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News organizations rebuke Trump on election results claim
04:23 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayIn a stunning scene in the middle of the night, news organizations rebuked President Donald Trump after he falsely said on live television that he had won reelection even as votes were still being counted...
Marlon Samuels announces retirement from all forms of cricket
04:07 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayMarlon Samuels, the West Indies batsman who top-scored in both of their T20 World Cup final victories, announced his retirement from professional cricket on Wednesday...
US formally withdraws from Paris climate deal
03:37 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayAfter a three-year delay, the US has become the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement...
What Trump and Biden still need to clinch victory
02:48 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayElection night in the US is on the verge of turning into election week. Here's what the candidates need to happen in order to win the White House. Polls before election day had suggested possible outcomes ranging from a comfortable win for Joe Biden to a narrow Donald Trump victory...
Ensure swift, hassle-free justice for people: PM to judges, lawyers
02:19 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice...
With results from key states unclear, Trump declares victory
01:49 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayDespite incomplete results from several battleground states that could determine the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, President Donald Trump early on Wednesday proclaimed victory over Democratic challenger Joe Biden...
Apurba tests coronavirus positive, taken to ICU
01:38 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayRenowned television actor Ziaul Faruque Apurba has tested positive for coronavirus. He was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital in the capital after his health condition deteriorated on Tuesday...
Twitter, Facebook push back on Trump’s election posts
01:10 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayTwitter Inc and Facebook Inc early Wednesday flagged President Donald Trump’s comments on the U.S. presidential election, which remained too close to call. Twitter said a Trump tweet alleging an effort to steal the election was potentially misleading...
Charges framed against DIG Partha
12:51 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court has framed charges against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Partha Gopal Bonik in a graft case. Judge Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 passed the order on Wednesday. The court also fixed November 18 to record deposition of the witnesses...
Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden
12:33 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump won Florida, the nation’s most prized battleground election state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House...
Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery on blood clot
12:10 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayArgentina legend Diego Maradona has undergone successful brain surgery, his doctor said. The 1986 World Cup winner, 60, was admitted to Ipensa clinic in Buenos Aires on Monday, suffering from anaemia and dehydration...
Biden, Trump locked in tight races in battleground states
11:04 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country Tuesday night as they concluded an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Vienna attack
10:57 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayIslamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a deadly attack in Vienna, in a statement issued through its Amaq News Agency along with a picture and video purporting to show the gunman...
Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Congress
09:52 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayAs well as the White House, Democrats and Republicans are in a crucial race for control of Congress. In the Senate, Democratic former governor John Hickenlooper has taken Colorado's seat from the Republican incumbent Cory Gardner...
Results show tight Trump-Biden race in key states
09:36 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayEarly results from the US presidential election between incumbent Republican Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden show a tight race in a number of battleground states. Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in the potentially pivotal race of Florida with almost all votes counted...
Austrian police arrest 14 in manhunt after gunman’s deadly rampage
08:59 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayAustrian police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive manhunt on Tuesday for possible accomplices of a convicted jihadist who shot dead four people and injured 22 others in a late-night rampage in the centre of Vienna...
Trump and Biden running neck-and-neck in vital battleground of Florida
08:27 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump was narrowly leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida on Tuesday, while other competitive swing states that will help decide the election outcome...
Clash of two Americas could get worse before it gets better
09:51 PM, 03 Nov 2020 TuesdayBoth Democrats preached one nation, but the 2020 presidential election has exacerbated fractures of American society: a profound polarisation that veteran journalist Carl Bernstein referred to as a cold civil war...
Wall Street headed higher as investors bet on Biden win
07:59 PM, 03 Nov 2020 TuesdayWall Street was set to open higher on Tuesday as investors bet on a clear win for Joe Biden in the most polarised US presidential election in recent times...
ECNEC approves Tk 560cr project to protect Sirajganj from river erosion
06:44 PM, 03 Nov 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Taka 560.07 crore project to protect Singrabari, Patagram, Baoikhola areas under Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj district from the erosion of the Jamuna river...