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Lebanon’s information minister resigns after Beirut catastrophe
03:41 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayLebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad resigned from her post on Sunday, marking the first resignation by a government minister since the massive explosion shook Beirut and prompted mass protests...
ICT cancels bail of Sunamganj Razakar for violating conditions
03:25 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today canceled bail of an alleged Razakar from Sunamganj for violating conditions of his bail...
Coronavirus: 34 die, 2487 infected, 1766 recover in 24 hours
02:38 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,399 as 34 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,487 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 257,600, Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, said during a press briefing on Sunday...
Slain ex-major Sinha’s aide Shipra gets bail
02:02 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayA Cox’s Bazar court has granted bail to Shipra Rani Debnath, an aide of slain former army major Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan, in a case filed under the Narcotics Act. Senior Judicial Magistrate Delwar Hossen passed the order on Sunday. The court also fixed Monday for hearing on Shipra’s friend Sifat’s bail petition in the same case...
Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok’s US operations: Sources
01:00 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayTwitter Inc has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app...
Mexico’s coronavirus death tally exceeds 52,000
12:39 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayMexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 6,495 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 695 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 475,902 cases and 52,006 deaths...
7 die in fire at COVID-19 hotel facility in India
12:22 PM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayAt least seven people died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel that was being used as a COVID-19 facility in India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state early on Sunday, police said...
Brazil COVID-19 deaths reach 100,000 and barrel onward
11:56 AM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayBrazil’s death toll from COVID-19 passed 100,000 on Saturday and continue to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak. Confronting its most lethal outbreak since the Spanish flu a century ago, Brazil reported its first cases of the novel coronavirus...
US sets record as coronavirus cases top 5 million
11:35 AM, 09 Aug 2020 SundayThe United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday, with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a Reuters tally, as the country’s top infectious diseases official offered hope earlier this week that an effective vaccine might be available by year-end...
Police fire tear gas at Beirut protesters furious after explosion
09:47 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayLebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to break through a barrier to get to the parliament building in Beirut on Saturday during a protest over the government’s handling of this week’s devastating explosion in the city...
Mukesh Ambani eclipses richest European to become world’s number 4
08:22 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayMukesh Ambani has surged past Europe’s wealthiest man, making him the world’s fourth-richest person. Reliance Industries Ltd.’s chairman is now worth $80.6 billion, after amassing $22 billion this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index...
UK orders recall of 741,000 coronavirus testing kits over safety concerns
07:57 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayRandox Laboratories, a Northern Ireland-based medical technology company, has been instructed by Britain’s medicines regulator to recall up to 741,000 coronavirus test kits from the national test and trace program as a precautionary measure...
Sheikh Hasina greets Lankan PM on polls victory
07:21 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today congratulated her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on the victory of his party in the recently held parliamentary polls...
Beirut explosion: Angry protesters set to take to streets
07:00 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayThousands of Lebanese furious with their political leaders will later take to Beirut's streets, four days after a huge explosion left at least 154 dead...
7 killed as bus collides with CNG-run auto-rickshaw
05:35 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdaySeven people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh on Saturday afternoon. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The incident took place on Mymensingh-Jamalpur highway near Bhabkeer intersection in Muktagacha upazila...
Abhishek tests negative for coronavirus after 29 days in hospital
05:11 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayBollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan has tested negative for coronavirus. The actor shared this news on Twitter on Saturday...
Bangamata’s rejection of Bangabandhu release on parole changed political history
04:28 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayMentioning that her mother Bangamata Begum Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib could have taken right decision in any critical juncture of the nation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her (Bangamata’s) decision to reject Bangabandhu’s release on parole changed the course of the country’s political history...
South Korea floods, landslides kill 21 as heavy rains continue
04:13 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayAt least 21 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country’s longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday...
Over 60 still missing after Beirut mega-blast: Ministry
03:44 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayMore than 60 people are still missing in Beirut, four days after a massive explosion at the port left more than 150 people dead, a health ministry official said Saturday...
Dhaka’s relations with Delhi, Beijing must not be compared: FM
03:30 PM, 08 Aug 2020 SaturdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Bangladesh's relations with India and China should not be compared saying Bangladesh emphasizes on its development through cooperation and collaboration...