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Timing of India-US 2+2 talks conveys a lot about where bilateral ties are heading
02:00 PM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayThere is bipartisan recognition in the US of the need to counter Chinese belligerence and the fact that the 2+2 dialogue was held just a week before the presidential elections reflects the confidence that India and US have in the robustness of their relationship, according to a Europe-based think tank...
Hefajat’s protest rally against Macron halts traffic in Dhaka
01:44 PM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayVehicular movement from the city’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque to Nightingale intersection remained suspended since Monday morning as several hundred activists of Hefajat-e-Islam staged sit-in protesting the recent comments made by France President...
Reduce air pollution to avert Covid surge in winter: Experts
01:16 PM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayAs the densely-populated Dhaka city braces for serious air pollution in the dry season like previous years, health experts warn that dirty air during this winter may help coronavirus turn deadlier in terms of mortality rate. They said the exposure to a high level of air pollution weakens people’s respiratory and immune systems...
Gazipur double murder: Condemned convict hanged at Kashimpur Jail
12:58 PM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayA condemned convict was hanged on Sunday night at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur for killing his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter in 2006...
Soumitra given blood transfusion, remains critical, says doctor
12:14 PM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayVeteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee's health condition remained critical on Sunday and he was given a blood transfusion after his haemoglobin count fluctuated considerably, one of the doctors attending to the actor said in a statement...
New Zealand PM names finmin Robertson as new deputy PM
11:45 AM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday named finance minister Grant Robertson as deputy prime minister in her new government after Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Davis ruled himself out from standing...
Britain’s Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April: media
11:28 AM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayBritain’s Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources...
“Identified as contact of someone Covid+”: WHO chief self-isolates
11:14 AM, 02 Nov 2020 MondayThe World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms...
Canada: Court to hear challenge to ‘religious symbols’ law
09:47 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayA long-awaited court case gets under way this week in the Canadian province of Quebec, where civil rights groups say a law that prohibits the wearing of religious garb by some public servants violates the country’s constitution...
'Selling per kg onion at below Tk 55 impossible'
08:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said onion import has begun with the government help but for the time being it is not possible to reduce prices of the key cooking ingredient at below Tk 55 per kg at the consumer level...
Pakistan: Protesters attempt to storm French Embassy
06:51 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayPakistan police on Friday fired teargas on protesters who attempted to storm the French Embassy in Islamabad to protests against the printing of images depicting the Prophet Mohammad and President Emmanuel Macron defending the same...
Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states
06:35 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayBiden's national lead over the Republican president has stayed relatively steady in recent months as the public health crisis has persisted...
Trump launches final, two-day frenzy of campaigning in bid for surprise win
06:27 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayThe Republican incumbent aims to generate enough momentum to drive an overwhelming turnout by his supporters on Tuesday, Election Day...
US keen to help Bangladesh diversify its private sector
04:33 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayThe United States has said it wants to help Bangladesh to diversify its private sector to move some of it away from the ready-made garment (RMG) industry into other high-value areas including the digital economy...
Bangladesh coronavirus: New cases 1568, fresh fatalities 18
03:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday recorded 1,568 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,09,252. Of the total patients, 3,25,940 recovered, with 1,795 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 12,549 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 23,48,811...
New Zealand's Ardern forms government with Greens
03:33 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party on Sunday signed an agreement with the Green Party to form government in the Pacific nation of nearly five million, reports Reuters...
Quebec stabbing: 2 killed after attack by man in medieval clothes
02:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayAt least two people have been stabbed to death in the Canadian city of Quebec by a man armed with a sword and dressed in medieval clothing, police say...
NSU student murder: 3 get death penalty
02:07 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayA Dhaka court has sentenced three accused to death in North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel murder case. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman passed the order on Sunday. The death row convicts are Hanif Paribahan bus driver Jamal Hossain, his helper Foysal Hossain and supervisor Jonny...
Zeaul Haque appointed as acting editor of Jago News
01:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayZeaul Haque has been appointed as an acting editor of Jago News, one of the leading news portals in Bangladesh. He took over the office on Sunday morning. He was the managing editor of Jago News...
‘Kali o Kalam’ editor Abul Hasnat passes away
01:12 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayAbul Hasnat, renowned journalist, former vice-president of Chhayanaut, director of Bengal Publications and editor of monthly Kali o Kalam magazine, passed away on Sunday morning at a city hospital at the age of 75...