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/bangladesh/2021/07/24/tk-1-million-in-fines-for-crossing-padma-river-amid-lockdown People have been heading crossing the Padma River near the Shimulia port in Munshiganj in an attempt to reach Dhaka despite the current lockdown and warnings about strict punishments. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 15:38:02 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/shimulia-ferryghat-240721-05.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/shimulia-ferryghat-240721-05.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/07/24/tk-1-million-in-fines-for-crossing-padma-river-amid-lockdown https://bdnews24.com/world/africa/2021/07/24/s-african-women-risk-assault-to-reach-work-as-taxi-violence-surges South African language tutor Debbie Odumuko has already survived a shootout in a grocery store since fighting between rival taxi drivers resurfaced in Cape Town in early July. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 15:15:48 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/africa-taxi-violence-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/africa-taxi-violence-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/africa/2021/07/24/s-african-women-risk-assault-to-reach-work-as-taxi-violence-surges https://bdnews24.com/science/2021/07/24/montanas-famed-trout-under-threat-as-drought-intensifies Few places in the world rival Montana’s fly fishing, and the state’s cold, clear mountain streams are renowned for their large populations of trout, especially the rainbow and brown. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:47:35 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/montana-fly-fishing-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/montana-fly-fishing-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/science/2021/07/24/montanas-famed-trout-under-threat-as-drought-intensifies https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/07/24/dhaka-travellers-face-frequent-police-stops-on-the-second-day-of-lockdown Traffic in Dhaka has picked up somewhat on the second day of the post-Eid lockdown but travellers are frequently being stopped by police as part of the efforts to enforce the 'strictest' pandemic curbs yet. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:33:49 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/lockdown-dhaka-gabtoli-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/lockdown-dhaka-gabtoli-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/07/24/dhaka-travellers-face-frequent-police-stops-on-the-second-day-of-lockdown https://bdnews24.com/health/2021/07/24/vaccinated-people-make-up-75-percent-of-recent-covid-19-cases-in-singapore-but-few-fall-ill Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore's COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks, but they were not falling seriously ill, government data showed, as a rapid ramp-up in inoculations leaves fewer people unvaccinated. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:23:40 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/singapore-vaccination-covid-19-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/singapore-vaccination-covid-19-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/health/2021/07/24/vaccinated-people-make-up-75-percent-of-recent-covid-19-cases-in-singapore-but-few-fall-ill https://bdnews24.com/travel/2021/07/24/your-flight-has-been-cancelled-or-delayed.-what-should-you-do Carolina Contreras, a 34-year-old business owner who flies frequently between New York and Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, has been using JetBlue exclusively for her trips for almost a decade without a problem. But on her last two flights, she said her flights were delayed for hours; one was pushed back six times. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:59:31 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/flight-travel-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/flight-travel-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/travel/2021/07/24/your-flight-has-been-cancelled-or-delayed.-what-should-you-do https://bdnews24.com/world/asia-pacific/2021/07/24/the-1964-games-proclaimed-a-new-japan.-theres-less-to-cheer-this-time Under crisp blue skies in October 1964, Emperor Hirohito of Japan stood before a reborn nation to declare the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games. A voice that the Japanese public had first heard announcing the country’s surrender in World War II now echoed across a packed stadium alive with anticipation. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:50:05 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/olympics-japan-tokyo-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/olympics-japan-tokyo-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/asia-pacific/2021/07/24/the-1964-games-proclaimed-a-new-japan.-theres-less-to-cheer-this-time https://bdnews24.com/health/2021/07/24/sinopharm-s-covid-19-shot-offers-weaker-protection-among-elderly Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine was less effective in offering protection against the disease among the elderly, according to the results of a Hungarian study. