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Historic March 7 today
06:37 PM, 06 Mar 2020 FridayThe historic March 7, a memorable day in the history of Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, is being observed on Saturday in a befitting manner. In 2017, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) recognised the historic March 7 Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Senior Iranian diplomat dies of coronavirus infection
05:10 PM, 06 Mar 2020 FridayHossein Sheikholeslam, Iran’s former ambassador to Syria and former advisor to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, passed away from coronavirus infection...
Pregnant women scared to give birth in virus-hit China
03:50 PM, 06 Mar 2020 FridayScared of the deadly new coronavirus that has swept China, pregnant women and new mothers are giving birth alone, keeping their newborns inside and switching to pricier private hospitals to avoid the risk of infection...
New programme against Modi's Bangladesh trip
03:08 PM, 06 Mar 2020 FridaySeveral Islamist parties and organizations have announced new programme to protest against Delhi violence against Muslims, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh trip...
13 Iranian tourists quarantined at Indian hotel
02:54 PM, 06 Mar 2020 FridayA 13-member group of tourists from Iran have been quarantined at a hotel in Amritsar and have been asked to not go out till their medical examination is completed, an official said...
Bhutan confirms first COVID-19 case
12:38 PM, 06 Mar 2020 FridayThe isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has reported its first case of the COVID-19 after a US tourist tested positive, the Prime Minister said on Friday...
Road accidents claim 20 lives in five districts
11:34 AM, 06 Mar 2020 FridayEighteen people were killed and eight others injured in road accidents in Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Feni districts and Savar upazila in Dhaka on Thursday night and Friday...
Saudi Arabia announces three more cases of coronavirus
08:45 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdaySaudi Arabia’s health ministry announced three new cases of coronavirus in the Kingdom on Thursday...
India restores internet in Kashmir after 7 months of blackout
08:06 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayAuthorities in India on Wednesday temporarily revoked a ban on social media sites and restored full internet access in Indian-administered Kashmir for two weeks...
South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus
06:55 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdaySouth Africa on Thursday confirmed a case of coronavirus, the health ministry said, the country’s first case of the deadly disease sweeping through the world. “The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive,” the ministry said...
BNP out to create chaos centering Mujib Year: Quader
06:04 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP is out to create chaos centering the Mujib Year...
Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay after fake passport claims
05:07 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayBrazil legend Ronaldinho has been arrested in Paraguay for allegedly using false documentation to enter the South American country...
HC wants to know steps taken to prevent coronavirus
04:35 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe High Court on Thursday asked the government to inform it about steps taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh...
Mashrafe announces retirement from captaincy
03:28 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayBangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has announced his retirement from the post of the captain of the national team. The third ODI against Zimbabwe will be his last match as Bangladesh captain...
Researches have to be beneficial to country: PM
03:08 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she wanted to know the result of the researches in which the government is investing the public funds...
Iraq cancels Friday prayer in Kerbala over coronavirus
02:59 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayIraq canceled Friday prayers in the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala due to concerns about the coronavirus, a statement from the holy site administration said on Thursday...
Now dengue to increase risk of death
02:14 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayThe risk of dengue, an Aedes mosquito-borne disease, has created as the country witnessed on and off rainfall due to weather change. Epidemiology and health experts said aedes mosquitoes grow from concealed larvae because of on and off rainfall that was seen with stormy wind last two nights...
Bapex finds new gas field in Brahmanbaria
12:10 PM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayBangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) has announced the discovery of a new gas field in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, a day after finding another gas reserve in Cumilla...
290 million students out of school over coronavirus
10:00 AM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayAlmost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic...
California declares emergency over coronavirus
09:40 AM, 05 Mar 2020 ThursdayCalifornia has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the US death toll from the disease to 11...