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Trump accused of sexual assault by former model
04:40 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayA former model has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her at the US Open tennis tournament more than two decades ago, in an alleged incident that left her feeling “sick” and “violated”...
Coronavirus claims 36 lives in 24hrs
04:08 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 4,859 in Bangladesh on Thursday as the country recorded 36 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,593 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,44,264, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Saudi may have enough uranium ore to produce nuclear fuel
03:52 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdaySaudi Arabia likely has enough mineable uranium ore reserves to pave the way for the domestic production of nuclear fuel, according to confidential documents seen by the Guardian...
Bizli Cables opens four outlets
03:32 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayBizli Cables has opened four new outlets at different places of the country. ASM Hasan Nasir, Executive Director of Bizli Cables, recently inaugurated the outlets in Kapasia of Gazipur, Companiganj (Muradnagar Upazila) of Cumilla, Monohardi of Narsingdi and Mathbaria of Pirojpur...
Health Ministry did well in dealing with pandemic: PM
02:46 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the Ministry of Health showed it’s enough efficiency in checking the Covid-19 pandemic in the country by properly taking necessary measures in time...
Light to moderate rain likely
02:19 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayBangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today...
50th BGB-BSF DG level talks begin
12:33 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayA four-day border conference between Bangladesh and Indian border guards began at 10.45am today in the conference room of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters here. BGB Director General (DG) Major General Md Shafeenul Islam is leading a 13-member Bangladesh delegation...
Twitter suspends Chinese virologist who claims COVID-19 was lab-made
12:20 PM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayTwitter has suspended the account of a Chinese virologist who has publicly claimed that COVID-19 was developed in a Wuhan laboratory.
Record 97,894 new coronavirus Cases in India, active cases cross 1 million
11:38 AM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayIndia reported a record daily jump of 97,894 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally past the 51-lakh mark, the Health Ministry data this morning showed...
Erdogan to visit Dhaka early 2021 to join D-8 summit
10:42 AM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that he would visit Dhaka early next year to join the D-8 summit as Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen called on him in Ankara...
Asian countries offer more flu shots to head off COVID-19 complications
09:46 AM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdaySome Asian countries are rolling out early and more aggressive influenza vaccination programmes this year, seeking to reduce the potential of people contracting the flu and Covid-19 simultaneously, crippling healthcare systems...
Trump says US could start distributing a coronavirus vaccine in Oct
09:09 AM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayPresident Donald Trump said the U.S. government could start distributing a coronavirus vaccine as early as October, a much more optimistic estimate than his own health officials have publicly advised...
1 dead, hundreds rescued after Hurricane Sally
08:29 AM, 17 Sep 2020 ThursdayHurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, killing at least one person...
Proposal for duty withdrawal on onion import to be considered: FnM
09:40 PM, 16 Sep 2020 WednesdayFinance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said his ministry will consider a proposal for the withdrawal of duty on onion import. “We’ll definitely consider the matter [duty withdrawal] as we did in the past,” he told reporters responding to a question on withdrawal of duty on onion import...
Security beefed up outside Jaya Bachchan’s bungalow
09:23 PM, 16 Sep 2020 WednesdayA day after Rajya Sabha MP and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan defended the film industry on charges of drug addiction in Parliament, the Mumbai Police Wednesday beefed up security outside the actor’s bungalow in Juhu...
Tottenham close to signing Bale on loan
08:11 PM, 16 Sep 2020 WednesdayTottenham Hotspur are close to a sensational loan deal for Gareth Bale at what would be a knock-down cost...
Saif Hassan tests positive again for Covid-19
07:39 PM, 16 Sep 2020 WednesdayBangladesh opener Saif Hassan has tested positive again for Covid-19. He was found positive for Covid-19 seven days ago...
Tipu urges all not to panic about onion
06:42 PM, 16 Sep 2020 Wednesday“There is nothing to panic about onion. The government is taking up all sorts of strategies to keep the price of onion at logical level. The government is going to link e-commerce with TCB to bring the prices under control. Jail and fines have been increased for dishonest traders,” he said..
Verdict in Babri Masjid demolition case on Sept 30
06:00 PM, 16 Sep 2020 WednesdayAll the accused have been asked to be present in the court. The deadline to announce the verdict was set by the Supreme Court last month...
Israel bombs Gaza after rocket fire as UAE, Bahrain sign deals
05:26 PM, 16 Sep 2020 WednesdayThe Israeli military has carried out a series of air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip overnight on Wednesday, causing damage to property, Palestinian media reported...