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Hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls freed
08:22 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayA group of nearly 300 girls who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Nigeria last week have been released, a local official says...
Criminal complaint filed against Saudi crown prince in Germany
07:56 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdaySaudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-ranking Saudi officials have been accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed in Germany by Reporters without Borders (RSF), the press freedom group said...
Angelina Jolie sells Churchill painting for £7m
07:36 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayA painting by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7m at auction in London...
Charges pressed against Apan Jewellers owner
07:01 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has submitted charge sheet against Apan Jewellers owner Dilder Hossain in a case filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act...
NEC approves Tk 1,97,943cr RADP for FY21
05:58 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday approved a Taka 1,97,943 crore Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY21) keeping highest priority to the transport sector...
I like my beef and I cannot lie
05:41 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayI particularly enjoy my food with beef in it, but this is also one of the most carefully kept secrets by people like me...
Govt prioritizes people’s food, housing, vaccination: PM
05:17 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government is now prioritizing people’s livelihood, food, housing and vaccination in this Covid-19 pandemic time alongside the ongoing development agendas...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 7, cases 515
04:26 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdaySeven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,423. During the period, 515 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,47,316, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Tuesday...
Former Liverpool & Scotland forward dies
04:19 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayFormer Liverpool and Scotland forward Ian St John has died at the age of 82 after a long illness...
Taylor Swift criticises Netflix show for 'deeply sexist joke'
04:10 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayTaylor Swift has accused a Netflix show of "degrading" women for featuring a joke she branded "deeply sexist"...
BD’s biscuit, noodles, confectionery demand rise globally
03:29 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayPRAN, a leading food processor in Bangladesh, has got good response from the buyers in Gulfood fair-2021, one of the largest food fair in the world. The conglomerate bagged good order of biscuit, noodles and confectionary items in the fair amid corona situation...
Vinicius rescues late point for Madrid
03:25 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayVinicius Jr marked his 100th Real Madrid appearance with a late equaliser against Real Sociedad in La Liga...
Commuters suffer as bus services remain halted for 2nd day in Rajshahi
02:34 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayBus services on all the routes in Rajshahi district remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters...
Myanmar police fire stun grenades as Southeast Asian ministers aim for talks
02:12 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayMyanmar police opened fire to disperse protesters on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due to hold talks with the military in a bid to quell violence and find a way out of the crisis...
Number of voters now 11.17 crore: EC
01:39 PM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayThe number of the country’s voters has now increased to 11.17 crore (111.7 million) following inclusion of some 19 lakh fresh voters in the last one year, according to the Election Commission’s final updated electoral roll. The EC disclosed the final updated voter numbers on Tuesday on the occasion of the National Voter Day 2021...
Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation
10:13 AM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayTwitter says it has begun labeling tweets that include misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and using a “strike system” to eventually remove accounts that repeatedly violate its rules...
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance rises in 6 industrialised countries: Study
09:18 AM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayWillingness to get a Covid-19 vaccine is on the rise compared to last year, a survey of six industrialised countries published on Monday (March 1) showed...
World will not vanquish Covid-19 this year: WHO
08:38 AM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayIt is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the World Health Organisation warned Monday (March 1)...
Covid vaccines cut risk of serious illness by 80% in over-80s
08:16 AM, 02 Mar 2021 TuesdayA single shot of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid jab reduces the chance of needing hospital treatment by more than 80%, an analysis in England shows. The Public Health England data showed the effect kicked in three to four weeks after vaccination...
Myanmar court files 2 more charges against Suu Kyi; protesters march again
05:45 PM, 01 Mar 2021 MondayMyanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared at a court hearing via video conferencing on Monday, the first time her lawyers had seen her since she was detained in the Feb. 1 military coup...