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Rizvi discharged home from hospital
09:30 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayBNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi returned home on Wednesday after receiving treatment for over two weeks at a private hospital for cardiac problems...
Khatija Rahman’s Farishton is a beautiful composition
08:26 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayMusic maestro AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija Rahman has made her singing debut with the single “Farishton.” The track was released online on Wednesday. Sung by Khatija, the song has been composed by Rahman. Munna Shaokath Ali has penned the lyrics...
Foodpanda evades Tk 3.50cr VAT
07:52 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayFoodpanda, a mobile food delivery marketplace, has evaded around Tk 3.40 crore Value Added Tax (VAT), alleges the VAT Audit, Intelligence and Investigation Directorate of the National Board of Revenue...
Govt forming policy to safeguard poultry, dairy industries
07:15 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayFisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Wednesday said that the government is formulating a policy to safeguard the poultry and dairy industries of the country...
Islamophobia: Imran Khan writes letter to Muslim leaders
06:09 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wrote a letter to the leaders of the Muslim countries for a collective action to counter the growing trend of Islamophobia...
FIFA chief Infantino positive for Covid-19
05:32 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayFIFA president Gianni Infantino has contracted coronavirus, the world’s governing body announced on Tuesday...
Turkey wants enhanced ties with Bangladesh exceeding $2 bln trade
05:03 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayTurkey wants enhanced trade relations with Bangladesh to substantially push up the bilateral trade volume between the two countries, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Wednesday...
Turkey condemns French caricature featuring Erdogan
04:07 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayTop Turkish officials condemned a caricature scorning President Tayyip Erdogan in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, calling it a “disgusting effort” to “spread its cultural racism and hatred”...
Bangladesh coronavirus deaths rise to 5861
03:34 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayBangladesh on Wednesday recorded 1,493 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,03,079. Of the total patients, 3,19,733 recovered, with 1,610 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 13,357 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 22,96,321...
PM asks army to gain more strength to defend Bangladesh
02:27 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the army to gain greater strength to defend Bangladesh in case of any internal or external attack on the country though the nation doesn’t want war against any country...
Irfan Selim, Zahid put on 3-day remand
01:13 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court has placed Irfan Selim, the suspended councilor of Ward no 30 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and his bodyguard Mohammad Zahid in a case filed over the attack on a navy officer. Dhaka Third Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order on Wednesday...
Bangladesh-India restores air connectivity after seven months
12:45 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe air connectivity between the neighboring Bangladesh and India was restored today under “air bubble” arrangement after more than seven months of flight suspension for containment of COVID-19 pandemic. The first resumption flight between the two countries began as a US-Bangla airlines regular commercial flight...
Madhukhali Upazila chairman dies of Covid-19
12:23 PM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayMirza Maniruzzaman Bachchu, the chairman of Madhukhali Upazila of Faridpur and also the president of upazila unit Awami League, died of Covid-19 early Wednesday. The Awami League leader breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early this morning, said Faridpur Deputy Commissioner Atul Sarkar...
3 die after drinking toxic spirit
11:34 AM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayThree people reportedly died of toxic spirit consumption in Kushtia early Wednesday. The deceased are Anik Biswas, 21, of Boroailchara village of Kushtia sadar upazila, Ripon Kumar Ghosh of Khoksa upazila and Nitai Biswas, of Kantadah village of Mirpur upazila...
4 cases filed against Irfan, Zahid for possessing firearms, drugs
10:40 AM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayFour separate cases were filed against Irfan Selim, the suspended Councilor of Ward no 30 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and his bodyguard Zahid under the Arms Act and Narcotics Control Act...
Barcelona president Bartomeu resigns after Messi row
10:11 AM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayJosep Maria Bartomeu resigned as Barcelona president on Tuesday, along with his board of directors, and left with a bombshell admission that he had accepted a proposal for the club to play in “a future European Super League”...
France reports 523 new deaths from COVID-19, highest daily toll since April
09:37 AM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayFrance reported 523 new deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April 22, health ministry data showed...
Saudi Arabia set to abolish sponsorship system
08:58 AM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayIn a landmark move, Saudi Arabia is set to abolish the sponsorship system effective from the first half of the next year. More than one million expatriates are expected to benefit from the move, according to a report in Maaal online business daily...
US election: Biden hits new battleground, Trump blitzes Midwest
08:30 AM, 28 Oct 2020 WednesdayDemocratic White House challenger Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump as a conman during a campaign foray into traditionally Republican territory...
Anger over Prophet Mohammad's cartoons: France warns citizens to be cautious
09:34 PM, 27 Oct 2020 TuesdayFrance’s foreign ministry on Tuesday issued safety advice to French citizens in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iraq and Mauritania, advising them to exercise caution...