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Death toll in northeast Delhi violence rises to 20
10:46 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe death toll due to the ongoing violence in northeast Delhi has climbed to 18 after five people were brought dead to the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Shahdara on Wednesday morning. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital on Wednesday morning...
Mosque set on fire as violent protests continue across New Delhi
09:34 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayA mosque has been set on fire in the Indian capital New Delhi as violent protests continue across the city with the death toll rising to 13. Indian website The Wire reported that a mob shouting "Jai Shri Ram", translated to "hail Lord Ram", paraded around the burning mosque in the Ashok Nagar area...
Two women killed in Mohakhali road crash
09:14 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayTwo women were killed in a road accident in the capital’s Mohakhali in the wee hours of Wednesday. Identities of them could not be known immediately...
Coronavirus: China reports 406 new cases, 52 more deaths
08:43 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayChina on Wednesday (Feb 26) reported 52 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest figure in more than three weeks, bringing the death toll to 2,715. All the new deaths were in the outbreak epicentre Hubei province, which accounted for 401 of the 406 new infections reported on Wednesday...
4 killed in Lakshmipur road accident
09:32 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayAt least four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Lakshmipur on Tuesday night. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
NEC approves Perspective Plan 2021-2041
08:17 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe National Economic Council (NEC) today approved the country’s second Perspective Plan for the year 2021-2041 in a bid to turn Bangladesh as a higher mid-income country by 2031 and a higher income and developed country by 2041...
Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus
07:02 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayIran's deputy health minister, and department spokesman, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country emerges as one of the worst-hit places outside of Asia...
Gold surges to 7-year peak
06:48 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayGold soared as much as 2.8% on Monday to its highest level in seven years, as investors worried about global economic growth in the face of sharply rising coronavirus cases outside China. Spot gold XAU= was up 1.7% at $1,671.35 per ounce by 1:59 p.m. EST (1859 GMT). The session high of $1,688.66 was the highest level since January 2013...
No coronavirus patient detected yet in Bangladesh: Health Minister
06:09 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayNo coronavirus case has yet been detected in Bangladesh which is good for the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Tuesday. Some 80,000 people have so far been affected by coronavirus in different countries, including China, while some 2,618 have died of the virus, he said...
Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak dies
05:12 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayHosni Mubarak, Egypt's president for almost 30 years who stepped down after a popular revolution in 2011, has died. He was 91. Mubarak served as Egypt's fourth president starting in 1981 until his ouster in what became known as the Arab Spring revolution...
82,422 students get primary scholarships
04:39 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayA total of 82,422 students have got scholarships in the Primary Education Completion (PEC) Examinations held in 2019. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain came up with the information while talking to media at the secretariat on Tuesday...
HC declares 7 March a National Day
04:15 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe High Court today declared 7 March a National Day and also asked the authorities concerned of the government to publish a gazette notification within one month. The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after disposing the rule filed in this regard...
Coronavirus infects over 80,000 people globally
03:53 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayA viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it...
Nayeem, Taijul spin Bangladesh to innings win
03:27 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayNayeem Hasan spun Bangladesh to a massive victory in the one-off Test in Mirpur, taking 5 for 82 in Zimbabwe's second innings to give him a match haul of 9 for 152 and secure victory for the hosts by an innings and 106 runs...
PRAN-RFL’s two companies receive top VAT Payer award at DITF
06:30 PM, 24 Feb 2020 MondayTwo companies of PRAN-RFL Group received highest VAT payer’s award for paying highest amount of VAT at 25th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2020, a press release said...
Maximum investment limit in savings certificate decreases
04:51 PM, 24 Feb 2020 MondayThe government has taken initiative to reduce the maximum limit of investment in national savings certificate, amid already taken various steps to discourage investment in....
PM seeks more Japanese investment in power, energy sector
03:46 PM, 24 Feb 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought more Japanese investment in power and energy sector of the country to meet the growing demand of electricity...
Kuwait, Bahrain confirm first coronavirus cases
03:34 PM, 24 Feb 2020 MondayMiddle East countries Kuwait and Bahrain reported their first cases of novel coronavirus, citing both of their state news agencies...
Salman Shah killed self over family feud: PBI
01:30 PM, 24 Feb 2020 MondayPopular film actor Salman Shah was not murdered, rather he committed suicide over family feud, PBI has said in a report. Police Bureau of Investigation chief Banaj Kumar Mazumder upheld 600-page invesitgation reporter of the murder-suicide case at a press conference on Monday afternoon...
Malaysian PM Mahathir resigns: Sources
01:05 PM, 24 Feb 2020 MondayMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sent his resignation letter to the King at 1pm Monday (Feb 24), his office said in a brief statement. But sources told The Straits Times the shock move is likely to be followed by declarations of support for him to continue in power until the end of the current parliamentary term...