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US Supreme Court judge Ginsburg dies of cancer
09:34 AM, 19 Sep 2020 SaturdayUS Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an iconic champion of women's rights, has died of cancer at the age of 87, the court has said.
Ananta’s ‘Din - the Day’ to resume shooting in Turkey next month
09:14 AM, 19 Sep 2020 SaturdayDhallywood superstar Ananta Jalil's much anticipated mega-project 'Din - the Day' is scheduled to resume its shooting in Turkey after being shelved for several months due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19...
India allows export of 25,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh
08:50 AM, 19 Sep 2020 SaturdayIndia has allowed the export of around 25,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh on an emergency basis even as its ban on export of onion comes into effect. A source in the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and Indian High Commission in Dhaka has confirmed the development...
Ahmed Shafi passes away
08:23 AM, 19 Sep 2020 SaturdayAllama Shah Ahmed Shafi, chief of Hefazat-e Islam, passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Friday evening at the age of 102. Shafi breathed his last at 6:20pm at Asgar Ali Hospital at Gandaria in the old part of Dhaka. Earlier, he was shifted to Dhaka from Chattogram Medical College Hospital by an air-ambulance this afternoon as his condition deteriorated...
New wave of famine could sweep the globe
05:52 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayThe global hunger crisis caused by conflict and compounded by COVID-19 pandemic is moving into a dangerous phase, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said...
Govt to pay Tk 2256.7 bln as loan interest in three fiscals
05:12 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayThe government will pay an estimated Tk 2,256.7 billion as interest on loans in the next three fiscals including the current one. Of the amount, Tk 638 billion will be paid in 2020-21, Tk 748.9 billion in 2021-22 and Tk 869.8 billion in 2022-23...
Naomi Osaka pulls out of French Open
04:21 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayRecently crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open in another serious blow to organisers of the tournament in Paris, reports The Guardian...
Coronavirus deaths near 4,900
03:35 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 4,881 in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recorded 22 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,541 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,45,805, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Allama Shafi resigns from Hathazari Madrasa
03:14 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayAllama Shah Ahmed Shafi, the director-general of Hathazari Madrasa, has stepped down. Shafi, also the chief of Hefajat-e-Islam, announced to resign from his madrasa post after a meeting of Majlis-e-Shura (policymaking body) on Thursday night. Later, he was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital...
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam shifted to ICU
02:40 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayAttorney General Mahbubey Alam has been shifted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka as his physical condition deteriorated...
WHO chief urges countries to join multilateral Covid-19 vaccine effort
12:37 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayMentioning that more than 170 countries have expressed interest in joining the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to join before Friday...
Coronavirus: 150m additional children fell into poverty
12:08 PM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayThe number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the Children analysis published Thursday...
Global coronavirus infections top 30 million
11:21 AM, 18 Sep 2020 FridayThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe has surpassed 30 million. More than 940,000 have died with Covid-19 since the outbreak began in China late last year. The worst hit nations are the US, India and Brazil, but there is a renewed spike in infections across Europe...
N'ganj mosque blast: Titas probe body files report
09:56 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayGas was leaking from an abandoned pipeline in the basement which was damaged during the construction of Baitus Salam Mosque where a blast earlier this month killed 31 people, a Titas Gas probe committee said in its report Thursday...
Dozens killed in fighting in Afghanistan
09:02 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayFighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban left dozens dead in a restive eastern province as negotiators from both sides pushed ahead with peace talks in Qatar...
ByteDance is playing chicken with Trump
08:28 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayByteDance's proposal for U.S. software firm Oracle Corp to become a technology partner in its TikTok app will ultimately need approval from both Chinese and U.S. officials, the company said on Thursday...
Onion prices start decreasing: Ministry
07:55 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayOnion prices has started decreasing in the kitchen markets due to the government's various measures to keep prices of the key ingredient normal. Arrangements of importing onion from different countries on emergency basis have been begun. So, the onion market situation will be normal within a month, a handout of the ministry said...
WHO calls for consistent message on virus
06:45 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayWHO has previously said it is possible there may be enough data from ongoing trials into coronavirus vaccines to know by the end of the year if one of the experimental shots is safe and effective enough to use globally...
Liverpool agree £27m fee to sign Thiago
05:28 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayLiverpool have agreed a deal to sign the midfielder Thiago Alcântara from Bayern Munich for €30m (£27.3m). The Spain international is set to sign a four-year deal with the Premier League champions, reports The Guardian...
Netanyahu nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
04:50 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayWith Trump and Netanyahu now apparently being candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Italian politician reportedly expressed hope that they both win the award...