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US panel recommends Moderna vaccine, paving way for authorisation
11:23 AM, 18 Dec 2020 FridayThe committee voted 20-0 with one abstention in favour of the vaccine, saying its benefits outweigh any potential risks in people aged 18 and older...
Bangladesh "important pillar" of India’s foreign policy: Delhi
09:46 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayNew Delhi has conveyed it to Dhaka that Bangladesh remains "one of the most important pillars" of its foreign policy and the relations between the two countries will keep growing on all fronts...
EU extends economic sanctions on Russia
08:19 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThe European Union prolonged on Thursday its economic sanctions on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine by another six months, the bloc’s council of governments said in a statement, reports Reuters...
Amir retires from international cricket
07:05 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that 28-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from international cricket, reports Dawn...
Bangladesh wants to join India-Myanmar-Thailand road belt: FM
06:48 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayConsidering its strategic interests, Bangladesh wants to join a road belt with India, Myanmar and Thailand as the two countries set a “very positive tone” during the virtual Summit to broaden the bilateral relations and explore regional connectivity in an effective way...
Cavani charged over social media post
06:27 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayManchester United's Edinson Cavani has been charged by the Football Association for a social media post containing a Spanish phrase that is offensive in some contexts...
Govt reports 36 more Covid-19 deaths
04:37 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThirty six more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,192. During the period, 1,134 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 4,96,975. Of the total patients, 4,31,590 recovered, with 2,239 made recovery in the last 24 hours...
Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid
04:24 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, his office says...
Mamunul, 35 others sued over Allama Shafi's death
03:48 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayA case has been filed against Hefazat-e-Islam joint secretary general Mamunul Haque and 35 others over the death of the organization's late chief Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi...
Mauritius names street after Bangabandhu
03:31 PM, 17 Dec 2020 Thursday“We stand committed to walking the path together, as it is said in Mauritius ‘lamain danslamain’ (hand in hand), to take the relationship to a newer height,” she said in the message...
7 bilateral documents signed at Dhaka-Delhi virtual summit
02:26 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayBangladesh and India on Thursday signed seven bilateral documents at the first virtual Summit between the two nations, with the aim of elevating relations to the next level through deeper cooperation and solidarity...
Charlie Hebdo trial: 14 found guilty of being accomplices in 2015 terror attacks
01:36 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayFourteen people have been found guilty of being accomplices in terrorist attacks in France in 2015, which included the attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo...
PM for further integrating Bangladesh-India economies
01:10 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today suggested further integrating economies of Bangladesh and India to consolidate the global and regional value chains cashing on the available synergies...
Actor Abdul Kader diagnosed with stage IV cancer
12:54 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayPopular TV actor Abdul Kader has recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and is now undergoing treatment at Christian Medical Hospital in India’s Chennai...
Photojournalist Kajol gets bail in two cases
12:10 PM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThe High Court has granted bail to photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in two cases filed under the Digital Security Act. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Thursday. “Now there is no bar for Kajol to get released from jail,” said his lawyers...
US sets new daily records of 3,700 Covid deaths, 250,000 cases
10:46 AM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayThe United States set a double record on Wednesday registering more than 3,700 deaths and over 250,000 new Covid-19 cases in just 24 hours, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University...
Google faces third antitrust lawsuit as 30 US states plan action
10:06 AM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayAlphabet Inc’s Google, already facing lawsuits by the U.S. Justice Department and attorneys general led by Texas, is expected to be sued for anticompetitive behavior on Thursday by another group of attorneys general, according to two people familiar with the matter...
Biden to get COVID-19 vaccine next week, Pence to receive it Friday
09:37 AM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayPresident-elect Joe Biden will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, transition officials said on Wednesday, as U.S. authorities try to build public confidence in a measure that promises to stanch the deadly pandemic...
Covid: WHO to investigate virus origins in China’s Wuhan
08:32 AM, 17 Dec 2020 ThursdayA team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry and it has taken many months of negotiations for the WHO to be allowed access to the city...
Saif Ali Khan sued for hurting religious sentiments
05:43 PM, 16 Dec 2020 WednesdayA case has been filed against Saif Ali Khan by an advocate in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh over his recent interview about Adipurush, where the actor said the film would show the “humane” side of Ravan. Adipurush is the screen adaptation of Ramayana...