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Ecuador reports 1st new virus case
12:19 PM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayOfficials in Ecuador on Saturday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in the South American nation, while Mexico reported two more cases and Brazil one more...
I feel betrayed, mostly by Muhyiddin, says Mahathir
12:05 PM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayTun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he feels most betrayed by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. "I feel betrayed, mostly by Muhyiddin. He has been working on this for a long time and now he has succeeded," he told a press conference at Yayasan Al-Bukhary on Sunday morning (March 1)...
Muhyiddin sworn in as Malaysia's PM
11:59 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayParti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as Malaysia's prime minister on Sunday (March 1), but the Mahathir Mohamad-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) is refusing to give up the fight...
Armenia reports first coronavirus infection
11:46 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayArmenia reported its first coronavirus infection on Sunday, in a citizen returning from neighboring Iran, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a post on Facebook...
Thailand records first coronavirus death
11:43 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayThailand has recorded its first coronavirus death as a 35-year-old man, who also had dengue fever, dies from the virus, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen...
My goal is to make embassy an 'open window': Nahida
11:09 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayThe first Bangladeshi woman ambassador in the Middle East, Nahida Sobhan, has said that she wants to establish Bangladesh embassy there as an 'open window' for the expatriates. "My first and main tasks would be to make Bangladesh Embassy in Amman people-friendly," she said...
6 students killed in Netrokona road crash
09:46 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayA pickup van collided head-on with a truck in Durgapur upazila on Saturday night killing six students and injuring 20 others...
Coronavirus claims 2,979 lives, infects 86,529
09:40 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayGlobal as many as 2,979 people died from the new coronavirus, and the number of confirmed cases of the virus stood at 86,529...
S Korea reports 376 new virus cases
09:21 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundaySouth Korea reported 376 additional cases of the new coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of infections here to 3,526. The country's COVID-19 death toll remained unchanged at 17...
Australia reports first coronavirus death
08:58 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayAustralia reported its first death of a coronavirus patient in a hospital in the western city of Perth early on Sunday, health official Andrew Robertson said...
First coronavirus death on US soil confirmed
08:46 AM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayHealth officials said the man who died in Washington state was one of a handful with no known links to global hot zones to have contracted the virus -- indicating that the pathogen was now likely spreading in communities...
Kuddus Afrad, Sajjad Tapu to lead DUJ
09:46 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayDhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) has elected Kuddus Afrad (Anandabazar), and Sajjad Alam Khan Tapu (Jamuna TV) its president and general secretary respectively...
Sports, cultural practices alongside study indispensible: PM
09:09 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government wants to make the children of the country as worthy citizens keeping them away from terrorism, militancy, drugs and corruption by engaging them in sports and cultural activities...
Curtain falls on Ekushey Book Fair
08:50 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayThe month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair ended on Saturday amid a record publication of books and fanfare...
Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign peace deal
08:30 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayUS officials and Taliban representatives have signed a final peace deal after months of negotiations in Qatar's capital to end the United States's longest war, fought in Afghanistan since 2001....
Snatching on rise in dark lanes and bylanes
08:07 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdaySaying that various offenses like snatching are on rise in the city's dark lanes and bylanes, DMP Addl Commissioner Abdul Baten on Saturday stressed the effective measures by authorities concerned to put an end to the crimes...
Qatar reports first case of coronavirus
06:42 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayQatar has become the latest Middle Eastern country to report its first case of coronavirus...
Dr Mizanur elected ambassador of World Int'l Economic Group
05:52 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayRenowned physician of Bangladesh Dr Mizanur Rahaman has been elected the ambassador of World International Economic Group...
Molestation: Students seek headmaster's removal
05:18 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayThe students of a secondary school in Narail have taken to the street demanding removal of their headteacher following molestation allegation raised against him....
Muhyiddin to be Malaysia's next PM
03:50 PM, 29 Feb 2020 SaturdayMalaysia's King has picked Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister after meeting political leaders Saturday (Feb 29) morning...