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Covid: South Africa passes 1 million infections as cases surge
01:39 PM, 28 Dec 2020 MondaySouth Africa has become the first country on the continent to register more than one million Covid-19 cases. It comes just days after authorities confirmed that a new, faster-spreading, coronavirus variant had been detected...
Russian fishing trawler sinks in Barents Sea, 17 feared dead
01:21 PM, 28 Dec 2020 MondayA fishing trawler sank in the northern Barents Sea on Monday, the emergencies ministry said, and 17 people were feared dead off the coast of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago...
China jails citizen journalist Zhan for Wuhan reports
12:49 PM, 28 Dec 2020 MondayA Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years...
Elections to 24 municipalities underway
12:02 PM, 28 Dec 2020 MondayElections to 24 municipalities is underway across the country. Voting began at 8am and it will continue till 4pm via Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). In the first phase, the election is being held at municipalities under 23 districts...
Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law
11:30 AM, 28 Dec 2020 MondayUS President Donald Trump has signed into law a coronavirus relief and spending package bill, averting a partial government shutdown. Mr Trump had initially refused to sign the bill, saying he wanted to give people bigger one-off payments. The delay meant that millions of Americans temporarily lost unemployment benefits...
Cameroon bus accident kills at least 37
09:39 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayAt least 37 people including 10 women and four children were killed when their bus hit a truck in central Cameroon, police said on Sunday...
Shakib only Bangladeshi player to find place in ICC ODI XI of decade
08:20 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayAce all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the only Bangladeshi player to find the place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI XI of the decade...
Enamul urges Bangladesh umpires to seize opportunity
08:06 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayBangladesh umpires should seize the opportunity to show their potential in the Test format as they are expected to be in-charge during the upcoming home series against West Indies, said Bangladesh Cricket Board's umpires coach Enamul Haque on Sunday (December 27)...
HC issues 8-point direction for jail authorities
07:39 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayThe High Court has issued an eight-point direction for the prison authorities, including following the concerned act thoroughly and stopping the entry of narcotics inside jail...
At least 40 feared abducted in northeast Nigeria
06:51 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayThree loggers have been found dead and at least 40 more feared abducted by Boko Haram fighters in northeastern Nigeria...
PM opens 20 fire stations, 6 passport offices, women jail, LPG station
06:22 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated 20 newly-constructed fire service stations, six regional passport offices, women central jail and an LPG station for cooking in jail...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 24 more deaths
04:40 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayTwenty four more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,452. During the period, 1,049 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,09,148. Of the total patients, 4,51,961 recovered, with 1,473 made recovery in the last 24 hours...
Rahane's fine ton puts India in control
03:46 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayStand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant unbeaten century gave India control of the Boxing Day Test against Australia on day two...
Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition
03:23 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayNiger votes in an election on Sunday that is expected to lead to the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents in a country reeling from Islamist violence...
Salman Khan turns 55
02:36 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayBollywood actor Salman Khan is celebrating his 55th birthday today. Fondly called Bhaijaan, Salman’s birthday is not just a day of celebration for his family members but also his fans...
3 killed, 3 hurt in Illinois shooting
02:05 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayThree people were killed and another three injured Saturday in the U.S. state of Illinois when a shooter opened fire at a bowling alley, police said...
Titumir college teacher dies from coronavirus
01:41 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayA teacher of Titumir college has died from coronavirus. Professor of Management department of the college Saiful Haque breathed his last around 2am on Sunday at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka...
PM Hasina inducts Dash 8-400 aircraft in Biman’s fleet
12:40 PM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayNational flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines got a new Dash 8-400 aircraft to help it expand operations in the short range, including domestic and South Asian destinations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday formally inducted the Canadian 74-seater aircraft named ‘Dhurbatara' through a videoconference...
Covid: EU launches mass vaccination in ‘touching moment of unity’
11:44 AM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayThe EU is launching a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc's top official says is a "touching moment of unity"...
Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives
09:46 AM, 27 Dec 2020 SundayJapan on Saturday said it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country as it tightens its borders following the detection of a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus...