Voters choose new Hong Kong electors under pro-Beijing laws
AP, HONG KONG: Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the city’s leader in the first polls Sunday...
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Covid claims 43 more lives in 24 hours, case positivity rate falls to 5.62 pc
Online Desk : Covid-19 claimed 43 more lives in 24 hours till Sunday morning and caused 1,383 new infections across the country, said the Directorate...
Indonesia reopens borders for int’l tourists with limited valid visas
Xinhua, Jakarta :Indonesia has opened a few of its borders to foreigners after the Ministry of Law and Human Rights issued a ministerial regulation that...
8 killed, 7 missing after passenger ship overturns in China’s Guizhou
Xinhua, Guiyang :Eight people were killed, and seven others remained missing as of 8:10 a.m. Sunday after a passenger ship overturned in a river in...
Safe Cities Index: Dhaka ranks 54th out of 60
Online Desk: Capital Dhaka has been ranked at number 54 out of 60 cities included in a global Safe Cities Index by The Economist Intelligence...
Israel arrests last 2 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison
Xinhua,Jerusalem : The Israeli army on Sunday said it has arrested the last two of the six Palestinians who had escaped a maximum-security prison in...
CNG filling stations to be closed for 4hrs daily from today
Online Desk: The government has decided to keep CNG filling stations shut for four hours starting from 6 pm every day to increase the supply...
Global death toll from Covid-19 exceeds 47 lakh
Online Desk: More than 6,500 people have died of coronavirus (Covid-19) infections and over 4.16 lakh people have been infected with the virus across the...
No delay in finalizing regulations on Trans fat
Staff Reporter: Speakers in a workshop in the capital stressed on quick finalizing of regulations limiting trans fatty acid (TFA) in food chain. They have...
Bombs kill at least 3 in eastern Afghanistan
AP, JALALABAD: Witnesses say a series of three explosions that targeted Taliban vehicles in the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province has left at least...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 35 more die, case positivity rate drop to 6.04 pc
Online Desk: Bangladesh witnessed 35 more Covid-related deaths with 1,190 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services...
JU reopening decision finalise on Sept 25
JU correspondent: The Jahangirnagar University (JU) administrative body has set September 25 to hold a syndicate meeting which will finalize the decision regarding reopening of...