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:28:49 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/sinopharm-covid-19-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/sinopharm-covid-19-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/health/2021/07/24/sinopharm-s-covid-19-shot-offers-weaker-protection-among-elderly https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/07/24/woman-daughter-found-dead-in-dhaka-s-kamrangirchar Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her child, presumed murdered, from a home in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:16:00 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/kamrangirchar-thana-240121-02.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/kamrangirchar+thana-240121-02.jpg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/07/24/woman-daughter-found-dead-in-dhaka-s-kamrangirchar https://bdnews24.com/world/europe/2021/07/24/persuasion-vs-coercion-vaccine-debate-in-europe-heats-up As Europe and the United States scramble to find an appropriate balance between curbing the delta variant of the coronavirus and curbing personal freedom, President Emmanuel Macron of France has led the way down a narrow path combining limited compulsion to get vaccinated with widespread coercion. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:07:36 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/covid-vaccine-europe-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/covid-vaccine-europe-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/europe/2021/07/24/persuasion-vs-coercion-vaccine-debate-in-europe-heats-up https://bdnews24.com/economy/2021/07/24/uk-growth-slows-sharply-in-july-as-covid-pingdemic-hits Britain's rapid economic bounce-back from the COVID-19 pandemic slowed sharply in July as a new wave of cases forced hundreds of thousands of workers to self-isolate under government rules to limit the spread of the disease. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:42:58 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/pounds-sterling-uk-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/pounds-sterling-uk-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/economy/2021/07/24/uk-growth-slows-sharply-in-july-as-covid-pingdemic-hits https://bdnews24.com/sport/2021/07/24/glittering-gold-distracts-from-tokyo-woes China fired an ominous warning as Yang Qian grabbed the Games' first gold, the morning after Japan's global superstar tennis player Naomi Osaka had lit the Olympic cauldron to officially open the pandemic-delayed extravaganza. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:40:48 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/tokyo-olympics-gold-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/tokyo-olympics-gold-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/sport/2021/07/24/glittering-gold-distracts-from-tokyo-woes https://bdnews24.com/music/2021/07/24/nation-to-pay-last-respects-to-folk-music-icon-fakir-alamgir-at-shaheed-minar The mortal remains of Fakir Alamgir have been taken to the Central Shaheed Minar for people from all walks of life to pay homage to the folk music legend, who made a significant contribution to the Liberation War of 1971 with his music. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:22:19 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/23/fakir-alamgir-230721-03.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/fakir-alamgir-230721-03.jpg https://bdnews24.com/music/2021/07/24/nation-to-pay-last-respects-to-folk-music-icon-fakir-alamgir-at-shaheed-minar https://bdnews24.com/business/2021/07/24/global-supply-chains-buckle-as-virus-variant-and-disasters-strike A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:50:31 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/global-supply-chain-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/global-supply-chain-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/business/2021/07/24/global-supply-chains-buckle-as-virus-variant-and-disasters-strike https://bdnews24.com/world/2021/07/24/biden-authorises-100-million-in-emergency-funds-for-afghan-refugees US President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet "unexpected urgent" refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:40:46 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/biden-afghan-funds-240721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/biden-afghan-funds-240721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/2021/07/24/biden-authorises-100-million-in-emergency-funds-for-afghan-refugees https://bdnews24.com/sport/2021/07/24/tokyo-olympics-algerian-judoka-suspended-sent-home-for-withdrawing-to-avoid-israeli The International Judo Federation suspended on Saturday an Algerian judoka and his coach for withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics before his event started after the draw set him on course for a match against an Israeli. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:03:21 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/23/tokyo-olympic-230721-4.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/tokyo-olympic-230721-4.jpg https://bdnews24.com/sport/2021/07/24/tokyo-olympics-algerian-judoka-suspended-sent-home-for-withdrawing-to-avoid-israeli https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2021/07/24/biden-assures-afghan-president-of-continued-us-support With the last US forces on the way out of Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden assured President Ashraf Ghani of US diplomatic and humanitarian support on Friday as Taliban advances piled pressure on the US-backed government in Kabul. