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Man gets life for killing father
04:02 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayA court in Natore on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his father in 2015...
China's biggest car brand to launch rival to Tesla
03:33 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayChina's biggest carmaker Geely is launching a premium electric car brand it hopes will take on Tesla...
Bangladesh, Bhutan agree to activate river routes to expand trade
02:40 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayBangladesh and Bhutan today agreed to activate the river routes to expand business between the two countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Bhutanese counterpart Dr. Lotay Tshering reached the consensus in a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the capital...
Taposh urges to close shops by 8pm
02:25 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged shop owners and business establishments to close shops by 8pm. He urged this while visiting the Boys Club ground in the capital’s Gopibagh. He said, the number of coronavirus infection has been increasing for some days. Everyone has to be aware to save from the virus...
Aamir Khan tests positive for COVID-19, in self-quarantine
01:39 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayBollywood actor Aamir Khan is the latest celeb to test positive for the coronavirus. The actor is currently working on his film Laal Singh Chaddha, an official remake of Tom Hanks-starrer Forrest Gump...
Independence Award to be handed over on April 11
01:27 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe Independence Award (Swadhinata Puroskar)-2021, the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh, will be handed over on April 11. The medals will be handed over to the awardees at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to take part in the event via video conference...
Brazil marks more than 3,000 daily Covid-19 deaths
01:13 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayBrazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time Tuesday as the hard-hit country struggled to contain a surge of cases that has pushed many hospitals to breaking point...
UAE finance minister and Dubai deputy ruler Hamdan dies
12:49 PM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayThe United Arab Emirates finance minister and the deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died, Dubai’s ruler said on Twitter on Wednesday...
Hong Kong halts Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
11:29 AM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayHong Kong on Wednesday temporarily suspended COVID-19 vaccinations using two batches of the treatment developed by Pfizer and BioNTech citing defective packaging...
Myanmar set for silent strike after violence claims youngest victim
10:05 AM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayMyanmar activists plan more anti-coup protests on Wednesday, including a silent strike with many businesses due to close and calls for people to stay home, a day after a seven-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire during a crackdown in Mandalay...
North Korea fires 2 short-range missiles, US still open to dialogue
09:02 AM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayNorth Korea fired two short-range missiles at the weekend, U.S. and South Korean officials said, but Washington played down the first such tests under President Joe Biden and said it was still open to dialogue with Pyongyang...
Israel election: Netanyahu falls short of majority in exit polls
08:23 AM, 24 Mar 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is predicted to fall short of securing the seats needed to form a new government in Israel's fourth election in two years, according to exit polls. Mr Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are projected to win 52 or 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset...
Bale plans to return to Real Madrid
10:01 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayGareth Bale says he plans to return to Real Madrid next season after his loan at Tottenham ends...
Tamim rues dropped chances as Tigers concede series
09:47 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayBangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal rued the missed opportunities in the field, saying that the team lost its best chance to beat New Zealand in the second ODI on Tuesday...
Bangladesh confirms 11 deaths in Rohingya camp fire
09:29 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe government today confirmed deaths of 11 people after a massive overnight fire burnt a cluster of crammed camps of Rohingyas into ashes in Cox’s Bazar in this southeastern district, rendering some 45,000 people homeless...
Three Nations Cup: Bangladesh start with joy
09:18 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe Bangladesh national football team have gained victory over Kyrgyzstan U-23 team in the opening match of the Three Nations Cup in Nepal. They beat the Kyrgyz team by 1-0 goal at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu on Tuesday...
Fakhrul questions Modi's Bangladesh visit
08:08 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday questioned whether Indian premier Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit is to merely celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the country's Independence or run campaign for the upcoming West Bengal polls.
Top Saudi official issued death threat against UN's Khashoggi investigator
07:23 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayA senior Saudi official issued what was perceived to be a death threat against the independent United Nations investigator, Agnès Callamard, after her investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
Ex-England striker Worthington dies
05:48 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayFormer England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72 following a long illness...
Bobby Brown Jr died of accidental overdose
05:21 PM, 23 Mar 2021 TuesdayBobby Brown Jr died of an overdose of alcohol, cocaine and the powerful opioid fentanyl, according to a coroner's report...