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PM’s virtual press conference today
12:12 PM, 27 Feb 2021 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a virtual press conference on Saturday afternoon marking the United Nations’ final recommendation for the graduation of Bangladesh from the group of the least developed countries (LDCs)...
Bangladesh’s strong economic ties with US crucial: FM
11:51 AM, 27 Feb 2021 SaturdayWelcoming US investments in key areas of Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated that strong Bangladesh-US economic relations are critical. Bangladesh seeks US investments in renewable energy, shipbuilding and recycling, automobile and light engineering, chemical fertilizers, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals...
Myanmar envoy appeals to UN to stop coup; more protests planned
09:27 AM, 27 Feb 2021 SaturdayMyanmar’s UN envoy urged the United Nations to use "any means necessary" to stop a military coup there, making a surprise appeal on behalf of the ousted government as police cracked down on anti-junta protesters...
US imposes sanctions, visa bans on Saudis for Khashoggi’s killing
08:43 AM, 27 Feb 2021 SaturdayThe Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself...
US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing
08:23 AM, 27 Feb 2021 SaturdayA US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either "capture or kill" Khashoggi. The US announced sanctions on dozens of Saudis but not the prince himself...
Yusuf Pathan announces retirement from all forms of cricket
06:08 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayYusuf Pathan, former India all-rounder, announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Friday...
The young girl who became pen-pal with Bollywood's biggest stars
06:03 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayHow many times have you rolled your eyes as your grandparents look wistfully into the distance and recall "the good old days"?..
UK top court rules Shamima Begum cannot return
05:43 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayThe United Kingdom’s highest court on Friday ruled Shamima Begum, a woman who was stripped of her citizenship after fleeing to Syria to join ISIL (ISIS), should not be allowed to return to the country to challenge the decision, because she poses a security risk...
How the South Asian Citizens fall into the trap of human trafficking in Cyprus?
05:30 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayEvery year around five to ten thousand people come to Cyprus from South Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka...
Writer Mushtaq's death in custody triggers protests
05:14 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayActivists of different left-leaning students' organizations blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Friday, protesting the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in police custody...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 11, cases 470
04:19 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayEleven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,395. During the period, 470 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,45,424, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Friday...
India find 81 Rohingya adrift at sea, asks Bangladesh to take them
04:09 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayIndia’s coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Muslim Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, and were repairing the vessel so that it can return safely to Bangladesh, Indian officials said on Friday...
Writer Mushtaq, arrested under DSA, dies in custody
03:05 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayWriter Mushtaq Ahmed - arrested last May in a case filed under Digital Security Act amid the COVID-19 crisis - died in police custody at around 8:30pm on Thursday...
UK Supreme Court to rule on Shamima Begum's fate
01:09 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayThe Supreme Court is to rule later whether the runaway schoolgirl Shamima Begum should be allowed back into the UK from Syria...
Ex-US Olympic coach found dead after sex charges
12:30 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayA former US Olympics gymnastics coach has killed himself hours after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking, officials say...
Biden raises human rights in call with Saudi King
12:19 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayUS President Joe Biden has talked by phone with King Salman of Saudi Arabia as he seeks to put relations with America's old ally on a new footing...
Biden approves airstrike on Iran-backed militias
12:09 PM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayThe US military has carried out an airstrike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria, the Pentagon says...
Collision between two buses kills 8, injures over 50
11:26 AM, 26 Feb 2021 FridayEight people were killed and more than 50 others injured as two buses collided head-on in Rashidpur area on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway on Friday morning. Dakshin Surma Police Station officer in-charge Md Monirul Islam confirmed the matter...
Sri Lanka, Denmark keen to produce beverage in Bangladesh
09:50 PM, 25 Feb 2021 ThursdaySri Lanka and Denmark have expressed keenness to produce beverage products in Bangladesh...
India thump England by 10 wickets
08:55 PM, 25 Feb 2021 ThursdayIndia bowled England out for the second time in consecutive days and eventually won the match by 10 wickets to take a 2-1 series lead...