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Coronavirus: EU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries
08:15 AM, 30 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic - but the US, Brazil and China are excluded. Those named include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea...
Massive online child abuse network uncovered
10:08 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayGerman cyber crime authorities have uncovered a massive online network of at least 30,000 people who share child pornography and exchange advice on how to sedate and abuse minors...
Veteran Journalist Khondakar Mozzamel Haq dies
09:55 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayVeteran journalist, freedom fighter and the Chief Editor of Ajker Surjoday Khondakar Mozammel Haq, popularly known as Gedu Chacha, passed away on Monday afternoon at a local hospital...
BCB cynical to host Women’s U19 WC in scheduled time
09:48 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not so hopeful to host maiden Women’s Under-19 World Cup in scheduled time due to the outbreak of Covid-19...
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump
08:59 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayIran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad...
US top court strikes down Lousiana abortion law
08:43 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayIn a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court strikes down a Louisiana law restricting abortions as unconstitutional, reports BBC...
Javed Patwary new Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
07:16 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayThe government has appointed former police chief Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia, reports UNB...
China forcing birth control on Uighur women
06:34 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayThe Chinese government is forcing Uighur women and members of other minorities to take birth control as part of a campaign to curb its Muslim population, according to a major investigation...
China's military approves Covid-19 vaccine for its own use
05:47 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayChinese troops will be among the first to get jabs of one of China's leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates...
Buriganga launch capsize: Victim's family to get Tk 1.50 lakh
05:01 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayThe families of the Buriganga launch capsize victims will receive Tk 1.50 lakh each...
Covid-19 test in govt hospitals no longer free
04:50 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayPeople now require to pay fees for coronavirus test at government facilities which was earlier free of costs...
Saudi Prince Bandar bin Saad dies
04:26 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondaySaudi Arabia has announced the death of Prince Bandar bin Saad bin Mohammad bin Abdulaziz, quoting state news agency SPA, Arab News report.
Govt to appoint 4000 more nuses to fight Covid-19
03:51 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government will appoint additional 4000 nurses to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Mentioning appointment of 2000 doctors and 6000 nurses within a short time to ensure treatment of coronavirus-infected people, she said, "I asked the health minister to appoinment 4000 more nurses."..
Assam floods force a million from their homes
03:23 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayHeavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeast Indian state of Assam, authorities said on Monday, warning that the crisis was becoming more critical by the hour...
COVID-19: 45 dead, 4014 infected in 24-hr
02:48 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayForty-five people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,783. Besides, the confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 141,801 as 4,014 more tested positive from the virus...
China locks down 4 lakh people after virus spike near Beijing
02:20 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayChina has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge in cases...
7 killed after gunmen attack Karachi stock exchange building
01:06 PM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayAt least seven people have been killed in an attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in the country's financial hub of Karachi, officials said...
Defence Secretary Abdullah dies of COVID-19
11:20 AM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayAbdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, Defence Secretary, died of COVID-19 on Monday morning. He breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka around 9:30am...
Buriganga launch capsize: 32 bodies recovered
10:44 AM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayBodies of 32 people were recovered after a launch named “Morning Bird” with more than 50 passengers on board capsized in Buriganga adjacent to Shymbazar area in Old Dhaka on Monday morning. Rozina Akter, Duty Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters, confirmed the matter to Jago News...
“Not able to breathe”: Man’s message to father before he dies of COVID-19
10:10 AM, 29 Jun 2020 MondayA video by a dying 34-year-old man giving his last message to his father from a government hospital in Hyderabad has left people shocked amid the coronavirus pandemic...