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Democrats on brink of Senate control
09:15 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayDemocrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and led in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a sweep in a deep South state that would give them control of Congress and the power to advance President-elect Joe Biden’s policy goals, reports Reuters...
Julian Assange loses extradition bail bid
08:36 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayJulian Assange will remain in jail as he continues to fight against extradition to the USA...
Bitcoin soars past $35,000 to yet another record
08:11 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayBitcoin jumped to another all-time high on Wednesday as extreme swings continued to buffet the world’s largest cryptocurrency...
NZ thrash Pakistan to top Test rankings
07:10 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayNew Zealand rose to the top of the world Test rankings after they thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in the second Test to win the series 2-0...
Govt to procure 1 lakh MT non basmati, 50,000 MT atap rice from India
06:07 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe government on Wednesday approved a proposal in principle to procure one lakh metric tons of non basmati rice and another 50,000 metric tons of atap rice on urgent G to G basis from India...
Bangladesh, Jordan keen to strengthen bilateral trade ties
05:56 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayBangladesh and Jordan have expressed keenness to work together in strengthening bilateral trade relations between the two countries...
Nine convicts appeal against HC verdict in BDR carnage case
05:05 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayNine men, sentenced to death in a case lodged over 2009 carnage in the headquarters of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), where 74 people including 57 army men were brutally killed, have filed appeal against the High Court judgement that upheld their sentence...
Bangladesh reports 17 more Covid deaths
04:36 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdaySeventeen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,687. During the period, 978 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,18,898, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Wednesday...
Moudud's health condition improves
03:53 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe physical condition of BNP Standing Committe Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, who has been undergoing treatment in a hospital in the capital for ailment, has improved...
Witnesses say 20 killed in Mali air strike
03:13 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayFrance said it killed dozens of fighters in a weekend air raid in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter...
PRAN aims to collect 30,000 tons cassava this season
02:51 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe farmers are showing interest to harvest cassava with the assistance of PRAN. At this moment, about 2,000 farmers are now harvesting cassava under the PRAN’s contract farming...
Take care of Bangladeshis living abroad: PM Hasina
02:29 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry and recruiting agencies to take care of Bangladeshi expatriates. The Prime Minister said this while addressing a programme virtually marking International Migration Day 2020 from her official residence Ganobhaban...
4,969 killed in 4,092 road accident in 2020: NSC
01:46 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayAt least 4,969 people were killed and 5,085 others injured in 4,092 road accidents in 2020. Ilias Kanchan, Founder and Chairman of the Nirapad Sarak Chai (NSC), revealed the information at a press conference held at National Press Club on Wednesday...
WHO recommends 2 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days
12:50 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayMany are experiencing intensifying pressure on their health services due to surging coronavirus cases and the emergence of new variants that appear to spread more easily...
Trump bans Alipay and seven other Chinese apps
12:12 PM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps. The apps include popular payments platform Alipay, as well as QQ Wallet and WeChat pay...
US could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day: Fauci
10:06 AM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, even as he warned of a dangerous next few weeks as the coronavirus surges...
National security law: Mass arrests in Hong Kong ‘over primary vote’
08:48 AM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayAbout 50 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists have reportedly been arrested in Hong Kong under the controversial national security law...
India to begin Covid-19 vaccination drive from January 13
08:32 AM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayDays after granting emergency use approval to two Covid-19 vaccines, the Government of India has announced that the immunization drive will begin by January 13 or January 14. On Sunday, the Drug Controller General of India granted AstraZeneca’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin emergency use approval...
Grammy Awards postponed until March
08:18 AM, 06 Jan 2021 WednesdayThe 2021 Grammy Awards has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns, say the organisers. The ceremony, one of the music industry's biggest awards, was due to take place on 31 January...
Moudud's physical condition deteriorates
08:40 PM, 05 Jan 2021 TuesdayThe physical condition of BNP Standing Committe Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, who has been undergoing treatment after he fell sick recently, deteriorated on Tuesday...