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Coronavirus death toll rises to 1,775
08:36 AM, 17 Feb 2020 MondayChina's National Health Commission announced on Monday morning that the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mailand China reached 1,775 as of the end of Sunday...
Khaleda’s release on parole possible if she apologises: Minister
10:00 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayMentioning that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has not yet appealed for her release on parole, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the government will consider it if she admits her guilt and offers apology for it...
Casualties of Mongolia's doomed love affair with coal
09:35 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayAll the rooms in the three-storey Songinokhairkhan hospital in western Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital city, are full. They are mostly occupied by small children being treated for respiratory problems, according to the busy nurses here...
Chattogram city polls on Mar 29
08:43 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayElection to Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and by-elections to Bogura-1 and Jashore -6 seat will be held on March 29...
Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island
08:33 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayA taxi driver has died from the coronavirus in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island and the fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that has curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains...
No progress in solution of GP SIM crisis: CEO
07:30 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayThere is no progress in solution of SIM cards shortage of the Grameenphone that resulted from its dispute with BTRC over dues, said the mobile phone operator's top executive on Sunday...
Provide more funds for vocational, technical training: PM
05:56 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid emphasis on allocating more funds for technical and vocational training from the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust to develop a skilled and efficient generation...
No secret understanding over Khaleda’s release: Quader
05:52 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayAwami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said nothing is happening behind the scene over Khaleda Zia's release from jail. “There’s nothing secret,” said Quader when asked whether there is any secret understanding between the government and BNP over its chief Khaleda Zia’s release on parole...
DSE turnover hits 1yr high, indices up by 169 points
05:38 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayThe turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed one year high and indices of the country's prime bourse also saw massive rise on Sunday...
The ‘good’ women and ‘bad’ women of serials
04:25 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayA popular TV show in Pakistan has triggered debates on how women are depicted in serials...
Bangladesh drop Mahmudullah for Zimbabwe Test
02:59 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayBangladesh have dropped Mahmudullah in one of four changes to the squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe next week...
Chinese woman admitted to Rangpur hospital
02:51 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayA Chinese woman named Jingjong, 29, was admitted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) on Sunday. She is an employee of a Chinese company located at Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari...
How Bangladesh is outperforming India
02:20 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayFrankly, I blame Henry Kissinger. Way back in the 1970s, he called Bangladesh “an international basket case”. At the time, no doubt, it was. Television images of the frequent devastating floods it suffered confirmed this characterisation. So the description stuck...
PM sends health supplies to Coronavirus-hit China
01:57 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sent the first consignment of health supplies including masks, hand-gloves and gawns to China as it is fighting with the coronavirus that killed 1665 people of the country. Expressing deep shock at the death of corona-infected Chinese people, the premier also sent a letter to the China president Xi Jinping...
Freed from jail after 14 years, murderer completes his MBBS
12:34 PM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayA medical student jailed for life in 2002 for murdering his lover’s husband and released for good conduct after 14 years rejoined the course and finished it last year. He was awarded an MBBS degree at the convocation on Saturday...
Coronavirus infects over 69,000 people
11:51 AM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayA viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 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...
Coronavirus: China announces drop in new cases for 3rd straight day
11:16 AM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayChina has announced a drop in new cases from the coronavirus outbreak for a third consecutive day. On Sunday, authorities reported 2,009 new cases and 142 more deaths nationwide...
AL finalizes candidates for JS by-polls, CCC
09:51 AM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayAwami League (AL) today finalized its candidates for vying in the by-polls to Dhaka-10, Bogura-1, Bagerhat-4, Jashore-6 and Gaibandha-3 parliamentary constituencies and Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls...
Ex-minister Rahmat Ali dies
09:04 AM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayFormer minister and member of Awami League advisory council advocate Md Rahmat Ali passed away on Sunday morning. He breathed his last around 7:30am while undergoing treatment at Square Hospitals in the capital. He has been suffering from diabetics and kidney diseases for long...
Death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,669 globally
08:43 AM, 16 Feb 2020 SundayAnother 142 people died from coronavirus in mainland China on Saturday, the country's National Health Commission said today. The global death toll now stands at 1,669, with the vast majority of those deaths in mainland China. Japan, France, the Philippines and Hong Kong have also each recorded one death...