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Govt reports 41 more Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs
03:56 PM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdaySome 41 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 12,660. During the period, 1,765 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 8,02,305, the health directorate said in a press release on Tuesday...
JnU gets new Vice-Chancellor
03:42 PM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayDhaka University's Biology faculty dean and its Botany department professor Dr Imdadul Haque has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath University (JnU)...
Budget session of parliament begins tomorrow
02:39 PM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe 13th session (Budget) of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin tomorrow as the proposed budget will be placed in the parliament for the second time during the global novel coronavirus pandemic. President M Abdul Hamid called the session as per the power bestowed on him by the constitution...
Saudi minister defends volume limit on mosque loudspeakers
02:21 PM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdaySaudi Arabia’s Islamic affairs minister is defending a contentious order restricting the volume of mosque loudspeakers, saying it was prompted by complaints about excessive noise...
1,00,620 Pfizer vaccines arrive in Bangladesh
01:28 PM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe first consignment of 100,620 doses of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine arrived in Bangladesh last night under the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX...
Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge
01:05 PM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayMalaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants...
Covid-19 in India: Over 1.27 lakh cases, 2,795 deaths in last 24 hours
11:41 AM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayIndia recorded 1,27,510 new Covid-19 cases and 2,795 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry...
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu
10:28 AM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayChina's National Health Commission said on Tuesday that it had confirmed one case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu in Jiangsu province...
Saudi Arabia population hits 35 million, grows 2.3% in one year
09:51 AM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe population in Saudi Arabia has totaled 35,013,414 million at the end of Q2, 2020, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed on Monday...
Covid: Peru more than doubles death toll after review
09:33 AM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayPeru has more than doubled its Covid death toll following a review, making it the country with the world's highest death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data...
Covid: WHO renames UK and other variants with Greek letters
09:17 AM, 01 Jun 2021 TuesdayThe World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19. From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa and India...
China allows couples to have three children
05:39 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayChina has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates.
Coronavirus: 36 die, 1710 infected
04:27 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 12,619 as 36 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,710 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 800,540. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Monday...
Female doctor found dead at her flat in Dhaka
04:12 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayPolice today found the body of a female doctor from her flat of 50/1 first lane building in the capital’s Kalabagan. The deceased was identified as Sabira Rahman Lipi, 47, doctor of Radiology Department of Green Life Hospital. Azimul Haque, Deputy Commissioner of DB police confirmed the matter to Jago News...
India logs lowest Covid cases since April 9 with 1.52 Lakh cases
02:50 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayIndia on Monday reported 1,52,734 new COVID-19 cases as 3,128 more patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said...
Lockdown in Chapainawabganj extended till June 7
01:48 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayThe local administration has extended the ongoing lockdown in Chapainawabganj for one more week till June 7 to current spread of Coronavirus. Deputy Commissioner of the district Md Monjurul Hafiz announced this at a press conference at 12:30pm on Monday. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the district during the lockdown...
Ho Chi Minh: Vietnam to test entire city amid new variant fears
01:11 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayVietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by testing the entire population of Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures...
Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations
12:16 PM, 31 May 2021 MondayJapan is considering requiring negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records from fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday, as a new poll showed public opposition to the Games remained strong...
Serum Institute promises 9-10 crore Covishield doses in June
11:50 AM, 31 May 2021 MondaySerum Institute of India (SII) has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official sources said on Sunday amid complaint by States about the shortage of anti-coronavirus vaccine jabs...
Israel coalition government a threat to security, warns Netanyahu
11:30 AM, 31 May 2021 MondayIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a proposed new unity government would be "a danger for the security" of the country...