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Flood situation worsens in Sunamganj; 11 upazilas flooded
11:24 AM, 28 Jun 2020 SundayFlash floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream water, have inundated Sunamganj town and 11 upazilas of the district, rendering thousands of people marooned. Flood water continued rising in Nabinagar, Soloshahar, Kajir point, Ukil para, Boropata, Tegharia, Sahebbabir ghat, Bihari point, Sultanpur, Purbo o Poschimpara...
Coca-Cola suspends social media advertising despite Facebook changes
10:47 AM, 28 Jun 2020 SundayCoca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech...
3 killed in Tangail road crash
10:29 AM, 28 Jun 2020 SundayThree people were killed in a road accident in Tangail in the wee hours of Sunday. The incident took place on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Postkamuri Charpara area in Mirzapur upazila around 1am...
Another policeman dies of COVID-19
09:41 AM, 28 Jun 2020 SundayOne more member of Bangladesh Police has died from coronavirus, taking the death toll in the force to 39. Md Atiar Rahman, constable at Manikganj district police control room, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital on Saturday night...
2 killed after shooting at business center in California
09:05 AM, 28 Jun 2020 SundayTwo people were killed and at least four people were in fair condition at a hospital Saturday after a man drove into a distribution center and started shooting at people...
Global coronavirus cases pass 1 crore
08:51 AM, 28 Jun 2020 SundayThe world has now seen over 1 crore cases of COVID-19, the illness which started spreading in the very beginning of the year and has now killed over 5 lakh people worldwide. As per latest figures, the world has seen 10,081,545 coronavirus cases including 501,298 deaths...
Coronavirus: Mashrafe doing well
10:03 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayFormer Bangladesh captain Masrhafe Bin Mortaza, who tested positive for coronavirus a week ago, is doing well and not suffering from any health complications, his family said...
Son of Ctg-6 MP tests positive for Covid-19
09:21 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayChattogram-6 MP ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury's son has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus...
Flash floods inundate parts of Sunamganj town; 250 villages flooded in Kurigram
08:46 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayFlash floods triggered by onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rains have inundated low-lying areas in different upazilas in Sunamganj district...
Inqilab editor sued under Digital Security Act
07:56 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayDaily Inqilab's Editor AMM Bahauddin and its reporter Selim Sarker have been sued under the Digital Security Act...
'China grabbed 45,000 sq kms of Indian land'
07:47 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayAmidst a war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the face-off with China, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said matters of national security shouldn’t be politicised and added one cannot forget China had captured about 45000 sq kms of Indian land after the 1962 war...
Coca-Cola halts social media ads over hate content
06:38 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayCoca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days, as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech...
Woman gives birth to second child 39 days after first
06:01 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayA woman in Mymensingh has given birth to her second child 39 days after birth of first one...
Bangladesh seeks ISA support realizing blue economy’s potential
04:49 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayBangladesh has sought cooperation from International Seabed Authority (ISA) to turn blue economy as new tool of its socio-economic development through unleashing huge potential of ocean resources...
RU teacher suspended over FB post on health sector corruption
03:58 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayRajshahi University authorities have suspended a teacher over his Facebook post on corruption in health sector during the tenure of late former Health Minister Mohammad Nasim...
PRAN-RFL donates protective equipment to 3 hospitals
03:21 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayPRAN-RFL Group has donated protective equipment to three coronavirus dedicated hospitals for the protection of the physicians and nurses...
3,504 more catch coronavirus, 34 new deaths
02:45 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayThe confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh stood at 133,978, with 3,504 more contracted the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 34 more people died of COVID-19, raising the death toll to 1,695, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said in the daily health bulletin through online on Saturday...
Commerce Minister recovers from coronavirus in 10 days
02:24 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi has recovered from coronavirus in 10 days. He was discharged from Evercare Hospital in the capital today and will be in isolation at home for 8 to 10 days...
Bangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse as coronavirus hits trade
12:27 PM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayThousands of sex workers in Bangladesh are going hungry and many face abuse because they are unable to pay their brokers due to the coronavirus pandemic, charities working with them have warned...
US restricts visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong
11:53 AM, 27 Jun 2020 SaturdayThe United States will restrict visas to Chinese Communist Party officials it deems responsible for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday (June 26)...