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Housewife 'burned alive' in Tangail
07:55 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayA housewife has been set ablaze allegedly by her in-laws in Nagarpur upazila of Tangail district...
Armenia, Azerbaijan trade fresh accusations of Karabakh attacks
06:30 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayArmenia and Azerbaijan once more accused each other of bombing residential areas on Saturday, in defiance of a pact to avoid the deliberate targeting of civilians in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, reports Reuters...
Judge postpones Trump’s TikTok ban in suit brought by users
05:58 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayA federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump’s threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump’s order hampers their free speech, reports AP...
Bangladesh coronavirus: Fresh cases 1320, new deaths 18
05:11 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayBangladesh on Saturday recorded 1,320 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,07,684. Of the total patients, 3,24,145 recovered, with 1,442 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 11,532 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 23,36,262...
Indonesia warns against Macron's remarks
05:03 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayIndonesian president Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned what he called “terrorist” attacks in France, but also warned that remarks by President Emmanuel Macron had “insulted Islam” and “hurt the unity of Muslims everywhere.”...
River rage: Unabated erosion gives villagers sleepless nights
02:38 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayResidents of Koshabandar village in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon district are living in constant fear of their homes being swallowed by the Tangon river, which is causing extensive erosion of its embankments...
PM vows to wipe out poverty through united efforts
02:00 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to eradicate poverty from the country through united efforts of all. "If we all work together, there will be no poverty in the country," she said while addressing a programme virtually titled 'Gift of house to the homeless people in Mujib Barsho'...
State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus
01:31 PM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayEven as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hit states are resisting taking stronger action to slow the spread, with pleas from health experts running up against political calculation and public fatigue...
India records 48,268 new coronavirus cases
11:41 AM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayIndia’s coronavirus caseload stood at 8.1 million on Saturday, with 48,268 new cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed...
Driver rams car into gate of Mecca’s Grand Mosque
10:15 AM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayA driver rammed his car into the outer-perimeter gate of the Grand Mosque in Mecca late on Friday in an incident that did not cause any casualties, local media reported. Videos posted on social media showed the car plowing through plastic barricades in the outer courtyard of the mosque...
US hits record of 94,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
09:56 AM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayThe US hit a record number of new coronavirus cases on Friday (Oct 30) for the second day in a row, topping 94,000 infections in 24 hours, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University...
J&J plans to test its COVID-19 vaccine in ages 12-18 soon
09:31 AM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayJohnson & Johnson plans to start testing its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in youths aged 12 to 18 as soon as possible, and the company’s previous experience with the same technology in a vaccine successfully used in children could give it a leg up with regulators...
Powerful earthquake jolts Turkey and Greece, killing 23
08:49 AM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayAt least 23 people were killed in Turkey and Greece when a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon, sending buildings crashing down and triggering what authorities have called a "mini tsunami." Officials said 21 people were killed in coastal areas in Turkey's west, while two teenagers -- a boy and a girl -- died on the Greek...
US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in tug-of-war over Midwestern US
08:36 AM, 31 Oct 2020 SaturdayIn a final burst of campaigning, US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have criss-crossed Midwestern states that may hold the keys to the White House. Mr Biden went on the offensive in Iowa, a state that voted for Mr Trump by 10 points in 2016...
Thousands protest in Bangladesh over Macron remarks
06:01 PM, 30 Oct 2020 FridayTens of thousands of Muslims protested in Bangladesh on Friday after killings by a knife-wielding assailant in a French church prompted a vow from President Emmanuel Macron to stand firm against attacks on French values and freedom of belief...
Bangladesh coronavirus: Fresh cases 1604, new deaths 19
03:48 PM, 30 Oct 2020 FridayBangladesh on Friday recorded 1,604 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,06,364. The daily count came from test of 11,141 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 23,24,730. However, the country today reported 19 more deaths from the deadly virus, taking the tally to 5,905...
French Muslims express 'anger, sadness' after Nice attack
02:32 PM, 30 Oct 2020 FridayFrench Muslims reacted with horror at Thursday’s killing of three citizens in the seaside town of Nice, saying the crime is representative of neither their faith nor values...
Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
12:47 PM, 30 Oct 2020 FridayHoly Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), was observed in the country on Friday with due religious solemnity...
Biden, Trump duel for Florida as White House touts GDP figures
11:45 AM, 30 Oct 2020 FridayTrump, 74, held another raucous rally in Tampa, telling the cheering crowd that coronavirus lockdowns under Biden would banish normal life. “They will allow you nothing,” the Republican said...
New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia
11:29 AM, 30 Oct 2020 FridayNew Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia in what campaigners call "a victory for compassion and kindness"...