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:22:48 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/ghani-afghan-240721-02.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/ghani-afghan-240721-02.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/americas/2021/07/24/biden-assures-afghan-president-of-continued-us-support https://bdnews24.com/business/2021/07/24/rawhide-merchants-tanners-trade-blame-as-bangladesh-leather-industry-troubles-drag-on Stakeholders in Bangladesh’s leather industry were hoping the trade of rawhide from cattle slaughtered on Eid-ul-Azha would really take off this year, but many seasonal traders dumped animal skin after failing to get the asking price. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 05:27:26 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/21/raw-hides-kurbani-210721-06.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/raw-hides-kurbani-210721-06.jpg https://bdnews24.com/business/2021/07/24/rawhide-merchants-tanners-trade-blame-as-bangladesh-leather-industry-troubles-drag-on https://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2021/07/24/indian-court-extends-custody-of-businessman-raj-kundra-in-porn-film-case An Indian court on Friday extended the custody of Raj Kundra, a businessman married to popular Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, police said, in a pornography case that has stunned the country's film industry. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:08:18 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/shilpa-shetty-husband-kundra-230721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/shilpa-shetty-husband-kundra-230721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2021/07/24/indian-court-extends-custody-of-businessman-raj-kundra-in-porn-film-case https://bdnews24.com/world/2021/07/24/blinken-to-visit-india-with-vaccines-and-china-in-focus US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to India, an important partner in US efforts to counter China and in vaccine diplomacy that is hobbled by its own COVID-19 crisis. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:19 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/blinken-visit-230721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/blinken-visit-230721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/2021/07/24/blinken-to-visit-india-with-vaccines-and-china-in-focus https://bdnews24.com/health/2021/07/24/hard-hit-by-covid-rains-spark-fear-of-dengue-outbreak-in-dhaka Dengue cases are threatening to overwhelm Dhaka’s stretched healthcare system amid the coronavirus outbreak, with the hospitals admitting the highest number of patients with the mosquito-borne disease in the official daily count this year. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 03:57:52 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2020/03/01/mosquito-290220-09.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/mosquito-290220-09.jpg https://bdnews24.com/health/2021/07/24/hard-hit-by-covid-rains-spark-fear-of-dengue-outbreak-in-dhaka https://bdnews24.com/world/2021/07/24/us-strikes-taliban-targets-in-a-show-of-force-in-afghanistan US military aircraft struck a number of Taliban positions this week in support of faltering Afghan government forces, in one of the first significant American reactions to the insurgents’ blistering advance across Afghanistan as US troops withdraw. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 02:44:59 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/24/afghan-air-strike-230721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/afghan-air-strike-230721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/2021/07/24/us-strikes-taliban-targets-in-a-show-of-force-in-afghanistan https://bdnews24.com/world/south-asia/2021/07/24/hasina-sends-haribhanga-mango-to-imran-khan-in-goodwill-gesture Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent special Bangladeshi mangoes to her Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan as “a gesture of goodwill”. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 01:50:38 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/23/hasina-imran-mango-230721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/hasina-imran-mango-230721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/world/south-asia/2021/07/24/hasina-sends-haribhanga-mango-to-imran-khan-in-goodwill-gesture https://bdnews24.com/music/2021/07/23/bangladeshi-folk-music-icon-fakir-alamgir-dies-of-covid-aged-71 Folk music legend Fakir Alamgir has died from COVID-19 under hospital care in Dhaka at the age of 71. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:43:10 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/23/fakir-alamgir-230721-03.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/fakir-alamgir-230721-03.jpg https://bdnews24.com/music/2021/07/23/bangladeshi-folk-music-icon-fakir-alamgir-dies-of-covid-aged-71 https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2021/07/23/zimbabwe-beat-bangladesh-by-23-runs-to-tie-t20-series Wellington Masakadza took three wickets and three catches to steer Zimbabwe to a 23-run win over Bangladesh in their second Twenty20 international at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:21:45 +0600 https://d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net/media/2021/07/23/zimbabwe-230721-01.jpg/ALTERNATES/w140/zimbabwe-230721-01.jpg https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2021/07/23/zimbabwe-beat-bangladesh-by-23-runs-to-tie-t20-series