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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies
11:21 AM, 22 Oct 2020 ThursdayBrazilian health authority Anvisa said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University had died but added that the trial would continue...
US Election 2020: Trump and Obama lock horns in rival rallies
11:01 AM, 22 Oct 2020 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama, have directed blistering barbs at each other during rival rallies...
Durga Puja begins
10:14 AM, 22 Oct 2020 ThursdayDurga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began on Thursday with Maha Sashthi puja at temples across the country maintaining health guidelines set by the government due to Covid-I9 pandemic...
Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
09:22 AM, 22 Oct 2020 ThursdayPope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue...
Spain passes one million Covid-19 cases
08:36 AM, 22 Oct 2020 ThursdaySpain has recorded more than one million coronavirus cases, becoming the first western European country to pass that landmark figure. On Wednesday the country reported 16,973 infections and 156 deaths in the previous 24 hours...
FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information
08:15 AM, 22 Oct 2020 ThursdayUS national security officials have reported Iran was responsible for sending threatening emails to Democratic voters. The emails appeared to come from a far-right pro-Trump group and were meant to "incite unrest", National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said...
All BJMC jute mill workers to get arrears within Nov: Minister
09:14 PM, 21 Oct 2020 Wednesday“To pay the arrears of workers of eight jute mills, we’ve got Tk 1,790.52 crore from the Finance Department so far and the workers are gradually being paid in their bank accounts and through saving certificates," he said...
Sanjay Dutt 'recovers from cancer'
08:41 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayBollywood actor Sanjay Dutt on Wednesday announced that he had recovered from cancer, barely a week after he confirmed that he was suffering from the disease...
Barrister Rafiqul Haque put on life support
07:42 PM, 21 Oct 2020 Wednesday"Physical condition of Sir (Rafiqul Haque) started deteriorating from Tuesday night, and instantly he was shifted to ICU. Later, he was placed on life support. His condition is critical but he responds," the hospital director general Dr Nahid Yeasmin told media on Wednesday...
Worst political crisis in Pakistan since Imran Khan took over
06:42 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayA high-profile kidnapping of a police chief in Pakistan -- allegedly by official paramilitary troops -- has signaled deepening of the political turmoil in a country bracing for further opposition protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan...
Mashrafe's 2 children catch coronavirus
05:30 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayFormer captain of Bangladesh Cricket Team Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's two children- Humayra Mortaza and Sahel Mortaza- have tested positive for COVID-19. They are now doing well, a source close to Mashrafe, also a lawmaker from Narail-2, confirmed this...
Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers from Covid-19 fallout
04:42 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe Covid-19 crisis has hit the garment sector in the Asia-Pacific region hard, with plummeting retail sales in key export markets affecting workers and enterprises throughout supply chains, according to new research from the International Labour Organization (ILO)...
China welcomes lifting of TikTok ban in Pakistan
03:58 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayChina has welcomed Pakistan's decision to lift the ban on the widely popular video-sharing app TikTok...
Bangladesh sees 24 more deaths, 1545 fresh cases
03:36 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayBangladesh on Wednesday recorded 1,545 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,93,131. Of the total patients, 3,09,445 recovered, with 1,704 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 14,086 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 22,06,411. However, the country today reported 24 more deaths from the deadly virus, taking the tally to 5,723...
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal No. 3
02:44 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number 3 as a low has formed over the central part of the Bay of Bengal...
Khashoggi’s fiancee sues Saudi crown prince
02:00 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's crown prince, accusing him of ordering the killing...
No annual exams in secondary level this year
01:16 PM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe government has cancelled the annual examinations in the secondary level this year. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said this at a virtual press conference on Wednesday. National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) will set a new syllabus and students will be given weekly assignments...
Jago News beat GTV in DRU Media Cup final
11:53 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayJago News beat Gazi TV 3-0 in the final match of Walton Smart Fridge-DRU Media Cup football tournament on Wednesday. The match was held at the M Monsur Ali National Handball Stadium in the capital at 11am. Jago News captain Moniruzzaman Uzzal scored a hatrick in the match...
Language hero Nurul Islam dies
11:07 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayFormer lawmaker of BNP from Khulna and language movement hero Nurul Islam has passed away. He was 87. He breathed his last at Khulna City Medical College and Hospital around 8am on Wednesday. He was suffering from different old-age complications. Khulna Metropolitan BNP’s General Secretary Moniruzzaman Moni confirmed the death to Jago News...
Netflix falls short on new subscribers as pandemic boost fizzles
10:16 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayNetflix Inc on Tuesday posted its weakest subscriber gains in four years as streaming competition increased, pandemic restrictions eased and live sports returned to television...