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Sharp rise in coronavirus deaths again
02:40 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday recorded 50 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. With this, a total of 3,234 people died from COVID-19 in the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. In the last 24 hours, 1,918 more coronavirus cases were recorded, taking the total infections to 2,44,020...
China won’t allow a TikTok ‘smash and grab’ by US, state media warns
02:29 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayChina’s government won’t accept an acquisition of TikTok’s US operations by Microsoft Corp. and may take action against Washington if a sale is forced, the state-run China Daily said in an editorial Tuesday...
Curfew in Kashmir ahead of autonomy revocation anniversary
01:49 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayAuthorities imposed a curfew in many parts of Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, a day ahead of the first anniversary of India's controversial decision to revoke the disputed region's semi-autonomy...
'No silver bullet' for coronavirus, WHO warns
01:42 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe World Health Organization (WHO) warned that there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID-19, despite the "unprecedented" rush by nations across the world to find a vaccine...
Activities of lower courts return to normal
01:11 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe Supreme Court administration has decided to resume regular activities with physical presence of all concerned at all subordinate courts across the country from Wednesday...
People lost ‘all potential’ after Bangabandhu’s assassination: PM
12:44 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused again the anti-liberation forces of assassinating Bangabandhu in 1975, saying that the people of Bangladesh had lost “all potential” after this brutal killing...
Japan to impose stricter re-entry procedures for travelers from Bangladesh
12:25 PM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayThe Foreign Ministry of Japan has said that all foreign residents re-entering the nation from Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines and Peru will need to undergo stricter procedures from next Friday, because of rising numbers of infections in those countries...
US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal: Trump
11:46 AM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayDonald Trump said the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok's US unit if an American firm buys it. The US president said he made a demand for a "substantial portion" of the purchase price in a phone call at the weekend with Microsoft's boss. He also warned he will ban the app...
World facing 'generational catastrophe' on education
11:26 AM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be “a top priority.”..
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
11:09 AM, 04 Aug 2020 TuesdayHurricane Isaias has blasted in to North Carolina, crossing the coast 40 miles (65km) south-west of Wilmington. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) posted a statement on social media saying that Isaias made landfall at 23:10 EDT (03:10 GMT Tuesday), reports BBC. It added that the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85mph (140km/h)...
Health sector now capable of tackling coronavirus situation: Minister
06:17 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said that although there has been a slight increase in the number coronavirus cases, the country’s health sector now has the capacity to tackle the situation...
Corona-infected MP Salma Chy Ruma flown to Dhaka
06:08 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondaySalma Chowdhury Ruma, a reserved-seat MP from Rajbari, has been flown to Dhaka by a helicopter after she caught the novel coronavirus...
Former Pope Benedict seriously ill
05:14 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayFormer Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper reported on Monday...
Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies
04:53 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume has died aged 83...
EU provides Tk 10 mn for flood victims in Bangladesh
04:21 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe European Union is providing EUR 100,000, almost Tk 10 million, in humanitarian aid funding to assist the most vulnerable communities in response to severe flooding that has affected nearly one-third of Bangladesh...
Bangladesh sees 30 more Covid-19 deaths
02:35 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayIn the past 24 hours, Bangladesh recorded 1,356 more coronavirus cases and 30 new deaths from the virus. With this, a total of 2,42,102 people caught coronavirus and 3,154 died from the virus, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8...
21 killed in Afghan prison attack
02:03 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayAt least 21 people have been killed in ongoing fighting between Afghan security forces and gunmen who raided a jail overnight in an attack claimed by ISIL (ISIS) group, officials said on Monday. Among the dead were prisoners as well as civilians, prison guards and Afghan security personnel...
IPL set to start next month in UAE
01:55 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThe Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be staged in the United Arab Emirates from Sept. 19 to Nov. 10, subject to government approval...
When the search for a perfect marriage goes wrong
01:18 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayTrinh met her murderer through a matchmaker. She was 29 years old and her future husband was in his 50s, court documents show. She only spoke Vietnamese, he spoke Korean...
Three killed as bus rams pickup van
12:34 PM, 03 Aug 2020 MondayThree people were killed in a fatal road crash in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Monday morning...