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Vaccine distribution: PM outlines who to get and how many
01:47 PM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday outlined who will get how many Covid-19 vaccine doses among the priority groups...
Pecuniary jurisdiction of lower court judges raised; Bill passed
12:44 PM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament on Wednesday, seeking to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of lower court judges for disposing of civil cases...
CCC polls: 2 killed in election-related violence
12:13 PM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayBrother killed brother and an intra-party factional feud cost another life within hours of voting commencing in the highly anticipated Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election on Wednesday...
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million
10:56 AM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayGlobal coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3% of the world’s population has now been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and more than 2.1 million people have died...
1 killed in Ctg election violence
10:04 AM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayA man was killed by his brother in the election violence of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nizamuddin, a supporter of Awami League’s rebel councilor candidate Saber Ahmmed. Rashedul Haque, Officer-in-charge of Pahartoli Police Station, confirmed the death to Jago News...
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
09:21 AM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayFor nine months, Gordon Bonner has been in the “hinterlands of despair and desolation” after losing his wife of 63 years to the coronavirus pandemic that has now taken the lives of more than 100,000 people in the United Kingdom...
Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call
09:01 AM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayUS President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says...
Voting in Chattogram city polls underway
08:25 AM, 27 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe elections to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has begun. The voting started at 8am and it will continue till 4pm without any break on Wednesday. One mayor, 41 general councilors and 14 reserved councilors will be elected by the election...
DU to reopen halls in March 1st week
09:52 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayThe Dhaka University authorities are taking preparation to open halls for the the masters' and honours' examinees in the first week of March...
Tamim expects tougher challenge from West Indies Test team
09:29 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayDespite sweeping the three-match ODI series against West Indies with incredible ease, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is expecting a tough challenge from the Caribbean side in the longer version format...
MC College gang rape: Hostel superintendents, guards had negligence of duty
09:14 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayHostel superintendents and guards had negligence of duty in the incident of gang rape of a young woman by confining her husband in the dormitory at MC College, Sylhet...
PM places six proposals before world to stop random use of antibiotics
07:45 PM, 26 Jan 2021 Tuesday“If we cannot control the careless and indiscriminate use of the antibiotics at this moment, we will see more frequent and even more deadly pandemics in future,” she added...
'I'm one of the most hated footballers'
06:17 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayBarcelona defender Jordi Alba has admitted that he understands why people are so opposed to him in an honest interview...
Groping without removing clothes not sexual assault: India court
05:14 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayA court in India has ruled that groping a child through their clothing does not constitute sexual assault, drawing outrage across the country and frustrating campaigners battling to address widespread sexual abuse against women and children...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 14, cases 515
04:27 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayFuorteen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,055. During the period, 515 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,32,916, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Tuesday...
China to conduct military drills in South China Sea
04:03 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayChina said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a US aircraft carrier group’s entry into the disputed waters, reports Reuters...
US updates travel advisory to citizens for Bangladesh
03:31 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayUpdating its travel advisory for three South Asian countries, the US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Bangladesh and not to visit Afghanistan...
Indian farmers breach Delhi's Red Fort in huge protest
02:33 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayThousands of farmers protesting at agriculture reforms have fought through police barricades and tear gas to enter Delhi's historic Red Fort complex. They were on foot and in tractors - part of a huge rally that was planned to coincide with India's Republic Day...
4.81 lakh vehicles no fitness certificates, says Quader
02:17 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayThe number of vehicles without fitness certificates across the country is 4.81 lakh, Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader today said in the parliament. Replying to a question of lawmaker M Abdul Latif, Quader, also ruling Awami League general secretary, said that the authorities concerned have taken different measures to prevent it...
Bangladeshi tri-service contingent leads India’s Republic Day parade
12:33 PM, 26 Jan 2021 TuesdayIn a first, a Bangladeshi tri-service contingent led India's Republic Day parade on the iconic Rajpath in the heart of the national capital Tuesday. The 122-member Bangladeshi armed forces contingent led the first 10 rows of India's 72nd Republic Day parade...