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PM seeks Norwegian investments in special economic zones
08:15 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon Norway to come forward with large-scale investments in Bangladesh’s special economic zones. The Prime Minister urged Norway to make investments in the country’s special economic zones, particularly in the ICT and environment friendly jute sectors...
Gono Forum secretary Reza Kibria resigns
07:07 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayThe General Secretary of the Gono Forum Dr Reza Kibria has resigned from his post and the membership of the party...
Mayers 210*, Bonner 86 script West Indies’ historic Chattogram chase
05:27 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayDebutant Kyle Mayers scored a magnificent 210 not out as West Indies pulled off the fifth-highest successful chase in Test cricket, and highest by any team in Asia, nailing down 395 for a miraculous three-wicket win on the final evening in Chattogram...
CJ, his wife take coronavirus vaccines
05:02 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayChief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and his wife have received coronavirus vaccines at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital (SSMCH)...
COVID-19: 15 die, 292 infected, 513 recover in 24 hours
04:42 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 8,205 as 15 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 292 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 538,062. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Sunday...
DITF to be held if Covid-19 situation improves: Commerce Minister
04:01 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayDhaka International Trade Fair (DIFT) 2021 will be arranged if the coronavirus situation improves, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday. The Minister came up with the announcement at a virtual programme at the secretariat...
Iraq’s Yazidi community buries 104 victims of IS massacre
03:41 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayThe Yazidi community of northern Iraq has brought home 104 of its members who were killed by the Islamic State group during its reign of terror in 2014...
Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead
03:30 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayAs many as 150 people were feared dead after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into an Indian dam early on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream...
Internet shutdown fails to stop Myanmar protests
02:39 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayTens of thousands of people have protested for a second day in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, as an internet shutdown imposed by the military fails to stop growing anti-coup rallies. "We don't want military dictatorship," the crowds chanted. Many held pictures of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and wore red, the colour of her party...
Mayers, Bonner keep Bangladesh at bay in first Test
02:09 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayVisiting West Indies kept Bangladesh at bay, reaching 197-3 at lunch on the fifth day of the first cricket Test with debutant Kyle Mayers providing the impetus at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday...
Health Minister receives coronavirus vaccine
01:19 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayHealth and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik has received coronavirus vaccine in a hospital in capital Dhaka...
Taiwan accuses China of ‘bullying’ after Guyana calls off agreement
12:22 PM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayTaiwan on Friday accused China for “bullying” and “suppression” after Guyana terminated an agreement with Taipei to set up an office in the South American country...
England all out for 578 in first India Test
11:59 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayEngland were bowled out for 578 by India on the third morning of the opening Test in Chennai on Sunday with Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin claiming three wickets each...
Hundreds protest Covid restrictions in Denmark
10:52 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayHundreds of people took to the streets of Copenhagen on Saturday night to protest Denmark’s Covid-19 restrictions and the country’s plans for a digital vaccination certificate...
Evergreen Ronaldo lifts Juventus to third in Serie A
10:28 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayEvergreen striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored the day after turning 36 as Juventus overtook Roma to go third in Serie A on Saturday with a 2-0 win over the capital side as Napoli slumped in Genoa...
Missing municipality mayor candidate returns home
09:33 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayAn independent candidate in Madaripur's Kalkini municipality election returned home early Sunday, 13 hours after he had gone missing...
Varane acts as Ramos, saves Real
09:00 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayRaphael Varane scored a pair of second half goals to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 victory against Huesca on a soggy Saturday afternoon at the Estadio El Alcoraz...
ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis
08:53 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayMany Palestinians see a ruling by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories as a belated chance of justice for victims of Israeli attacks...
Al-Jazeera journalist released from jail in Egypt
08:19 AM, 07 Feb 2021 SundayEgypt has released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than four years in detention without formal charges or trial...
Indonesia approves China's Sinovac vaccine
10:03 PM, 06 Feb 2021 SaturdayIndonesia has approved Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the elderly, a letter from the food and drug agency shows, potentially changing the country’s strategy which has prioritised its working population first...