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Muslim families complain to UN over Sri Lankan Covid cremations
03:26 PM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayA group of Muslim families are launching a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) about Sri Lanka’s policy of enforced cremation of all those confirmed or suspected to have died with Covid, saying it breaches their religious rights and is causing “untold misery”...
Rangpur Foundry and Banga Building Materials hold dealers’ conference
02:50 PM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayRangpur Foundry Limited and Banga Building Materials Limited, sister concerns of RFL group, organized a conference for its dealers, engaged to serve various products under the two companies, at The Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj recently...
Myanmar police fire into the air, use water cannons to quell protests
02:39 PM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayMyanmar police fired gunshots into the air and used water cannons on Tuesday as protesters across the country defied bans on big gatherings to show their opposition to a military coup that halted a tentative transition to democracy...
Shakib seeks permission to skip NZ tour
01:32 PM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayBangladesh star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has sought the permission of Bangladesh Cricket Board to skip the New Zealand tour which will take place in March-April this year...
Saida receives ‘Woman of the Decade in Public Life, Diplomacy Award’
12:55 PM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayBangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland Saida Muna Tasneem has been honoured with the ‘Women of the Decade in Public Life and Diplomacy 2021’ award...
All pry teachers to receive vaccines in one week
12:39 PM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayTeachers of all primary school will receive the coronavirus vaccine within a week across the country. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossen said this after he got vaccinated at the clinic of Secretariat at 11am on Tuesday. In a reply to a question, he said Prime Minister has already directed the health ministry...
Hacker tries to poison water supply of Florida city
11:14 AM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayA computer hacker gained access to the water system of a city in Florida and tried to pump in a "dangerous" amount of a chemical, officials say...
New Zealand suspends ties with Myanmar
10:16 AM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayNew Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday that the government will suspend all high-level political and military contact with Myanmar. New Zealand will also impose a travel ban on Myanmar’s military leaders, and ensure its aid programme to the country...
Saudi Arabia announces new judicial reforms in a move towards codified law
08:51 AM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdaySaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Monday plans to approve a set of new draft laws designed to enhance the efficiency and integrity of the kingdom’s judicial system, a step that would eventually lead to an entirely codified law...
Trump impeachment: Supporters rioted ‘of their own accord’
08:26 AM, 09 Feb 2021 TuesdayLawyers for Donald Trump have responded to his impeachment charges, saying supporters of the former US president stormed Congress in Washington DC on 6 January of their own accord. Mr Trump's trial in the Senate is due to begin on Tuesday after he was impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives last month...
10-yr jail for negligence to babies at daycare centres
05:27 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayThe Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Child Daycare Centre Bill-2020 with a provision of 10 years’ jail as the maximum punishment for failure to ensure safety and security of children in daycare centres. The bill was placed aiming to support the children of the professional and working women...
COVID-19: 16 die, 316 infected, 559 recover in 24 hours
04:46 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 8,221 as 16 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 316 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 538,378. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday.
Myanmar coup: Police use water cannon as thousands strike
03:58 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayPolice in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup...
People aged over 40 years to be vaccinated: Health Minister
03:09 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said people aged over 40 years will get Covid-19 vaccine. People above 40 years and the family members of those who got vaccinated will be allowed to take the jabs. Health Minister Zahid Maleque verbally ordered the authorities concerned to take steps...
Wear facemasks, wash hands even after taking Covid-19 vaccine: PM
02:51 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to wear facemasks and wash hands even after taking the Covid-19 vaccine. “All will have to continue wearing masks and washing hands. Even the vaccinated people have to follow the same. Don’t think you are safe as you have already taken vaccine. We have to be careful,” she said.
CEC takes vaccine, requests voters to take it
01:47 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul Huda today received the coronavirus vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). “It’s was a festive environment and I felt good,” said Huda. He also said: “I was in observation for thirty minutes. I didn’t face any problem. I request my all voters to receive the vaccine from their respective area.”
14 dead after India glacier bursts dam
12:50 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayAt least 14 people are dead and 150 missing after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river and triggered a huge flood in northern India...
Model mosques: A unique Mujib Borsho gift
12:19 PM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayThe government is setting up model mosques that will serve as centres of excellence for Islamic knowledge, research and values as gifts for the people in Mujib Borsho. Some 170 model mosques-cum-Islamic cultural centres out of proposed 560 will be inaugurated in the Mujib Borsho...
2 Rohingya men killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB
11:42 AM, 08 Feb 2021 MondayTwo Rohingya people were killed in an alleged gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Amtoli Reju border area in Naikhongchari of Bandarban in the wee hours of Monday. The deceased are Md Jobayer and Din Mohammad. One lakh pieces of Yaba, two single-barreled guns and six cartridges were recovered from their possession...
Glacier breaks in India’s north; flood kills 9, 140 missing
09:11 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayIndian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number of homes. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing...