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Saudi appoints 10 women to senior roles in holy mosques
12:05 PM, 17 Aug 2020 MondaySaudi Arabia has appointed 10 women to senior roles at Islam's two holiest sites, authorities said Sunday, as the conservative petro-state seeks to boost female employment...
New Zealand’s Ardern postpones election as coronavirus flares up
11:43 AM, 17 Aug 2020 MondayNew Zealand’s prime minister postponed the country’s general election on Monday by a month to Oct. 17 as the city of Auckland remains in lockdown due to a growing coronavirus outbreak. Jacinda Ardern bowed to pressure to delay the polls after some parties complained they could not campaign...
India’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 50,000
11:28 AM, 17 Aug 2020 MondayCoronavirus cases in India on Monday crossed 26 lakh mark after a spike of 57,982 new cases in the last 24 hours. The death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 50,000 mark with 941 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in India now stands at to 26,47,664 including 6,76,900 active cases...
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalize ties
09:59 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayThe UAE and Israeli foreign ministers held their first publicly-acknowledged call on Sunday after the Gulf state opened telephone lines to Israel as part of a normalisation of ties, reports Reuters...
Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh finish 9th in 10-nation Pool A
09:44 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayBangladesh team finished 9th in the 10-team Pool A in Division 2 of the FIDE Online World Chess Olympiad on Sunday...
Zia, Khaleda resorted to politics of killings: PM
09:02 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday accused military dictator Ziaur Rahman and his wife Khaleda Zia of resorting to the politics of killings and enacting indemnity laws to save the murderers of Bangabandhu and Awami League (AL) leaders and activists...
S Korea orders thousands of church members to be tested
08:08 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayAll 4,066 members of the Sarang-Jeil church in South Korea must be tested for coronavirus after a spike in cases was traced back to a religious service held by the group, according to an executive order by the acting Mayor of Seoul, Seo Jeong-hyup...
FM seeks cooperation from diplomats in bringing back Bangabandhu's killers
07:18 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayHe was addressing a virtual discussion with foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi marking the National Mourning Day to commemorate the 45th anniversary of martyrdom of Bangabandhu...
Belarus: Arrested protesters talk of brutality
07:04 PM, 16 Aug 2020 Sunday"They hit us and asked us if we thought they were fascists," Andrei (name changed to protect his identity) told DW after he had been released from Okrestina Street detention center in the capital, Minsk...
Dhoni has inspired a whole generation and will be sorely missed, says ICC
06:15 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayTributes continue to pour in for Mahendra Sinmgh Dhoni with the game’s governing body ICC saying that the former India skipper “inspired a whole generation and will be sorely missed,” reports The Hindu...
HC bench officer dismissed for irregularities, violation of discipline
04:41 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayThe Supreme Court has dismissed a bench officer of its High Court Division on charge of irregularities and violation of discipline...
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: New deaths 32, cases 2024
04:31 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus reached 3,657 in Bangladesh on Sunday as the country recorded 32 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 2,024 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 2,76,549, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
UAE and Israeli companies sign agreement to develop Covid-19 testing device
04:01 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayA United Arab Emirates company called APEX National Investment has signed an agreement with Israel's Tera Group to develop a faster Covid-19 testing device, according to the UAE state-run news agency WAM...
Lyon beat Man City to reach Champions League semi-final
03:25 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayIt was a moment that will haunt Raheem Sterling, one in which he had the opportunity to save Manchester City’s Champions League skin only to conjure up a miss that beggared belief and had Pep Guardiola slumping to his knees on the sideline...
S Korea, US delay military drills over Covid-19 concerns
03:09 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundaySouth Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military drills on Tuesday, in what local media said was a two-day delay after a South Korean officer tested positive for the new coronavirus...
US to send back Bangabandhu’s killer soon: BD envoy hopes
02:35 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayBangladesh Ambassador to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin has expressed his optimism that the USA would send back Bangabandhu’s fugitive killer Rashed Chowdhury soon saying that efforts have been continued for repatriating the murderers who are hiding in foreign lands...
Shajahan Khan files case against Inqilab editor
01:31 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayA case has been filed against two people including Daily Inqilab Editor AMM Bahauddin for allegedly publishing a false report about the family of former Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan. The other accused in the case is Abdul Quader, Director of Quaderia Publications and Products Limited...
India coronavirus death toll nears 50,000-mark
01:06 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayIndia's COVID-19 tally increased to 25,89,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 cases, while the total number of recoveries rose to 18,62,258 pushing the recovery rate to 71.91 percent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data...
13 sailors missing after lighter vessel sinks in Bay
12:21 PM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayThirteen crew members have remained missing since a lighter vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. Zahid Hossain, manager (operation) of ‘Litmond Shipping’, said lighter vessel ‘MV Akhter Banu-1’ of Abul Khayer group carrying 2,000 tonnes of wheat sank near Hatiya in rough seas...
Thousands return to streets in Israel urging Netanyahu to resign
10:57 AM, 16 Aug 2020 SundayThousands of demonstrators have returned to the streets of Jerusalem calling for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegations of corruption and his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters were seen clashing with police late into the night on Saturday...