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Italy asks Bangladeshis to test for COVID-19
10:00 AM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe central Italian region of Lazio, fringing the capital Rome, has asked its large Bangladeshi community to undergo “blanket testing” for the coronavirus following a recent increase in the number of infections. Lazio has reported some 8,000 cases since Italy’s COVID-19 outbreak emerged at the end of February...
WHO says first alerted to coronavirus by its office, not China
09:27 AM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe World Health Organization has updated its account of the early stages of the COVID crisis to say it was alerted by its own office in China, and not by China itself, to the first pneumonia cases in Wuhan...
Wari put under lockdown
08:37 AM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayWari area of the capital has been put under lockdown for the next 21 days from 6am today and will continue till July 25 to prevent the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). Tipu Sultan Road, Jahangir Road, Dhaka-Sylhet Highway from Baldha Garden to Joy Kali Temple, Lalmini Road, Hare Road, War Road, Rankin Road and Nawab Road has been come under lockdown...
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 11 million
08:12 AM, 04 Jul 2020 SaturdayGlobal coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months. The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually...
France Prime Minister and his govt resign
05:42 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayFrench Prime Minister Édouard Philippe resigned on Friday ahead of a government reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron designed to bolster his green credentials and win back disillusioned voters ahead of a possible re-election bid, reports France24...
Actress-MP Locket Chatterjee tests positive for Covid-19
05:28 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayPopular actress and West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee said on Friday that she has tested positive for coronavirus...
Kuwait imprisons 2 in case filed against MP Papul
05:00 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayThe Public Prosecution of Kuwait decided to imprison its two nationals in the lawsuit lodged against Bangladeshi lawmaker Md Shahid Islam Papul for alleged human trafficking and money laundeing...
New version of coronavirus spreads faster: Study
04:19 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayA global study has found strong evidence that a new form of the coronavirus has spread from Europe to the US...
Ghana minister resigns after breaching coronavirus measures
04:01 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayGhana’s deputy trade and industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned for violating coronavirus self-isolation measures after testing positive for the virus, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a statement on Friday...
Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh near 2000
02:48 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayThe number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh stood at 1,968, with 42 new fatalities in the past 24 hours. During the period, 3,114 people newly caught the highly contagious disease, taking the country's total to 156,391...
Modi visits Ladakh amid talks of disengagement with China
02:31 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayDays after a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in East Ladakh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Leh with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General M M Naravane...
Ramos penalty sends Real four clear
12:40 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridaySergio Ramos' penalty sent Real Madrid four points clear at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win over Getafe...
CHT affairs ministry PRO catches Covid-19
12:23 PM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayNasir Uddin, public relations officer of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry, has tested positive or COVID-19...
Covid-19 global death toll now 520,634
11:49 AM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayWith the sharp rise in infections in many countries, the global coronavirus cases have soared to 10,836,500 on Friday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU)...
Bangladeshi campaigner urges world leaders not to forget NTDs
11:27 AM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayShomy Hasan Chowdhury, from Dhaka, Bangladesh has been selected as one of just 13 young activists from across the globe forming the first ever advisory board at a youth-led organization to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)...
Death toll rises to 162 in Myanmar jade mine collapse
11:14 AM, 03 Jul 2020 FridayThe death toll in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen to at least 162, with more feared dead, authorities said, reports Reuters...
US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June
10:05 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe US economy created jobs at a record pace in June as firms took on more staff after the coronavirus downturn...
Dugarry calls Messi 'half autistic'
09:55 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayFormer France striker Christophe Dugarry has been roundly criticised for insensitive comments made towards Lionel Messi, in which he referred to the Argentine as a "1.5m tall kid" who is "half autistic"...
State Minister for Water Resources catches Covid-19
09:29 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe State Minister for Water Resources, Zahid Faruk, has been infected with novel coronavirus...
Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell arrested
08:32 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayBritish socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an ex-girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is facing charges in the US after being arrested by the FBI, reports BBC...