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Dr Yunus appointed as Albukhary Int’l University chancellor
08:22 AM, 02 Sep 2020 WednesdayNobel Laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank has been appointed the Inaugural Chancellor of Albukhary International University (AIU) of Malaysia...
Actor Farooque hospitalized again
09:23 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayA couple of days after being discharged from hospital, actor Akbar Hossain Pathan (known by the stage name Farooque) got admitted to hospital again on Monday as he fell sick seriously...
Charlie Hebdo republishes Prophet Mohammed cartoons
08:48 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayFrench satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has republished cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that made them the target of a deadly terror attack in 2015, reports BBC...
Opinions split in Barca boardroom
08:08 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe Barcelona boardroom are still at odds over the future of Leo Messi just days before Josep Maria Bartomeu and the player's father Jorge are due to meet...
No one at city has talked about Messi: Garcia
07:55 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayManchester City players have not discussed the prospect of Lionel Messi joining the club from Barcelona despite rumours he could make a move to the Etihad Stadium, says defender Eric Garcia...
Sevilla re-sign Rakitic from Barcelona
07:46 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdaySevilla have re-signed Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic from Barcelona for an initial fee of €1.5 million...
Foreign exchange reserve crosses $39 billion
07:09 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayFor the first time, foreign exchange reserve of Bangladesh Bank has surpassed 39 billion dollars.
Bangladesh sets up standards for fabric mask production
06:01 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayBangladesh has established minimum requirements for the production of non-medical fabric masks for community use, making an important step towards safe and regulated production of masks and providing essential guidelines to local manufacturers, RMG sector and NGOs to join the fight against COVID-19...
Millions return to work and school in France
05:43 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayAmid strict health protocols schools and offices opened in France on Tuesday after months of restrictions to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Inner Mongolia protests at plans to bring Mandarin-only lessons
05:12 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayThousands of ethnic Mongolians have protested across northern China in opposition to Beijing plans to replace the Mongolian language with Chinese in some school subjects...
ECNEC okays Tk 3,586cr project to upgrade Sylhet-Tamabil highway
04:49 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe project will also pave the way for boosting Bangladesh’s export-import as well as trade and commerce with the South and East Asian countries, especially with India’s Asam and Tripura, Mannan said...
Maersk to cut jobs in major reorganization
04:08 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayMaersk will cut jobs in a major shake-up that will affect a third of the shipping giant’s staff as it seeks to integrate its seaborne container and in-land logistics businesses, it said on Tuesday, reports Reuters...
Coronavirus death toll rises to 4316
03:44 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe deaths related to the novel coronavirus reached 4,316 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the country recorded 35 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, 1,950 people newly caught the deadly virus, taking the country's tally to 3,14,946, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release...
Saudi king sacks defence officials
03:37 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayA royal decree said Saudi King Salman had relieved Prince Fahad bin Turki of his role as commander of joint forces in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen...
BNP pays homage to Zia on founding anniversary
02:38 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayBNP on Tuesday paid homage to its founder Ziaur Rahman marking its 42nd founding anniversary...
Bir Uttam CR Dutta’s cremation held
02:31 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayThe cremation of Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttam, widely known as CR Dutta, commander of sector number four during the Liberation War, was held in the capital on Tuesday. His body was taken to Sabujbagh crematorium where Bangladesh Army presented him a gun salute before his cremation...
Bangladesh establishes diplomatic ties with Saint Kitts and Nevis
01:33 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayBangladesh has established diplomatic relationship with Saint Kitts and Nevis, an island country in the West Indies...
Asia’s factories shaking off COVID gloom, China shines
12:22 PM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayAsian factories continued to shake off the coronavirus-induced gloom in August as more bright signs in China raised hopes of a firmer recovery in global demand, reducing pressure on policymakers to take more radical steps to avert a deeper recession...
BNP’s 42nd founding anniversary today
10:49 AM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayBNP is celebrating to celebrate its 42nd founding anniversary across the country on Tuesday in a low-key manner due to the coronavirus prevalence...
Facebook improving hate speech detection ahead of Myanmar’s 2020 election
09:35 AM, 01 Sep 2020 TuesdayFacebook Inc said on Tuesday that it was preparing for Myanmar’s 2020 election scheduled for November by improving the detection and removal of hate speech and content that incites violence, and preventing the spread of misinformation...