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ASP Anisul's death: 10 hospital staff remanded
08:01 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday put ten staff of Mind Aid Hospital in Adabor on a 7-day remand each in a case over beating Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anisul Karim Shipon to death at the hosptial...
Palestinian negotiator Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
07:45 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdaySaeb Erekat, one of the most experienced and high-profile advocates for the Palestinian cause over decades of dispute with Israel, died on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19. He was 65...
It's vital to amend Myanmar's citizenship laws: UK
05:54 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayThe United Kingdom has sought an amendment to Myanmar's citizenship laws to allow everyone to fully participate in Myanmar's political process...
A Simple Student’s Dedication Impacts the Lives of Many during the Global Pandemic
05:26 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayWhen the Covid-19 outbreak occurred earlier this year, what started off as a localised infection has put the global community in a rude shock as infection cases quickly escalated within weeks into a global pandemic as the novel coronavirus crossed geographical borders and spreads quickly within international communities...
Rayhan murder: SI Akbar put on remand
05:12 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayA Sylhet court on Tuesday placed the suspended sub-inspector of Bandarbazar Police Station, Akbar Hossain Bhuiya, on a seven-day remand as he was arrested in connection with the death of Rayhan Ahmed in ‘police custody’...
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
04:20 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayArmenia and Azerbaijan announced an agreement early Tuesday to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under a pact signed with Russia that calls for deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers and territorial concessions...
Bangladesh reports 16 more deaths, 1699 new cases
03:47 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday recorded 1,699 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,23,620. Of the total patients, 3,41,416 recovered, with 1,648 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 13,520 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 24,70,164...
China Covid-19 vaccine trial halted in Brazil
03:31 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayThe Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported a "severe adverse" incident, reports BBC...
GK Shamim indicted for money laundering
02:42 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against eight people, including Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, in a money laundering case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam framed the charges against them. The court also fixed Nov 19 for witnesses deposition...
Bangladesh sees spike in Covid-19 infection rate
01:50 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayAmid the growing worry over a possible deterioration in Covid-19 situation during the winter, the coronavirus infection rate has marked a rise over the last one week as the temperature dropped a bit. Public health experts think the situation has started getting worse mainly due to the reluctance of people to abide by health safety rules...
Case filed over death of Barishal ASP
01:29 PM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayA case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barishal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon. His father Faizuddin Ahmed filed the case against some unknown people, said Inspector Faruk Molla. Mohammad Rezaul Karim Sabuj, brother of the victim, said Anisul was posted at BMP...
Militant Islamists ‘behead more than 50’ in Mozambique
11:10 AM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayMore than 50 people have been beheaded in northern Mozambique by militant Islamists, state media report...
Southeast Asia's internet economy to cross $100 billion this year: Industry report
10:45 AM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdaySoutheast Asia’s internet economy will hit $105 billion this year, as the coronavirus crisis prompted stuck-at-home consumers to go online to shop, get food delivered at home and for entertainment purposes, an industry report said on Tuesday...
Trump fires defense secretary in post-election reckoning after policy splits
09:42 AM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayU.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had “terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper, signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration...
Police officer killed allegedly by hospital staff
09:23 AM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayA police officer was killed allegedly by some staffs of Mind Aid Hospital in the capital’s Adabor on Monday night. The deceased is Anisul Karim Shipon. He was working as the assistant commissioner of Barishal Metropolitan Police’s traffic department...
Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection
08:32 AM, 10 Nov 2020 TuesdayThe first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The developers - Pfizer and BioNTech - described it as a "great day for science and humanity"...
Land mutation to be automatic; public sufferings ‘to go’
05:46 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayIn a bid to reduce the sufferings of people, the government has approved a proposal to have the mutation of a land done automatically right after its registration...
Suu Kyi’s party says it won landslide victory in Myanmar polls
04:54 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayAung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) said Monday it was confident of winning a landslide victory in Myanmar as official results trickled in following the weekend's coronavirus-disrupted election...
Coronavirus: 25 die, 1683 infected, 1623 recover in 24 hours
04:12 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 6,092 as 25 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,683 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 421,921. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Monday...
Biden to launch COVID-19 task force, Trump plans rallies to protest election
03:50 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayUS President-elect Joe Biden will convene a coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the No. 1 problem confronting him when he takes office in January, while President Donald Trump pursues several long-shot gambits to hold on to his job...