Covid I9: I683 new infected, 25 deaths
UNB, Dhaka :Country reported 1,683 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Monday, pushing the caseload to 421,921.Meanwhile, 25 more patients died from the virus...
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China, Russia hold off on congratulating Biden; US allies rally round
Reuters, Beijing :China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday, with Bejing saying it would follow usual custom in its response...
Biman suspends Dhaka-Kolkata flight from Nov 12
Staff Reporter :Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspended Dhaka-Kolkata flight from November 12 until further notice.The national flag carrier came up with the decision around a week...
Trump joins one-term presidents’ club
The Washington Post :Some one-term presidents don’t qualify for membership. President John Tyler, for example, who took over after the death of President William Henry...
Consumers are partly blamed for AC explosions
News Desk :Alamgir Bhuiyan and Bilkis Baby, a couple who lived in Dhaka’s Uttara, died after the air-conditioner at their home exploded in March 2019,...
Suu Kyi’s party claims victory in Myanmar as its vote tally shows lead
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar’s ruling party said on Monday it had won enough seats in parliament to form the next government, after reporting a lead based...
1 die, 8 hurt in fire at Chattogram building
Our Correspondent :An elderly woman died and eight, including six members of a family, suffered burn injuries in a fire at a six-storey building in...
HC issues contempt rule against two SC lawyers
Staff Reporter :The High Court on Sunday issued a contempt of court rule upon two Supreme Court lawyers, Syed Sayedul Hoque Sumon and Ishrat Hasan,...
6 MPs test corona positive prior to special JS session
Staff Reporter :Six MPs found contaminated with coronavirus after testing their samples prior to the special session of the Parliament to mark Mujib Borsho, birth...
Bill tabled in JS seeking death sentence for rape
UNB, Dhaka :The much-talked-about ‘Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ was introduced in Parliament on Sunday, stipulating the death penalty as the maximum...
Irfan Selim, bodyguard put on fresh remand for 5 days
Court Correspondent :Irfan Selim, suspended Dhaka South City Corporation councilor and his bodyguard Md Zahid were put on five-day remand in two cases yesterday. Additional...