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Delhi violence death toll reaches 42
03:19 PM, 28 Feb 2020 FridayIndian Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with senior officers of the Delhi Police to review the situation in Delhi following widespread violence over the controversial citizenship law that has left at least 42 dead...
Iran coronavirus death toll reaches 26
12:51 PM, 28 Feb 2020 FridayIran said on Thursday its death toll from coronavirus had risen to 26, by far the highest number outside China, and the total number of infected people now stood at 245, including several senior officials....
Iraq announces 7th case of COVID-19
12:40 PM, 28 Feb 2020 FridayIraq on Thursday announced a new case of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Iraq to seven...
Woman dies as city building catches fire
12:36 PM, 28 Feb 2020 FridayA woman was burnt to death as a fire broke out at a multi-storey building on Bashbari Mandir road in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Friday. The deceased was identified as Mabia Begum, 55...
Belarus announces first case of coronavirus
12:31 PM, 28 Feb 2020 FridayBelarus registered the first case of coronavirus infection in the country, Russian news agency TASS reported on Friday, citing the Belarussian Ministry of Healthcare...
33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib
12:11 PM, 28 Feb 2020 FridayAt least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province after an air strike blamed on Damascus, prompting condemnation from Washington and a UN warning on the rapidly-rising risk of escalation...
Iranian Vice President Masoumeh tests positive for coronavirus
09:27 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayIranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has tested positive for coronavirus, the state-run daily IRAN reported...
Kejriwal announces relief package for Delhi violence victims
08:54 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayDelhi Chief Minister on Thursday announced that Rs 10 lakh each will be provided to the kin of the deceased and Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the minors who died in the Delhi violence...
Iran’s health ministry calls to cancel Friday prayers
07:44 PM, 27 Feb 2020 ThursdayIran’s Health Ministry asked Iranian authorities on Thursday to cancel the Friday prayers and any other congregations due to fears of novel coronavirus...
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...