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US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal: Trump
11:46 AM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayDonald Trump said the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok's US unit if an American firm buys it. The US president said he made a demand for a "substantial portion" of the purchase price in a phone call at the weekend with Microsoft's boss. He also warned he will ban the app...
World facing 'generational catastrophe' on education
11:26 AM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be “a top priority.”..
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
11:09 AM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayHurricane Isaias has blasted in to North Carolina, crossing the coast 40 miles (65km) south-west of Wilmington. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) posted a statement on social media saying that Isaias made landfall at 23:10 EDT (03:10 GMT Tuesday), reports BBC. It added that the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85mph (140km/h)...
Health sector now capable of tackling coronavirus situation: Minister
06:17 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said that although there has been a slight increase in the number coronavirus cases, the country’s health sector now has the capacity to tackle the situation...
Corona-infected MP Salma Chy Ruma flown to Dhaka
06:08 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondaySalma Chowdhury Ruma, a reserved-seat MP from Rajbari, has been flown to Dhaka by a helicopter after she caught the novel coronavirus...
Former Pope Benedict seriously ill
05:14 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayFormer Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper reported on Monday...
Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies
04:53 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume has died aged 83...
EU provides Tk 10 mn for flood victims in Bangladesh
04:21 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe European Union is providing EUR 100,000, almost Tk 10 million, in humanitarian aid funding to assist the most vulnerable communities in response to severe flooding that has affected nearly one-third of Bangladesh...
Bangladesh sees 30 more Covid-19 deaths
02:35 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayIn the past 24 hours, Bangladesh recorded 1,356 more coronavirus cases and 30 new deaths from the virus. With this, a total of 2,42,102 people caught coronavirus and 3,154 died from the virus, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8...
21 killed in Afghan prison attack
02:03 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayAt least 21 people have been killed in ongoing fighting between Afghan security forces and gunmen who raided a jail overnight in an attack claimed by ISIL (ISIS) group, officials said on Monday. Among the dead were prisoners as well as civilians, prison guards and Afghan security personnel...
IPL set to start next month in UAE
01:55 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be staged in the United Arab Emirates from Sept. 19 to Nov. 10, subject to government approval...
When the search for a perfect marriage goes wrong
01:18 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayTrinh met her murderer through a matchmaker. She was 29 years old and her future husband was in his 50s, court documents show. She only spoke Vietnamese, he spoke Korean...
Three killed as bus rams pickup van
12:34 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThree people were killed in a fatal road crash in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Monday morning...
Data leak reveals Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths
12:00 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe government's own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry. The number of people known to be infected is also almost double official figures: 451,024 as opposed to 278,827...
Champions League ready to resume, at long last
11:31 AM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayAfter an enforced hiatus of almost five months, the UEFA Champions League and Europa League resume this week in order to clear up the last remaining business in a troubled season...
Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus
11:21 AM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayBollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Sunday after undergoing three weeks of treatment for the coronavirus, reports AP...
Economists fear double-whammy of unemployment may sow social tensions
11:15 AM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayOn the other hand, there’ll be another two crore people who will be under threat for losing jobs. Many of them are from the informal sector, he said...
Amit Shah tests positive for Covid-19
05:38 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayIndia’s Interior Minister Amit Shah on Sunday tested positive for Covid-19, reports Indian Express...
Flood situation in 8 dists may improve
05:18 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayFlood situation in eight districts may improve and remain stable in nine districts in next 24 hours, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre...
Anu Muhammad, wife catch coronavirus
04:33 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayNoted economist Anu Muhammad and his wife Shilpi Barua have been infected with the novel coronavirus...