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COVID-19: Italy to extends state of emergency until Jan 31
11:44 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayStrict anti-COVID-19 measures including the mandatory use of face masks everywhere will be reintroduced in Italy, starting on Thursday, in an effort to curb a rising trend in infections registered in the latest weeks...
Officer charged in George Floyd’s death released on bond
11:18 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayThe former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd was released from jail after posting a $1 million bond on Wednesday...
Chinese national stabbed dead in Pirojpur
09:39 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayA Chinese national was stabbed to death by a mugger near the construction site of the 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge over Kocha river of Sadar upazila in Pirojpur district on Wednesday evening...
Trump says catching COVID-19 was a ‘blessing from God’
09:25 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayPresident Trump released a new video from the White House on Wednesday in which he said that his contraction of COVID-19 was a “blessing from God,” and he credited an experimental antibody treatment for his apparent recovery from the disease that has so far killed more than 211,000 Americans...
Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries next month: Media
08:46 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayJapan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries next month, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday...
Tensions escalate at Rohingya camps after violence
08:35 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayTensions heightened at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps following a fierce clash at Ukhiya camp on Tuesday that left four people dead. Another Rohingya teenage boy, who sustained a bullet in a gunfight on Wednesday, died at a hospital in Cox’s Bazar district...
Brazil’s coronavirus cases pass 5 million
08:17 AM, 08 Oct 2020 ThursdayConfirmed cases of coronavirus in Brazil have passed five million, with deaths in the country approaching 150,000, officials say. Brazil's health ministry reported 31,553 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total infections to 5,000,694. The country is the third worst hit for infections, after the US and India...
Act fast to save planet: PM to global leaders
09:45 PM, 07 Oct 2020 Wednesday"In our war against nature, we’ll only lose. All our actions manifest that we’re consciously destroying the very support systems that are keeping us alive. So, the time to take action to save the planet is not tomorrow, but today," Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said...
Saudi visa extended for Bangladeshi expats
08:04 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdaySaudi Arabia has extended visa and Iqama (valid work permit) for Bangladeshi migrant workers until October 30. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Bangladeshi expatriate workers got stuck here and visa validity of many of them ended on September 30...
India disses 1959 claim at Ladakh border meet
07:13 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayIndia will await the Chinese response at the 7th military commanders meeting on October 12 in Ladakh after formally rejecting Beijing’s unilaterally defined 1959 claim on its perception of Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the diplomatic level talks on September 30...
Cabinet declares March 7 as ‘Historic Day’
06:38 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe Cabinet on Wednesday declared March 7 as ‘Historic Day’ instead of the ‘National Historic Day’ in a bid to observe the day nationally and internationally, commemorating the historic speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Modric will do anything to stay at Real
06:10 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe Croatian was born in Zadar, raised at Dinamo Zagreb and excelled at Tottenham, but it was at Real Madrid that he received the attention and recognition that he has deserved...
Germany’s World Cup hero Goetze joins PSV Eindhoven
05:42 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayGerman World Cup final hero Mario Goetze, who was a free agent after Borussia Dortmund allowed him to leave, has signed a two-year contract with PSV Eindhoven...
Noakhali housewife molestation: Rape case filed against Delwar
05:27 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayA rape case was filed against Delwar Hossain who has been arrested for molesting a housewife in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali...
Corona claims 35 more lives in Bangladesh
04:23 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,440 in Bangladesh on Wednesday, with 35 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,520 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,73,151, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release.The deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,440 in Bangladesh on Wednesday, with 35 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,520 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,73,151, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Genome editing wins Nobel chemistry prize
04:01 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayTwo scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the tools to edit DNA. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were announced as this year's winners for their work on the techniques of genome editing.
Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty granted bail
03:25 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayBollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has been granted bail nearly a month after she was jailed for allegedly buying drugs for her actor-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, reports BBC...
Greta Thunberg, WHO, Guterres are frontrunners for Nobel Peace Prize
02:25 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe World Health Organization is the bookies’ favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, though experts say Greta Thunberg or press freedom groups are also strong contenders...
No HSC exams this year
01:35 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayThe government has cancelled the HSC and equivalent examinations this year to stop spread of coronavirus in the country. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni revealed the information through a virtual press conference on Wednesday. The results of HSC will be determined by evaluating the results of JSC and SSC examinations, said the minister...
PM unveils Braille version of Bangabandhu’s “Oshomapto Atmojiboni”
12:36 PM, 07 Oct 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today unveiled the Braille version of the autobiography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -“Oshomapto Atmojiboni” (The Unfinished Memoirs)...