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Govt to strengthen vigilance to keep rice market stable: Sadhan
08:52 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayFood Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder Wednesday said government would strengthen vigilance to keep rice market stable...
Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC Chairman
07:33 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayShashank Manohar on Wednesday stepped down as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after two tenures at its helm...
Imported coal- and LNG-based power sector plan to deepen financial stress: Study
06:52 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdaySuch an observation was made by a study conducted by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, a reputed international energy research organisation...
300,000 return to lockdown in Melbourne
05:12 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayResidents of 10 "hot zone" areas of Melbourne, Australia, will return to lockdown as of 11:59 p.m. local time on July 1...
DU steps into 100th year: A moment of big pride
04:43 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayDhaka University (DU), the country’s oldest university, stepped into its 100th year on Wednesday but it preferred holding low-key programmes to celebrate the big moment due to coronavirus pandemic...
Prof Fayyaz Khan new BUBT VC
04:16 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayProfessor Dr Muhammed Fayyaz Khan has been appointed as vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)...
Don't annex parts of West Bank, UK PM to Israeli govt
03:42 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayIn an article in the Yediot Aharonot newspaper on Wednesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a plea to the Israeli government not to annex parts of the West Bank and to instead return to the negotiating table....
50 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer's death
03:23 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayAt least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional spokesman said on Wednesday, reports Reuters...
3,775 more test coronavirus positive, 41 news deaths
02:51 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 149,258 as 3,775 more tested positive from the virus in the last 24 hours. Besides, 41 people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,888. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said in the daily health bulletin...
Transcom Group chairman Latifur dies
02:20 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayTranscom Group chairman and also the owner of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star Latifur Rahman has passed away. He breathed his last at his village home at Cheora in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla around 1:30pm on Wednesday...
Man ‘attempts suicide’ after killing two daughters in Ctg
01:32 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayA man reportedly attempted to kill himself after ‘killing his two daughters’ at Kaiyash in Patia upazila early Wednesday...
Tk 20cr bill for food cost false: DMCH director
12:42 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Brig Gen AKM Nasir Uddin has rejected the reports of Tk 20 crore bill for monthly foods of doctors, nurses and other health workers engaged in the treatment of coronavirus patients...
Kuwait suspends army general for taking bribe from Bangladesh MP
11:16 AM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Kuwait government has suspended Major General Mazen Al-Jarrah, assistant undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, on allegations of receiving bribes from and making a dubious financial transaction with Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul...
6 die in Cumilla with fever, cold-related problems
10:56 AM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdaySix people died with fever and cold-related problems at Cumilla Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new deaths, 127 people have so far died with the same symptoms at the hospital, said its assistant director Dr Sajeda Khatun...
Tehran clinic hit by deadly explosion, 19 killed
10:20 AM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayAt least 19 people have been killed in an explosion at a clinic in Iran's capital Tehran, officials say. Several people were injured at the Sina Athar clinic, and there are fears the death toll will rise further. Iran's state media quoted senior officials as saying the blast was caused by a gas leak...
Messi joins Ronaldo in 700-club with Barcelona goal vs Atletico
09:55 AM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayLionel Messi has joined Cristiano Ronaldo as players to have scored 700 career goals as he netted during Barcelona’s La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid...
Nepal’s ruling party seeks PM Oli’s resignation over remarks on India
09:34 AM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayNepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's recent remarks that efforts are being made to oust him after his government redrew Nepal's political map has backfired, with top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party demanding his resignation on Tuesday...
Coronavirus: Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day
08:47 AM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayTop disease researcher Dr Anthony Fauci has told the US Senate that he "would not be surprised" if new virus cases in the country reach 100,000 per day. "Clearly we are not in control right now," he testified, warning that not enough Americans are wearing masks or social distancing...
Life expectancy rate rises to 72.6yrs
10:01 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe life expectancy rate at birth has increased to 72.6 years in the country in 2019 from 72.3 years one year ago with women enjoying three years more longevity than men...
How will Arab states react to Israel's annexation plans?
09:52 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayOn July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to take a significant step toward annexing up to 30% of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, covering Israeli settlements and the strategic area of the fertile Jordan Valley....