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Suspended DGHS office assistant Abzal denied bail
12:49 PM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court has sent the suspended office assistant of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abzal Hossen to the jail after rejecting his bail petition in two cases filed for illegally amassing wealth of Tk 36 crore. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes passed the order on Wednesday...
Barcelona fans descend on Camp Nou in Messi exit outrage
12:09 PM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayBarcelona fans have gone to the Camp Nou to voice their displeasure over the uncertain future of Lionel Messi...
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested over Yuen Long
11:37 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayTwo Hong Kong opposition lawmakers are among 16 people arrested over anti-government protests, as a crackdown on democracy supporters widens...
India’s coronavirus cases top 3.2 million
11:07 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayIndia recorded more than 60,000 cases of COVID-19 for the eighth day in a row on Wednesday, as total cases crossed 3.2 million, data from the federal health ministry showed...
Bangladesh-India to hold DG-level border talks in Dhaka next month
09:45 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayIndia and Bangladesh will hold "important" Director General-level border talks in Dhaka next month to discuss a host of issues related to crimes on the front and other security challenges, officials said on Tuesday...
Father of youngest NZ mosque victim tells shooter there is no forgiveness
09:34 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayThe father of slain three-year-old Mucaad Ibrahim, the youngest victim in the New Zealand mosque shootings, told the white supremacist who gunned down his son that “true justice” awaited him in the next life and it would be more severe than prison...
Facebook shares data on Myanmar with UN investigators
09:04 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayFacebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence...
Afghan actress and film director Saba Sahar shot in Kabul
08:24 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdaySaba Sahar, one of Afghanistan's first female film directors, has been shot in the capital Kabul. The 44-year-old was taken to hospital but the extent of her injuries was not immediately clear...
Messi wants to leave Barcelona
08:13 AM, 26 Aug 2020 WednesdayArgentine football star Lionel Messi has sent a letter to Barcelona informing the club that he wants to leave the team, a source close to the footballer confirmed to CNN. Following the Catalan side's humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu told Barca TV: "Messi has said many times that he wants to finish career at Barca.
AstraZeneca starts trial of Covid-19 antibody treatment
10:37 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayBritish drugmaker AstraZeneca has begun testing an antibody-based cocktail for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, adding to recent signs of progress on possible medical solutions to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, reports Reuters...
Africa declared free of polio
09:53 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayAfrica has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission, reports BBC. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected. Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus...
Craig McMillan now Bangladesh’s batting consultant
09:15 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayFormer New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan has been appointed Bangladesh’s batting consultant for the Tour of Sri Lanka 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Tuesday...
Gaza will not 'remain silent' as Israel escalates siege: Hamas
07:31 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe threat of a new Gaza war continues to rise as Palestinians demand an end to the devastating 13-year-long blockade and Israel tightens the screws on Gaza's economy while targeting Hamas positions...
HC issues rule over circular against hospital raids
07:04 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain why the letter sent by the Health Ministry to stop law enforcement agencies from raiding public and private hospitals should not be declared illegal...
ECNEC approves Tk 1,454cr DPDC project
04:58 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Taka 1,454.05 crore project to ensure standard and uninterrupted power supply for the clients of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) alongside creating infrastructures for giving additional 1.15 lakh power connections...
Bangladesh coronavirus deaths cross 4000
04:06 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus reached 4,028 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the country recorded 45 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 2,545 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 2,99,628, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
US, China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call
03:41 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayTop US and Chinese trade officials have reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods, giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday, reports Reuters...
Govt cancels this year’s PEC exam
03:03 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe government has cancelled this year’s Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination due to the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given approval in this regard...
PM unveils cover of two reports
02:42 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today unveiled the cover of two reports - “Bangladesh Prekhkhit Parikolpona 2021-2041” (Bangladesh Perspective Plan 2021-2041) and “Teksoi Unnayon Avishtha: Bangladesh Ogragoti Pratibedan 2020” (Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2020)...
Rohingya hold ‘silent protest’ on anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh
02:17 PM, 25 Aug 2020 TuesdayRohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh held a “silent protest” on Tuesday to mark the third anniversary of clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces that set off a huge movement...