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Closure of educational institutions extended to Jan 16
02:37 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayThe government has extended the closure of all educational institutions, except Qawmi madrasa, to January 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic. M A Khair, information and public relations officer at the Ministry of Education, confirmed this on Friday...
International Migrants Day being observed
12:01 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayBangladesh and countries across the world are observing the International Migrants Day-2020 in a befitting manner...
Biden picks Haaland as interior secretary
11:40 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayPresident-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Rep Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary on Thursday, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations...
Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
11:35 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayMicrosoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies...
Hundreds of kidnapped nigeria boys 'freed'
11:32 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayHundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria have been released, local authorities have told the BBC...
Lewandowski, Bronze named best players of the year
11:27 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayLucy Bronze said she would “remember this moment for the rest of her life” after she became the first England player and first female defender to win one of Fifa’s main awards, having been named the best women’s player of the year...
US panel recommends Moderna vaccine, paving way for authorisation
11:23 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayThe committee voted 20-0 with one abstention in favour of the vaccine, saying its benefits outweigh any potential risks in people aged 18 and older...
Bangladesh "important pillar" of India’s foreign policy: Delhi
09:46 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayNew Delhi has conveyed it to Dhaka that Bangladesh remains "one of the most important pillars" of its foreign policy and the relations between the two countries will keep growing on all fronts...
EU extends economic sanctions on Russia
08:19 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThe European Union prolonged on Thursday its economic sanctions on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine by another six months, the bloc’s council of governments said in a statement, reports Reuters...
Amir retires from international cricket
07:05 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that 28-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from international cricket, reports Dawn...
Bangladesh wants to join India-Myanmar-Thailand road belt: FM
06:48 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayConsidering its strategic interests, Bangladesh wants to join a road belt with India, Myanmar and Thailand as the two countries set a “very positive tone” during the virtual Summit to broaden the bilateral relations and explore regional connectivity in an effective way...
Cavani charged over social media post
06:27 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayManchester United's Edinson Cavani has been charged by the Football Association for a social media post containing a Spanish phrase that is offensive in some contexts...
Govt reports 36 more Covid-19 deaths
04:37 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThirty six more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,192. During the period, 1,134 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 4,96,975. Of the total patients, 4,31,590 recovered, with 2,239 made recovery in the last 24 hours...
Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid
04:24 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, his office says...
Mamunul, 35 others sued over Allama Shafi's death
03:48 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayA case has been filed against Hefazat-e-Islam joint secretary general Mamunul Haque and 35 others over the death of the organization's late chief Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi...
Mauritius names street after Bangabandhu
03:31 PM, 17 Dec 2020 Thursday“We stand committed to walking the path together, as it is said in Mauritius ‘lamain danslamain’ (hand in hand), to take the relationship to a newer height,” she said in the message...
7 bilateral documents signed at Dhaka-Delhi virtual summit
02:26 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayBangladesh and India on Thursday signed seven bilateral documents at the first virtual Summit between the two nations, with the aim of elevating relations to the next level through deeper cooperation and solidarity...
Charlie Hebdo trial: 14 found guilty of being accomplices in 2015 terror attacks
01:36 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayFourteen people have been found guilty of being accomplices in terrorist attacks in France in 2015, which included the attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo...
PM for further integrating Bangladesh-India economies
01:10 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today suggested further integrating economies of Bangladesh and India to consolidate the global and regional value chains cashing on the available synergies...
Actor Abdul Kader diagnosed with stage IV cancer
12:54 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayPopular TV actor Abdul Kader has recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and is now undergoing treatment at Christian Medical Hospital in India’s Chennai...