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23 more die of Covid-19 in 24hrs
04:23 PM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus stood at 5,348 in Bangladesh on Sunday, with 23 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,125 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,68,690, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Saudi Airlines resumes ticket sale after brief disruption
03:31 PM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayThe Saudi Airlines authorities in Dhaka resumed sale of tickets and distribution of tokens for Bangladeshi expatriates on Sunday morning after a brief disruption...
Geneva event highlights positive impact of J & K’s new domicile policy
02:36 PM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayJammu and Kashmir Study Center organized an event on the sidelines of the ongoing 45th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, highlighting domicile policy of Jammu and Kashmir...
Eden ex-principal murder: 2 housemaids sentenced to death
02:06 PM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayA Dhaka tribunal has sentenced two housemaids to death in a case filed for the murder of former principal of Eden Mohila College Mahfuza Chowdhury Parvin. Judge Abu Jafar Md Kamruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 passed the order on Sunday...
Rifat killing: Death reference at High Court
12:45 PM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayThe death reference in Rifat Sharif killing case reached the High Court Division on Sunday. High Court Special Officer Mohammad Saifur Rahman said it has been sent to the bench concerned. On September 30, Rifat Sharif’s wife Aysha Siddika Minni and five others were sentenced to death over his killing in Barguna in broad daylight last year...
Vitamin A plus campaign kicks off
12:10 PM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayThe national Vitamin A plus campaign started across the country on Sunday aiming to feed Vitamin A capsules to children aged between six and 59 months...
Sherpur UNO escapes unhurt in attack, car damaged
11:47 AM, 04 Oct 2020 SundaySherpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Liyakat Ali Sheikh escaped unhurt as miscreants attacked his car at Boroitoli Naldangi in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Saturday night. However, his two staffers -- Ujjal Mohanta and Manjurul Haque -- were injured in the attack...
Biman’s Sylhet-London-Sylhet flight inaugurated
11:28 AM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayBiman Bangladesh Airlines today inaugurated Sylhet-London-Sylhet direct flight. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali inaugurated the flight at Sylhet Osmani International Airport...
Thousands flock to Mexico City protest against President Lopez Obrador
10:21 AM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayThousands of protesters marched through central Mexico City on Saturday in one of the biggest demonstrations against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador since he took office nearly two years ago...
Storm Alex: Heavy rains cause severe flooding in France and Italy
09:34 AM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayAt least two people have died and at least 25 are missing after a powerful storm hit southern France and north-western Italy. Named Alex, it brought fierce winds and torrential rains causing severe floods...
Covid: UK announces more than 10,000 daily cases for first time
09:15 AM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayThe UK has announced more than 10,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time since mass testing began. There were 12,872 new cases, while a further 49 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19...
‘I feel much better’: Trump releases first video message from hospital
08:28 AM, 04 Oct 2020 SundayDonald Trump released a new video message on Saturday evening saying that he is “doing well”, his wife Melania is “doing very well” and the next few days will be the “real test” after he was taken to hospital with Covid-19...
Nepal PM's advisers test positive for Covid-19
09:47 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayThree advisers to Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said on Saturday they had tested positive for COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of 528 people in the country, reports Reuters...
Alternative leadership if Dr Kamal skips council: Montu
09:33 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayMostafa Mohsin Montu, leader of a faction of Gonoforum, on Saturday hinted that they will remove party president Dr Kamal Hossain if he does not join their national council scheduled to be held on December 26...
Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine within 6 months
09:09 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayThere is growing hope that a vaccine against coronavirus may be given the green light by health regulators by the end of this year to be rolled out for a vaccination programme in six months’ time or even less, according to a UK media report...
Nitol Motors, Pran-RFL launch Tata AC bus
08:36 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayNitol Motors, and Pran-RFL Group have jointly launched Tata air-conditioned bus named Tulsi...
World’s best airport warns of ‘daunting’ future amid pandemic
07:47 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayChangi Airport Group said the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t abating as officials behind the world’s best airport warned of a “daunting” period ahead...
Kazi Salahuddin elected BFF president for 4th time
07:23 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayBangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has elected former footballer Kazi Md Salahuddin as its president for the fourth time. He won the BFF election held in a hotel in the capital on Saturday. Another former footballer Abdus Salam Morshedi has been elected vice president...
Belgium detains Rwanda genocide suspects
06:38 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayThree men suspected of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide have been arrested and charged in Belgium with serious abuse of human rights, the prosecutor’s office said on Saturday...
Mahmudul Hasan made Befaq acting president
06:13 PM, 03 Oct 2020 SaturdayAllama Mahmudul Hasan has been made acting president of the Qawmi madrasa education board, Befaq as the post fell vacant after death of the former board Hathazari Madrasa rector Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi...