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Bangladesh choose to bat against Zimbabwe in 2nd ODI
01:03 PM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdayBangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against visiting Zimbabwe in the second match of the three-match ODI series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday...
Washington D.C. declares “Mujib Year”
12:09 PM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdayThe US capital Washington D.C. has declared “Mujib Year” from March 17, 2020 to March 17, 2021, marking the birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a proclamation on Monday in this regard...
Coronavirus: Twitter tells staff to work from home
11:59 AM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdayTwitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work remotely...
Ishraq also files case seeking fresh polls of DSCC
11:30 AM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdayIshraq Hossain has also filed a case seeking cancellation of Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC) election for corruption and irregularities. He also demanded to hold the DSCC election again. Ishraq, who got BNP ticket to contest in Feb 1 DSCC mayoral election polls, filed the case...
Saudi Arabia announces first case of coronavirus
09:54 AM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Monday amid growing fears that a surge in the number of those infected in Iran is threatening the whole region...
Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israel election victory
08:32 AM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdayBenjamin Netanyahu claimed victory and a record fifth Israeli premiership as exit polls showed his rightwing bloc approaching a 61-seat majority and close to ending a year-long political deadlock despite a pending corruption trial. Experts warned that an unexpected jump in turnout - in spite of it being the third election...
Coronavirus: 4 more deaths in Washington state
08:08 AM, 03 Mar 2020 TuesdayAt least six people have died in Washington state from the coronavirus after four more deaths were reported on Monday, authorities said. Seattle and King County officials told reporters that it had documented at least 14 cases, leading to five fatalities...
Khamenei’s adviser dies of Coronavirus
05:36 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayA member of a council that advises Iran’s supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness that is affecting members of the Islamic Republic’s leadership...
2 new cases of Coronavirus confirmed in Delhi, Telangana
04:34 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayTwo more cases of coronavirus - one in Delhi and another in Telangana - have been detected in India, the government said today. The latest detections take the total coronavirus cases in India to five, weeks after the first case was reported in Kerala...
NRC, CAA won’t affect Bangladesh: Shringla
03:42 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayHighlighting the "most extensive and integrated" relationship between the two countries, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday reiterated that the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will have no impact on Bangladesh...
Sacked security guard takes hostages in Manila mall
02:53 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayPhilippine police has surrounded a shopping mall in an upscale district of Manila after a gunman opened fire and took several people inside hostage...
Tabith files case seeking fresh polls of DNCC
01:44 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayTabith Awal today filed a case seeking cancellation of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) election for corruption and irregularities...
Coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 worldwide
01:05 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayThe global death toll from the coronavirus outbreak exceeded 3,000 on Monday as South Korea reported almost 500 new cases of the disease and a second person died in the US...
Indian FS Shringla in city
12:19 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayIndian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived here on Monday morning to finalise things ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit this month...
Moghbazar fire death toll rises to 5
12:02 PM, 02 Mar 2020 MondayAnother man who suffered burn injures in a fire at a multi-storey building in Moghbazar died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday morning, raising the death toll from the incident to five. The deceased was identified as AKM Shahidul Kirmany Rony, 40...
8 killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’
11:30 AM, 02 Mar 2020 MondaySeven suspected members of a robber gang and a drug peddler were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Monday...
Delhi violence: Toll rises to 46 as 3 more bodies recovered
09:45 PM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayThree more bodies were recovered from the violence-hit northeast Delhi today, taking the number of deaths to 46. One of the bodies was found in a canal in Gokalpuri and two were recovered from the Bhagirathi Vihar canal, officers from the Delhi Police said...
Speaker Shirin Sharmin postpones India visit
09:20 PM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayJatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has postponed her planned five-day visit to India. The visit was postponed due to communal violence in New Delhi, but no one wanted to admit it officially. Although the visit was postponed showing unavoidable cause...
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 169 runs
08:22 PM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayBangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 169 runs in the first match of the three-match ODI series at Sylhet International Stadium on Sunday. Zimbabwe scored only 152 runs in 39.1 overs after Bangladesh set a target of 322 runs...
5 killed in private car cylinder blast in Gopalganj
07:12 PM, 01 Mar 2020 SundayFive people were killed when a private car hit a tree and its gas cylinder exploded in Gopalganj on Sunday afternoon. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Md Ataur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station, said, a Dhaka-bound private car hit a tree...