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Trump fires two impeachment witnesses
08:29 AM, 08 Feb 2020 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has dismissed two senior officials who testified against him at his impeachment trial. The US envoy to the EU, Gordon Sondland, said he "was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately"...
Coronavirus: Benapole’s thermal scanner faulty, none at Burimari
06:47 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayBangladesh has put its key land port Benapole on high alert to identify coronavirus patients but its lone thermal scanner is dysfunctional...
Kabiraj raped teenager for one-and-a-half-year
06:14 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayAn ill teenage girl went to a Kabiraj (herbal medicine practitioner) for her treatment but instead she was raped by him for about a year and a half....
Teen shot and killed on Facebook Live
04:54 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayA teenager was shot and killed while on Facebook Live, near his home in New York on Tuesday and now police are looking for whoever is responsible...
Bangladeshi gets life for killing wife, 2 children in London
03:47 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayA UK court has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to life term imprisonment for killing his wife and two children in East London in 2006...
Dhaka seeks European Parliament's role to help Rohingya repatriation
03:22 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayState Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has urged the European Parliament to remain seized with the Rohingya issue through its various monitoring mechanisms and tools towards facilitating the safe, dignified and voluntary return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar...
To end female genital mutilation, economically empower women
12:35 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayFemale genital mutilation (FGM) will not be eradicated unless women are economically empowered to make their own decisions, an activist stressed today...
Coronavirus infects 31,400, death toll reaches 636
12:20 PM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayA viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 31,400 people globally. Death toll reaches 636.
Coronavirus claims world's biggest capacity car plant
11:59 AM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayThe most productive car factory in the world fell quiet on Friday as South Korea's Hyundai suspended operations at its giant Ulsan complex, hamstrung by a lack of parts with the coronavirus outbreak crippling China's industrial output...
Coronavirus forces delay of trade fairs, conferences
11:47 AM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayOver two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed due to travel curbs and concerns about the spread of a coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars worth of deals...
Third UK patient 'caught Coronavirus in Singapore'
11:33 AM, 07 Feb 2020 FridayThe third person in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus caught it in Singapore, it is understood...
Coronavirus 'kills Chinese whistleblower doctor'
09:53 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayA Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warnings about the deadly coronavirus outbreak has died of the infection, Chinese media say...
Bangladesh storm U-19 World Cup final
09:23 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayBangladesh reached the final of the U-19 World Cup beating New Zealand by six wickets in the second seminal of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday...
Check misuse of information technology: President
09:17 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayPresident Abdul Hamid on Thursday said necessary steps should be taken for checking the misuse of information technology alongside ensuring their development...
No panic, no rumour, says Chinese envoy about coronavirus
09:12 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayChinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday urged all to remain alert instead of creating panic and spreading rumours noting that no Chinese national here and no Bangladesh national in China is infected with coronavirus...
BD-US inter-ministerial course strengthens interagency counterterrorism collaboration
07:30 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayUS Embassy Dhaka sponsored a one-week Inter-ministerial Course, February 2-6, focused on strengthening interagency counterterrorism cooperation, effective post-crisis response capacity, and institutional resiliency...
UNAIDS working to ensure HIV services continue during coronavirus outbreak
07:02 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayUNAIDS expresses its deep condolences to the families who have lost loved ones following the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak...
DITF draws lowest buyers, visitors in a decade
06:53 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayMost of the companies that took part in the 25th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) faced loss as the fair drew the lowest buyers and visitors in a decade. The month-long fair began on January 1 in city's Agargaon and curtain falls on the fair tonight (Thursday)...
Missing in canal: Asha Moni found dead after 5 days
04:48 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayPolice on Thursday afternoon recovered the body of little Asha Moni from a canal in city's Kadamtali area, five days after her going missing in the water body...
Scottish minister resigns over claims he befriended teenage boy online
03:57 PM, 06 Feb 2020 ThursdayA top SNP minister has resigned after being accused of sending hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy....