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Tamim, Mahmudullah, Mustafiz reject offers to play in CPL
09:11 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThree Bangladeshi players -- ODI captain Tamim Iqbal, T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad and bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman--recently have recently turned down offers to play in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) beginning August 18...
The Guardian announces plans to cut 180 jobs
08:59 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Guardian could see up to 180 jobs cut after a £25m drop in revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic...
Dipu Moni for job-oriented skills, technical education
08:14 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayEducation Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said that a large number of students are highly educated but they have failed to get expected jobs due to lack of technical education...
Fazle Kabir to lead BB for 2 more yrs
07:56 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayFazle Kabir will lead Bangladesh Bank for two more years as the government has reappointed him in the post...
China attacks UK's 'groundless' Huawei 5G ban
07:08 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Chinese government has said it is "strongly opposed" to the UK's "groundless" ban of Huawei's 5G kit. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying added Beijing would "take measures to safeguard" the "legitimate interests" of Chinese companies...
UAE reports no coronavirus deaths in 24hrs
06:37 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe United Arab Emirates has recorded zero coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed Bin Zayed said on Twitter Wednesday, reports CNN...
Goods-laden vehicles to stay shut for 9 days during Eid
06:01 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayNot public transport, but goods-laden vehicles will remain suspended for nine days during Eid-ul-Azha. A meeting was held at the Secretariat on Wednesday where movement of launch, ferrry and steamer, and procedures to ensure passengers' safety were discussed...
Trump ends HK's special status with US
05:28 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday which ended trade preferences with Hong Kong. He also signed a law that imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, businesses and banks that help China restrict Hong Kong's autonomy...
Remove offensive scenes of web series by 7 days: HC
04:58 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to remove offensive scenes of all web series by next seven days...
US allies stand up to China
04:08 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping surprised the world with a speech at Davos in 2017, defending free trade and joint action on climate change as then US president-elect Donald Trump argued for precisely the opposite. It might have been an overambitious pitch by Xi to position China as the world's next leader...
Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus
03:31 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdaySeven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads...
33 die, 3533 infected in 24 hours
02:36 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 2,457 as 33 more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 3,533 more have been detected with the virus, raising the number of such cases to 193,590. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said during the health bulletin on Wednesday...
Public transport to remain shut for 9 days during Eid
01:51 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe government has decided to keep the public transport closed for nine days during Eid-ul-Azha to stop spread of coronavirus. The public transport will remain shut for five days before and three days after the Eid. A letter has been sent from Cabinet Division to the concerned ministries and divisions in this regard...
Coronavirus: Smokers quit in highest numbers in a decade
01:05 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayMore than one million people have given up smoking since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, a survey for charity Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) suggests...
Andrew Kishore laid to rest
12:19 PM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayRenowned singer Andrew Kishore was laid to eternal rest beside his parents’ graves at Christian cemetery at Sreerampur area in Rajshahi at 11:30am on Wednesday...
Over 2,500 games removed from Apple’s China App Store
11:36 AM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayMore than 2,500 mobile games were removed from Apple’s China app store in the first week of July, four times as many in the same period in June, after Apple closed a loophole to comply with Chinese licence requirements, data from SensorTower showed...
Flash floods kill 16, displace hundreds in Indonesia
11:24 AM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayFlash floods and landslides have killed at least 16 people and displaced hundreds in a district on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials at the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Wednesday...
Trump administration rescinds rule on int’l students
10:56 AM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online next semester because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Pathao co-founder Fahim murdered in New York
10:24 AM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayNew York police found a limbless, headless body believed to be of co-founder of Bangladeshi ride-sharing app Pathao inside his swanky Manhattan condo on Tuesday afternoon...
Trump says he has ended preferential treatment for Hong Kong
09:54 AM, 15 Jul 2020 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law for the ex-British colony...