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‘Pakistan thrashed India so much that they asked for forgiveness’
06:16 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayFormer Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi said that he used to enjoy playing against India, claiming that their domination over their arch-rivals was such that Indian cricketers would seek forgiveness from them at the end of the match...
Rumour of Andrew Kishore's death false
05:33 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayRenowned playback singer Andrew Kishore has not died but his physical condition worsened. Bangladesh National Film Award winner singer Farid Ahmed music director on Sunday confirmed Andrew Kishore is alive...
Books by pro-democracy activists disappear from HK library
04:42 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayBooks written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city’s libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a new national security law on the finance hub...
Ex-NRBC Bank chairman Farasath Ali banned for 2yrs
04:12 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayThe central bank has banned Farasath Ali, ousted former chairman of NRB Commercial Bank Ltd, from director post of any bank or other financial institutions for two years...
Strongmen rush to remake the world order
03:20 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayThis past week, on US President Donald Trump's watch Russia and China have effectively re-aligned the coming world order. They didn't do it together, but both took advantage of uncertainty and unpredictability that Trump has helped create...
55 succumb to COVID-19 in 24-hr
02:46 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayFifty-five more people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,052. Besides, the confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 162,417 as 2,738 more cases have been detected in the last 24 hours. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this at a press briefing through online on Sunday...
WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir trial
02:31 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayThe World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday that it was discontinuing hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms for its Solidarity Trial, citing little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patients...
23 killed in lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh
01:13 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayAt least 23 people were killed and 29 others injured after being struck by lightning in various districts of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. According to an official statement, eight people died in Allahabad, six in Mirzapur, two in Kaushambi and one in Jaunpur...
Kusal Mendis arrested following fatal car crash
12:56 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayKusal Mendis, the Sri Lankan cricketer, has been arrested for running over a 64-year old man on a cycle, who eventually succumbed to his injuries and passed away...
7 pry teachers among 8 die from coronavirus
12:43 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayA total of 418 students, teachers, officials and employees have died from coronavirus so far across the country. Of them, seven teachers and one official died and 63 recovered. Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) confirmed the matter in a corona update published on its website on Sunday...
Japan floods leave some 20 dead, many in nursing homes
11:18 AM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayDeep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations on Sunday...
4,957 doctors, nurses, health workers infected with coronavirus
10:41 AM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayA total of 4,957 doctors, nurses and health workers have been infected with coronavirus so far across the country. Of them, 1,694 are doctors, 1,344 nurses and 1,911 health workers. So far, 61 doctors died from the disease. Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) revealed the information in a press release on Saturday...
“America loves India”: Trump thanks Modi for US Independence Day wish
10:00 AM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayUS President Donald Trump on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on America's 244th Independence Day...
4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Ladakh
09:00 AM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayAmedium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Ladakh on Thursday afternoon, the National Centre for Seismology of India said...
Rapper Kanye West announces US presidential bid on Twitter
08:50 AM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayAmerican rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden...
Mexico’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 30,000
08:30 AM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayMexico’s health ministry on Saturday reported 523 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 30,366, and 6,914 of new infections, bringing the total to 252,165. The government has previously said the actual number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases...
Nagaland bans sale of dog meat
09:46 PM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayAuthorities in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland have banned the sale of dog meat and halted the import and trading of dogs to be used for food, said officials...
Israeli border police chief catches Covid-19
09:35 PM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayIsraeli border police chief Yaakov Shabtai was infected with coronavirus on Saturday, two days after he participated in a ceremony attended by senior state officials...
EC to hold Bogura-1, Jashore-6 by-polls on July 14
09:14 PM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe Election Commission on Saturday set July 14 to hold by-polls in Bogura-1 and Jashore-6 constituencies. EC Secretary Md Alamgir made the announcement after a meeting of the commission. There is no need for submitting nomination papers newly, he said, adding that activities will resume from where the election was suspended...
Covid-19 cases in police force stand at 11431
08:25 PM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayCoronavirus cases in police force reached 11,431 and deaths from the disease 42 as of Saturday...