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Court records MC College rape victim’s statement
05:01 PM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayA Sylhet court on Sunday recorded statement of the victim who was gang raped in MC College on Friday...
Azerbaijan, Armenia clash over disputed region
04:06 PM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayClashes have begun between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with at least one Azerbaijani helicopter shot down, reports BBC...
PM stresses better cooperation with neighbours
03:42 PM, 27 Sep 2020 Sunday“Our foreign policy is ‘friendship to all and malice to none’. We always think that better cooperation with the neighbouring countries is firstly needed for the development of the people of the region,” she said when outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das called on her at her official Ganabhaban residence this morning...
China coal mine accident kills 16
02:55 PM, 27 Sep 2020 SundaySixteen people were killed in a southwest China coal mine accident on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the latest accident in a country with a poor history of industrial safety. China’s mines are among the deadliest in the world. There were excessive levels of carbon monoxide in the mine, which trapped 17 miners in the city of Chongqing...
Papia’s Arms case: Court to deliver verdict Oct 12
02:30 PM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayA Dhaka court on Sunday set October 12 for delivering verdict in an arms case filed against Narsingdi’s expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon...
Another MC College rape suspect arrested
01:36 PM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayAnother accused in the Sylhet MC College gang rape was arrested from Mantala bordering area in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj on Sunday. Arjun Lashkar was the number four accused in a case filed by the victim’s husband on Saturday at Shah Poran Police Station on Saturday...
Rape in MC College: BCL leader Saifur arrested
11:54 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayPolice have arrested Saifur Rahman, a Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) leader and the main accused in a case filed over rape of a woman in Murari Chand College of Sylhet. Confirming the arrest to Jago News, Kaiyum Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Shah Poran Police Station, said they arrested Saifur from Chhatak upazila...
4 members of a family killed in Dinajpur mud-wall collapse
10:44 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayFour members of a family, including two children, were killed as part of a mud-wall of their house collapsed on them at Jhaupara in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur district on early Sunday. The victims were identified as Swapan, 30, his wife Farzana, 25, and their two children - Hossain, 7, and Hasibur, 5, of the village...
Coronavirus rages in Argentina, cases top 700,000
10:08 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayArgentina’s coronavirus infections topped 700,000 on Saturday with new daily infections and deaths among the top five globally, Reuters data showed, despite seven months of quarantine that have ravaged the frail economy...
Preity Zinta misses ski trips amid ‘crazy’ Dubai heat
09:07 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayActress Preity Zinta is in Dubai for the ongoing Indian Premier League, and the high temperature of the place makes her miss her ski trips...
Google turns 22! Marks day with a special Doodle
08:58 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayFor more than 15 years now, the word ‘Google’ has become synonymous with the word ‘search’...
Coronavirus: UK pledges £500m to global vaccine-sharing scheme
08:47 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayThe UK is to give £500m to a new global vaccine-sharing scheme designed to ensure treatments for Covid-19 are distributed fairly. Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement in a speech to the United Nations general assembly...
Trump nominates judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
08:35 AM, 27 Sep 2020 SundayUnited States President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the president said Saturday, in a highly anticipated announcement that sets up a political showdown between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate...
Tigers get three-day break from practice
09:36 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayAmid the uncertainty over the Sri Lanka tour, national players get three days break from the practice as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will get a clear picture about the tour in these days...
PM stresses timely, equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines
09:05 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayThe Bangladesh premier’s pre-recorded speech came as United Nations stages its 75th UNGA session while the global COVID -19 pandemic forces the global forum to hold the annual assembly of world leaders through the virtual media in New York this year...
DMP to fire 26 cops involved in drug use
07:48 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayDMP has initiated a process to terminate 26 cops found positive in dope tests, said DMP Commissioner Md Shaifqul Islam. “We believe this action against the police personnel will deliver a clear message to others as no one will be spared,” Shaifqul Islam said.
Lebanon PM-designate steps down
05:33 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayAdib, a former ambassador to Berlin, was picked on August 31 to form a cabinet after the last government led by Hassan Diab resigned following the Beirut port blast on August 4 that killed some 200 people and left thousands homeless...
Rape in Sylhet MC College dormitory triggers protests
04:00 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayStudents of Sylhet MC college on Saturday staged demonstrations blocking the road in front of the college protesting the ‘gang-rape’ that took place in a college dormitory on Friday night...
Bangladesh reports 36 more Covid-19 deaths
03:51 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,129 in Bangladesh on Saturday, with 36 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,106 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,57,873, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Coronavirus and the role of social science
03:43 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayFor many years the role of social science has been taken amiss, so in this crucial moment of COVID 19...