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7 killed after reconnaissance plane crash in Turkey
11:38 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdaySeven security personnel were killed after their reconnaissance plane crashed in a mountain in Turkey's Van province, the country’s interior minister said early Thursday...
Sahed placed on 10-day remand
11:18 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayA Dhaka court has placed the chairman of Regent Group and Regent Hospital Sahed Karim on a 10-day remand for his alleged involvement in providing fake coronavirus certificates and embezzling money from patients. The court has also placed Masud Parvez, the managing director of the hospital, on a 10-day and Tariqul Islam alias Tareque Shibli, close associate of Shahed, on a 7-day remand...
New French PM says battle against ‘radical Islamism’ a priority
10:44 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayFrance's newly-appointed Prime Minister, Jean Castex, has vowed to be "intransigent" in defending France's official secularism, promising to fight "radical Islamism in all its forms" as "an absolute priority"...
Sheikh Hasina’s imprisonment day today
10:14 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe imprisonment day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being observed today in a befitting manner...
Australia June unemployment jumps to 22-year high
09:51 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayAustralia’s unemployment rate in June climbed to the highest in 22 years as workers re-entering the workforce were unable to find jobs, official data showed on Thursday...
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
09:31 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayPresident Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff Wednesday amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien...
Sourav in home quarantine after his brother tests coronavirus positive
08:48 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayBCCI president Sourav Ganguly, on Wednesday, went into home quarantine after his elder brother and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) joint secretary Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for COVID-19...
Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
08:34 AM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayBillionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West also requested donations in the cryptocurrency...
Prof Arefin Siddique made BSS board chairman
09:58 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayFormer Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique has been made chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the state-run news agency...
Four games a day in Qatar World Cup
09:50 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayWorld Cup fans will be able to watch an unprecedented four games a day on television, spread out over 11 hours, during the group stage of the Qatar 2022 tournament after the schedule was confirmed on Wednesday, reports Reuters...
Tamim, Mahmudullah, Mustafiz reject offers to play in CPL
09:11 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThree Bangladeshi players -- ODI captain Tamim Iqbal, T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad and bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman--recently have recently turned down offers to play in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) beginning August 18...
The Guardian announces plans to cut 180 jobs
08:59 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Guardian could see up to 180 jobs cut after a £25m drop in revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic...
Dipu Moni for job-oriented skills, technical education
08:14 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayEducation Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said that a large number of students are highly educated but they have failed to get expected jobs due to lack of technical education...
Fazle Kabir to lead BB for 2 more yrs
07:56 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayFazle Kabir will lead Bangladesh Bank for two more years as the government has reappointed him in the post...
China attacks UK's 'groundless' Huawei 5G ban
07:08 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Chinese government has said it is "strongly opposed" to the UK's "groundless" ban of Huawei's 5G kit. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying added Beijing would "take measures to safeguard" the "legitimate interests" of Chinese companies...
UAE reports no coronavirus deaths in 24hrs
06:37 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe United Arab Emirates has recorded zero coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed Bin Zayed said on Twitter Wednesday, reports CNN...
Goods-laden vehicles to stay shut for 9 days during Eid
06:01 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayNot public transport, but goods-laden vehicles will remain suspended for nine days during Eid-ul-Azha. A meeting was held at the Secretariat on Wednesday where movement of launch, ferrry and steamer, and procedures to ensure passengers' safety were discussed...
Trump ends HK's special status with US
05:28 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday which ended trade preferences with Hong Kong. He also signed a law that imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, businesses and banks that help China restrict Hong Kong's autonomy...
Remove offensive scenes of web series by 7 days: HC
04:58 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to remove offensive scenes of all web series by next seven days...
US allies stand up to China
04:08 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping surprised the world with a speech at Davos in 2017, defending free trade and joint action on climate change as then US president-elect Donald Trump argued for precisely the opposite. It might have been an overambitious pitch by Xi to position China as the world's next leader...