https://bdnews24.com/ The RSS feed of bdnews24.com en Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. Wed, 13 Sep 2017 06:22:35 +0600 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 06:22:35 +0600 Home https://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2020/11/26/uttar-pradesh-criminalises-forced-religious-conversions-by-marriage India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party approved a decree in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday laying out prison terms for anyone compelling others to convert their faith or luring them into these conversions through marriage, officials said. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:58:35 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/uttar-pradesh-261120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/uttar-pradesh-261120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2020/11/26/uttar-pradesh-criminalises-forced-religious-conversions-by-marriage https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2020/11/26/biden-considering-former-obama-national-security-adviser-donilon-for-cia Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is considering naming Tom Donilon, a veteran diplomat and national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, as director of the CIA, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:54:58 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/ton-donilon-261120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/ton-donilon-261120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2020/11/26/biden-considering-former-obama-national-security-adviser-donilon-for-cia https://bdnews24.com/health/2020/11/26/adults-children-must-move-more-to-stay-fit-in-pandemic-era---who All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday in its first guidance in a decade. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:48:44 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/who-health-261120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/who-health-261120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/health/2020/11/26/adults-children-must-move-more-to-stay-fit-in-pandemic-era---who https://bdnews24.com/health/2020/11/26/global-coronavirus-cases-surpass-60-million-infections The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases hit 60 million on Wednesday, with the pace of new infections accelerating and the United States reporting record numbers of hospitalisations, according to a Reuters tally. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 08:44:56 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/virus-tally-261120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/virus-tally-261120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/health/2020/11/26/global-coronavirus-cases-surpass-60-million-infections https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2020/11/26/congress-pays-850000-to-muslim-aides-targeted-in-inquiry-stoked-by-trump The House of Representatives quietly paid $850,000 this year to settle wrongful termination claims by five Pakistani-American technology specialists, after a set of routine workplace allegations against them morphed into fodder for right-wing conspiracy theories amplified by President Donald Trump. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 03:59:33 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/us-capitol-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/us-capitol-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2020/11/26/congress-pays-850000-to-muslim-aides-targeted-in-inquiry-stoked-by-trump https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/26/demolish-mp-aslamuls-power-plant-economic-zone-to-free-buriganga-turag-nrcc A government agency has recommended immediate demolition of Maisha Power Plant and Arisha Private Economic Zone, owned by MP Aslamul Haque, to free the banks of the rivers Buriganga and Turag in Dhaka from illegal structures. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 03:16:34 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/03/04/aslamul-haque-040320-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/aslamul-haque-040320-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/26/demolish-mp-aslamuls-power-plant-economic-zone-to-free-buriganga-turag-nrcc https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/26/hasina-leads-bangladesh-in-mourning-football-legend-diego-maradona Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mourned Diego Maradona as the Bangladeshi fans of the Argentine football great flooded social media with condolence posts. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:00:31 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/maradona-world-cup-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/maradona-world-cup-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/26/hasina-leads-bangladesh-in-mourning-football-legend-diego-maradona https://bdnews24.com/people/2020/11/26/my-kick-arounds-with-maradona-in-cuba Former Reuters Cuba correspondent Andrew Cawthorne recalls taking the field with Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday, in this Reuters story from 2004. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:23:33 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/26/maradona-cuba-castro-251120-05.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/maradona-cuba-castro-251120-05.jpg https://bdnews24.com/people/2020/11/26/my-kick-arounds-with-maradona-in-cuba https://bdnews24.com/sport/2020/11/25/one-day-we-ll-kick-a-ball-together-in-the-sky-above-reaction-to-the-death-of-maradona Argentine football legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday, aged 60, after suffering a heart attack.. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:26:15 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/maradona-ball-251120-03.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/maradona-ball-251120-03.jpg https://bdnews24.com/sport/2020/11/25/one-day-we-ll-kick-a-ball-together-in-the-sky-above-reaction-to-the-death-of-maradona https://bdnews24.com/people/2020/11/25/argentine-football-genius-maradona-saw-heaven-and-hell World football great Diego Armando Maradona, who died on Wednesday less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball, but his demons almost destroyed him. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:11:05 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/maradona-cigar-251120-02.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/maradona-cigar-251120-02.jpg https://bdnews24.com/people/2020/11/25/argentine-football-genius-maradona-saw-heaven-and-hell https://bdnews24.com/people/2020/11/25/diego-maradona-one-of-the-greatest-footballers-of-all-time-dies-aged-60 Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:48:05 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/maradona-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/maradona-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/people/2020/11/25/diego-maradona-one-of-the-greatest-footballers-of-all-time-dies-aged-60 https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/25/bangladeshi-researchers-claim-to-have-discovered-effective-drug-to-treat-dengue A group of Bangladeshi researchers claim they have discovered a medicine to boost the platelet count and reduce the risk of bleeding out to effectively treat dengue. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:56:18 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2019/07/29/rajshahi-dengue-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/Rajshahi-Dengue-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/25/bangladeshi-researchers-claim-to-have-discovered-effective-drug-to-treat-dengue https://bdnews24.com/world/2020/11/25/uk-cuts-foreign-aid-spending-commitment-causing-outcry Britain reduced its foreign aid spending commitment on Wednesday to 0.5% of gross domestic product from 0.7%, causing an immediate outcry from international development organisations and the spiritual head of the Church of England. