CCTV footage shows police brutality at Delhi's Jamia Millia University

In a video released by Jamia Co-ordination Committee yesterday, Delhi police officers can be seen beating up students in the library of Jamia Millia Islamia University on December 15 last year.
16 February 2020, 07:01 AM

20 Chinese nationals resume work at Payra Power Plant project

Twenty Chinese employees have resumed work at the Payra Thermal Power Plant project in Patuakhali after 14 days of being quarantined.
16 February 2020, 06:58 AM

Star day at a Glance, Saturday, February 15, 2020

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15 February 2020, 15:27 PM

Google mulls licensing deals with EU news media

Google is in discussions on deals to pay media organizations for content, a move aimed at blunting criticism that it unfairly profits from copyrighted news, according to people familiar with the talks.
15 February 2020, 12:55 PM

Midday Brief, Saturday, February 15, 2020

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15 February 2020, 09:49 AM

Star day at a Glance Friday, February 14, 2020

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14 February 2020, 15:18 PM

5 in police custody for ‘spreading rumour on coronavirus outbreak’

Five persons have been taken to police custody to be quizzed in connection with spreading rumours on coronavirus outbreak in the country.
14 February 2020, 10:45 AM

Midday Brief, Friday, February 14, 2020

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14 February 2020, 10:06 AM

2 more Bangladeshis infected with coronavirus in Singapore

Two more Bangladeshi expatriate workers in Singapore have been infected with the novel coronavirus— recently named Covid-19—with links to the previous two cases being confirmed, The Straits Times reports.
13 February 2020, 13:04 PM

Midday Brief, Thursday, February 13, 2020

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13 February 2020, 09:59 AM

Android phones face difficult launch as MWC 2020 canceled amid Coronavirus fears

On Wednesday, GSM Association (GSMA), the London based industry organisation that represents the global mobile industry, pulled the plug on the 2020 Mobile World Congress show. The show's organiser said the coronavirus, the virus infecting tens of thousands of people globally and originating from China, had made it "impossible" for the show to proceed.
13 February 2020, 06:56 AM

Rohingya boat capsize a tragic and needless loss of life

The tragedy that unfolded on Tuesday is as disturbing as it was preventable. The local authorities, as well as UN agencies and other international organisations, are perfectly aware of a transnational human trafficking network that preys on vulnerable refugees and often traps them into a life of bonded labour and slavery. Despite this, very little has been done to dismantle this network.
12 February 2020, 11:26 AM

Midday Brief, Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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12 February 2020, 10:15 AM

Early development of girl children top priority for UNICEF this year

Early childhood development and education of the girl child are some of the top priorities of UNICEF for the current year, says Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the UN and president of UNICEF’s executive board for 2020.
12 February 2020, 09:12 AM

Star day at a Glance, Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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11 February 2020, 15:41 PM

Midday Brief, Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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11 February 2020, 09:55 AM

Bangladesh U-19 World Cup win: Cricket world reacts

After Bangladesh Under-19s' seminal World Cup triumph on Sunday, the cricketing world both at home and abroad, legends past and present, showered Akbar Ali's teen titans with praise.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus: Myths vs facts

The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China today, overtaking global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, even as the World Health Organization said the outbreak appeared to be "stabilising".
9 February 2020, 14:04 PM

Midday Brief, Sunday, February 9, 2020

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9 February 2020, 09:53 AM

Star day at a Glance, Saturday, February 8, 2020

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8 February 2020, 15:03 PM