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Film inspired by Sushant Singh Rajput’s life in the works
01:38 PM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayA movie inspired by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s life and career is in the works. Titled Suicide Or Murder? – A star was lost, the film will be bankrolled by Vijay Shekhar Gupta and helmed by Shamik Maulik...
Ex-Home Minister Sahara Khatun in ICU
01:07 PM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayFormer Home Minister and also Awami League presidium member Sahara Khatun has been put in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of United Hospital in the capital. Confirming the matter, her Personal Assistant Mujibur Rahman on Friday morning said she has been put in ICU as her health condition deteriorated...
Kamal Lohani infected with COVID-19
11:43 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayNoted journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani has been infected with coronavirus. His son Sagar Lohani confirmed the matter to Jago News on Friday morning...
Global coronavirus death toll passes 4.5 lakh
11:08 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayThe global death toll from coronavirus passed 450,000 as of Friday morning. The death toll now stands at 456,428. Besides, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has reached 8,583,838. A total of 4,532,547 people have made recovery from the disease, according to the Worldometer...
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 3.8 lakh, death toll at 12,573
10:44 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayIndia’s COVID-19 tally reached 3,805,32 on Friday according to ministry of health data. Out of this 1,63,248 cases are active and 2,04,710 cases have been recovered. The death toll due to the virus has reached 12,573, reports The Statesman.
China releases 10 Indian soldiers after border clash
09:35 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayChina has freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas which left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, media reports said on Friday...
Brazil nears 50,000 coronavirus deaths and 1 million cases
09:11 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayBrazil’s Health Ministry reported new COVID-19 statistics on Thursday showing the country fast approaching 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths...
Mainland China reports 32 new coronavirus cases
08:47 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayMainland China reported 32 new coronavirus cases as of the end of June 18, 25 of which were reported in the capital city Beijing, China’s National Health Commission said on Friday...
Facebook takes down Trump ads over ‘organized hate’ policy
08:30 AM, 19 Jun 2020 FridayFacebook Inc said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate...
Galwan faceoff: Indian Army clarifies no soldier missing
10:09 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe third round of military talks between India and China in the Galwan Valley made headway Thursday, breaking the deadlock ever since the violent clashes Monday night that left 20 Indian soldiers dead...
Saudi Aramco cuts hundreds of jobs
09:44 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayState oil giant Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) started laying off hundreds of employees this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as global energy companies reduce their workforces in response to the coronavirus crisis, reports Reuters...
Coronavirus may take 2-3 years to go away: DGHS chief
08:45 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh is not going away anytime soon and it may take at least two to three years to disappear, said Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)...
Govt to give Tk 700cr loan to foreign returnees
08:14 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe government has taken an initiative to provide Tk 700 crore loan to the foreign returnees who were badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Last JFK sibling and US envoy dies
06:57 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayJean Kennedy Smith, a US envoy who played a key role in Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 92...
Sonali Bank official dies from coronavirus
06:40 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe assistant general manager of Sonali Bank Ltd's Agargaon Branch, Dhaka Md Abdus Sabur has died from coronavirus...
40% of mess rent waived in Rangpur
06:15 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe Mess Owners Association in Rangpur has waived 40 percent of rent for the boarders from Month July considering the situation arisen for coronavirus lockdown...
378 journos, media staff contract coronavirus
05:22 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayA total of 378 journalists and media employees from 99 media houses tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, as of Thursday...
Nearly 500 doctors die of Covid-19 in Russia
04:45 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdaySome 500 medical staff have died from COVID-19 in Russia, Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Healthcare Alla Samoilova said on Thursday, reports TASS...
India elected non-permanent member of UNSC
03:42 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayIndia was elected as non-permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council for a two-year term on June 17, winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly...
UCB director Farid dies from Covid-19
03:35 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayUnited Commercial Bank Ltd's director Farid Uddin Ahmed died from COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, early Thursday...