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Bandarban Civil Surgeon tests positive for coronavirus
10:59 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayCivil Surgeon of Bandarban Dr Aung Sui Marma has tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Pratyush Pal, the head of Bandarban Corona Isolation Centre, said they received the test report of the civil surgeon on Tuesday night and found him coronavirus positive...
Trump paid proxy to take college entrance exam for him, niece's book says
10:44 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump paid a proxy to take a standardized college entrance exam for him when he was a high school student, his niece writes in a tell-all book scheduled to be published next week...
Trump moves to pull US out of WHO
09:56 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
144 Bangladeshi migrants detained in North Macedonia
09:41 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayAuthorities in North Macedonia have found 211 migrants including 144 Bangladeshi nationals packed into a truck near the country's southern border with Greece during a routine check on a regional road, according to police...
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 event confirmed for August 5th
09:05 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdaySamsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on Wednesday, August 5th, at 10AM ET. The company is expected to reveal its new lineup of Galaxy Note 20 devices, along with a successor to its first foldable, the Galaxy Fold...
WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ of airborne spread of COVID-19
08:55 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance...
Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive
08:27 AM, 08 Jul 2020 WednesdayBrazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down risks of what he has called the "little flu", saying he would not be seriously affected...
Noted singer Andrew Kishore’s burial on July 15
05:34 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayRenowned singer Andrew Kishore, who breathed his last in Rajshahi on Monday evening, will be buried here according to his final wish on July 15 on arrival of his two children from Australia...
Malaysia seeking info on Bangladeshi who appeared in Al Jazeera’s documentary
05:08 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe Immigration Department of Malaysia has circulated a notice today seeking public information on a Bangladeshi national to be investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/1963...
New at Saudi hajj: Bottled holy water, sterilized pebbles
04:31 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia has issued guidelines for the 1,000 or so pilgrims that will be allowed to perform the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca later this month, an experience that will be unlike any before because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Amjad Khan Chowdhury’s death anniversary today
03:47 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayToday is the fifth death anniversary of Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, pioneer of agro-processing industry of Bangladesh and founder of PRAN-RFL Group...
23rd Virtual International AIDS Conference 2020 begins
03:41 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe first-ever virtual edition of the world’s largest conference on HIV began on Monday with a focus on the links between HIV and the COVID-19 pandemic and recognition of global debates around racism...
Coronavirus death toll rises to 2,151
02:39 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,151 as 55 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said during a press briefing on Tuesday...
Govt to recruit 2,000 more doctors thru special BCS
02:14 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe government will recruit two thousand more doctors through a special BCS examination on an emergency basis to fight the coronavirus crisis. The Health Services Division of the Health Ministry has sent a proposal to the Public Administration Ministry in this regard....
Two Regent hospitals sealed off
01:21 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayTwo branches of Regent Hospital including its head office have been sealed off for providing fake coronavirus reports. Sarwar Alam, Executive Magistrate at RAB headquarters confirmed the matter on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, RAB conducted raids at the Uttara and Mirpur branches of the Regent Hospital and detained eight people...
Rana Dasgupta, wife recover from coronavirus
12:50 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayAdvocate Rana Das Gupta, a prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), and his wife have recovered from coronavirus. Rana Das himself confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday...
UK sanctions Saudis, Russians under new Magnitsky powers
11:56 AM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe United Kingdom imposed economic sanctions on dozens of individuals and organisations from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and North Korea under new British powers to punish human-rights offenders...
6 killed in Bandarban gunfight
11:24 AM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayAt least six people were killed and three others injured in a gunfight between two groups of terrorists at Bagmara upazila in Bandarban around 7am on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Pradip Chakma, Devid Chakma, Joy Tripura, Diten Tripura, Milon Chakma and Ratan Tonchonga. All of them were the members of JSS MN Larma group...
PM mourns death of singer Andrew Kishore
08:54 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent singer Andrew Kishore...
Andrew Kishore no more
07:33 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayEight-time National Film Award-winning playback singer Andrew Kishore has passed away. He breathed his last at his sister’s clinic in Rajshahi at 6:55pm on Monday. The singer was suffering from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, along with kidney and hormone related disease...