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Coronavirus disease named Covid-19
09:22 AM, 12 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19...
Coronavirus: China reports 97 new deaths, 2,015 new cases confirmed
08:42 AM, 12 Feb 2020 WednesdayChina’s health authority reported 97 new deaths attributable to the Covid-19 outbreak and 2,015 newly-confirmed cases as of Tuesday. This brings the national totals to 1,113 and 44,653, respectively...
Sudan agrees Bashir must face int'l court
10:14 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdaySudan's rulers have agreed to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face genocide and war crimes charges...
All senior citizens to receive old-age allowance by 2025: Minister
10:09 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe government has a plan to bring the country’s all senior citizens under old-age allowance in phases by 2025, Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed told Parliament on Tuesday...
No good news over Rohingya repatriation, FM tells JS
10:07 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe country is not going to have any good news regarding the solution to the Rohingya crisis or repatriation of over 11 lakh Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh which is a huge burden for the country both economically and environmentally, says the foreign minister...
BRTC’s 49pc share to be offloaded in capital market
08:28 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe ‘Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bill, 2020’ was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for offloading 49 percent share of the corporation in the capital market...
The Rohingya girls were going to Malaysia for marriage
08:24 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayThey heard by people familiar to them that locals in Malaysia, and expatriates there marry girls without taking dowry which led them take the risk of going to the country, the rescued Rohingya girls said...
ECNEC approves 9 projects with Tk 2,422.27cr
06:28 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved nine projects involving Taka 2,422.27 crore...
Attack on 2 journos covering customs' drive
05:44 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayTwo journalists came under attack on Tuesday afternoon when they were covering a drive by the Customs Bond Commissionerate in Old Dhaka's Nayabazar area....
Syrian women, girls sold into sexual slavery in Lebanon
04:39 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayEveryone in Lebanon's "sex trade" seems to be involved in trafficking in one way or another: Sources at both the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the General Directorate of General Security (GS) in Beirut...
3.6km of Padma Bridge now visible after installation of 24th span
02:59 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayAbout 3,600 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge became visible after the installation of the 24th span on Tuesday...
Kejriwal set to return as Delhi Chief Minister for third time
02:03 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayArvind Kejriwal is set to return as Delhi’s Chief Minister for a third time after the voters of Delhi gave his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a thumbs up in a hard-fought election...
Scientists discover mysterious virus with no recognisable genes
12:51 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayViruses are some of the world’s smallest life-forms - and the jury is still out as to whether they actually are life-forms at all, as they cannot live or reproduce outside a host organism...
5 killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital
12:13 PM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayA suicide bomber killed five people near a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, the interior ministry said...
Pele is depressed and has become a recluse, says his son
11:54 AM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayPelé is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, according to the Brazil legend’s son, Edinho...
At least 15 Rohingyas die as trawler capsizes in Bay
10:06 AM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayAt least 15 people died and 40 others went missing as a trawler carrying Rohingyas capsized in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Monday midnight. The incident of capsize took place in north-west Bay of Bengal at Cheradip in Saint Martin’s Island when they were heading towards Malaysia illegally...
3 Bangladesh, 2 Indian players sanctioned after U-19 WC final brawl
08:39 AM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayFive players have been sanctioned for brawling in the immediate aftermath of Bangladesh’s victory over India in the under-19 World Cup final in South Africa at the weekend...
Coronavirus death toll reaches 1,018
08:17 AM, 11 Feb 2020 TuesdayHealth authorities in China reported on Tuesday 108 new fatalities attributable to the novel coronavirus, bringing the global death toll to 1,018. The National Health Commission also reported 2,478 new confirmed cases of the illness, bringing that total to 42,638 as of Monday...
HC declares all sorts of gambling illegal
05:14 PM, 10 Feb 2020 MondayThe High Court on Monday declared illegal all sorts of gambling in exchange of money across the country and directed the government to take steps against gambling organisers and gamblers...
Coronavirus may infect up to 500,000 in Wuhan before it peaks
04:18 PM, 10 Feb 2020 MondayThe new coronavirus might have infected at least 500,000 people in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the global outbreak, by the time it peaks in coming weeks. But most of those people won’t know it...