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Avoid some Spanish regions, Germany warns
03:52 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayGermany’s foreign ministry has warned against unnecessary visits to three regions of Spain...
Jashore hospital owner ‘played with people’s lives’ at his illegal clinics
03:44 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe owner of two private clinics and diagnostic centres in Jashore’ Manirampur operated on patients although he neither has any medical degree or experience...
Coronavirus death toll reaches 3000
02:39 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from coronavirus or COVID-19 has reached 3,000 as 35 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,960 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 229,185. Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, came up with the disclosure at its daily health bulletin on Tuesday...
Maintain growth in agriculture to ensure food security: PM
02:25 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to keep up the growth, achieved in agriculture amid the coronavirus pandemic, to ensure food security alongside making efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs)...
People suffer as flood situation shows no sign of improvement
01:14 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayThousands of people in the flood-hit districts will continue to suffer as no significant improvement has been seen yet in the overall flood situation. Flood situation is likely to remain unchanged in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogura, Jamalpur, Naogaon, Natore, Sirajganj, Tangail, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Madaripur, Faridpur, Chandpur...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib guilty on all charges in corruption trial
11:56 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayFormer Malaysian PM Najib Razak has been found guilty of all seven charges in the first of several multi-million dollar corruption trials. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering, and abuse of power. The case against Najib, in office from 2009 to 2018, was widely seen as a test of Malaysia's anti-corruption...
New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty
11:12 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayNew Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China's new national security law for the territory...
Google extends work from home for employees till June 30 next year
10:26 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayGoogle will allow most employees to work from home through to July 2021 in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant said Monday...
Doctor burnt in fire from hand sanitizer dies
09:48 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayA doctor, who received severe burn injuries in a fire caused from hand sanitizer in his house in the capital’s Hatirpul area on July 22, died on Tuesday morning. Dr Rajib Bhattacharjya, 36, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn Unit and Plastic Surgery Institute at 8:30am...
Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus at home: WHO
09:01 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayBans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization said...
Republicans introduce $1tn pandemic recovery plan
08:52 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayRepublicans have proposed spending an additional $1tn (£776bn) to address the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes $100bn for schools and issuing stimulus payments of up to $1,200 to most Americans. Under the plan, the payment would replace a $600 boost to unemployment benefits during the pandemic...
Swechchasebak Dal President dies
08:33 AM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayShafiul Bari Babu, President of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal, has passed away. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka around 4am on Tuesday. Shayrul Kabir Khan, member of BNP Chairperson’s media wing and Joint General Secretary of Swechchasebak Dal, confirmed the death to Jago News...
Second wave of coronavirus already in Germany: Senior Merkel ally
05:45 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayA senior ally of Angela Merkel has said that a second wave of coronavirus has already hit Germany and that they are seeing new clusters of infections everyday...
Police asked to remain alert ahead of Eid
04:45 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayAll units of Bangladesh Police have been asked to remain alert to avert any unpleasant incident during the Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslim Ummah. Police headquarters has already issued a letter to the heads of all units and instructed them to be extra cautious for the protection and welfare of the people...
Goat ‘arrested’ for not wearing mask in Uttar Pradesh
03:49 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayIn a bizarre incident, the Kanpur police 'arrested' a goat that was roaming in the Beconganj area here 'without wearing a mask'...
Lawyers of Rayhan say they have yet to see client since his arrest
03:27 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayThe lawyers for Md Rayhan Kabir, the Bangladeshi who was interviewed in an Al Jazeera documentary which has raised controversy in Malaysia, say they have yet to meet their client since he was arrested...
Coronavirus: 37 die, 2772 infected, 1801 recover in 24 hours
02:39 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,965 as 37 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,772 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 226,225, Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, said during a press briefing on Monday...
Global coronavirus recoveries cross 1 crore
02:17 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayMore than 1 crore patients suffering from coronavirus have now recovered. As of Monday afternoon, the total number of cases crossed 16,430,566, while the fatalities rose to 652,434. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019...
Asia battles second wave of coronavirus with fresh lockdowns
01:09 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayCountries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang...
Covid-19: All employees of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank branch infected
12:38 PM, 27 Jul 2020 MondayAll seven employees of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) Jadurani Haat Branch in Haripur upazila have been infected with Covid-19...