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US soldier accused of planning attack on own unit
09:28 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayA US solider has been charged with terrorism offences for planning a deadly ambush on his unit by sending information to a neo-Nazi group...
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars int’l pilgrims for Hajj
08:44 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus...
AL’s 71st founding anniversary today
08:32 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayBangladesh Awami League (AL), one of the country’s oldest political parties, is celebrating its 71st founding anniversary today in a limited scale with different programmers particularly on virtual media in the wake of coronavirus outbreak...
Trump targets foreign workers with new visa freeze
08:16 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end of 2020. High-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs and top executives will be affected...
All 65 MPs who gave samples test negative for Covid-19
10:02 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayAll 65 lawmakers, who gave samples for COVID-19 test, have shown negative for the virus, a source in the parliament told Jago News...
Justin Bieber denies sexual assault allegation
09:17 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayJustin Bieber has denied allegations of sexual abuse, saying "there is no truth" to a claim he assaulted a woman six years ago...
1097 doctors catch coronavirus in Bangladesh
08:10 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe number of coronavirus-infected physicians, nurses, and other health workers in Bangladesh kept soaring. As of Monday, 1097 doctors, 957 nurses and 1460 other health workers caught the deadly virus, according to Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)...
Netherlands reports no new Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs
07:22 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayFor the first time since March 12, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) reported no new Covid-19 deaths in the past day...
Govt to appoint 2000 more physicians to tackle Covid-19
06:49 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said if the number of Covid-19 patients continues to soar, the government will take steps to appoint additional 2000 physicians to contain the situation...
AL’s 71st founding anniversary tomorrow
05:50 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayBangladesh Awami League (AL), one of the country’s oldest political parties, will celebrate its 71st founding anniversary tomorrow in a limited scale with different programmers particularly on virtual media in the wake of coronavirus outbreak...
Law Minister Anisul has no coronavirus
05:07 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has tested negative for COVID-19, a handout from the ministry said on Monday...
Coronvirus pandemic has been exacerbated by politicisation: WHO
04:23 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe global coronavirus pandemic has been exacerbated by polititicisation, the World Health Organization’s director general said on Monday, reports Reuters...
PRAN-RFL gives protective equipment to Ctg police, doctors
03:42 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayPRAN-RFL Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh, has provided health safety materials to the police, physicians and other health workers engaged in Chattogram...
S Korea battling 'second wave' of coronavirus
03:14 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayHealth authorities in South Korea said for the first time on Monday it is in the midst of a “second wave” of novel coronavirus infections focused around its densely populated capital, stemming from a holiday in May...
Coronavirus death toll passes 1,500
02:43 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has passed 1,500 as 38 more people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours. The number of total deaths now stands at 1,502. In the last 24 hours, 15,555 samples were examined and out of them 3,480 got positive results for the virus...
Minister Mozammel recovers from coronavirus
02:06 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayLiberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has recovered from the novel coronavirus. He returned to his residence in Dhaka from capital’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Sunday night, said his niece Gazipur Sadar Upazila chairman Advocate Reena Pervin...
Gold drives toward highest since 2012 on virus resurgence concern
12:56 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayGold pushed toward the highest level since 2012, lifted by concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections and growing uncertainty in Hong Kong after China released details of a proposed national security law...
Bangladesh Bank Joint Director dies of coronvirus
12:29 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondaySheikh Farid Uddin Soad, a Joint Director of Bangladesh Bank, has died from coronavirus. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Holy Family Hospital...
5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other areas again
11:25 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayA moderate earthquake with 5.8 magnitude shook the capital and some other parts of the country early Monday...
Saudi Arabia lifts coronavirus curfew
11:06 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondaySaudi Arabia has lifted its nationwide curfew, but says other restrictions will remain. Authorities say all economic and commercial activities will resume, but bans on international travel and religious pilgrimages will not change...