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Man beaten to death over land dispute
08:57 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayA man was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals over land dispute in Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh district on Sunday afternoon...
Concern among Muslims over halal status of Covid-19 vaccine
07:01 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayPork-derived gelatin has been widely used as a stabilizer to ensure vaccines remain safe and effective during storage and transport. Some companies have worked for years to develop pork-free vaccines...
New Zealand beat Pakistan in second T20I, seal series
06:23 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayOpener Tim Seifert carried his bat for 84 in an unbroken 129-run partnership with Kane Williamson to steer New Zealand to a nine-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I Sunday and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series...
Coronavirus: Israel to ban people entering from 3 countries
05:51 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayFollowing the emergence of a new variant of the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning it would recommend that people not be allowed to enter Israel from South Africa, Denmark and England...
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh exceed 5 lakh
04:24 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayThe number of coronavirus cases surpassed 5 lakh in Bangladesh on Sunday, with 1,153 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours...
Armed forces to be given modern equipment: PM
04:11 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reaffirmed that the country's armed forces will be provided with more modern equipment and technologies as ensuring top quality modernised force is very important...
Sedition case filed against Nur in B'baria
03:44 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayA sedition case has been filed against former vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union Nurul Haque Nur in Brahmanbaria for delivering instigating speech...
Poet Manzur-I-Mawla dies from coronavirus
01:58 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayManzur-I-Mawla, a poet and former director-general of Bangla Academy, has died from coronavirus. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in the capital around 11am on Sunday...
Child Samiul murder: Mother, her lover get death
01:28 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayA Dhaka court has sentenced Ayesha Humayra Esha and her lover Shamsuzzaman Arif alias Bakku in a case filed over the killing of her five-year-old Samiul Azim Wafi. Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 passed the order on Sunday. The court also issued an arrest warrant against them as they are absconding...
Coronavirus: India records 26,624 new cases, 341 deaths in 24 hours
12:07 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayIndia’s Covid-19 case count on Sunday reached 1,00,31,223 after it reported 26,624 new cases in 24 hours, and the country’s toll rose to 1,45,477 with 341 more deaths in a day. The number of active cases are 3,05,344, and 95,80,402 patients have recovered from the disease...
Messi equals Pele goalscoring record with 643rd goal for Barcelona
09:53 AM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayLionel Messi equalled Brazil legend Pele's record of 643 goals for a single club by scoring for Barcelona in Saturday's draw against Valencia...
UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work
08:57 AM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayA new strain of coronavirus identified in the United Kingdom is up to 70% more infectious but it is not thought to be more deadly and vaccines should still be effective, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and scientists said on Saturday...
Covid in Sydney: New restrictions announced as outbreak grows
08:43 AM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayAustralia's most populous state has announced new restrictions for the Greater Sydney area in an attempt to contain a growing outbreak of Covid-19...
Covid-19: Christmas rules tightened for England, Scotland and Wales
08:24 AM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayThe planned relaxation of Covid rules for Christmas has been scrapped for large parts of south-east England and cut to just Christmas Day for the rest of England, Scotland and Wales. From midnight, a new tier four will be introduced in areas including London, Kent, Essex and Bedfordshire...
Which is the Economist’s country of the year?
09:52 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayIn most years most countries improve in various ways. In 2020, however, premature death and economic contraction became the new normal, and most countries aspired only to dodge the worst of it...
YouTube must remove videos of animal cruelty, says charity
08:53 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayYouTube has pledged to look into allegations that it has been carrying thousands of videos of animal abuse...
Gonoforum's internal feuds resolved, says Dr Kamal
07:50 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayGonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said their party is going to hold a council unitedly as its internal feuds have already been removed...
Bagha Jatin's sculpture vandalizm: Jubo League leader held
07:10 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayPolice have arrested three people, including a local Jubo League leader, over the vandalizm of the sculpture of Bagha Jatin, a revolutionary leader of the anti-British movement...
Govt reports 25 more deaths from coronavirus
05:04 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayTweenty five more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,242. During the period, 1,267 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 4,99,560. Of the total patients, 4,35,601 recovered, with 1,987 made recovery in the last 24 hours...
RU student found hanging
04:55 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayA student of Rajshahi University was found hanging in their house in Patuakhali district town early Saturday...