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40 more die from coronavirus in 24 hours
03:49 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 4,979 as 40 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,705 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 350,621. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Monday...
DUCSU VP Nur sued in rape case
03:26 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayA rape case has been filed against the Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur. A student of Dhaka University (DU) filed the case against him with Lalbagh Police Station. A total of six people are accused in the case. Of them, Nur’s name has been mentioned as an accomplice in the rape...
Taj Mahal re-opens for public after 6 months
02:59 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayTaj Mahal, the 17th-century architectural marvel, shut since March 17 due to Covid-19 pandemic, opened for public on Monday. About 160 tickets were booked online but first to enter was a tourist from Taiwan staying in India, officials said...
Consumers bear the brunt of India’s onion export ban
02:33 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayA substantial fall of Tk 25-35 per kg in the wholesale market has had little impact at the retail level where the popular kitchen item continues to be sold at high price. The local variety of onion was being sold at Tk 90-100 while the imported ones cost Tk 50-80 in Dhaka’s markets and shops on Monday...
Human trafficking: Dancer Ivan put on 7-day remand
01:17 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayA Dhaka court has placed Ivan Shahriar Sohag, a national award-winning choreographer and dancer, on a 7-day remand in a human trafficking case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Yesmin passed the order on Monday. On September 11, Criminal Investigation Department of police arrested Evan from Niketon area in Dhaka...
PIB director Ilias killed in road accident
12:26 PM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayMd Ilias Bhuiyan, Director of Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) and also Joint Secretary has been killed in a road accident in the capital. The incident took place at Shonir Akhra in Jatrabari on Sunday night. Fayjul Haque, Associate Editor (publication and feature) of PIB confirmed the death to Jago News...
10 dead in building collapse near Mumbai
11:48 AM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayTen people were killed and around 25 were feared trapped after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Bhiwandi near Mumbai early this morning...
FinCEN Files: HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning
11:30 AM, 21 Sep 2020 MondayHSBC allowed fraudsters to transfer millions of dollars around the world even after it had learned of their scam, leaked secret files show. Britain's biggest bank moved the money through its US business to HSBC accounts in Hong Kong in 2013 and 2014...
Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China
09:27 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayAuthorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested...
Reopening schools & colleges: What’re parents thinking about?
08:29 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayAll the educational institutions in Bangladesh were shut down in March 2020 when Covid-19 hit the country, a move hailed by students and guardians alike...
Remain prepared as COVID-19 situation may worsen in winter: PM
07:39 PM, 20 Sep 2020 Sunday“Winter is ahead and that’s why the COVID-19 situation may be worse to some extent. So, we have to remain prepared from right now,” she said while receiving donations for the PM’s Relief and Welfare Fund from various organizations including 34 commercial banks...
US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated
06:39 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayThe United States has broken with all other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and unilaterally declared the re-imposition of all UN sanctions against Iran - a claim rejected by Iran and the international community, including Washington's close allies, as having no legal basis...
26 more die from coronavirus in 24hrs
04:09 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 4,939 in Bangladesh on Sunday as the country recorded 26 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,544 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,48,916, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
RFL stands beside flood-affected people
04:03 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayRFL, country’s leading business conglomerate, has distributed tube well and pipe fittings among the flood-affected people of nine districts as part of its `Pashe asi Bangladesh’ program...
Stay order on 4 cases against Khaleda upheld
03:45 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayThe Appellate Division on Sunday upheld the High Court Division order that stayed trial proceedings in four more cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia...
Trump supports TikTok deal
03:29 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayPresident Donald Trump said he supported a deal that would see popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a US company...
Online education and social skills: Do they intertwine?
02:48 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayEducation is considered to be the backbone of a country. The purpose of a school is to build competence among our youth, guiding them towards employability. But is that all it does?
PM receives donations to fight COVID-19
02:16 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today received contributions from some organizations including 34 commercial banks, for the PM’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the government efforts in the war to minimize the COVID-19 impacts...
Sahed’s arms case verdict on Sept 28
01:11 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayA Dhaka court has fixed September 28 to deliver a verdict in an arms case filed against the chairman of Regent Group and Regent Hospital Sahed Karim. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge K M Imrul Kayesh fixed the date on Sunday...
Abrar murder case: Witness deposition deferred till Oct 5
12:15 PM, 20 Sep 2020 SundayWitness deposition in the murder case filed over the death of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad has been deferred until October 5. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Abu Zafor Mohammad Kamruzzaman passed the order on Sunday as Abrar’s father Barkatullah...