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Health directorate chief steps down
07:53 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe Directorate General of Health Services chief professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad has stepped down amid criticism. He submitted his resignation letter to the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday. Md Abdul Mannan, secretary of Health Service Division under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, confirmed this to Jago News this evening...
900,000 UK public workers get a pay hike
07:46 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayBritish public sector workers are getting a pay rise in recognition for their work during the pandemic -- but nurses are not included...
Vocational-madrasa teacher-employee get PM's donation
06:53 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to give financial assistance to the Non-MPO teachers and employees of vocational, madrasa and individual ebtedayee madrasas who faced financial hardship for institution closure due to coronavirus...
Ukraine gunman holds 20 hostages on bus
06:31 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayAn armed man has taken about 20 people hostage on a bus in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, officials say...
Shahabuddin Hospital MD, 2 others remanded
06:14 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three people, including Faisal Al Islam, managing director (MD) of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital, on five-day remand each in a case lodged over fake coronavirus (Covid-19) tests and other forgeries...
Oxford coronavirus vaccine: Five things to know
05:33 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayPromising results from trials of three potential coronavirus vaccines have raised hopes in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 600,000 people and crushed economies globally...
Iran hits record 229 coronavirus deaths in 24hrs
05:19 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayIran has seen a record 229 deaths in the past 24 hours from its outbreak of the novel coronavirus, health ministry figures showed on Tuesday, reports Reuters...
PM unhappy at delay in project implementation
04:36 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayExpressing dissatisfaction at delay in implementation of development projects, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked different departments concerned to strengthen coordination among them to avert delay in project activities...
No special train during Eid: Minister
04:30 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayRailways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan on Tuesday said no arrangements have been taken to operate special trains ahead of Eid-ul-Azha this year, reports UNB...
Chinese envoy volunteers first in COVID-19 vaccine trial in Bangladesh
04:16 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayChinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has showed his willingness to be the first volunteer in the final or phase-3 human trial of a prospective Chinese COVID-19 vaccine here as it is going to be approved by the Bangladesh government...
UK 'top target' for Russia, says report
04:04 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayRussia sees the UK as one of its "top targets" in the West, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee. The ISC's long-awaited report said Russian influence in the UK was "the new normal", and accused successive governments of welcoming the country's oligarchs "with open arms"...
Explore new markets protecting RMG export: FM tells envoys
03:39 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Bangladesh’s envoys in Europe and UK to explore new markets for Bangladeshi products protecting the readymade garment export markets during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum in top 50 thinkers’ list
03:35 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayBangladeshi Architect Marina Tabassum's name was registered in the list of world's top 50 thinkers in 2020. UK-based magazine Prospect published the list on July 14...
Coronavirus: 41 die, 3057 infected, 1841 recover in 24 hours
02:41 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,709 as 41 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 3057 more have been infected with the virus, raising the number of such cases to 210,510, Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, said during a press briefing on Tuesday...
Possible but not certain COVID-19 vaccine rolled out this year: Sarah
02:00 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe University of Oxford’s possible COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty that will happen, the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday...
Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini attempts suicide in prison
01:29 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayNalini Sriharan, convict in the assassination case of late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, attempted suicide on Monday night, said her lawyer. Nalini has been lodged in prison for the past 29 years.
21 missing after bus falls into canal in Sunamganj
12:40 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayTwenty-one people went missing after a passenger-bus fell into a roadside canal at Janigaon area in Lakkhanshri union of Sunamganj on Tuesday morning. The incident took place when the bus with 25 to 26 passengers was going to Sunamganj from Sylhet. On information, a team of fire service rushed to the spot...
Coronavirus: EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit
10:35 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayEU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks. It will see the 27-nation bloc offering €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) in grants and loans to counter...
Saudi Arabia announces Eid-ul-Azha on July 31
09:52 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia’s Supreme Court said on Monday the Day of Arafat will be on July 30 (Thursday) and July 31 (Friday) will be the first day of Eid-ul-Azha...
Shahabuddin Medical MD Faisal arrested
09:10 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Faisal Al Islam, 34, Managing Director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital for conducting coronavirus tests without approval and scamming patients with wrong treatment...