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Refugees, migrants and locals come together to fight social isolation
09:56 PM, 31 May 2020 SundaySocial isolation is a critical problem in our society. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified this problem, especially for the most vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, migrants and refugees...
Noted TV personality Mustafa Kamal Syed dies from COVID-19
09:47 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayMustafa Kamal Syed, noted television personality and programme head of private television channel NTV, died from coronavirus at a city hospital on Sunday afternoon. He was 75...
Spain to extend lockdown a final time to June 21
09:32 PM, 31 May 2020 SundaySpain’s prime minister said on Sunday the country needed 15 more days of lockdown until June 21 “to finish with the pandemic once and for all”, and he would ask parliament to approve a final two-week extension to the stay home rule...
Dr Zafrullah's wife, son also catch coronavirus
08:44 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayAfter Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, now his son and wife contracted the novel coronavirus. "My wife and son were tested through our (Gonoshasthaya Kendra) developed kit, and they found positive for COVID-19," he self told Jago News on Sunday evening...
India to loosen lockdown despite record cases
07:41 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayIndia has announced plans to further ease a strict national lockdown even as the country reported a record daily rise in new coronavirus cases...
Pakistan makes masks mandatory in public
06:26 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayIt is now mandatory to wear a mask in crowded public spaces across Pakistan, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health on Sunday. Such spaces include mosques, bazaars, shopping malls and public transport...
No dengue case reported in 24 hrs
05:06 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayNo new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours till 8am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB...
Over 25.63 lakh families get government relief in Rajshahi division
05:00 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayOver 25.63 lakh jobless and affected families comprising around 1.15 crore people have so far received food and cash support to mitigate their livelihood related hardships caused by the dreaded coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Rajshahi division...
Failure to get GPA-5 forces girl to 'kill self'
04:54 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayA teenage girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Gosairhat upazila of Shariatpur after being failed to attain GPA-5 in the SSC examination...
Bus passengers now have to pay 60pc more fare
04:04 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayThe government has hiked the bus fare by 60 percent as the buses were ordered to ply with 50 percent passengers to curb the coronavirus transmission. The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges on Sunday issued a notification raising the bus fare...
Russia coronavirus infections pass 400,000
03:23 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayRussia on Sunday reported 9,268 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the national tally to 405,843. Officials said 138 people had died of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, in the last 24 hours, pushing to nationwide toll up to 4,693...
40 die from coronavirus in 24-hr
02:44 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 650 as 40 more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,545 more tested positive for coronavirus, raising the number of such cases to 47,153. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this while presenting the regular health bulletin through online on Sunday...
Businessman Abdul Monem dies
02:26 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayM Abdul Monem, a prominent businessman, died of a brain stroke on Sunday morning...
Educational institutions not reopening now: PM
01:13 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday ruled out the possibility of opening educational institutions right now saying that students are the future of the country and the government does not want to put them at risk...
100% pass rate at 3,023 institutions
12:30 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayAll examinees from 3,023 schools have passed the SSC and equivalent exams, according to results published on Sunday. In 2019, 2,583 institutions had a 100% pass rate. The schools which registered 100 percent success rate were 1,574 in 2018 and 2,266 in 2017...
82.87% pass SSC, equivalent exams
12:00 PM, 31 May 2020 SundayThe pass rate in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams is 82.87% this year. The number of GPA-5 achievers is 135,989, according to results announced by Education Minister Dipu Moni on Sunday. Last year, the pass rate in the SSC and equivalent exams was 82.2 percent and the number of GPA achievers was 105,594...
World virus cases top 6 mn as leaders disagree on pandemic response
11:10 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayThe number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic...
SSC, equivalent results published
10:59 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayThe results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have been published. Education minister Dr Dipu Moni handed over copies of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10:30am on Sunday morning...
Taj Mahal suffers minor damage in thunderstorm
10:31 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayTaj Mahal suffered minor damage during Friday night’s storm in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district, officials told news agency PTI. The marble railing of the main mausoleum and red sandstone railings were damaged...
Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to add countries to invitation list
09:35 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayU.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or later and expand the list of invitees to include Australia, Russia, South Korea and India...