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Coronavirus cases in police force cross 7000
03:37 PM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe coronavirus cases in police force surpassed 7000 as more than 400 policemen newly contracted the disease. There is no sign of decrease but the force have been witnessing newer records of infections since the outbreak.
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases
03:14 PM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayIndonesia’s health ministry reported 1,043 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, its biggest daily rise in cases, taking the total number of infections to 33,076...
COVID-19: 45 more die, 3171 test positive
02:43 PM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday confirmed 45 more deaths and 3,171 more infections from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The latest official figures took the total number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus to 975 and the total number of people infected with the disease to 71,675...
COVID-19: US Bangla to take 45 Indian sailors home Wednesday
01:52 PM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayA special flight of US-Bangla is scheduled to take back 45 Indian sailors home on Wednesday from Dhaka...
North Korea halts all communications with South in row over leafleting
01:10 PM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayNorth Korea has said it will cut off all inter-Korean communication lines with the South, including a hotline between the two nations' leaders...
CMP Commissioner infected with coronavirus
12:04 PM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayChattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman was diagnosed with coronavirus early Tuesday...
Lakshmipur-2 lawmaker Paplu put on remand in Kuwait
11:21 AM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayLakshmipur-2 lawmaker Kazi Shahidul Islam Paplu, who was arrested in Kuwait for his alleged involvement in human trafficking and money laundering, has been put on remand, reports Gulf News...
Women Affairs Dept Director dies from coronavirus
10:55 AM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayDirector of Department of Women Affairs Md Fakhrul Kabir died from coronavirus in the wee hours of Tuesday. He breathed his last at Square Hospitals in the capital around 2:30am. Ministry of Women and Children Affairs confirmed the death in a press release this morning...
Jashore-4 lawmaker Ranjit tests positive for COVID-19
09:35 AM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayRanjit Kumar Roy, a Member of Parliament from Jashore-4 (Abhaynagar-Bagharpara) constituency has been infected with coronavirus. His sample was tested at the Genome Center of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) around 11:45pm on Monday and the test report came positive...
Floyd murder suspect Chauvin has bail set at $1.25m
08:56 AM, 09 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m (£1m)...
Parliament's 43 officials catch coronavirus
09:29 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondaySome 43 officials working of the National Parliament, and 82 ansar members engaged in its security have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus...
Coronavirus claims 258 lives, infects 16790 in a week
08:34 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayThree months passed after Bangladesh had first confirmed its coronavirus cases on March 8, and during the period the country saw nearly 70000 infections. In an efforts to curb the spread of the deadly virus, it had announced more than two months long general holidays but infections did not decrease rather witnessed newer records...
Pak railways minister contracts coronavirus
07:18 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayPakistan Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has tested positive for COVID-19, the railways ministry said on Monday, reports Geo News...
Shumona new Bangladesh Ambassador to Brunei
06:29 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayThe government has appointed Nahida Rahman Shumona, currently serving as the Director General of Regional Organizations Wing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Brunei...
Hili land port operation resumes after 72 day closure
05:37 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayThe operation in Hili Land port, Dinajpur restarted on Monday morning after 72 day long closure due to coronavirus pandemic...
Parliament gets Tk 335.34 cr budget for 2020-21 FY
05:02 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayThe Parliament Secretariat Commission on Monday approved a Tk 335.34 crore budget for Parliament to spend on its development and non-development expenditures for the next fiscal year (2020-21)...
Delhi's Chief Minister in isolation after showing Covid-19 symptoms
04:54 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayDelhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal went into self-isolation on Monday at his official residence in New Delhi after showing coronavirus symptoms...
Luxury brand Mulberry to cut 25% of workforce
04:07 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayBritish luxury brand Mulberry (MUL.L) said on Monday it plans to cut 25% of its global workforce of about 1,500, seeking to reduce its cost base after demand was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, reports Reuters....
Don’t retrench workers in crisis time, Quader urges factory owners
03:40 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayRoad Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Monday called upon the factory owners not to retrench workers during the global coronavirus pandemic...
COVID-19 death toll surpasses 900-mark
02:38 PM, 08 Jun 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh crossed the 900-mark with 42 new fatalities on Monday. The nationwide death toll has risen to 930, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said while presenting the regular health bulletin through online...