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Hilsa to be tastier this year: Expert
12:32 PM, 10 Jul 2020 FridayPeople will get more delicious hilsa on their plates this year thanks to drop in river pollution due to suspension of river transport movement for several months due to coronavirus pandemic, says an expert. Dr Anisur Rahman, a renowned hilsa expert at Fisheries Research Institute, Chandpur, said-
President, PM mourn death of Sahara Khatun
12:17 PM, 10 Jul 2020 FridayPresident M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed profound shock at the death of veteran Awami League (AL) leader and former home minister Advocate Sahara Khatun MP, reports BSS...
'Abusive behaviour completely normalized'
11:45 AM, 10 Jul 2020 FridayBritish Olympians Becky and Ellie Downie say abusive behaviour in gymnastics training became "ingrained" and "completely normalised"...
Breaking research advances announced ahead of virtual COVID-19 Conference
11:21 AM, 10 Jul 2020 FridayImportant advances in COVID-19 research, including promising data on new treatments, were announced today ahead of the virtual COVID-19 Conference, the world’s first abstract-driven scientific meeting dedicated to the global pandemic...
Sahara Khatun passes away in Bangkok
11:08 AM, 10 Jul 2020 FridayFormer Home Minister and Awami League presidium member Advocate Sahara Khatun passed away at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday night. She was 77. “She passed away at 11:25pm (local time) at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok,” said sources at Awami League...
COVID-19: Asia Cup cricket postponed
09:56 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayAfter an executive board meeting of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), it was decided that this year’s Asia Cup, which was scheduled on September, will now be postponed due to the unavoidable circumstances created by COVID-19 pandemic. ACC hopes the event will take place in June 2021...
Doctors, nurses get salary of additional 2 months
08:32 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe doctors and nurses will enjoy the same amount of money of additional two months' basic salary as special stimulus for treating coronavirus patients risking own life. Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance issued a circular on Thursday in this regard...
Pak educational institutions to reopen Sept 15
07:56 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayAll education institutions, including universities, will reopen from September 15 if the health situation of the country improved, said Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday, reports Geo News...
Auto promotion news is a rumor: Education Ministry
07:37 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe Ministry of Education has said that the news of auto promotion of students without exams is a rumor...
TikTok removes over 49 million videos in second half of 2019
07:28 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdaySocial media app TikTok said on Thursday it removed over 49 million videos that violated its guidelines or terms of service from its platform globally in the second half of last year...
Kuwait confirms MP Papul not its citizen
06:59 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayKuwait's Ministry of Interior on Thursday said that Bangladeshi MP Shahid Islam Papul, arrested on charges of human trafficking, visa trading, and money laundering, is not a Kuwaiti citizen...
Italy bans flights from Bangladesh until Oct 5
06:40 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayItaly has issued a ban on all kinds of flights from Bangladesh to the country until October 5. Besides Bangladeshi, foreign nationals also cannot enter the country from Bangladesh. Qatar Airways, which flies passengers on Italy route, said this quoting the country's Health Ministry...
Regent Group chief's bank account frozen
05:50 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayBangladesh Bank has frozen the bank account of Regent Group chairman Md Sahed, who has been accused of various offenses, including issuing fake COVID-19 certificates...
Bulgaria closes night clubs, bans spectators at sports
05:30 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayBulgarian night clubs and indoor discos will close, spectators will be banned at all sports events and public gatherings will be limited to 30 people as new cases of the coronavirus have surged, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said, reports Reuters...
Regal Furniture offers 15% Eid discount
04:43 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayRFL Group furniture brand Regal has offered 15% discount on its all products ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...
Drive against corruption must go on: PM
04:00 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government would continue the dragnet against those involved in corruption and irregularities irrespective of their political affiliation...
COVID-19 death toll passes 2200
02:43 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayForty-one more people died from coronavirus or COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,238. Besides, the confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 175,494 as 3,360 more cases were detected in the last 24 hours, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said during a briefing on Thursday...
Travel ban imposed on Sahed
01:26 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayPolice have imposed a travel ban on the chairman of Regent Group Sahed Karim alias Md Sahed in connection with some irregularities and fraudulent activities. A letter was sent to the Immigration Department in this regard on Thursday, some officials seeking anonymity said. The immigration authorities were asked to take necessary steps to prevent Sahed accused in a fraudulent case leaving the country, it said in the letter...
JS passes bill raising age limit of BB governor to 67
12:42 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayParliament passed the 'Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020' on Thursday raising the age limit for appointing Bangladesh Bank governor to 67 years from 65. Planning Minister MA Mannan in absence of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal moved the Bill in the House and it was passed by voice vote...
Regent Group chief Sahed’s main aide arrested
12:20 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested Tarek Shibly, the main aide of Regent Group Chairman Md Sahed, from the capital’s Nakhalpara area on Wednesday midnight. Lt. Col. Sarwar, Chief of RAB’s detective branch, confirmed the arrest to Jago News...