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Coronavirus: Empty streets in France as curfew enforced
12:25 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayThe streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night as a new curfew was enforced...
Dhaka ranks worst in air quality index
11:53 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayDhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. It had a score of 188 at 10:24am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’...
Saudi allows citizens, residents to perform prayers in Al-Haram Mosque
11:07 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundaySaudi Arabia allowed its citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform prayers in one of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram mosque in Mecca, for the first time in seven months, state television reported early on Sunday...
Landslide hits Vietnam army barracks, 22 soldiers missing
10:55 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayA landslide early on Sunday left at least 22 soldiers missing in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri, the government said, as the Southeast Asian country battles the worst flooding in years. Intense rains since early October have caused floods and mudslides that have killed at least 64 people in central Vietnam...
Ex-state minister Mosharraf dies of coronavirus
08:59 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayAKM Mosharraf Hossain, former state minister for power and energy during the BNP-led four-party alliance, died of coronavirus at a city hospital on Saturday night. He was 83...
AL candidates win Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by polls
08:41 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayAwami League (AL) backed candidates have been unofficially elected in the by polls to Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 constituencies as the concerned Returning Officers (ROs) declared the results after counting the votes on Saturday evening...
Sheikh Russel’s birthday today
08:27 AM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayThe 57th birthday of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed on Sunday...
Bangladesh, others request India for Covid vaccine trials: Modi
09:58 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayIndian scientists and research teams are collaborating and strengthening research capacities in neighbouring countries --Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, the Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka...
Eid-e-Miladunnabi on Oct 30
09:51 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayThe holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (SM), marking the anniversary of birth and demise of Prophet Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on October 30 with due religious solemnity...
ISPAB, COAB postpone countrywide strike
09:20 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayInternet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) and Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) on Saturday postponed their countrywide three-hour strike which was supposed to start from Sunday, reports BSS...
Public universities to admit students thru' test
08:38 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayThe public universities have decided to admit students through test online. The decision was taken at a meeting of the public universities' vice chancellors held on Saturday. Professor Dr Rafiqul Alam, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), confirmed this to Jago News...
UK bans any use of mobile phones while driving
07:45 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayDrivers who use hand-held phones in any way behind the wheel will face £200 fines and possible bans when changes in the law take account of smartphones...
Will tackle further spread of Covid-19: PM
06:46 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh will be able to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 in the coming days. "So far, we’re lucky that both the infection and mortality rates of the disease are very low in Bangladesh. We’re hopeful that we’ll be able to prevent the further spread of the disease in the coming days," she said...
WHO enlists Globe Biotech's vaccine
06:26 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayThe World Health Organization has enlisted BANCOVID, a coronavirus vaccine developed by Bangladeshi firm Globe Biotech Ltd. Mohammad Mohiuddin, an official of the firm, confirmed this to Jago News on Saturday...
US economic delegation to visit Israel, UAE and Bahrain
05:38 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayA delegation of top United States officials, including Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, will travel to Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in the coming days in support of recently signed normalisation deals between the three countries...
Rape case against actor Mithun Chakraborty’s son, wife
05:06 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayVeteran actor Mithun Chakraborty’s son Mahaakshay was on Thursday booked for allegedly repeatedly raping an actress for over three years and forcing her to undergo abortion. Chakraborty’s wife, Yogita Bali, is also named in the FIR....
Arden's Labour party wins New Zealand election
04:32 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country's general election, reports BBC...
Umar Gul bids farewell to all forms of cricket
04:10 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayFormer Pakistani pacer Umar Gul played his last game as a professional cricketer Friday night, marking the end of an era which saw him spearhead Pakistan cricket team's pace attack and bamboozle batsmen around the world with his lethal yorkers...
Bangladesh reports 23 more deaths, 1209 fresh cases
03:38 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayBangladesh on Saturday recorded 1,209 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,87,295. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8. Since then the country has been struggling to limit spread of the highly contagious virus...
Information Minister hospitalised with corona infection
03:23 PM, 17 Oct 2020 SaturdayInformation Minister Hasan Mahmud has been admitted to a hospital in the capital with coronavirus infection...