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Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint
11:19 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayTwitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint, reports Reuters. The video, which included music from the group Linkin Park, disappeared from the president’s Twitter feed late Saturday with the notification...
Three of a family die from coronavirus
10:39 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayThree members of a family in Haziganj upazila of Chandpur have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus. Deceased Abul Kashem Mia, 75, his son Abdul Awal, 48, and daughter Kamrunnahar, 50, were residents of Makimabad village in the upazila...
Olympic figure skater dies at 20
09:32 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayPairs figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, who was born in Russia but competed for Australia in the 2018 Olympics, has died at 20 in Moscow, the International Skating Union reported Saturday...
Syria launches elections amid war, economic woes
08:57 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayDamascus launches parliamentary elections across government-controlled areas of the country on Sunday, as President Bashar al-Assad marked 20 years in power amid a continuing war and deep economic woes, reports Al Jazeera...
UK asks Japan for Huawei alternatives
08:35 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayThe British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies, citing NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd as potential alternative suppliers, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday...
Record single-day rise in global coronavirus cases
08:21 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayThe number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. According to WHO, this is the first time the number of new daily infections has surpassed a quarter of a million...
Onset of floods leads country into two-front war
08:14 AM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayThe Coronavirus pandemic and rapidly worsening flood situation in the country's northern and middle parts, have deepened people’s sufferings, while food and drinking water crisis left thousands in great dismay...
Germany pledges 3 billion euros for poor countries
10:01 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayGermany pledged 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) at a meeting of G20 finance ministers to help the world’s poorest countries, the finance ministry said on Saturday, reports Reuters...
9 cricketers to join BCB’s individual training programme
09:36 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayIndividual training programme of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in COVID-19 situations is set to start from Sunday. A total of nine cricketers will join this programme...
Investigators dig out more evidence of Shahed’s fraudulence
09:22 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayPolice today said Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed Karim was found to have kept mark of his evil skills in education and several other sectors apart from health as he was now being quizzed in remand primarily on charges of issuing fake Covid-19 test reports in exchange of money...
ICT Ministry partners with Facebook to launch Covid-19 awareness campaign in Bangladesh
08:49 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayIn this crisis of Covid-19, Facebook, from the beginning, has extended its unrelenting support to the people of Bangladesh...
39 US states implement some type of mask requirement
08:33 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayLocal and state leaders have responded to the guidance to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of the virus with both support and opposition...
Hundreds of Thais protest demanding govt resignation
08:05 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayHundreds of Thais protested on Saturday evening, demanding the resignation of the government and the dissolution of parliament, defying a coronavirus ban on big gatherings in one of the largest street demonstrations since a 2014 military coup, reports Reuters...
Cement-laden vessel sinks in Meghna
07:40 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayA cement-laden vessel capsized in the Meghna River in Hizla upazila of Barishal on Saturday afternoon.
Shaheen Iqbal made Navy chief
06:15 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayRear Admiral Mohammad Shaheen Iqbal will lead Bangladesh Navy as the government has appointed him as new chief of the force...
US has ‘lost its mind, morals and credibility’
05:55 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayChina’s foreign minister told his Russian counterpart on Friday that the United States has “lost its mind, morals and credibility”, while saying Beijing and Moscow should work together on issues of global importance, like Covid-19 and regional security...
Indonesia overtakes China in coronavirus cases
05:45 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayIndonesia overtook China on Saturday as the country with the most confirmed coronavirus cases in East Asia with 84,882 infections, and authorities said the actual infection rate could be higher due to undetected cases...
Quader calls for bringing back patients’ confidence in hospitals
05:25 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday called upon the authorities concerned to bring back the patients’ confidence in hospitals ensuring proper health environment during the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis...
US civil rights pioneer John Lewis dies
05:21 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayUS lawmaker John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the US House of Representatives, has died, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday...
Saudi hosts G20 talks on coronavirus recovery, debt crisis
04:50 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayG20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing calls to widen debt relief for crisis-hit poor countries...