India passes bill to cut salaries of lawmakers by 30 pc
News Desk :A bill cutting lawmakers’ salary and allowances by 30 percent for one year was today passed by the Lok Sabha, the lower House...
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Ex-SI among 5 get 10yr imprisonment for robbery
Court Correspondent :The Special Court-7 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sentenced five persons including a former Sub-Inspector of Shahbagh Police Station in the city to 10...
Suga wins party leadership race, headed for premiership
Reuters, Tokyo :Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a landslide victory in a ruling party...
Govt sets Tk 10,000 registration fee for news websites
News Desk :The government has set Tk 10,000 as a registration fee for news websites and Tk 5,000 as the annual renewal fee.The Ministry of...
Trump ignores science at dangerous indoor rally
CNN :President Donald Trump offered a glaring new example of his refusal to put medical science before politics with a large indoor rally Sunday night...
Global Coronavirus fatality reaches 9,29,263
News Desk :Fatality from Coronavirus reached 9,29,263 globally with total cases 2,92,27,302 and recovered 2,10, 51,261 till Monday, according to data from the worldometer.In USA,...
24 Lok Sabha MPs test corona positive
Hindustan Times :Twenty-four members of the Lok Sabha tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on the first day of Indian parliament’s monsoon session, secretariat...
No permission needed to fly toy drones: Cabinet
UNB, Dhaka :No prior permission is needed to fly toy drones for amusement or for state and military purposes as the Cabinet on Monday cleared...
4 militants placed on 4-day fresh remand
Court Correspondent :The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed four militants, who were arrested in a case filed over bomb explosion...
EU plays the money card as Johnson faces Brexit revolt in parliament
Reuters, London :The European Union on Monday ramped up pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step back from breaking the Brexit divorce treaty, delaying...
Bangladesh keen to deepen ties with Turkey: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh is keen to boost its relationship with Turkey for mutual benefits as it is deeply...
Russian excess deaths over summer outstrip Covid toll by more than 3 to 1
Reuters, Moscow :The number of excess deaths in Russia between May and July was more than three times higher than the official coronavirus toll, recent...