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ECNEC approves 1st revision of multi-sector project to address Rohingya crisis
06:18 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe approval came from a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held today with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports BSS...
Protests continue as fury spreads over rape incidents
05:55 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayProtests against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women continued for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. The recent gang-rape incident at Sylhet MC College and housewife molestation in Begumganj of Noakhali fueled the protests, reports UNB...
Black hole discoveries win Nobel Prize for Physics
05:18 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayBritain’s Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and U.S. scientist Andrea Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole, the award-giving body said on Tuesday, reports Reuters...
Rape case needs to be vaccinated urgently
04:36 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe most shocking and shameful but common and silent form of violence against women in Bangladesh is rape which continues to rise alarmingly...
Bangladesh sees 30 more coronavirus deaths
03:56 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,405 in Bangladesh on Tuesday, with 30 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,499 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,71,631, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Syria blames Turkey for Azerbaijan, Armenia clash
03:29 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdaySyrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator in the deadliest fighting between Armenian and Azeri forces for more than 25 years, reports Reuters...
Timely stimulus packages helped economy rebound: PM
02:54 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the national economy has made a turnaround with its desired pace due to the government’s timely decision to give stimulus packages to various sectors and groups during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Iconic actor Soumitra Chatterjee in hospital with COVID-19
02:13 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayLegendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee tested positive for COVID-19 this morning and was admitted to Kolkata's Belle Vue hospital. His condition has been described as stable with a mild fever but no other symptoms...
Mastermind of medical question leak gang arrested
01:36 PM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayCriminal Investigation Department of Police have arrested the mastermind of medical question paper leak gang in the capital. Abdus Salam, a machine man of the Health Education Bureau, was arrested from the G Block of Banasree area on Monday. He is also accused in a murder case filed with Singair Police Station in Manikganj in 2014...
Principal Gopal murder: Death penalty of 3 convicts commuted
11:37 AM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of three convicts to life imprisonment in the sensational Principal Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case. A three-member appellate division bench led by Justice Mohammad Iman Ali passed the order on Tuesday...
Malaysia, Myanmar emerge as new coronavirus hotspots
10:32 AM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayMalaysia and Myanmar have become new hotspots in Southeast Asia for novel coronavirus transmission as the Philippines and Indonesia struggle to combat the disease...
10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus: WHO
08:55 AM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency’s “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus - more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases - and warned of a difficult period ahead...
Kyrgyzstan election: Protesters storm parliament over vote-rigging claims
08:40 AM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayProtestors in Kyrgyzstan calling for the country's parliamentary election to be annulled have broken into parliament in the capital, Bishkek...
Trump leaves hospital to continue Covid-19 treatment
08:21 AM, 06 Oct 2020 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump has left hospital, three days after being admitted with Covid-19, vowing to be back on the campaign trail soon. He flew for the short trip back to the White House on the presidential helicopter Marine One...
Noakhali housewife molestation: Protesters block Shahbagh intersection
03:03 PM, 05 Oct 2020 MondayPeople blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Monday, protesting the horrific incident of Noakhali housewife’s molestation that has gone viral on social media...
Saving Uighur culture from genocide
02:41 PM, 05 Oct 2020 MondayFor Uighurs, this is more than just a hypothetical. Repressive measures against the ethnic minority have progressively worsened: The Chinese government has corralled more than 1 million of them into internment camps, where they have been subjected to political indoctrination, forced sterilization, and torture...
Prompt action against any kind of child oppression, warns PM
01:50 PM, 05 Oct 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government is careful so that prompt action can be taken against any kind of child oppression in the country...
Coronavirus: ‘World’s best airport’ warns of prolonged crisis
01:12 PM, 05 Oct 2020 MondaySingapore's Changi Airport has warned of a "daunting period" ahead as the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of abating...
PM opens World Children’s Day
12:48 PM, 05 Oct 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the World Children’s Day and Child Rights Week-2020, aimed at raising awareness of the rights and needs of the children...
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 6.63 million
11:31 AM, 05 Oct 2020 MondayIndia’s coronavirus case tally rose by 74,442 in the last 24 hours to 6.63 million on Monday morning, data from the health ministry showed...