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Kazakhstan ex-president tests positive for Covid-19
03:13 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayKazakhstan said on Thursday it would tighten coronavirus-related restrictions during the coming weekend and an aide said former President Nursultan Nazarbayev had tested positive for COVID-19...
Coronavirus cases pass 1 lakh
02:43 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh has passed 100,000 as 3,803 more people have been infected with the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of such cases now stands at 102,292. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, made the announcement in the regular online briefing on Thursday...
Navy needs to be strengthened further to protect sea areas: PM
02:26 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayMentioning that Bangladesh doesn’t prefer war rather want peace, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh Navy needs to be further strengthened with modern technology based knowledge to protect the country’s vast sea area and its resources...
Nepal’s parliament approves new map including territory controlled by India
02:13 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map for the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours...
Rana Dasgupta, wife diagnosed with coronavirus
01:08 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayAdvocate Rana Das Gupta, a prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT), has been infected with the novel coronavirus...
Bangladesh to see 7.5pc growth in FY2021: ADB
12:14 PM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayBangladesh’s GDP is expected to grow by 4.5 percent in FY2020 and 7.5 percent in FY2021, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in the update report of Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Supplement on Thursday...
Another teacher arrested for allegedly defaming Nasim
11:24 AM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayAnother university teacher has been arrested for allegedly defaming former health minister Mohammad Nasim, who recently died from coronavirus...
COVID-19 sample testing closed in Mymensingh
10:36 AM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe coronavirus sample testing will remain closed in Mymensingh from today until further notice due to technical glitch and shortage of test kits. Civil Surgeon Office in Mymensingh confirmed the closure in a facebook post on Wednesday night...
Twitter tests new voice tweeting feature
09:37 AM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayTwitter Inc said on Wednesday it is testing a new feature that will allow users to tweet using their voice, capturing up to 140 seconds of audio in a single tweet...
US police officer charged with murder in shooting death of Brooks
09:09 AM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayA fired Atlanta police officer has been charged with felony murder and another officer faces lesser charges in the shooting death last week of Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, a Georgia county prosecutor said on Wednesday...
China reports 28 new coronavirus cases in mainland
08:38 AM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayChina reported 28 new coronavirus cases in the mainland as of end-June 17, 21 of which were in the capital of Beijing, the country’s health commission said on Thursday...
Trump asked China to help him win in 2020, Bolton says
08:25 AM, 18 Jun 2020 ThursdayIn a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election...
France jails Assad's uncle for money laundering
10:00 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayThe uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Paris court for money-laundering, reports BBC...
VP Nur files GD seeking security
08:39 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayDhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice president Nurul Haque Nur has lodged a general diary with Shahbagh Police Station seeking security of life...
Lockdown not possible sans community inclusion: Tajul
07:57 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayLGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam on Wednesday said community inclusion needs to be prioritised to make zone-based lockdown effective, especially in red zone areas...
DUJ concerned over DMP summoning journalists for probe
07:54 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayDhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) has expressed grave concern over the summoning of at least 10 journalists by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) after reports on a senior police officer's immoral activities were published...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan to take 10% pay cut
06:54 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayThe Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he will take an "immediate" 10% pay cut to his $191,574 (£152,734) salary because London's public finances "are facing unprecedented challenges" due to the "devastating impact" of Covid-19...
Commerce Minister contracts coronavirus
06:12 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus. "I gave sample for test around 9am on Wednesday, and the report came positive for coronavirus some time ago," the minister told Jago News...
Bangladesh, Bhutan to sign PTA within August
05:23 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayBangladesh and Bhutan have decided to sign the preferential trade agreements (PTAs) between the countries within next August for expansion of bilateral trade...
PM issues directives to contain COVID-19
04:31 PM, 17 Jun 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave necessary directives to the authorities concerned to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...