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Tokyo Olympics chief expected to resign over sexist comments
03:21 PM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayThe president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, is expected to resign after derogatory comments he made about women caused an international uproar less than six months before the Games are due to open...
7 Bangladeshis burnt dead in Saudi Arabia
02:35 PM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdaySeven Bangladeshi expatriates have been burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a sofa factory in Medina of Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Mohsin Hossen, Legal Assistant of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh, confirmed the incident on Wednesday night...
Rezaul Karim takes oath as Chattogram City Mayor
01:44 PM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayThe newly elected mayor and 55 ward councillors of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) were sworn-in at a ceremony at Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Thursday...
Motivate rural people to get vaccinated: PM
01:32 PM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP to motivate rural people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine to eliminate the pandemic. The Prime Minister joined the event at Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Academy in Shafipur of Gazipur virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban...
Openers help West Indies dominate first session of second Test
12:31 PM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayAfter winning the toss, West Indies made the most of a slow surface on the first session of the second Test with openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell putting on 66 for the first wicket...
War crimes: 3 get life, 5 jailed for 20 years, 1 acquitted
12:10 PM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced three war criminals to life term imprisonment in a case lodged over crimes against humanity during the war of liberation, 1971. A three-member judicial panel led by chairman of the tribunal Justice Mohammad Shahinur Islam passed the order on Thursday...
Germany extends COVID-19 lockdown to March 7
10:30 AM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayGermany will extend lockdown efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic for three more weeks till March 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 federal state leaders decided on Wednesday...
2 masks, snug fit reduces COVID-19 spread, US study shows
09:23 AM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayMaking sure a mask fits snugly on the face and use of two masks is likely to significantly reduce a person’s exposure to the coronavirus, laboratory experiments described by U.S. health officials on Wednesday showed...
Trump impeachment: Democrats say Trump left those at Capitol ‘for dead’
08:42 AM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdaySenators watching Donald Trump's second impeachment trial have been shown new dramatic and graphic video of an attack by his supporters at the US Capitol...
Myanmar coup: US announces sanctions on leaders
08:13 AM, 11 Feb 2021 ThursdayUS President Joe Biden has approved an executive order to impose sanctions on the leaders of Myanmar's coup. The measures will be focused on military leaders, their family members and businesses linked to them. Steps are also being taken to block access by the military to $1bn (£720m) of government funds held in the US...
Sikder Group chairman Zainul Haque Sikder dies
10:00 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayValiant freedom fighter and Sikdar Group chairman Zainul Haque Sikder died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 91...
Oscars release first shortlists for 2021 Academy Awards
09:33 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayThe categories include best documentary, best international film and best song, as well as best live action and documentary shorts...
China spacecraft enters Mars orbit
08:53 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayA Chinese spacecraft entered Mars' orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover, collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life, state media said...
Mominul urges Tigers to show positive intent
07:37 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayBangladesh captain Mominul Haque urged his colleagues to show positive intent, forgetting what happened in the first Test in which his side failed to register a victory despite setting an improbable 395-run target for West Indies...
Make Jubo League an ideal organization: PM
07:22 PM, 10 Feb 2021 Wednesday“I want to say the Jubo League leaders and workers to make the organization as a strong and ideal one being imbued with the ideology of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and patriotism,” she said...
‘I was never meek’: Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Miss World, Modi and misogyny
06:49 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayThe former Miss World and Bollywood turned Hollywood star is talking about her memoir, Unfinished...
Real close gap on Atletico with win over Getafe
05:36 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayReal Madrid overcame an injury crisis to beat Getafe 2-0 at home on Tuesday and close the gap to La Liga leaders, Atlético Madrid, to five points...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 10, cases 388
04:42 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayTen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,239. During the period, 388 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,39,153, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Wednesday...
Midland Bank ESRM training under IFC Standard
04:20 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayMidland Bank Limited (MDB) organized a training programme titled ‘Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) Training’ for its Executives and Officers from 31st January to 1st February 2021 through digital platform, a press release said...
Fatal road crash kills 10 in Jhenaidah
03:51 PM, 10 Feb 2021 WednesdayTen people were killed and at least 35 injured as a bus and a truck collided head-on in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah district on Wednesday afternoon. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The fatal crash took place in Barobazar area around 3:30pm...