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Action to be taken against Nur in rape case: Home Minister
08:52 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said action will be taken against the former vice president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur as per the law in a rape case filed against him...
Regal Furniture holds dealers’ conference
06:40 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayCountry’s popular furniture brand `Regal’ held its dealers’ conference at The Palace Luxury Resort in Habiganj on Sunday, a press release said...
Tk 246cr to be spent on hilsa development, project cleared
06:08 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved five projects involving Tk 1,266 crore, including a Tk 246-crore one to develop hilsa resources in the country...
It finally came but rotten
05:38 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayImporters are incurring losses as most of the 925 metric tonnes of onion that came from India through Satkhira’s Bhomra land port in the last three days are rotten...
Arturo Vidal joins Inter Milan
04:24 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayArturo Vidal has joined Inter Milan in Italy on a permanent contract from FC Barcelona. The Chile international joins the Nerazzurri in a deal that will see the Italian side pay Barcelona up to €1m in variables...
Coronavirus deaths in Bangladesh cross 5000
03:52 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe country recorded 28 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 5,007. During the period, 1,557 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,52,178, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Beijing unlikely to approve Oracle's TikTok deal
03:28 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayBeijing is unlikely to approve an “unfair” deal Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial, reports Reuters...
TikTok removes over 104 million videos in first-half for violating guidelines
02:47 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayByteDance-owned short-video app TikTok said on Tuesday it removed over 104 million videos from its platform globally in the first half of the year for violating guidelines or terms of service...
Another case filed against DUCSU ex-VP Nur, 5 others
01:51 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayFormer Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur has been sued in another case. The case was filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act on Sunday night, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station...
Migrant workers protest for tickets to Saudi Arabia
01:29 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayA group of Bangladeshi migrant workers demonstrated at Karwan Bazar on Tuesday morning demanding tickets to Saudi Arabia so that they can join their workplaces. Saudi Arabia is set to allow flights from Dhaka from October 1 after around seven months of coronavirus restriction...
Light to moderate rain likely
12:58 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers for many parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today...
Another N’ganj mosque blast victim dies; death toll 34
12:34 PM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from Narayanganj mosque blast rose to 34 after another victim died at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute on Tuesday morning...
Formulate ‘practical roadmap’ to face global challenges resolutely: PM
11:51 AM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the United Nations (UN) to formulate a “credible and practical roadmap” for delivering on commitments and responding resolutely to global challenges...
Everest record-breaker Ang Rita Sherpa dies
11:02 AM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayA prominent Nepalese mountaineer, who became the first person in the world to climb Mount Everest 10 times without bottled oxygen, has died aged 72...
Over 150 nations join global vaccine plan but US, China absent
10:21 AM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdaySome 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance led by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but superpowers China and the United States did not sign up...
Mexico surpasses 7 lakh confirmed COVID-19 cases, actual toll unknown
09:26 AM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayMexico surpassed 700,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday even as health authorities cited what they described as nearly two months of slowing infection rates...
Australia whales: 90 dead in mass stranding off Tasmania
08:31 AM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayAt least a third of 270 whales stranded off the coast of Australia's Tasmania have died and more are feared to be dying, rescuers say...
Ex-Ducsu VP Nur released hours after detention
08:19 AM, 22 Sep 2020 TuesdayFormer Vice president of Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) and his seven supporters have been released several hours after their detention on Monday. DB Joint Commissioner Mahbub Alam said, “We took them under custody for violating law and order. But later we freed them after quizzing.”
DIY remedies to protect your home garden from caterpillars
05:38 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayCaterpillar, the larvae of butterflies and moths, can chew on leaves, flowers, shoots, fruits and even other parts of plants, thereby damaging them. In case of caterpillar infestation, you would see holes on the leaves and flower buds...
DGHS driver Malek placed on 14-day remand in 2 cases
05:23 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayA Dhaka court today placed Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) driver Abdul Malek alias Badal on a 14-day remand in two cases lodged over recovery of illegal weapon and fake notes...