Enforced disappearance symbol of 'one-party misrule': BNP

BNP on Saturday alleged that the current government has made enforced disappearance as its main political programme to continue its ‘despotic’ rule by eliminating its opponents...

Holy Ashura observed

Muslim devotees observed Holy Ashura on Sunday, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), with due religious fervour and solemnity...

Two players among 13 test Covid positive ahead of IPL

A BCCI statement on Saturday confirmed that 13 personnel part of IPL 2020 have tested positive for Covid-19 in UAE, two of whom are players...

Bangladesh seeks UK’s GSP extension until 2030

Bangladesh has sought a post-Covid extension of UK’s GSP facility to Bangladeshi products until 2030 and greater support to its low-carbon climate-resilient development strategies for a faster post-Covid SDGs recovery...

Malaysia extends ban on foreign tourists

Malaysia has extended its pandemic movement restrictions including a ban on foreign tourists until the end of the year...

Bangladesh reports 32 more coronavirus deaths

The deaths related to the novel coronavirus reached 4,206 in Bangladesh on Saturday as the country recorded 32 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 2,131 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,08,925, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...

UAE cancels Israel boycott, allows economic agreements

The president of the United Arab Emirates has issued a decree cancelling a law on boycotting Israel and allowing trade and financial agreements between the two countries, the UAE official news agency WAM reported on Saturday...

Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page an ‘operational mistake’

Facebook Inc made an “operational mistake” in not acting sooner to remove a page for a militia group that posted a call to arms in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the company’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday...

Don’t pay heed to rumors over HSC exams: Education Ministry

The Education Ministry on Saturday urged people of the country not to pay heed to any rumor about HSC and its equivalent examinations. Recently, it has been noticed that teachers, parents and students are being misled by various social media posts regarding opening of educational institutions and announcement...

Party election to pick PM Abe's successor around Sept. 15, media say

Japan’s ruling party will choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successor around Sept. 15, Kyodo news agency said on Saturday, after Abe abruptly announced his resignation for health reasons on Friday...

Public transports to run on previous fare from Sept 1: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government has decided to return to the previous fare of public transports on condition from September 1. He said this in a video conference with the officials of Dhaka Zone of Roads and Highways Department from his residence in the capital on Saturday...

Bangladeshi woman, daughter found dead in Kuwait flat

The bodies of two Bangladeshi women have been recovered from a flat in Kuwait. Police recovered the bodies from the ground floor of a multi-storey building in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area on Friday (local time). The victims were killed with a sharp weapon and it was a premeditated murder, the daily quoted the police as saying...

India records over 75,000 fresh coronavirus cases for 3rd consecutive day

India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 34-lakh mark with a spike of 76,472 new infections in the last 24 hours...

China’s Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

Wuhan, Ground Zero for the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chinese city hardest hit by the coronavirus, will reopen all its schools and kindergartens on Tuesday, local authorities said. As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students...

Black Panther star Boseman dies of cancer

US actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his role in Black Panther, has died of cancer, his family say. The 43-year-old died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side...

President, PM mourn death of noted journalist Rahat Khan

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed their profound shock and sorrow at the death of country’s eminent journalist, novelist and former editor of The Daily Ittefaq Rahat Khan...

Journalist Rahat Khan passes away

Veteran journalist and litterateur Rahat Khan died of old age complications at his Eskatan Garden residence in the city on Friday night. He breathed his last at 8:30pm, family sources said. He was 79. The noted journalist was suffering from kidney ailments, diabetes and other complications...

Silva signs one-year deal for Chelsea

Brazil centre-back Thiago Silva has signed for Chelsea on a one-year deal, with the option of another, reports BBC...

Coca-Cola to cut jobs in restructuring

Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) said on Friday it would reduce its global workforce as part of a company-wide restructuring, reports Reuters...

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