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Offices to remain open, transport operational till Aug 3
08:32 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe government and private offices will remain open, and public transport stay in operation on limited scale until August 3 following the health guidelines imposed to curb coronavirus' spread. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told this Jago News on Tuesday night...
Mahbub Saleh new Bangladesh Ambassador to Belgium
07:45 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe government has appointed Mahbub Hassan Saleh, currently serving as Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC, as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium...
Modi announces free grains for 80cr Indians till Nov
07:14 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayIndian Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a free ration scheme, till November end, helping over 80 crore people to avail 5 kg free food grains...
38th BCS final results published
06:22 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayBangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Tuesday published the final results of 38th BCS. Some 2,204 have been recommended to appoint in different cadres...
Ban on Chinese apps surprises India content makers
05:32 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayIndia's ban on more than 50 Chinese apps, including popular ones such as TikTok and WeChat, has left millions of users surprised and disappointed...
Dhaka College teacher contracts coronavirus
04:44 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayDr Akhtar Banu, associate professor of Psychology department at Dhaka College, has tested positive for COVID-19...
Thailand extends emergency decree until end of July
03:51 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThailand on Tuesday extended an emergency decree until the end of July in a bid to avoid the risk of a second wave of the coronavirus, an official said, as the country was poised to reopen bars and allow some foreigners into the country...
Chandpur SP tests positive for Covid-19
03:28 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayPolice Superintendent of Chandpur has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus...
Getwell introduces ‘Sneeze Guard’
03:12 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayGetwell Limited, a sister concern of RFL Group, has introduced ‘Sneeze Guard’ to contain the spread of coronavirus...
64 die of COVID-19 in a day
02:42 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdaySixty-four people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,847. Besides, the confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 145,483 as 3,682 more tested positive from the virus. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this while presenting the daily health bulletin through online on Tuesday...
Parliament passes budget for 2020-21 FY
02:27 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayParliament on Tuesday passed the Tk 568,000 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, with the slogan 'Economic Transition and Pathway to Progress'. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal moved the Appropriations Bill, 2020 seeking a budgetary allocation of Tk 7,59,642.44 crore which was passed by voice vote...
Death toll rises to 34 as another body recovered
01:59 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe death toll in Buriganga launch capsize rose to 34 after body of a child was recovered from the sunken launch ML Morning Bird on Tuesday noon. Confirming the matter, Brigadier General Sazzad Hossain, Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said, the rescue operation resumed around 10am and the body was retrieved 12:45pm...
Aamir’s staff tests coronavirus positive, actor’s mother to get tested soon
01:35 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayBollywood actor Aamir Khan took to his social media handles to announce that a few of his staff members have tested Coronavirus positive. The 55-year-old actor informed that all those who tested positive were immediately quarantined...
UK economy shows biggest drop in 40 years in early 2020
01:12 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayBritain’s economy shrank by the most since 1979 in early 2020 as households slashed their spending, according to official data that included the first few days of the coronavirus lockdown...
Buriganga launch capsize: Case filed against 7 people
12:10 PM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayA case has been filed against seven people with South Keraniganj police station in connection with a launch capsize in the Buriganga River. Mohammad Shamsul, Sub Inspector of Naval Police sadarghat thana, filed the case early Tuesday accusing the people, including the owner of Mayur 2 launch...
38th BCS final results likely to be published in afternoon
11:41 AM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe final results of 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations may be published in today’s afternoon. Already, all preparations have been completed. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has called an emergency meeting in this regard...
India bans TikTok, WeChat and dozens more Chinese apps
10:36 AM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayIndia's government has banned TikTok and dozens more Chinese-made apps it says are a danger to the country...
China passes controversial Hong Kong national security law: Reports
09:52 AM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayBeijing has reportedly passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong that critics fear will crush political freedoms and pave the way for China to cement its control over the semi-autonomous territory...
Could a boycott kill Facebook?
08:50 AM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayIn the late 18th century, the abolitionist movement encouraged British people to stay away from goods produced by slaves. It worked. Around 300,000 stopped buying sugar - increasing the pressure to abolish slavery...
Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China
08:30 AM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayA new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists...