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Pakistan: Protesters attempt to storm French Embassy
06:51 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayPakistan police on Friday fired teargas on protesters who attempted to storm the French Embassy in Islamabad to protests against the printing of images depicting the Prophet Mohammad and President Emmanuel Macron defending the same...
Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states
06:35 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayBiden's national lead over the Republican president has stayed relatively steady in recent months as the public health crisis has persisted...
Trump launches final, two-day frenzy of campaigning in bid for surprise win
06:27 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayThe Republican incumbent aims to generate enough momentum to drive an overwhelming turnout by his supporters on Tuesday, Election Day...
US keen to help Bangladesh diversify its private sector
04:33 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayThe United States has said it wants to help Bangladesh to diversify its private sector to move some of it away from the ready-made garment (RMG) industry into other high-value areas including the digital economy...
Bangladesh coronavirus: New cases 1568, fresh fatalities 18
03:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday recorded 1,568 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,09,252. Of the total patients, 3,25,940 recovered, with 1,795 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 12,549 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 23,48,811...
New Zealand's Ardern forms government with Greens
03:33 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party on Sunday signed an agreement with the Green Party to form government in the Pacific nation of nearly five million, reports Reuters...
Quebec stabbing: 2 killed after attack by man in medieval clothes
02:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayAt least two people have been stabbed to death in the Canadian city of Quebec by a man armed with a sword and dressed in medieval clothing, police say...
NSU student murder: 3 get death penalty
02:07 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayA Dhaka court has sentenced three accused to death in North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel murder case. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman passed the order on Sunday. The death row convicts are Hanif Paribahan bus driver Jamal Hossain, his helper Foysal Hossain and supervisor Jonny...
Zeaul Haque appointed as acting editor of Jago News
01:40 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayZeaul Haque has been appointed as an acting editor of Jago News, one of the leading news portals in Bangladesh. He took over the office on Sunday morning. He was the managing editor of Jago News...
‘Kali o Kalam’ editor Abul Hasnat passes away
01:12 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayAbul Hasnat, renowned journalist, former vice-president of Chhayanaut, director of Bengal Publications and editor of monthly Kali o Kalam magazine, passed away on Sunday morning at a city hospital at the age of 75...
Time to reintroduce covid tests for inbound passengers: PM
12:56 PM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said in the wake of massive COVID-19 outbreak again across the globe, the time has come to reintroduce coronavirus tests for every inbound passenger in all ports...
Greek Orthodox priest shot outside church in France’s Lyon
10:17 AM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayA Greek Orthodox priest has been critically injured in a shooting outside a church in the French city of Lyon, a police source and witnesses said...
Super typhoon Goni slams into Philippines, makes two landfalls
09:17 AM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayA super typhoon barrelled into the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday, bringing “catastrophic” violent winds and intense rains with two landfalls so far, the weather bureau said...
I hear your anger, but won’t accept violence: Macron to Muslims
09:01 AM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayFrench President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad but that was no excuse for violence, as his officials ramped up security after a knife attack in a French church that killed three people this week...
Early voting in US election tops 90 million
08:40 AM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayMore than 90 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Saturday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century...
Johnson announces 4-week lockdown in England
08:27 AM, 01 Nov 2020 SundayA second national lockdown will be imposed across England from midnight on Thursday with all nonessential shops, restaurants, pubs and leisure facilities to close for at least four weeks, Boris Johnson has said...
Hazard scores as Real win to go top
10:00 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayEden Hazard scored his first goal for more than a year as Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga with an emphatic win over Huesca, reports BBC...
Bangladesh 8th in remittance receiving
09:41 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayWorld Bank has projected that Bangladesh will witness increased remittance inflow and will secure eighth position in the world in terms of inward remittance flow in 2020...
James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery dies
09:26 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdaySir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said...
Bangladesh, Nigeria want to explore trade and investment potential
09:01 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayMunshi joined the event digitally from Bangladesh while the Nigerian Minister was present in person at the High Commission. Md. Shameem Ahsan, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, made welcome remarks...