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Varane catches Covid-19; to miss Liverpool game
09:27 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayThe Real Madrid defender Raphaël Varane has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the Champions League match against Liverpool on Tuesday...
Taslima Nasreen slamed for distasteful tweet on Moeen Ali
09:16 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayEngland cricketers Saqib Mahmood, Jofra Archer and Sam Billings have lashed out at controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen after her distasteful tweet on Moeen Ali...
Etihad starts direct passenger flights to Israel
08:56 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayAbu Dhabi state carrier Etihad Airways began direct commercial passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates capital to Tel Aviv in Israel - the latest direct air link between the two countries that established diplomatic relations last year...
Govt orders all madrasas to close
08:28 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayThe government has ordered all madrasas, including Qawmi, to close as the coronavirus infections are increasing alarmingly...
Katrina Kaif tests positive for Covid-19
07:30 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayThe actor, through an Instagram story, informed her fans about her COVID-19 diagnosis and also asked people, who came in contact with her in the last few days, to get themselves tested...
City bus services to resume on Wednesday
05:56 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayThe bus services in Dhaka and other city corporation areas will resume on Wednesday, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday. The bus services in the areas will be available from 6am to 6pm, the Minister said in a video statement from his official residence in the capital...
Coronavirus: Highest deaths, cases recorded in a day
04:36 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayAs many as 66 coronavirus deaths and 7,213 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, hitting the highest records of fatalities and infections in a day. With this, the country's total deaths and cases stood at 9,384 and 6,51,652 respectively, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...
BNP publicity secretary Annie catches Covid-19
04:21 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayBNP's Publicity Secretary Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Annie has been infected with the novel coronavirus...
North Korea to skip Tokyo Olympics
03:49 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayNorth Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19...
Barca keep pressure on with late goal
03:25 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayOusmane Dembele scored a dramatic late winner to give Barcelona victory over Real Valladolid and a huge boost in their La Liga title challenge...
Myanmar protesters paint Yangon red, defying bloody army crackdown
02:50 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayOpponents of Myanmar’s military junta sprayed red paint on roads in the country’s biggest city on Tuesday to mark the deaths of hundreds of “martyrs” killed by troops, as the crisis dragged on with no clear diplomatic solution in sight...
Launch capsize in Shitalakkhya: 6 more bodies recovered
12:32 PM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayThe death toll from launch capsize in Shitalakkhya rose to 36 as six more bodies were recovered on Tuesday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Abdullah Al Arefin, Deputy Assistant Director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
India reports 96,982 new coronavirus cases
11:34 AM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayIndia reported 96,982 new coronavirus infections overnight, taking the overall tally of cases to 12.7 million, data from health ministry showed on Tuesday...
Putin passes law that may keep him in office until 2036
09:58 AM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayVladimir Putin has signed a law that will allow him to run for the presidency twice more in his lifetime, potentially keeping him in office until 2036...
6 of a Bangladeshi family found dead in Texus
09:42 AM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdaySix members of a Bangladeshi family were found dead in an Allen home in Texus early Monday in what police said is an apparent murder-suicide. The deceased were identified as Altafun Nessa, 77, Iren Islam, 56, Towhidul Islam, 54, Tanvir Towhid, 21, and Farbin Towhid and Farhan Towhid, both 19...
George Floyd: Minneapolis police chief says Chauvin violated policy
08:47 AM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdayThe police chief of Minneapolis has testified that ex-officer Derek Chauvin violated the agency's policy on force during the arrest of George Floyd...
Saudi Arabia to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca
08:30 AM, 06 Apr 2021 TuesdaySaudi authorities said Monday that only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month of Ramadan. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said in a statement that only “immunised people” will be granted permits to perform Umrah...
Modi thanks Dhaka for excellent arrangement during his visit
05:30 PM, 05 Apr 2021 MondayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed his thanks to Dhaka for making ‘excellent arrangement’ during his recent two-day state visit here on March 26-27...
Coronavirus: 52 die, 7075 infected, 2932 recover in 24 hours
04:36 PM, 05 Apr 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 9,318 as 52 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 7,075 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 644,639. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
PM stresses establishing peace for development
04:23 PM, 05 Apr 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said establishment of peace is a pre-requisite to ensure development. “Peace is a must for development. We involve people so that their support can help establish peace,” she said. She said this while the outgoing Ambassador of Afghanistan to Bangladesh Abdul Qayoom Malikzad paid a farewell call...