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Trump maintains a Chinese bank account, says NYT
09:57 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump has admitted he has a Chinese bank account, according to a report by the New York Times. The account is controlled by Trump International Hotels Management and paid local taxes between 2013 and 2015...
China’s Sinovac vaccine to be included in Brazil immunisation plan
09:29 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayBrazil plans to use a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine as part of a national immunisation programme, officials have announced...
TCB to sell potatoes at Tk 25 per kg from today
08:54 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayState-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will begin selling potatoes at Tk 25 a kg in Dhaka through their trucks from today. The Commerce Ministry made the announcement through a press release on Tuesday. One can buy 2 kg potatoes at a time. Onion, edible oil, sugar, lentils will also be sold at fixed prices on the trucks...
Amazon extends work from home option till June
08:39 AM, 21 Oct 2020 WednesdayAmazon.com Inc on Tuesday told employees whose work can be done from home that they can do so until June, extending the timeline on a return to office due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Govt to spend Tk 567cr for development of 3 airports
09:58 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved four projects, including a Tk 567-crore one, to develop the runways of three domestic airports – Jashore, Syedpur and Rajshahi-- to ensure the safe landing and take-off of aircraft...
US sues Google over search dominance
09:28 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe US government has filed charges against Google, accusing the company of abusing its dominance to preserve a monopoly over internet searches and online advertising, reports BBC. The lawsuit marks the biggest challenge brought by US regulators against a major tech company in years...
Govt re-fixes potato prices
08:40 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe government has re-fixed the prices of potato, raising it to Tk 35 from Tk 30 in retail level. The price was re-fixed at a view of exchange at the Department of Agricultural Marketing on Tuesday, an Agriculture Ministry handout said. Delegations of Commerce Ministry, Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission, and Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection were present at the meeting....
Solution to Rohingya crisis unlikely if impunity, geopolitical appeasement continues: FM
08:11 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said there will be no sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis in near future if this defiance, impunity and geopolitical appeasement of Myanmar continues...
Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from 5G mobile networks
07:41 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdaySwedish regulators have banned the use of telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network in advance of the government’s spectrum auction scheduled for next month...
Oct 22, 1947 should be observed as 'Resistance Day'
07:38 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayGilgit-Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja on Saturday recalled the invasion of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan on October 22, 1947 and said the day should be observed as 'Resistance Day'...
Will the world’s first ‘travel bubble’ actually work?
07:18 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayRival financial hubs Hong Kong and Singapore are set to become the first regions in the world to open a reciprocal “air travel bubble,” after ministers from both governments announced a preliminary agreement Thursday...
Modi stresses safety in festival season
07:02 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayAddressing the nation over Covid-19 crisis, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the lockdown may have been lifted in the country but warned saying that the “virus is still out there”...
How fast will Apple’s new 5G iPhones be?
06:39 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayApple this week unveiled its first iPhones compatible with 5G wireless networks that, theoretically, offer download speeds 10 to 100 times as fast as current 4G LTE. But don’t count on actually getting such zippy service...
Israel, UAE agree visa-free travel for nationals
06:14 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayIsrael and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Monday to reciprocal visa-free travel, making Emirati citizens the first in the Arab world to not require Israeli entry permits...
Pak ISI finds its inspiration in IS tactics, preps to rain drone bombs in J&K
05:53 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayPakistan’s Army has started training terror groups in the use of explosive-laden drones to carry out attacks on targets in Jammu and Kashmir, a move inspired by Islamic State fighters who have used commercially-available drones or quadcopters to target forces in Iraq and Syria for years...
Sinopharm says may be able to make over one billion coronavirus vaccine doses in 2021
04:50 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayChina National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), one of several Chinese firms developing coronavirus vaccines, said it may have the capacity to produce more than 1 billion doses in 2021, Chairman Liu Jingzhen said on Tuesday, reports Reuters...
Nasa, Nokia to install 4G on lunar surface
04:12 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayWith competition among Earth’s telecoms providers as fierce as ever, equipment maker Nokia has announced its expansion into a new market, winning a deal to install the first cellular network on the moon...
Bangladesh witnesses 18 more deaths, 1380 fresh cases
03:44 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday recorded 1,380 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,91,586. Of the total patients, 3,07,741 recovered, with 1,582 made recovery in the last 24 hours. The daily count came from test of 13,611 samples in the past day. As of today, the number of total sample test stood at 21,92,325...
MP Nixon gets 8-week anticipatory bail
02:56 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayThe High Court has granted an anticipatory bail for 8 weeks to Faridpur 4 MP Mujibur Rahman Nixon Chowdhury in a case filed by the Election Commission. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Md Jakir Hossen and Justice KM Jahid Sarwar Kajal passed the order on Tuesday. Earlier on October 18, Nixon filed an anticipatory bail petition with the HC...
Charges framed against DIG Mizan, 3 others
02:38 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayA Dhaka court has framed the charges against four accused, including suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth. Judge Asifuzzaman of Dhaka’s Special Judges Court-6 passed the order on Tuesday...