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Fahim Saleh murder: Police identify ‘person of interest’
03:59 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayNew York police on Thursday said they identified a “person of interest” in the murder of young tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh but the suspect was not in custody yet...
Israel supporter’s dramatic shift shocks establishment
03:41 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayAn influential American commentator has sent shock waves through the Jewish establishment and Washington policy-making circles by breaking a long-standing taboo: He has endorsed the idea of a democratic entity of Jews and Palestinians living with equal rights between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, arguing that a two-state solution — Israel and Palestine — is no longer possible...
US-Bangla Airline enters 7th year
03:14 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayUS-Bangla Airlines, the country’s largest private carrier in terms of fleet size, on Friday entered its seventh year with a pledge to add brand new aircraft for its international routes...
Coronavirus deaths in Bangladesh cross 2500, cases near 2 lakh
02:43 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayThe deaths tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh surpassed 2500 with 51 new fatalities in the past 24 hours. With this, the country witnessed a total of 2,547 deaths from the disease, according to DGHS. The country's total number of coronavirus cases reached 199,357 with 3,034 people newly caught the highly contagious disease...
JKG chairman Sabrina remanded again
02:15 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayJKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Chowdhury arrested for issuing fake COVID-19 certificates has again been placed on two-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masudur Rahman granted the remand against her on Friday after a hearing...
Khulna turf war death toll climbs to 4
12:41 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayTwo more people, who were injured in a clash over establishing supremacy in Moshiali area of the city on Thursday, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) early Friday, taking the death toll to four...
Rushanara against revoking someone's UK citizenship
12:32 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayBritish lawmaker Rushanara Ali has said it is not right for the UK government to remove someone’s UK citizenship based on their parent’s country of origin. "I do not believe it is right for the UK government....," she said adding that this was at heart a political decision, not one anchored in the rule of law, and it set a dangerous precedent...
India tops a million coronavirus cases
12:14 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayIndia on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further out into the countryside and smaller towns, reports Reuters...
Four of a family found dead
11:42 AM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayFour members of a family were found dead in Madhupur upazila of Tangail on Friday morning. Among the deceased, two were men and two women. No more details could be known immediately. Madhupur Police Station officer in-charge Tariq Kamal confirmed matter...
President Hamid’s younger brother Abul Hye dies of Covid-19
11:28 AM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayAbdul Hye, younger brother of President Abdul Hamid, died of coronavirus at a hospital in the city early Friday. He was 67, reports UNB...
Real Madrid La Liga champions
11:25 AM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayKarim Benzema scored a brace to power Real Madrid to a 2-1 victory over Villarreal, earning Los Blancos their 34th LaLiga Santander title on Thursday night at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano in Madrid...
Prof Emajuddin passes away
11:14 AM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayProf Emajuddin Ahmed, ex-vice chancellor of Dhaka University, died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in the capital on Friday morning. He was 87. He breathed his last around 5:30am at Labaid Specialized Hospital in the city’s Dhanmondi area, said his personal secretary Amar Chandra Mistry, reports UNB. Emajuddin, a veteran political scientist, complained of chest pain around 2:30am at his Elephant Road residence. He was then taken to the Labaid Hospital, he said...
Death toll in Turkish migrant boat sinking rises to 40
09:41 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe death toll from a migrant boat sinking in Lake Van in eastern Turkey rose to 40, the local governor’s office said on Thursday, after nearly three weeks of search operations, reports Reuters...
'Qatar World Cup will inify a post-Covid-19 world'
09:22 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayHassan Al Thawadi, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee of Delivery and Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for the delivery of infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup, believes that the global showpiece event will act as a bridge between different cultures...
Eid holidays for garment workers 3 days
08:59 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that Eid-ul-Azha holidays for the garment workers will be three days coinciding with the public holidays...
Canada adds more than 1 million jobs in June
08:04 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayCanada added 1,042,900 jobs in June as business reopened after shutdowns related to COVID-19, led by hiring in the trade, transportation and utilities sector, according to a report from payroll services provider ADP released on Thursday...
Bangladesh set to enter a long transmission cycle of Covid-19: Experts
07:41 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayThey also said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has taken a ‘suicidal’ decision of reducing the number of daily corona tests in the country at a time when the infection rate is rising alarmingly...
Russian hackers try to steal Covid-19 vaccine research
07:22 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayRussian cyber actors are targeting organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development, according to UK security officials. A UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advisory published Thursday details activity of a group known as APT29, also named “the Dukes” or “Cozy Bear”...
Public transports to remain in operation during Eid: Quader
07:03 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayClearing the confusions among the people whether passenger vehicles would run on streets during the forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the public transports will be in operation across the country during the Eid holidays...
Bangladesh won't go into conflict with Malaysia over Rayhan Kabir issue
06:50 PM, 16 Jul 2020 ThursdayExpatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has said Bangladesh won't go into conflict with Malaysia over stripping of a Bangladeshi national's work permit...