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Mominul and Najmul extend Bangladesh’s advantage
01:37 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayBangladesh completed four achievements by lunch on the second day against Sri Lanka. They moved to 378 for 2 in an otherwise circumspect session in which they added 76 runs. But this was part of their plan all along...
Rain, thunder showers with gusty wind likely
12:43 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places...
Khasru’s JS seat declared vacant
12:33 PM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe Parliament Secretariat has declared Cumilla-5 constituency vacant as lawmaker Abdul Matin Khasru died. A gazette notification signed by Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan, Senior Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat, was issued on Thursday...
Another top Hefazat leader arrested in Manikganj
11:48 AM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Allama Khalid Saifullah Aiyubi, Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-islam, from his hometown in Manikganj early Thursday. RAB’s Law and Mass Media wing Director Khandakar Al Moyeen confirmed the arrest to Jago News...
With 3.14 lakh Covid cases, India records world’s biggest daily spike
11:05 AM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayIndia registered 3,14,835 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall caseload to 1,59,30,965, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday morning...
Hundreds arrested as Russia cracks down on Navalny supporters
09:40 AM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayThousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny crowded into central Moscow on Wednesday in nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom as UN experts warned that the Kremlin critic’s life was in “serious danger”...
Climate change: Biden summit to push for ‘immediate’ action
09:00 AM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe US will attempt to re-assert its global leadership on climate change as President Joe Biden hosts 40 leaders at a virtual summit in the White House...
Pakistan hotel bomb: Deadly blast hits luxury venue in Quetta
08:28 AM, 22 Apr 2021 ThursdayA bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four people and wounded 11. The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been the target of the attack in the car park of the Serena Hotel, correspondents say...
Super League shelved as more clubs withdraw
09:58 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayThe European Super League collapsed on Wednesday as eight of the 12 founding members from England, Italy and Spain abandoned the breakaway project under massive pressure from fans, politicians, soccer officials and even the British royals...
Instagram's new tool to automatically filter out abusive DMs
09:52 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayInstagram announced a new tool today that will allow users to automatically filter out direct message requests containing offensive words, phrases, and emojis. The tool is targeted at celebrities and public figures who receive a large number of unwanted, harmful DMs...
Apple made a big mistake with its new iMacs
09:25 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayApple's new iMac is awesome: a technical marvel that culminates Apple's stunning engineering achievements over the past several years. It's also ugly as sin...
Hefazat assistant secy gen Kashemi held
08:38 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayHefazat-e-Islam's central assistant secretary general and Dhaka city vice president Khurshid Alam Kashemi has been arrested...
Hollywood ponders post-pandemic future of cinemas
07:58 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayReuters asked actors, directors, writers and producers what they see for the future of cinemas. Their replies have been edited for length and clarity...
European countries to resume J&J Covid vaccine deliveries
07:41 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayEuropean countries prepared on Wednesday to resume deliveries of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and speed up the rollout after Europe's drug regulator backed the shot...
Poor to get priority in next budget: Kamal
06:09 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayFinance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the next budget for fiscal 2021-22 will give priority to the poor section of people while maintaining the lives and livelihood of all would get due emphasis in the next fiscal year in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation...
Tamim misses his century against Sri Lanka
06:01 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayBangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal missed his well-deserved century by 10 runs on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium...
Oxygen leak leaves 22 Covid patients dead in India
05:22 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayAt least 22 Covid patients have died in a hospital in India after they lost oxygen supply due to a leak...
Super League breakaway in tatters after English clubs quit
05:08 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayEuropean soccer’s breakaway Super League project lay in tatters on Tuesday after the six English Premier League clubs involved in the project quit 48 hours after agreeing to join Italian and Spanish teams in the controversial elite competition...
Coronavirus: New deaths 95, cases 4280
04:39 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdaySome 95 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 10,683. During the period, 4,280 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 7,32,060, the health directorate said in a press release on Wednesday...
Minimum Fitra Tk 70, maximum Tk 2310
04:19 PM, 21 Apr 2021 WednesdayThis year, the minimum and maximum Fitra have been fixed at Tk 70, and 2,310 respectively. The Islamic Foundation fixed the amount at a meeting at its Baitul Mukarram National Mosque office in the capital on Wednesday...