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Bangladesh’s forex reserves may hit $50-bn mark by Dec 2021: Minister
08:48 PM, 04 Nov 2020 Wednesday“Hopefully, our foreign currency reserves will reach $50 billion within the next 14 months,” he told reporters while briefing them on the outcomes of a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday...
Shakib reclaims top spot of ODI allrounders
08:36 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayBangladesh stalwart Shakib Al Hasan reclaimed the top spot in the ICC ODI allrounder. ICC has updated the ranking after the ODI series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe...
Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
06:52 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayIt was unclear when or how quickly a winner could be determined. A late burst of votes in Wisconsin gave Biden a small lead in the state, but it was still too early to call the race. Hundreds of thousands of votes were also outstanding in Michigan and Pennsylvania...
Paying Titas gas bill becomes easier through bKash
06:04 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayFrom now, customers having domestic connections of Titas Gas will be able to pay bills through bKash from anywhere, 24/7...
Pak govt to counter opposition's 'anti-state narrative' with full force
05:56 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has decided to counter with full force what it claims to be the opposition's "anti-state narrative" at every forum and expose the corruption cases being faced by opposition members...
All four “squad” members win re-election to Congress
05:27 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayAll four members of the progressive “squad” of Democratic congresswomen have handily won re-election...
Mirza Abbas, Afroza Abbas catch Covid-19
05:13 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayBNP's standing committee member Mirza Abbas, and his wife Afroza Abbas, also president of Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, have been infected with coronavirus...
Bangladesh Covid-19 deaths exceed 6000
04:53 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayThe number of deaths from coronavirus surpassed 6000 in Bangladesh on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, 21 more COVID-19 were recorded, taking the total to 6,004. During the period, the country also reported 1,517 more the virus cases. With this, a total of 4,14,164 people, so far, caught the virus in the country...
News organizations rebuke Trump on election results claim
04:23 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayIn a stunning scene in the middle of the night, news organizations rebuked President Donald Trump after he falsely said on live television that he had won reelection even as votes were still being counted...
Marlon Samuels announces retirement from all forms of cricket
04:07 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayMarlon Samuels, the West Indies batsman who top-scored in both of their T20 World Cup final victories, announced his retirement from professional cricket on Wednesday...
US formally withdraws from Paris climate deal
03:37 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayAfter a three-year delay, the US has become the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement...
What Trump and Biden still need to clinch victory
02:48 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayElection night in the US is on the verge of turning into election week. Here's what the candidates need to happen in order to win the White House. Polls before election day had suggested possible outcomes ranging from a comfortable win for Joe Biden to a narrow Donald Trump victory...
Ensure swift, hassle-free justice for people: PM to judges, lawyers
02:19 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice...
With results from key states unclear, Trump declares victory
01:49 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayDespite incomplete results from several battleground states that could determine the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, President Donald Trump early on Wednesday proclaimed victory over Democratic challenger Joe Biden...
Apurba tests coronavirus positive, taken to ICU
01:38 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayRenowned television actor Ziaul Faruque Apurba has tested positive for coronavirus. He was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital in the capital after his health condition deteriorated on Tuesday...
Twitter, Facebook push back on Trump’s election posts
01:10 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayTwitter Inc and Facebook Inc early Wednesday flagged President Donald Trump’s comments on the U.S. presidential election, which remained too close to call. Twitter said a Trump tweet alleging an effort to steal the election was potentially misleading...
Charges framed against DIG Partha
12:51 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court has framed charges against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Partha Gopal Bonik in a graft case. Judge Nazrul Islam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 passed the order on Wednesday. The court also fixed November 18 to record deposition of the witnesses...
Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden
12:33 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump won Florida, the nation’s most prized battleground election state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three Northern industrial states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House...
Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery on blood clot
12:10 PM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayArgentina legend Diego Maradona has undergone successful brain surgery, his doctor said. The 1986 World Cup winner, 60, was admitted to Ipensa clinic in Buenos Aires on Monday, suffering from anaemia and dehydration...
Biden, Trump locked in tight races in battleground states
11:04 AM, 04 Nov 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country Tuesday night as they concluded an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice...