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Islami Bank Capital Management Ltd holds AGM
05:08 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayThe 11th Annual General Meeting of Islami Bank Capital Management Limited (IBCML) was held on Tuesday on the virtual platform...
Saudi considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for 2nd year
04:28 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdaySaudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday...
Coronavirus: New deaths 50, cases 1742
04:10 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdaySome 50 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 11,755. During the period, 1,742 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,67,338, the health directorate said in a press release on Wednesday...
Huawei, ZTE left out of India's 5G trials
03:52 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayIndia's telecom ministry has left out Chinese equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials, becoming the latest country to lock the firms out...
Man City reach first Champions League final
03:27 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayManchester City reached their first Champions League final as they overcame Paris St-Germain at Etihad Stadium to secure a commanding victory over two legs...
Rayhan’s death: Charge sheet against 5 cops submitted
02:14 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayThe Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) today submitted a charge sheet against six people including five policemen in a case filed over the death of Rayhan Ahmed at Bandarbazar police outpost in Sylhet...
Gazette issued extending restrictions till May 16
01:06 PM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayThe government has extended the ongoing restrictions till May 16 from May 6 to contain spread the Coronavirus. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday. No inter-district transport services will be allowed during the period...
Mamata takes oath as Bengal CM for 3rd consecutive term
11:42 AM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayTrinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee took oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time on Wednesday, 5 May, at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata...
3,780 Covid deaths, highest in India in 24 hours
10:55 AM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayIndia reported a record 3,780 deaths on Tuesday, the highest daily toll since the pandemic began. Over 900 deaths were from Maharashtra, while Delhi and Uttar Pradesh reported 338 and 351, respectively...
Philippines approves emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
10:10 AM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayThe Philippines' food and drug agency approved on Wednesday the emergency use of U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine in the Southeast Asian nation...
George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin asks for new trial
09:02 AM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayThe white former Minneapolis police officer convicted last month of the murder of the black man George Floyd has requested a new trial...
Trump launches new ‘communications’ platform
08:36 AM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayDonald Trump has launched a new "communications" website, which says it will publish content "straight from the desk" of the former US president...
Biden aims for 70% of US adults to get one vaccine dose by July 4
08:20 AM, 05 May 2021 WednesdayPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a goal to vaccinate 70% of U.S. adults with at least one COVID-19 shot by the July 4 Independence Day holiday...
Myanmar announces ban on satellite TV
09:39 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayMyanmar's junta-controlled media announced a ban on satellite television receivers on Tuesday, saying outside broadcasts threatened national security and threatening to jail anyone caught violating the measure...
Mourinho named Roma boss from next season
09:29 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayJose Mourinho has been appointed Roma manager from the start of next season...
No application made for Khaleda’s treatment abroad: Kamal
08:53 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said no request has been made to the government to take BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abroad for her medical treatment.
Man held for 'slapping' Rickshaw-puller
08:24 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayPolice have detained a man for allegedly slapping a Rickshaw-puller in public at Bangshal in the capital...
Project to enhance rural electrification network approved
07:14 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 3,076.22 crore project to enhance the capacity and ensure modernization of distribution network of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB)...
Young Muslim women protest proposed French hijab ban
06:14 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdaySixteen-year-old Mariem Chourak is a devout Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression of her devotion to the Prophet Mohammad, but a proposal by French senators might soon deny her the freedom to do so in public spaces...
PM asks state-owned companies to be self-reliant
04:53 PM, 04 May 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the state-owned companies, including banks, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL), to be self-reliant...