uighur doctor Gulshan Abbas
11:47 AM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayChina has engaged continuously in silencing the voices of dissent under its oppression and the most recent name in this manhunt initiated by the Chinese government...
Covid: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday
09:23 AM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday morning to "protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains" of Covid, the PM has said...
Global coronavirus death toll hits 2 million
09:04 AM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream...
2nd phase municipal polls underway
08:31 AM, 16 Jan 2021 SaturdayThe second phase election to 60 municipalities is underway today. Voting started at 8am and continue till 4pm without any break...
Bangladesh extends school closure to Jan 30
06:07 PM, 15 Jan 2021 Friday"The ongoing shutdown has been extended considering the situation arisen. Country's all educational institutions will remain shurt till next January 30 but Qawmi madrasa will be out of the purview of the closure," M A Khair, information and public relations officer at the Ministry of Education, said.
2nd phase municipality polls to be held in 60 municipalities tomorrow
05:37 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayThe second phase elections in sixty municipalities across the country will be held tomorrow...
Bangladesh to get ‘first’ priority in receiving India’s vaccines: Delhi official
04:58 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayIndia considers Bangladesh as a priority country among its neighbours to receive Covid-19 vaccine, a government official said on Thursday as India is set to launch its world’s largest massive vaccination drive tomorrow...
Bangladesh reports 13 more Covid deaths
03:47 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayThirteen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,062. During the period, 762 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,26,485, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Friday...
Medical assistant 'kills self' over family conflict
03:17 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayA medical assistant committed suicide over family conflict in Chuadanga municipality on Thursday night, police said...
Indonesia searches rubble for earthquake survivors
02:51 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayRescuers are searching through the rubble of a partially-collapsed Indonesian hospital after an earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi, leaving at least 30 dead...
Xiaomi slapped with US restrictions
02:30 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayThe Trump administration is inflicting even more damage on Chinese businesses — including smartphone maker Xiaomi — with just days to go before President-elect Joe Biden takes office...
WHO tackles new virus strains, fresh restrictions imposed
12:24 PM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayGlobal health experts gathered on Thursday to tackle new coronavirus strains blamed for a fresh surge in infections as countries including Britain and France tightened restrictions to head off a further worsening of the pandemic...
Australia rebukes Google for blocking local content
11:34 AM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayThe Australian government has urged Google to focus on paying for Australian content instead of blocking it...
Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package
11:17 AM, 15 Jan 2021 FridayPresident-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congress, it would include $1tn for households, with direct payments of $1,400 to all Americans...
DSCC celebrate ‘Shakrain Festival’
09:57 PM, 14 Jan 2021 ThursdayFor the first time, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) organised a ‘Shakrain Festival’, a kite festival, in DSCC areas on Thursday...
Lady Gaga to sign at Biden's inauguration
09:47 PM, 14 Jan 2021 ThursdayLady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez are to perform at the inauguration ceremony for incoming US President Joe Biden...