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Bangladeshi student asked to leave India for “anti-govt” activities
07:21 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayA Bangladeshi student of Visva Bharati University has been asked by the home ministry to leave the country for reportedly engaging in "anti-government activities"...
Retail power tariff hiked by 5.3pc; wholesale 8.4pc
06:48 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the power tariff by 5.3 percent at retail and 8.4 percent at wholesale levels. The new tariff will come into effect on March 1, said BERC Chairman Md Abdul Jalil while announcing the decision at his office...
All schools in Japan told to close until April over virus outbreak
05:47 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked all elementary, junior high and high schools nationwide to close from Monday through the students’ spring break, which typically ends in early April. Abe’s surprise announcement came as the number of confirmed COVID-19 virus patients kept surging...
Not inviting Modi would have been act of ingratitude: Quader
05:27 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayTerming the ongoing movement over citizenship law in India an internal issue, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said refraining from inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the birth centenary programme...
Women’s T20 WC: India beat New Zealand in thriller, enter semifinals
04:55 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayIndia bowlers continued tormenting the opposition batters as India beat New Zealand in a thrilling contest to cement a semifinal berth with their third straight win in the Women's T20 World Cup at Junction Oval in Melbourne on Thursday...
HC turns down Khaleda’s bail plea
04:08 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayThe High Court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The High Court bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq turned down the bail petition filed by Khaleda Zia...
Don’t’ let mosquitoes eat up votes: PM
01:50 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the newly-elected mayors and councillors of the two Dhaka cities to pay special attention to check mosquito, particularly Aedes, so that the insect cannot not eat up their votes...
Sirajganj gang rapists get capital punishment
01:47 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdaySix people have received the capital punishment, death penalty, for gang raping a woman in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj...
HAAB sets minimum Hajj expenses Tk 3.17 lakh
12:53 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayThis year a pilgrim can perform hajj through three packages under private management, with minimum expenses Tk 3,17,000...
New Dhaka mayors, councillors sworn in
11:42 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath to DNCC and DSCC mayors-elect Atiqul Islam and Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh respectively at a function at the Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office...
De Bruyne inspires late turnaround as City stun Real Madrid
11:27 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayKevin De Bruyne orchestrated a dramatic Manchester City comeback on Wednesday as they stunned Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals...
Brazil confirms first coronavirus case
11:05 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayBrazil's government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who traveled to Italy this month has Latin America's first confirmed case of the contagious new coronavirus....
Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 2,800
10:44 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayChina reported another 433 cases and 29 deaths on Thursday -- bringing the national total to 78,497 cases and 2,744 deaths...
Delhi violence death toll rises to 34
10:24 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayThe death toll in the deadly violence that has rocked parts of Delhi for three days rose to 34 on Thursday. While a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday...
Saudi suspends entry for Umrah amid coronavirus fears
09:53 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdaySaudi Arabia has temporarily suspended entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday...
Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy
09:31 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayThe number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to 400, amid international efforts to contain the spread of the deadly outbreak....
3 people die in city fire
09:08 AM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayThree people were killed and eight others suffered burns in a fire that broke out at a multi-story building at Dilu Road in city’s Moghbazar area early Friday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
Delhi violence death toll rises to 24
09:27 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayTension continues to simmer in and around northeast Delhi for the fourth consecutive day as the death toll in the clashes around the Citizenship Amendment Act rose to 24. Over 180 people have been injured...
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
09:20 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the UN's highest court in seeking justice for Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims....
Sharapova retires from tennis aged 32
08:13 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayFive-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is "saying goodbye" to tennis at the age of 32...