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Another Indian Oxygen Express arrives
04:51 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayAnother Indian train namely Oxygen Express with consignment of 208 tonnes of liquid oxygen arrived in Bangladesh through Benapole land port last night...
Tk 427cr project for expatriate workers' employments okayed
03:55 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved a Taka 427.30 crore project to create employments for the expatriate workers who have returned home from abroad due to the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic...
Pegasus revelations: Call for Hungarian ministers to resign
03:50 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayHungary’s opposition has called for ministerial resignations from Viktor Orbán’s far-right government over allegations it selected journalists, media owners and opposition political figures as potential targets for invasive Pegasus spyware...
Chronic health issues for third in late 40s - study
02:50 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayAbout one in three middle-aged people has multiple chronic health issues, a long-running British study suggests...
Coronavirus: Khulna Division reports 31 more deaths
02:18 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayKhulna Division today reported 31 deaths from Coronavirus and 866 new cases. Divisional Health Directorate confirmed the deaths on Wednesday. According to the health directorate, nine people died of Coronavirus in Khulna in the last 24 hours...
S Korea reports highest Covid-19 daily case count amid 4th wave
12:55 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdaySouth Korea on Wednesday (July 28) reported 1,896 new Covid-19 cases for Tuesday, its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a fourth wave of outbreaks fanned by the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus...
Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling abroad
12:37 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayKuwait on Tuesday said only citizens who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will be allowed to travel abroad starting on Aug. 1...
Anger as Covid-ravaged Malaysia lifts pandemic measures
12:26 PM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayThe Malaysian government has been asked why it revoked emergency Covid regulations as cases continue to spike...
18 die at RMCH Corona unit
11:17 AM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayEighteen people including four women died at the Corona unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours. Six of them died from the disease and the rest twelve died with its symptoms. Brig Gen Shamim Yazdani, Director of RMCH, confirmed the deaths to Jago News on Wednesday...
Sydney extends lockdown as other Australian cities reopen
10:08 AM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdaySydney's lockdown has been extended by another month as Covid cases continue to rise. Australia's largest city has been under stay-at-home orders since late June due to an outbreak of the Delta variant...
Indians turn to crowdfunding to pay Covid bills
09:31 AM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayHospitalisations soared in India during a deadly second Covid wave. Now, hobbled by patchy insurance, Indians are turning to crowdfunding to pay the steep medical bills, reports Astha Rajvanshi...
5 of a family die in Teknaf landslide
09:11 AM, 28 Jul 2021 WednesdayFive members of a family have died in a landslide at Hnila in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar in the wee hours of Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Shukkur, Jubair, Abdur Rahim, Kohinur and Jainba. All are the sons and daughters of Syed Alam, of villager para under Hlina union...
Taxpayers can submit returns from mobile phones
10:03 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to introduce a new system through online from September 1 as the taxpayers would be able to submit their income tax returns from mobile phones...
Help rural people in getting vaccines: PM asks Swechasebak League
09:54 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Awami Swechasebak League leaders and activists to help people in getting vaccines in rural areas and motivate them to go for Covid-19 test so they can receive proper treatment...
Instagram making accounts for users under 16 private by default
09:19 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayFacebook-owned Instagram is introducing changes designed to make the app safer for young people...
Court gives Kangana "last chance" for exemption in defamation case
08:41 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayA court in Mumbai on Tuesday allowed "last chance" to actor Kangana Ranaut's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance in the defamation case filed by Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar and directed her to remain present on the next date of hearing without fail
Amnesty Intel’s statement over DSA is motivated: Hasan
07:58 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayRejecting the statement of Amnesty International over the Digital Security Act (DSA) in Bangladesh, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said the statement of the organization is motivated...
Record 258 Covid-19 deaths in a day
06:21 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday reported 258 more coronavirus deaths, the highest daily fatality toll since the start of the pandemic, to take the total to 19,779...
HRW accuses Israel of ‘apparent war crimes’ in Gaza assault
05:31 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayHuman Rights Watch has accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during an 11-day offensive on the Gaza Strip that began on May 10...
Japan's Osaka in shock Olympic exit
05:08 PM, 27 Jul 2021 TuesdayJapanese superstar Naomi Osaka suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight-set win in Tokyo...