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The month of mourning begins tomorrow for the nation to recall once again the most brutal assassination in its history and renew the pledge to safeguard perpetually the country’s independence and sovereignty. The killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on …

Bangladesh reported 28 coronavirus deaths on Friday – the lowest since June 1, when 22 people died of Covid-19 in a day. “The death tally stands at 3,111 and the fatality rate is 1.31 percent,” Prof Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), …

Germany currently hosts by far the largest number of US forces in EuropeAs part of its national goal to bring down the overall energy consumption by 20 percent by 2030, an energy efficiency project is underway in 22 industries which is expected to reduce their overall power consumption by 43 …

World’s biggest tech company’s heads have appeared before Washington lawmakers to defend their firms against claims they abuse their power to quash competitors. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the world “needs large” firms, while the heads of Facebook, Apple and Google argued their companies had spurred innovation. The appearance comes …

Six  Eid-ul-Azha congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque from 7 am on the Eid day. This year there will be six jamaats on the Eid day at the National Mosque, said a press release of the Islamic Foundation. The first Eid jamaat will be administered by …

About 1,000 pilgrims arrived on the Mina Valley outside Makkah on Wednesday to participate in this year’s hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic. This time, the Saudi government has imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the virus which brought the global economy to its knees and force closure of businesses …

China underscored the efforts to further open up and keep foreign trade and investment stable, as well as to facilitate employment and ensure people’s livelihood amid the pandemic. The observations came out in a statement released on Wednesday after a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. It …

Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency ever declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), its leader has said. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the WHO’s emergency committee this week for a review. There have been five other global health emergencies: Ebola (two outbreaks), Zika, …

Bangladesh’s officially confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 229,185 on Tuesday after the health authorities announced detection of 2,960 new patients. “In the last 24 hours, 35 patients have died, pushing up the death tally to 3,000,” Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana …

Businesses in the tourism sector in the beach town of Cox’s Bazar look for a gradual comeback after Eid-ul-Azha eyeing the next winter as an opportunity to stay afloat by hosting tourists from home and abroad in the hub of the country’s tourism industry. Around 470 hotels and motels, over …