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Coronavirus-infected woman gives birth to healthy baby
05:21 PM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayA pregnant woman infected with novel coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby girl in a hospital in Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on Jan 30, according to the Harbin Municipal Health Commission on Monday...
4 members of ‘question leak’ gang detained
03:57 PM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 in separate drives have detained four people for their alleged involvement in leaking question papers from three districts. Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, 26, Shakil Mahmud, 20, Symon Islam, 20 and Al Mahmud were detained from Gazipur, Khulna and Dhaka’s Rampura on Sunday night...
HSC examinee among 3 killed in Bagura road crash
03:00 PM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayThree people including a HSC examinee were killed in separate road accidents in Bagura on Monday. The deceased were identified as Hanjela, 24, son of Rafiqul, of village Sahapur in Shibganj upazila, Rony, 18, a HSC examinee, son of Khairul, of village Muradpur and Robin, 24, son of Ashekpur union under Shahjahanpur upazila...
Minor’s body recovered from city canal
02:31 PM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayThe body of a minor boy, who fell into a canal in the capital’s Basabo area on Sunday afternoon, was recovered on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Asadul, 4...
India reports third case of coronavirus from Kerala
01:12 PM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayA third case of the fast-spreading coronavirus case has been reported from Kerala, a day after a patient was confirmed to have tested positive on Sunday, the government said on Monday. “The patient is stable and being closely monitored,” the Union health ministry said in a release...
Chinese markets plunge US$420 billion as novel coronavirus death toll rises
12:37 PM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayThe death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily on Monday (Feb 3) as investors retreated into safe-haven assets in the first trading session after an extended Chinese New Year break...
Coronavirus fatalities rise to 361 in China
11:56 AM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayThe death toll in China from the deadly coronavirus outbreak that originated in the central city of Wuhan, rose to at least 361 on Monday, as the Philippines became the first country outside China to confirm a death from the infection. The National Health Commission said there were 57 new fatalities on Sunday...
SSC, equivalent exams begin
11:33 AM, 03 Feb 2020 MondayThis year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations under 10 education boards begun across the country on Monday. A total 20,47, 779 students are expected to take part in the SSC and equivalent examinations...
President visits ailing Quader
10:04 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayPresident M Abdul Hamid visited Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital here this evening. The President, along with his spouse Rashida Khanam, went to the hospital at about 8:37 pm...
PM unveils cover of Bangabandhu’s “Amar Dekha Naya Chin”
08:55 PM, 02 Feb 2020 Sunday“Amar Dekha Naya Chin” (The New China as I Saw It), the autobiography written by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been unveiled in the inaugural ceremony of Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2020...
BNP to stage demo in Dhaka on Tuesday
06:26 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayBNP today announced to hold demonstrations at thanas of Dhaka city for Tuesday. The party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programme at a press conference held in the capital at 4:45pm on Sunday...
Coronavirus: India suspends e-visa for travellers coming from China
05:39 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayIndia on Sunday temporarily suspended e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners residing in China in view of the virulent coronavirus that has killed more than 300 people...
India beat New Zealand by 7 runs in 5th T20I, notch up rare 5-0 whitewash
05:17 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayIndia registered a rare 5-0 whitewash against New Zealand after notching up a seven-run win in the fifth and final T20 International at Bay Oval here on Sunday. Electing to bat, India posted 163 for three, riding on Rohit Sharma's 60 off 41 balls and a 33-ball 45 from K L Rahul...
PM opens Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2020
04:52 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2020. The prime minister opened the book fair on the Bangla Academy premises here this afternoon. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid was present at the inaugural ceremony...
“Lifetime of crisis,” writes Zaira Wasim on Kashmir restrictions
04:39 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayIndia’s national-award winner Zaira Wasim, who was last seen in the critically acclaimed movie "The Sky Is Pink", posted a long note on Instagram on Monday and said that Kashmir continues to "suffer and see-saw between hope and frustration"...
RFL Plastics holds dealers’ conference
04:10 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayRFL Plastics organized its dealers’ conference at RFL Industrial Park at Kaliganj, Gazipur recently. More than 2500 distributors, engaged to serve uPVC, HDPE, MS, GI pipe and PVC bathroom fittings took part in the conference...
23rd span of Padma Bridge installed
03:51 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayThe 23rd span of the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge was installed on Sunday at Jajira point in Shariatpur making 3.450km out of total 6.15km of the main structure of the bridge visible...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
01:52 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus...
Eight road accidents take place in Jhenidah each week
01:17 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayPeople of Southwestern district Jhenidah witness eight road accidents in average every week that injure average 60 people and kill three, showing about no effects of Road Transport Act, 2018 enacted in November last year...
Bangladesh wants amicable solution to border killing: FM
12:50 PM, 02 Feb 2020 SundayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the government wants to see an amicable solution to killings along the border that are taking place despite promises...