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:40:45 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/rishi-sunak-uk-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/rishi-sunak-uk-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/2020/11/25/uk-cuts-foreign-aid-spending-commitment-causing-outcry https://bdnews24.com/election/us-election-2020/2020/11/25/china-s-xi-congratulates-biden-on-us-election-victory Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the Nov. 3 US presidential election, voicing hope the two countries could promote a healthy and stable development of bilateral ties, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:33:43 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/13/biden-harris-131120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/biden-harris-131120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/election/us-election-2020/2020/11/25/china-s-xi-congratulates-biden-on-us-election-victory https://bdnews24.com/coronavirus-pandemic/2020/11/25/bangladesh-hopes-gavi-begins-supplying-covid-19-vaccine-by-february Bangladesh officials say the global alliance GAVI promised to begin supplying COVID-19 vaccine doses by February 2021. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:29:50 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/20/oxford-vaccine-201120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/oxford-vaccine-201120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/coronavirus-pandemic/2020/11/25/bangladesh-hopes-gavi-begins-supplying-covid-19-vaccine-by-february https://bdnews24.com/coronavirus-pandemic/2020/11/25/world-agonises-over-new-covid-19-curbs-as-infections-approach-60-million Countries around the world agonised over new coronavirus curbs ahead of Christmas and other holidays as global infections approached 60 million on Wednesday and US officials pleaded with Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:01:27 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/coronavirus-travel-us-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/coronavirus-travel-us-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/coronavirus-pandemic/2020/11/25/world-agonises-over-new-covid-19-curbs-as-infections-approach-60-million https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/25/bangladesh-dominica-sign-agreement-to-establish-diplomatic-ties Bangladesh and Dominica, an island nation located in the Caribbean region, have signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:29:10 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/dominica-bangladesh-diplomatic-tie-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/dominica-bangladesh-diplomatic-tie-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/25/bangladesh-dominica-sign-agreement-to-establish-diplomatic-ties https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/25/three-sentenced-to-death-for-2019-rape-murder-in-shariatpur A Shariatpur tribunal has sentenced three people to death for the 2019 murder of a housewife after gang-rape in Damudya Upazila. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:06:54 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2013/01/14/law-top.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/Law-TOP.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/11/25/three-sentenced-to-death-for-2019-rape-murder-in-shariatpur https://bdnews24.com/world/europe/2020/11/25/amnesia-grips-a-bosnian-spa-that-served-as-a-rape-camp As night falls, owls hoot and frogs croak in the forest around Vilina Vlas, a spa getaway in eastern Bosnia. A gentle wind rustles the pine trees that swaddle the health resort, described by one guidebook as “a perfect spot for a romantic evening.” Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:42:16 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/bosnia-spa-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/bosnia-spa-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/europe/2020/11/25/amnesia-grips-a-bosnian-spa-that-served-as-a-rape-camp https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2020/11/25/icc-must-deliver-world-events-or-sport-will-suffer-says-new-chairman New International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay told Reuters on Wednesday his organisation must deliver their pinnacle events over the next three years or there will be serious financial consequences for the sport. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:36:31 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/09/13/icc-130920-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/icc-130920-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2020/11/25/icc-must-deliver-world-events-or-sport-will-suffer-says-new-chairman https://bdnews24.com/world/2020/11/25/ethiopia-war-destabilising-east-africa-warns-eu Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region and hostilities should halt, the European Union foreign policy chief said. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:32:12 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/ethiopia-conflict-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/ethiopia-conflict-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/2020/11/25/ethiopia-war-destabilising-east-africa-warns-eu https://bdnews24.com/world/2020/11/25/death-by-shark-is-at-a-high-in-australia.-whats-going-on The shark attacked Sunday, when Charles Cernobori, 59 and a father of three, was bodysurfing off Cable Beach in Western Australia. A couple found him, dragged him to the beach and called emergency services. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:17:14 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/australia-shark-attack-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/australia-shark-attack-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/2020/11/25/death-by-shark-is-at-a-high-in-australia.-whats-going-on https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2020/11/25/windies-to-assess-bangladesh-bio-security-arrangements-before-tour Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed on Tuesday the team will be the first to tour Bangladesh since the COVID-19 pandemic struck but said they are sending officials this week to assess bio-security arrangements before the side arrive in January. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:16:30 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2019/06/17/bd-wi.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/bd-wi.jpg https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2020/11/25/windies-to-assess-bangladesh-bio-security-arrangements-before-tour https://bdnews24.com/sport/2020/11/25/bayern-munich-s-lewandowski-flick-head-fifa-awards-shortlist Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and coach Hans-Dieter Flick have been named on the shortlist for 'The Best FIFA Football Awards' after their treble-winning campaign last season, world soccer's governing body announced on Wednesday. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:14:42 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/fifa-the-best-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/fifa-the-best-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/sport/2020/11/25/bayern-munich-s-lewandowski-flick-head-fifa-awards-shortlist https://bdnews24.com/sport/2020/11/25/giroud-winner-puts-chelsea-in-champions-league-knockout-stages Striker Olivier Giroud scored a dramatic last-minute winner as Chelsea booked their place in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 victory over Stade Rennais at Roazhon Park on Tuesday. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:11:36 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/11/25/chelsea-251120-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/chelsea-251120-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/sport/2020/11/25/giroud-winner-puts-chelsea-in-champions-league-knockout-stages