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Imports fail to cool down onion prices in Dhaka
11:47 AM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayOnion prices continue to remain high in Dhaka kitchen markets, despite imports coming into this country from neighbouring India...
Coronavirus: Global cases exceeds 32 mn
11:40 AM, 25 Sep 2020 FridayThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 32 million on Friday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The global case count reached 32, 136, 855 with a total of 981, 754 deaths worldwide as of Friday, and the CSSE data showed...
PM gives Tk 5 lakh to each of 35 N’ganj blast victim families
09:00 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave financial assistance of Taka 1.75 crore to 35 families of the victims who died and suffered injuries in an air conditioner (AC) blast at a mosque in Narayanganj Sadar upazila recently...
Bangladesh expats to return to Oman from Oct 1 without NOCs
07:33 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Bangladeshi expatriates, who got stuck here due to Covid-19 pandemic, will be able to return to their workplaces in Oman from October 1 next. He said the Bangladeshis can return to Oman by any airlines without the obligation of having no objection certificate (NOCs) from the Embassy...
Gas tanker explosion kills 28 in Nigeria
06:54 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayAt least 28 people were killed on Wednesday when a gas tanker exploded in the central Nigerian state of Kogi and started a blaze, a road safety agency official said, reports CNN...
Ex-Australia batsman Dean Jones dies
05:13 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayFormer Australia cricketer and one of the revolutionaries of the modern ODI game Dean Jones has passed away. The 59-year-old, who was working on the IPL 2020 broadcast from the Mumbai studios, suffered a cardiac arrest, reports Cricbuzz...
Bollywood drugs scandal gets bigger by the day
04:53 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayThe Bollywood drugs scandal in India is getting murkier with each passing day...
28 more Covid-19 deaths reported in 24hrs
04:04 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,072 in Bangladesh on Thursday, with 28 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,540 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,55,493, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
China has built 380 internment camps in Xinjiang
03:30 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayChina has built nearly 400 internment camps in Xinjiang region, with construction on dozens continuing over the last two years, even as Chinese authorities said their “re-education” system was winding down, an Australian thinktank has found...
Upstream water, rain trigger floods in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
03:21 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayFloods triggered by onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rains have inundated low-lying areas in different upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts, rendering several thousand people marooned...
Charge hearing in DIG Mizan’s graft case on Sept 30
02:09 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayA court here today fixed September 30 for the hearing of framing of charges against four accused, including suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman, in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
HC order on Destiny MD’s bail plea on Sunday
01:26 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayThe High Court today set Sunday to pass order on a bail plea filed by Destiny Group Managing Director (MD) Rafiqul Amin in two separate graft cases...
Court accepts charge sheet against Enamul, Rupon
01:00 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayA Dhaka court has accepted the charge sheet filed against expelled Awami League leaders Enamul Haque Enu, his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in a case over their alleged involvements in illegal casino business and money laundering. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge K M Imrul Kayesh passed the order on Thursday...
Death toll from flooding in Sudan climbs to 124
12:00 PM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayThe death toll from flooding in Sudan caused by months of heavy rains has risen to 124, the country's Interior Ministry said early Thursday...
North Korea ‘killed and burned South Korean official’
11:46 AM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayA South Korean official has been shot dead and burned by North Korean troops, said the South's defence ministry which condemned the "brutal act"...
Covid-19: Mask rules eased as cases drop in New Zealand
10:05 AM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayFace masks are no longer mandatory on public transport in most of New Zealand as Covid-19 cases continue to drop. From midnight on Wednesday, they are required only in Auckland, the heart of a recent outbreak, and on planes...
US election: Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power
09:29 AM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November's election. "Well, we'll have to see what happens," the president told a news conference at the White House. "You know that."
Johnson & Johnson begins phase 3 trial of coronavirus vaccine
08:53 AM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayThe feverish race for a coronavirus vaccine got an infusion of energy on Wednesday as Johnson & Johnson announced that it has begun the final stage of its clinical trials, the fourth company to do so in the United States as the country hits a grim milestone of 200,000 deaths...
Breonna Taylor: Police officer shot during Louisville protests
08:28 AM, 24 Sep 2020 ThursdayA police officer has been shot as thousands of people in the US city of Louisville protest after a grand jury decided no-one would be charged directly with the death of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, a hospital worker, was shot multiple times as officers stormed her home on 13 March...
Wolves sign Semedo from Barcelona
10:04 PM, 23 Sep 2020 WednesdayWolves have signed Portuguese right-back Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a deal that could be worth £37m...