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17 Bangladeshis arrested in India for ‘human trafficking’
10:56 AM, 06 Aug 2020 ThursdaySouth Bengal Frontier of BSF on Wednesday (July 5) busted a human trafficking network which was involved in infiltrating people into the Indian territory from Bangladesh. A total of 18 people, including 17 Bangladeshis who were trying to infiltrate and one Indian tout - were nabbed by the BSF jawans...
Beirut explosion: Port officials under house arrest as rescue efforts continue
09:56 AM, 06 Aug 2020 ThursdayA number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday's huge explosion, Lebanon's government says...
Facebook, Twitter pull Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation
08:56 AM, 06 Aug 2020 ThursdayFacebook Inc on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus...
World Bank says ready to mobilize financing for Lebanon blast recovery
08:44 AM, 06 Aug 2020 ThursdayThe World Bank Group said on Wednesday it stands ready to assess Lebanon’s damage and needs after a devastating Beirut port explosion and will work to help mobilize public and private financing for reconstruction and recovery...
Mexico nears 50,000 coronavirus deaths, with 829 new fatalities
08:33 AM, 06 Aug 2020 ThursdayMexico’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 6,139 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 829 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 456,100 cases and 49,698 deaths...
Beirut explosion death toll rises to 135, around 5000 injured
08:22 AM, 06 Aug 2020 ThursdayDeath toll in Tuesday’s huge blast that ripped through Lebanon’s capital Beirut has risen to 135, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday, reports Anadolu Agency. Nearly 5,000 victims were injured and dozens of them are still missing, Hamad Hassan said...
Lebanon declares 2-week state of emergency in Beirut
09:29 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayThe Lebanese government has declared a two-week state of emergency, effectively giving the military full powers in the capital...
Rayhan from Al Jazeera documentary to be deported to Bangladesh
08:39 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayBangladeshi Md Rayhan Kabir will be deported once the Malaysian Attorney General's Chambers has completed looking into the investigation papers of the case, says the country’s Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud...
Bill Gates urges US to help poorer countries get Covid-19 vaccines
08:06 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayMicrosoft Corp founder and philanthropist Bill Gates urged the United States to take a more global approach in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, saying while the nation leads in research, "we've only taken care of ourselves" in producing and procuring a vaccine...
Up to 300,000 left homeless by Beirut blast: Governor
06:58 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayA huge blast in Beirut has left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than US$3 billion (S$4.1 billion), its governor told AFP on Wednesday (Aug 5)...
Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion
05:36 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayFireworks and ammonium nitrate appear to have been the fuel that ignited a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, experts and videos of the blast suggest...
Regent Hospital MD confesses to role in fake Covid test report case
05:17 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayRegent Hospital Uttara branch managing director (MD) Mizanur Rahman today gave confessional statement in a case lodged over issuing fake coronavirus (Covid-19) test reports to 76 workers of the Metrorail Project...
Japan to give $329m to Bangladesh to combat COVID-19: Abe
04:48 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayJapan will provide 329 million US dollars (equivalent to 35 billion yen) to Bangladesh as grant to help the country combat coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Kamal could give a lot to country: PM
04:17 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Sheikh Kamal could give to the country much more if he remained alive as he made significant contribution to the country’s politics, culture and sports with his multifaceted brilliance. She said this while joining a virtual discussion from her official residence Ganobhaban here marking the 71st birth anniversary of Shaheed Sheikh Kamal...
17 die in Netrokona boat capsize
03:11 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayAt least seventeen people died and four others went missing when a boat capsized in Gobindashri haor in Madan upazila of Netrokona on Wednesday afternoon. Two of the deceased were identified as Lubana Akter, 10 and her sister Julfa Akter, 7. They were the daughters of Warech Uddin, of Charrishta union in Mymensingh...
Modi lays Ayodhya Ram Temple foundation
03:05 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayIndian PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for a Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya, reports BBC...
Gold prices hit $2,000 an ounce for first time
02:57 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayGold prices on Tuesday hit $2,000 an ounce for the first time, the latest surge in a commodity seen as a refuge during economic uncertainty, reports AFP...
Death toll from coronavirus rises to 3,267
02:42 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayBangladesh recorded 33 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,267, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Nine sued over killing of ex-Major Sinha in Cox’s Bazar
02:19 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayA case was filed against nine people over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan on Marine Drive road in Teknaf...
Global coronavirus deaths exceed 700,000
01:28 PM, 05 Aug 2020 WednesdayThe global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities...