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Turkey fines Google for abusing dominant position
01:59 PM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayTurkey’s Competition Board has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google more than 296 million lira ($36.65 million) for abusing its dominant position in search engine services, the regulator said on Wednesday...
Relief ministry’s Deputy Secretary dies of Coronvirus
12:46 PM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayAbul Khayer Md Maruf Hasan, Deputy Secretary of the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, has died of Coronavirus. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Central Police Hospital in the capital’s Rajarbagh at 6am on Thursday. Abul left behind his wife, two daughters and many well-wishers to mourn his death...
Indian visa operations suspended in Bangladesh
12:25 PM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe High Commission of India in Bangladesh announced on Wednesday that the visa operations have been suspended in view of the lockdown implemented by the government of Bangladesh from April 14. The visa operations had resumed functioning in October last year after remaining suspended for more than 6 months...
Tokyo Olympics might yet be cancelled due to COVID-19
11:59 AM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayA senior Japanese ruling party official said cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, as a fourth wave of infections surges less than 100 days from the planned start of the Games...
India witnesses over 2 lakh fresh Covid cases, 1,038 more deaths
11:09 AM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 2 lakh infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 14 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday...
US imposes sanctions on Russia over cyber-attacks
09:37 AM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayThe US has announced sanctions against Russia in response to what it says are cyber-attacks and other hostile acts...
Brazil’s variant mutating, may become more dangerous: Study
09:20 AM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayBrazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to evade antibodies, according to scientists studying the virus...
Over 100 companies sign letter opposing US state voting restrictions
08:54 AM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayMore than 100 U.S. companies including Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Ford Motor Co and Starbucks Corp have declared their opposition to voting curbs that a number of states are considering implementing...
India, Pakistan held secret talks to try to break Kashmir impasse
08:39 AM, 15 Apr 2021 ThursdayTop intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in Delhi...
Bangladesh receives over $1b WB financing to fight COVID-19
06:09 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayThe government of Bangladesh signed three financing agreements totaling $1.04 billion with the World Bank to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience to future crises, including vaccination against COVID-19, expand electronic procurement and accelerate economic recovery...
Ex-Law Minister Abdul Matin Khasru dies
05:46 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayFormer Law Minister Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru has died on Wednesday afternoon while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital. He breathed his last around 4:50pm, deputy attorney general A M Amin Uddin Manik confirmed the matter of death to Jago News...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sees highest deaths in a day
04:40 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayBangladesh government on Wednesday reported 96 coronavirus deaths, the highest number of fatalities in a day. Earlier on Monday (April 12), it recorded 83 more people's deaths from the virus, hitting the second highest single-day fatalities...
Justin Bieber explained why his marriage had a 'lack of trust'
04:25 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayAfter two weddings, a documentary, and plenty of paparazzi photos showing them hand-in-hand, it's easy to imagine Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Baldwin, living in a fantasy of marital bliss...
Bangla Academy president dies of Covid-19
03:39 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayBangladesh Academy President Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan has died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The prominent folklorist breathed his last around 2pm on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital...
Ex-DUCSU social welfare secretary Akhter remanded
03:04 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayAkhter Hossain, the former social welfare secretary of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), and Dhaka University president of Chhatra Adhikar Parishad, has been placed on two-day remand in a case filed over snatching away an accused from police custody...
UAE partners with iSpace to send rover to moon
01:22 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayJapanese space company iSpace will transport a United Arab emirates rover to the moon in 2022, the company announced on Wednesday...
Chelsea reach Champions League semi-finals
12:11 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayChelsea survived a spectacular late overhead kick from Mehdi Taremi to overcome Porto and confirm a place in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in seven years...
PSG reach last four with away-goals win
12:05 PM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayParis St-Germain were beaten on the night but held on to claim an away-goals victory over holders Bayern Munich that takes them through to the last four of the Champions League...
Bangladesh goes into 8-day lockdown
11:40 AM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayBangladesh on Wednesday went into an eight-day strict lockdown (restrictions) imposed in a bid to limit the novel coronavirus spread. Starting from 6am today, the lockdown will remain effective to April 21 midnight...
Countries pause use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
11:22 AM, 14 Apr 2021 WednesdayThe US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting. Six cases were detected in more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said...