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No new coronavirus case reported in last 24 hrs
03:10 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayUrging people not to panic over coronavirus, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Monday said no new case of coronavirus infection was reported in the country in the last 24 hours till Monday morning...
Saima's rapist, killer sentenced to death
03:07 PM, 09 Mar 2020 MondayA tribunal here on Monday sentenced a young man to death in the case over the killing of Samia Afrin Saima, a seven-year-old girl, after rape in the city’s Wari area last year. The convicted man is Harun-or-Rashid, 25...
Coronavirus in Bangladesh spurs rush to buy face masks
09:59 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayPeople have started crowding shops or pharmacies to buy face masks to protect themselves from the infection of novel coronavirus following confirmation of three cases of the virus in the country. They were seen selling Chinese face masks at Tk 100 to 120 and Bangladesh masks at Tk 50-80....
Bangladeshis returning from 6 countries urged to be self-quarantined
08:14 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayIn a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government has urged Bangladeshis returning from six countries -- China, Italy, South Korea, Singapore, Iran and Thailand -- to be self-quarantined for 14 days...
Tamim Iqbal new ODI captain
07:29 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayTamim Iqbal has been made new ODI captain of Bangladesh Cricket team, BCB chief Nazmul Hasan Papon...
Women's rights activists attacked then detained in Kyrgyzstan
07:14 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayPolice in Kyrgyzstan detained dozens of women’s rights activists on Sunday shortly after journalists witnessed the protesters being attacked by masked men...
Australia win fifth T20 World Cup
05:34 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayAustralia demolished India by 85 runs to win their fifth Women's T20 World Cup title in front of 86,174 at Melbourne Cricket Ground...
Bangladesh reports first 3 cases of coronavirus
04:11 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayBangladesh has confirmed first three cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), said the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Sunday. Among the infected people, two are men and one woman. Their ages are between 20 to 35...
Journalist mothers ‘conciliate both’
03:55 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayWomen often face the tough choice of choosing between their children and responding to the call of duty. The situation can be particularly difficult for journalist mothers, many of whom said they were torn between childcare and professional duties...
Hajj flights to start from June 23
02:43 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayThe hajj flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims for performing the holy hajj this year will begin from June 23...
5 of a family in India get coronavirus
01:43 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayFive of a family in India’s Kerala have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of infected people in the country to 39. Three in the family had recently visited Italy, one of the nations that reported the most cases of coronavirus...
HC cancels GK Shamim’s bail
01:20 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayThe High Court has cancelled the bail granted to controversial contractor and expelled Jubo League leader Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim in an arms case. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mojibur Rahman on Sunday passed the order after the state filed an appeal seeking cancellation of the bail...
Don’t be worried over coronavirus: PM
12:37 PM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country not to be worried regarding coronavirus as Bangladesh has enough capability to face this disease. She said the government is monitoring the situation round the clock and will take immediate appropriate steps if any problem arises in any place...
Coronavirus: 4 dead in China quarantine hotel collapse
11:20 AM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayAt least four people are dead and 29 missing after a hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Quanzhou collapsed on Saturday. Rescue workers are still searching the rubble of the five-storey Xinjia Hotel in the southern province of Fujian...
Modi ‘signs off’, hands over social media accounts to 7 ‘women achievers’
11:06 AM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave his social media handles to seven "women achievers", following up on a statement he had made on Monday...
China reports 44 new virus cases as spread continues to slow at epicenter
10:21 AM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayChina’s new confirmed case count of the COVID-19 coronavirus fell by roughly one half, according to official data, as the disease continues to subside in its country of origin...
Argentina announces first coronavirus death in Latin America
09:43 AM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayA 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities announced Saturday...
Google Doodle celebrates Int’l Women’s Day with animated video
09:06 AM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayGoogle is celebrating the International Women's Day today with a doodle and special animated video that shows women coming together throughout the world...
Coronavirus: Italy to ‘quarantine 16 million people’
08:25 AM, 08 Mar 2020 SundayItaly is set to lock down at least 16 million people in the region of Lombardy and in 11 other provinces in the north and east of the country. The mandatory quarantine will last until early April. The dramatic escalation in the country's efforts to contain the new deadly coronavirus will close gyms, pools, museums and ski resorts...
GK Shamim granted bail
09:53 PM, 07 Mar 2020 SaturdayThe High Court has granted bail to Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, arrested during the anti-casino drive, in arms and drugs cases...