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Canada PM's wife positive for new coronavirus
12:37 PM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayJustin Trudeau's wife has tested positive for novel coronavirus, his office said late Thursday, while assuring the public the Canadian prime minister is fine...
SCBA re-elects Amin Uddin as its president
11:44 AM, 13 Mar 2020 FridayThe Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has re-elected AM Amin Uddin, and elected Md Ruhul Kuddus Kazal as its president and secretary respectively for 2020-21 term...
'Until I'm hugging my daughter, I won't really exhale'
09:38 PM, 12 Mar 2020 Thursday"Until I'm hugging my daughter, I won't really exhale. But I know I'm among the luckier ones in these scary times, and my heart is with everyone having a worse time than we are."...
Raij Uddin excluded from Swadhinata Padak list
08:37 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdaySM Raij Uddin Ahmed has been excluded from the list of "Swadhinata Padak 2020" (Independence Award) recipients...
Being a justice, I fulfilled father's dream, says Zinat Ara
07:40 PM, 12 Mar 2020 Thursday"My father had dream one day I will become a justice of Supreme Court, and I met his desire but unfortunately he died three months before my being justice," she said...
Coronavirus: US mobilises $2,500,000 to support Bangladesh
06:07 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayThis USAID funding will support three priority areas -- strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in health facilities; improving specimen transport and referral systems; and increasing risk awareness communication and outreach...
Marriage without dating in Indonesia
05:58 PM, 12 Mar 2020 Thursday“I’ve researched dating from a scientific and psychological point of view,” Munafar told reporters after the event. “It’s harmful in every respect.”...
Ronaldo quarantined after team-mate catches coronavirus
05:04 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayRonaldo and Rugani shared a dressing room on Sunday when Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-0 behind closed doors...
Follow instructions to fight coronavirus: PM
04:48 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayNoting that the government is making its best efforts to fight coronavirus, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the people of the country to properly follow the awareness-raising instructions over the virus...
Guyana confirms first case of coronavirus
04:34 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayGuyana on Wednesday confirmed its first case of coronavirus infection in a Guyanese woman who died after returning to the South American country last week from the United States, according to a statement from the president...
Ivory Coast confirms first COVID-19 case
04:16 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayIvory Coast announced its first case of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, while stressing all precautionary measures are being taken...
Greece reports first coronavirus death
04:06 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayGreece reported its first fatality from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, a 66-year-old man who had returned from a religious pilgrimage to Israel and Egypt at the end of February...
Algeria confirms first coronavirus death
04:00 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayAlgeria has registered its first coronavirus death, state radio reported on Thursday...
Khaleda Zia gets HC bail in defamation case
03:31 PM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe High Court on Thursday granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed in Narail district...
Tom and wife Rita test positive for coronavirus in Australia
11:47 AM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayOscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Australia...
PM inaugurates country’s first expressway
11:18 AM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe country’s first-ever expressway from Dhaka to Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila has been opened to public. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 55km four-lane highway, with a service lane on both sides, on the day through video conference from Gono Bhaban on Thursday morning...
WHO declares novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
09:29 AM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. There are 118,000 cases, more than 4,000 deaths, the agency said, and the virus has found a foothold on every continent except for Antarctica...
Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 31% to 827
09:05 AM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 196 to 827, a rise of 31%, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21...
Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years in rape trial
08:36 AM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayDisgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault...
Coronavirus: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US
08:21 AM, 12 Mar 2020 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In a televised address on Wednesday, he said all travel from Europe would be suspended for the next 30 days...