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Armed militia kills 15 in Ethiopia
03:17 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayAn armed militia killed at least 15 people in a pre-dawn attack on Friday in western Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement late on Friday, the latest security challenge for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, reports Reuters...
98 officials promoted as additional secretary
02:35 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayIn the latest reshuffle in the public administration, a total of 98 joint secretaries have been promoted as additional secretary...
Woman ‘raped’ at Sylhet MC College hostel, case filed
01:14 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayA 19-year-old woman has reportedly been raped by youths in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College. The rapists violated the woman around 7pm on Friday after tying up her husband in a room of the hostel, said the victim’s husband...
WB approves $200m for Bangladesh accessing to safe water
12:30 PM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayThe World Bank (WB) has approved $200 million to help Bangladesh improve access to safe water and sanitation services in rural areas. The Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Capital Development Project will help about 600,000 rural people avail safe...
By-polls in Pabna-4 constituency underway
11:05 AM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayThe by-polls to Pabna-4 constituency is underway peacefully. The voting began at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm without any break. The Pabna-4 parliamentary seat (Atgharia- Ishwardi) fell vacant due to the death of Awami League lawmaker Shamsur Rahman Sherif on April 2...
3 dead, 13 including Bangladeshis missing after boat sinks off Libya coast
10:18 AM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday the bodies of three migrants whose boat sunk off of Libya were recovered from the Mediterranean...
Global COVID-19 death toll could hit 2M before vaccine in wide use: WHO
09:42 AM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayThe global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic...
Attenborough becomes fastest to reach 1M Instagram followers
08:58 AM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdaySir David Attenborough has broken Jennifer Anniston’s record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram...
J & J COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in early trial
08:39 AM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayA single dose of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results published on Friday...
22 killed in Ukraine military plane crash
08:15 AM, 26 Sep 2020 SaturdayAt least 22 people, most of them air cadets, have been killed in a military plane crash in Ukraine, officials say. The aircraft, an Antonov-26, came down near the eastern city of Kharkiv as it was landing. The plane was carrying cadets from Kharkiv Air Force University and was on a training flight...
Saudi won't send back 54,000 Rohingyas to Bangladesh, FM reiterates
06:26 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday reiterated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will not send back 54,000 Rohingyas living there for decades, reports UNB...
Gear up economic diplomacy: PM to diplomats
05:36 PM, 25 Sep 2020 Friday“Diplomacy has transformed into almost economic diplomacy. Now we need to see how we should expand trade and business, to achieve economic self-reliance by maintaining good relations with all, to achieve development, and bring peace through collaborating one another. We’ll have to carry out diplomacy in such a way,” she said...
A Day in life as a Government Head
05:06 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayI live in Bangladesh which got independent in 1971 and it is one of the highest densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh is in south-east Asia, it is majorly surrounded by Indian border and the south is opened with Bay of Bengal a part of the Indian Ocean.
PM to address 75th UNGA today
04:33 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address virtually the 75th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday. The prime minister will deliver the speech in Bangla like every year in the past following the footprint of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Bangladesh reports 21 more coronavirus deaths
03:40 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,093 in Bangladesh on Friday, with 21 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,383 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,56,767, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release..
Thousands of Xinjiang mosques destroyed or damaged
03:19 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayThousands of mosques in Xinjiang have been damaged or destroyed in just three years, leaving fewer in the region than at any time since the Cultural Revolution, according to a report on Chinese oppression of Muslim minorities...
New York stays ahead of London in top financial centres survey
02:35 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayNew York retained the top spot in a survey of global financial centres on Friday, with London strengthening its position in second place just over three months before Britain’s full departure from the European Union...
Bahrain claims deal with Israel supports two-state solution
01:02 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayBahrain’s monarch has said that his kingdom’s normalisation deal with Israel should lead to greater efforts towards ending the Palestinian-Israel conflict through a two-state solution...
Bayern beat Sevilla to win Super Cup
12:59 PM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayBayern Munich were taken to extra time by a durable and resilient Sevilla in front 15,180 fans in Budapest before adding the Uefa Super Cup to their Champions League trophy...
Vatican cardinal resigns unexpectedly
11:52 AM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayHigh ranking Vatican official Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has unexpectedly resigned from office, the Holy See has announced, reports BBC...