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Auto promotion news is a rumor: Education Ministry
07:37 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe Ministry of Education has said that the news of auto promotion of students without exams is a rumor...
TikTok removes over 49 million videos in second half of 2019
07:28 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdaySocial media app TikTok said on Thursday it removed over 49 million videos that violated its guidelines or terms of service from its platform globally in the second half of last year...
Kuwait confirms MP Papul not its citizen
06:59 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayKuwait's Ministry of Interior on Thursday said that Bangladeshi MP Shahid Islam Papul, arrested on charges of human trafficking, visa trading, and money laundering, is not a Kuwaiti citizen...
Italy bans flights from Bangladesh until Oct 5
06:40 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayItaly has issued a ban on all kinds of flights from Bangladesh to the country until October 5. Besides Bangladeshi, foreign nationals also cannot enter the country from Bangladesh. Qatar Airways, which flies passengers on Italy route, said this quoting the country's Health Ministry...
Regent Group chief's bank account frozen
05:50 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayBangladesh Bank has frozen the bank account of Regent Group chairman Md Sahed, who has been accused of various offenses, including issuing fake COVID-19 certificates...
Bulgaria closes night clubs, bans spectators at sports
05:30 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayBulgarian night clubs and indoor discos will close, spectators will be banned at all sports events and public gatherings will be limited to 30 people as new cases of the coronavirus have surged, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said, reports Reuters...
Regal Furniture offers 15% Eid discount
04:43 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayRFL Group furniture brand Regal has offered 15% discount on its all products ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...
Drive against corruption must go on: PM
04:00 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government would continue the dragnet against those involved in corruption and irregularities irrespective of their political affiliation...
COVID-19 death toll passes 2200
02:43 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayForty-one more people died from coronavirus or COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,238. Besides, the confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 175,494 as 3,360 more cases were detected in the last 24 hours, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said during a briefing on Thursday...
Travel ban imposed on Sahed
01:26 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayPolice have imposed a travel ban on the chairman of Regent Group Sahed Karim alias Md Sahed in connection with some irregularities and fraudulent activities. A letter was sent to the Immigration Department in this regard on Thursday, some officials seeking anonymity said. The immigration authorities were asked to take necessary steps to prevent Sahed accused in a fraudulent case leaving the country, it said in the letter...
JS passes bill raising age limit of BB governor to 67
12:42 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayParliament passed the 'Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020' on Thursday raising the age limit for appointing Bangladesh Bank governor to 67 years from 65. Planning Minister MA Mannan in absence of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal moved the Bill in the House and it was passed by voice vote...
Regent Group chief Sahed’s main aide arrested
12:20 PM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested Tarek Shibly, the main aide of Regent Group Chairman Md Sahed, from the capital’s Nakhalpara area on Wednesday midnight. Lt. Col. Sarwar, Chief of RAB’s detective branch, confirmed the arrest to Jago News...
Key accused in Buriganga launch capsize case arrested
11:19 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayMosaddek Soad, owner of the MV Moyur-2 launch and key accused in the Buriganga launch capsize case, was arrested on Wednesday midnight. Confirming the matter to Jago News, Khandoker Faridul Islam, superintendent of police (SP - Dhaka region) of river police, said, on information, they arrested him from an apartment...
3 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
10:29 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayThree Rohingya people were killed in an alleged gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Cox’s Bazar early Thursday. The incident took place at Tulatuli area under Rajapalong union in Ukhiya upazila of the district around 4am. The deceased were identified as Nur Alam, 45, Md Hamid, 25, and Nazir Hossain, 25...
Barcelona win 1-0 to relegate Espanyol in La Liga
10:01 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayBarcelona kept their title hopes alive with a 1-0 win in the city derby against Espanyol in the Spanish league on Wednesday, sealing the rival’s relegation for the first time in nearly three decades...
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 12 million
09:35 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayGlobal coronavirus cases exceeded 12 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as evidence mounts of the airborne spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months. The number of cases is triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organization...
Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia set on fire
09:20 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayA quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump is reported to have been set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, prompting its removal...
US surpasses 3 million coronavirus cases
08:35 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayMore than three million people in the US have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. Over 131,000 deaths have been reported, and on Tuesday the US broke its record for most new cases reported in one day. Despite the rise, the White House wants to press forward on some reopenings, including for schools...
Ivory Coast PM Amadou dies after cabinet meeting
08:21 AM, 09 Jul 2020 ThursdayIvory Coast's PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party's candidate for October's presidential election, after Alassane Ouattara said he would not seek a third term in office...
Death toll in Ethiopia violence over singer's killing hits 239
09:39 PM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group has risen to 239, according to police...