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Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s Niko graft case on Nov 24
02:04 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayA court here today set November 24 to hold a hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others...
Charges to be framed against Samrat in 2 cases on Nov 30
01:23 PM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayA Dhaka court has fixed November 30 to frame the charges against expelled Jubo League’s Dhaka South unit president Ismail Chowdhury Samrat in two cases filed under the Arms Act and Narcotics Control Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh passed the order on Tuesday...
UCB to cooperate with BSEC for the development of Capital Market
11:30 AM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayAnisuzzaman Chowdhury Ronny, Chairman, Executive Committee of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) recently attended at a courtesy meeting with Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, Chairman, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...
Covid-19 impacts journos negatively worldwide: ICFJ study
10:43 AM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayAlongside jobholders in different sectors, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted many journalists and newsrooms in one way or another across the globe according to a recent study by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)...
France teacher attack: 4 school students held over beheading
09:35 AM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayFour school students are among 15 people who have been taken into custody in France following the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who showed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his pupils...
Thailand protests: Authorities move to ban Telegram messaging app
09:22 AM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayThai authorities are reported to have ordered internet providers to block the Telegram messaging app, which has been used by anti-government protesters...
US election 2020: Trump and Biden feud over debate topics
09:09 AM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump and his White House challenger Joe Biden are feuding over plans for their final TV debate. The Republican president's campaign accused organisers of this week's showdown of helping the Democrat by leaving out foreign policy as a topic...
Argentina exceeds 1 million Covid-19 cases
08:41 AM, 20 Oct 2020 TuesdayArgentina has become the fifth country in the world to exceed one million coronavirus cases, its health ministry said on Monday, making it the smallest nation by far to reach the grim milestone after infections accelerated in recent weeks. There were 1,002,662 confirmed cases of the virus in the South American country...
Wear masks to avoid Covid’s second surge: PM
05:30 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayIn the wake of Covid-19 resurge in many European and American countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged all to follow health guidelines and use face-masks in public places and gatherings, aiming to prevent the possible second wave of the pandemic in Bangladesh...
J&K: Div Com discusses post lockdown measures for revival of business
04:48 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayDivisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma Friday said that the government is taking a string of administrative measures to revive the business sector in the province...
Coronavirus: 21 die, 1637 infected, 1627 recover in 24 hours
04:15 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 5,681 as 21 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Of them, 14 are male and seven are female. Besides, 1,637 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 390,206. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Monday...
In quickest verdict, Bagerhat rapist gets life term
03:01 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayIn the quickest trial in the country, a Bagerhat court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a child rape case within seven working days after framing of charges. The verdict was pronounced following huge protests against the growing rape incidents across the country and demand for capital punishment...
33rd span of Padma Bridge installed
01:30 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayThe 33rd span of the Padma Bridge was installed on Monday bringing around 5 kilometers of the structure into view. The span was installed on pillars no 3 and 4 at Mawa point around 12pm. Executive Engineer (Bridge) Dewan Md Abdul Quader confirmed the matter to Jago News...
Rajshahi to get a river port to boost trade with India
12:44 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayA river port is going to be set up in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district within a month, aiming to ease transportation of goods through waterways with India. Goods will be brought to Sultanganj of the upazila from Maya Port of Murshidabad in India via the Padma River...
India records lowest new Covid-19 cases in 5 days; tally over 7.5 million
12:07 PM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayIndia’s health ministry data showed 55,722 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the lowest in five days, and 579 related deaths were reported between Sunday and Monday morning...
Covid-19: Italy tightens rules after coronavirus cases surge
11:47 AM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayItaly has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. A mask-wearing PM Giuseppe Conte said the measures were needed "to avoid a new lockdown"...
Global coronavirus cases surpass the 40 million milestone
11:24 AM, 19 Oct 2020 MondayWorldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. The Reuters tally is based on official reporting by individual countries. Experts believe the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely much higher...
FFs’ monthly honorarium to be raised Tk 20,000
09:50 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayThe monthly honorarium for a freedom fighter is going to be raised to Tk 20,000 from Tk 12,000 in the current fiscal year as a proposal in this regard has recently been sent to the Finance Ministry...
Israel, UAE agree deal to boost investment in each other's economies
08:28 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayIsrael and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached a bilateral agreement that will give incentives and protection to investors who make investments in each other’s countries, both finance ministries said on Sunday, reports Reuters...
TCB to sell potato at Tk 25 per kg: Minister
07:08 PM, 18 Oct 2020 SundayCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell potato at Tk 25 per kg within three days...