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Sahed on 28-day remand, Masud 21 days
01:03 PM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayA Dhaka court has placed Regent Group Chairman Sahed Karim alias Md Sahed on a 28-day remand and its Managing Director Masud Parvez on a 21-day remand in four cases filed with different police stations...
First cargo train launched to Bangladesh via Bengal’s key border zone
12:37 PM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayIndia and Bangladesh added yet another feather to its cap with regard to connectivity initiative when the first container train to connect the two countries through Petrapole-Benapole border in West Bengal departed...
Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court
11:35 AM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayAn Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed...
Iconic US TV host Regis Philbin dies
09:59 AM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayVeteran American broadcaster Regis Philbin has died at the age of 88, a family statement says...
Chinese mainland reports 46 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
09:37 AM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayChinese health authority said Sunday that it received reports of 46 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, 35 of which were domestically transmitted...
Australia reports jump in daily new cases, record deaths
09:01 AM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayAustralia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 459 cases of the new coronavirus, the second-highest daily total and up from 357 cases the previous day, the state’s leader said on Sunday...
N Korea declares state of emergency as Covid-19 case reported
08:34 AM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un convened an emergency politburo meeting after a person suspected of having Covid-19 returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month...
Hurricane Hanna batters southern Texas
08:23 AM, 26 Jul 2020 SundayHurricane Hanna has made landfall in southern Texas, with US officials warning of life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rains. Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 32 counties, saying the coronavirus outbreak would complicate the work of the emergencies services...
Gunmen kill 22 villagers in Sudan
10:05 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayAt least 20 people died and 22 others were injured after gunmen from an unidentified militia attacked a village in the Sudanese state of South Darfur, witnesses and a local community leader said on Saturday, reports Reuters...
Govt to strongly monitor rawhide collection at fixed prices
09:53 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe monitoring teams formed by the Ministry of Commerce will work from the Eid day to ensure the collection of rawhides of sacrificial animals across the country...
Parliament removes Somalia PM Hassan Ali Khaire
08:52 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdaySomalia's parliament has removed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire by a vote of no confidence, the speaker of the house told the state news agency...
Brazil president's new Covid-19 test comes back negative
08:13 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus after weeks quarantined in his residence due to an infection, reports Reuters...
Rohingyas: Dhaka for involving youths globally to mobilise opinion on accountability, justice
07:45 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the wave and strength of public opinion involving youths globally can help end the plight of Rohingyas and create a more sustainable world of peace and stability...
Covid-19 cases in police force cross 14000
07:36 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayCoronavirus cases in police force reached 14,183, and deaths from the disease 61 as of Saturday...
Journalists resign en masse after claims of political interference
06:56 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe editorial board and dozens of journalists at Hungary’s biggest independent news outlet have resigned, two days after its editor-in-chief was fired amid claims of political interference...
Xavi tests positive for Covid-19
05:47 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayAl Sadd have revealed that their coach Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for COVID-19...
Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US
05:26 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayA Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in a growing stand-off between Washington and Beijing...
Dhaka-OIC virtual youth summit Monday with mind-rockers
04:58 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the "Dhaka-OIC Youth Capital 2020" on Monday virtually, connecting youths from OIC countries and beyond...
Ex-CMSD director Shahidullah dies from coronavirus
04:34 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe Central Medical Stores Depot former director, Brigadier General Md Shahidullah, has died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. He breathed his last at 3pm while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in capital Dhaka...
China's South China Sea claims unlawful: Australia
03:58 PM, 25 Jul 2020 SaturdayAustralia has joined the United States in stating that China’s claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a declaration likely to anger China and put more strain on their deteriorating relations...