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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...
India 36 all out in huge Australia win
04:06 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayIndia collapsed to 36 all out - their lowest total in Test cricket - as Australia won the first Test in Adelaide by eight wickets, reports BBC...
Italy announces Christmas, New Year lockdown
03:24 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayItaly has ordered a nationwide lockdown over much of the Christmas and New Year period in an effort to combat a rise in coronavirus cases...
Portuguese President lauds migrant Bangladeshis
02:12 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayPresident of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has praised the migrant Bangladeshis living in Portugal for their diligence and sincerity in work...
India hits 10 million coronavirus cases but pace slows
01:46 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayIndia exceeded 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, much later than predicted only a month ago as the pace of infections slows, despite many in the country giving up on masks and social distancing...
Covid vaccine can turn people into ‘crocodiles’: Brazil President
01:07 PM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has launched an attack on coronavirus vaccines, even suggesting that the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech could turn people into crocodiles or bearded ladies...
Messi named as 2020’s Champion for Peace
10:55 AM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayRobert Lewandowski may have pipped him to The Best award for 2020, however Lionel Messi is continuing to accumulate his own prizes as the Argentine has been crowned 2020's Champion for Peace winner...
India plans to vaccinate 300 million people against Covid-19
09:30 AM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayWith a Covid-19 caseload heading toward 10 million people, India is the world's second worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, trailing only the United States...
Bus-train collision kills 12 in Joypurhat
08:47 AM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayTwelve people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and a train at Puranapail rail gate in Joypurhat sadar upazila early Saturday. The rail communication between north region and others parts of the country remained suspended after the incident...
Covid: US approves Moderna as second vaccine
08:27 AM, 19 Dec 2020 SaturdayModerna has been approved by the US government as the country's second Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for millions of doses to be released. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the US-made jab about a week after approving a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which is now being distributed...
Two brothers among 4 killed in Pabna road accident
05:18 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayFour people were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Bhangura upazila of Pabna district on Friday afternoon...
Govt reports 25 more deaths from coronavirus
04:44 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayTweenty five more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,217. During the period, 1,318 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 4,98,293. Of the total patients, 4,33,614 recovered, with 2,024 made recovery in the last 24 hours...
Nearly 70% Indians unwilling to take Covid vaccine
03:48 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayAt least 69 per cent of Indians are hesitant to take a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, a study conducted this month by LocalCircles has found. This number has increased from October, when 61 per cent said they were reluctant to take the shot...
EU to start vaccination for COVID-19 on Dec 27
03:06 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayThe European Union (EU) will start vaccination for COVID-19 after Christmas, the bloc's executive chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday...
Closure of educational institutions extended to Jan 16
02:37 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayThe government has extended the closure of all educational institutions, except Qawmi madrasa, to January 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic. M A Khair, information and public relations officer at the Ministry of Education, confirmed this on Friday...
International Migrants Day being observed
12:01 PM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayBangladesh and countries across the world are observing the International Migrants Day-2020 in a befitting manner...
Biden picks Haaland as interior secretary
11:40 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayPresident-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Rep Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary on Thursday, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations...
Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
11:35 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayMicrosoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies...
Hundreds of kidnapped nigeria boys 'freed'
11:32 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayHundreds of schoolboys kidnapped last week from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria have been released, local authorities have told the BBC...
Lewandowski, Bronze named best players of the year
11:27 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayLucy Bronze said she would “remember this moment for the rest of her life” after she became the first England player and first female defender to win one of Fifa’s main awards, having been named the best women’s player of the year...