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Suu Kyi’s party says it won landslide victory in Myanmar polls
04:54 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayAung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) said Monday it was confident of winning a landslide victory in Myanmar as official results trickled in following the weekend's coronavirus-disrupted election...
Coronavirus: 25 die, 1683 infected, 1623 recover in 24 hours
04:12 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 6,092 as 25 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,683 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 421,921. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Monday...
Biden to launch COVID-19 task force, Trump plans rallies to protest election
03:50 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayUS President-elect Joe Biden will convene a coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the No. 1 problem confronting him when he takes office in January, while President Donald Trump pursues several long-shot gambits to hold on to his job...
Rayhan murder: Suspended SI Akbar arrested
02:33 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayPolice today arrested suspended Sub Inspector (SI) Akbar Hossain, who is the prime accused in the murder case of Rayhan Ahmed, from Kanaighat upazila border area in Sylhet. Saiful Alam, Assistant Media Officer of Sylhet district police and Inspector of Detective Branch, confirmed his arrest to Jago News...
Dhaka plans NID cards for Bangladeshi expatriates
02:01 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayAll Bangladeshi expatriates living abroad would eventually be able to cast their votes in general elections from overseas...
Suu Kyi in line for 2nd term as Myanmar votes counted
01:20 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayAung San Suu Kyi is expected to win a second term in office when authorities in Myanmar release early election results on Monday...
Coronavirus: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million
12:22 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayThe total of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged past 50 million following record numbers of new cases in several countries. More than 1.25 million people have now died after contracting the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University...
US election: Joe Biden pushes forward with plans for office
12:00 PM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayUS President-elect Joe Biden is to make tackling the coronavirus pandemic his top priority following his win over Donald Trump, his team says...
1 killed, 8 injured in Chattogram fire
11:37 AM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayNine people were burnt in a fire originated from a short circuit at Uttar Kattoli under Akbar Shah Police Station in Chattogram on Sunday midnight. Of them, three are in critical condition. All of them were admitted to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital. Agrabad Fire Station Officer Kafil Uddin confirmed the fire incident to Jago News on Monday morning...
US becomes first nation to cross 10 million COVID-19 cases
11:11 AM, 09 Nov 2020 MondayThe United States became the first nation worldwide since the pandemic began to surpass 10 million coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday, as the third wave of the COVID-19 virus surges across the nation. The grim milestone came on the same day as global coronavirus cases exceeded 50 million...
Dhaka hopes stronger ties with US under Biden administration
09:53 PM, 08 Nov 2020 Sunday“We hope they (Biden administration) will boost its ties with us accepting Bangladesh as a very powerful country geopolitically and as an emerging nation,” he told reporters while commenting on the result of the US presidential election...
Azerbaijan claims to have captured key city in Nagorno-Karabakh
09:39 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayAzerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has said his country’s forces have taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, though Armenian officials denied it had been captured...
Bangladeshi killed by Myanmar border guards
08:42 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayNazir Ahmed, member of 9 no. ward under Sadar Union Parishad, said Mohammad was shot by BGP members when he and two other fishermen went to the Naf River to catch fish on Saturday night. He was rushed to Teknaf Sadar Hospital and later taken to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, Nazir said...
Mahmudullah tests positive for Covid-19
07:08 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayBangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and he is going to miss a chance to play in the playoff round of Pakistan Super League (PSL)...
Work for people’s welfare: PM to public representatives
06:36 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the public representatives of local government bodies to stand beside people and work for their welfare with a service mentality. "The chairmen and councillors of district councils and other public representatives of local bodies have the responsibilities towards people in their localities," she said...
Some world leaders silent on Biden win
05:29 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayAs many world leaders rushed to send President-elect Joe Biden congratulations on his projected US election victory over Donald Trump, others were notable in their silence on Sunday...
Bangladesh reports 18 new deaths, 1474 fresh cases
04:11 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday recorded 1,474 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,20,238. Of the total patients, 3,38,145 recovered, with 1,577 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 12,760 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 24,42,602...
Jill Biden: From teacher to US first lady
03:42 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayStanding in an empty classroom where she taught English in the 1990s, Jill Biden delivered an address at the Democratic Party's convention after her husband was officially named presidential candidate...
What the pandemic taught us about food imports from China
02:59 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayAs the pandemic compelled the world to look eastwards and into its deep dungeons, a new issue was boiling underneath the chaos; how safe is the food that is being imported from China...
India engaging with nations at strategic level in Indian Ocean: Navy Chief
02:42 PM, 08 Nov 2020 SundayIndia is actively engaging with nations at the strategic level in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) -- one of the most militarised regions -- under the ambit of government initiatives, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Friday...