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Over 92,000 fresh Covid-19 cases take India’s tally closer to 5 million
11:48 AM, 14 Sep 2020 MondayIndia on Monday recorded 92,076 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours which took the overall tally to 48,46,427...
19 killed, 3.2 mln acres burned in California wildfires
11:30 AM, 14 Sep 2020 MondayThere have been at least 19 people killed in the past month, 3.2 million acres (about 12,950 square km) burned, and 4,000 structures destroyed in the fires across the U.S. state of California as of Sunday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire)...
Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily rise in new infections
11:17 AM, 14 Sep 2020 MondayThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over 24 hours. The agency said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417...
1 lakh Belarus protesters flood streets to demand end of Lukashenko
09:47 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayAt least 100,000 Belarusian protesters took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations yet against President Alexander Lukashenko after he claimed a landslide victory in an election his opponents say was rigged...
Landslides in Nepal kill 12 people, 21 missing
08:20 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayLandslides triggered by torrential rain swept through two villages in Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, a government official said...
SC stays HC order to compensate N’ganj mosque blast victims
07:32 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today stayed a High Court (HC) order that had directed Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited to give Taka 5 lakh as initial compensation to each of the victims of the blast in a mosque in West Talla area in Narayanganj...
Class XI admission process begins
06:27 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayThe admission process for Class XI (session 2020 – 2021) began on Sunday which will continue till September 17...
Coronavirus: Cases in France leap past 10,000 a day
05:40 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayFrance has reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cases as the country struggles to contain a fresh surge in infections...
Ex-MP Bodi indicted in corruption case
04:13 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayFormer Cox’s Bazar MP Abdur Rahman Bodi was indicted in a case accusing him of amassing illegal wealth. Chattogram District and Sessions Judge Md Ismail Hossain framed the charges against Bodi...
Coronavirus: 31 more die in 24 hours
03:51 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 4,733 as 31 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,476 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 337,520. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Sunday...
Russia: Local elections test Kremlin party’s grip on power
03:25 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayVoters across Russia are casting their ballots in dozens of local elections that are seen as a big test for the ruling pro-Kremlin United Russia party. Nearly 160,000 candidates are vying for seats in local parliaments. Governors are also being elected in many regions...
Onion market may heat up again
02:58 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayMobarak Hossain, an importer through Hili port, said one metric ton of Indian onion cost US$150-250 till Wednesday but now the Indian traders re-fixed the rate at $300-420 from Thursday. As a result, onion is being sold at Tk 37-38 per kg in Bangladesh. Indian traders said supply crunch has forced them to raise the prices...
Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation decision
02:36 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayOman welcomes Bahrain’s decision to normalise relations with Israel and hopes it will contribute to Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday...
Six get death for killing pry school teacher, wife
01:25 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayA tribunal in Dhaka on Sunday sentenced six people to death for killing a primary school teacher and his wife in 2017. The condemned convicts are Swapan Kumar Das, Zahidul Islam, Farhad, Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan, Manzurul Islam and Shayan Mia...
Bangladesh tops in UN Peacekeeping Mission
01:04 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayBangladesh has secured the top position among 118 countries in sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping missions...
Bangladesh's firm friend Father Timm no more
12:50 PM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayFather Richard William Timm, Superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Bangladesh and one of the founders of Notre Dame College in Dhaka, passed away in the US on Saturday...
Actor Sadek Bachchu on life support
11:42 AM, 13 Sep 2020 SundaySeriously ill film actor Sadek Bachchu has been kept on life support at Aysha Memorial Hospital in Dhaka following deterioration of his physical condition...
Coronavirus: Global death toll 919,081
11:11 AM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayThe global coronavirus death count soared to 919,081 on Sunday morning, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University...
Neymar seals Puma sponsorship deal
11:09 AM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayNeymar has signed an endorsement contract with Puma to become the German sportswear giant’s new global poster boy on Saturday two weeks after the Brazilian superstar parted company with longtime sponsor Nike...
Afghan govt urges ceasefire with Taliban
10:59 AM, 13 Sep 2020 SundayThe Afghan government has called for a humanitarian ceasefire with the Taliban, as the first-ever peace talks between the two sides began in Qatar...