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Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque reopens after more than 2 months
09:15 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayJerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque reopened to worshippers on Sunday after a two-and-a-half month coronavirus closure, but Muslim authorities imposed some precautions as health officials warn of an uptick in local infections...
Coronavirus: Belgian Prince tests positive after lockdown party
08:52 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayA Belgian prince has contracted coronavirus after attending a party during lockdown in Spain, the country's royal palace says...
SpaceX launch: Nasa astronauts begin historic mission on private spaceship
08:32 AM, 31 May 2020 SundayThe private rocket company SpaceX has sent two Nasa astronauts into orbit. It's the first time since the retirement of the shuttles nine years ago that an American crew has made the journey from US territory...
Chinese vaccine could be ready by year-end, govt body says
09:08 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayA Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) said in a social media post...
India extends coronavirus lockdown till June 30
08:12 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe government of India on Saturday extended the lockdown in containment zones till June 30 and said all economic activities can restart in a phased manner outside those zones...
SSC, equivalent exams results today
07:53 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally publish the results through videoconferencing from her official residence Ganabhaban at 10 am...
BRTA recommends 80% bus fare hike
06:24 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayBangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Saturday recommended raising bus fare by 80 percent as bus owners have been directed to carry 50 percent passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus...
18 HC judges take oath
05:37 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayEighteen newly appointed judges of the High Court (HC) Division today took oath virtually, a day after their services were regularized by President M Abdul Hamid...
Floyd death: Clashes across US as protesters demand justice
05:04 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayProtesters have clashed with police in cities across the US over the killing of an unarmed African-American man at the hands of officers in Minneapolis...
Padma Bridge’s 30th span installed, making visible 4.5km
04:12 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe 30th span of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge was installed on the 26th and 27th pillars at Jajira point in the district this morning amid the coronavirus(COVID-19) situation, making visible 4.5km of the main structure...
PM for engaging local public representatives to stem COVID-19
03:47 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to engage more the local public representatives in containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. He said the meeting was held at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the prime minister, from 11 am to 2 pm...
Offices reopen in restricted manner tomorrow after protracted shutdown
03:29 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe offices and transport services are going to reopen tomorrow in a restricted or conditional manner as the government issued an order on Thursday easing an ongoing nationwide total shutdown...
Bangladesh coronavirus deaths surpass 600; new cases 1764
02:54 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe coronavirus related deaths in Bangladesh surpassed 600 after the country on Saturday recorded 28 more fatalities. In the past 24 hours, 9,987 samples were examined. Out of those, 1764 tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total to 44,608, DGHS's ADG prof Dr Nasima Sultana said...
IMF approves $732m emergency assistance for Bangladesh
01:12 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday approved a total of $732 million emergency assistance for Bangladesh to help finance its health, social protection...
Founder of Shanto-Mariam University dies from Covid-19
12:18 PM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayThe founder of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Imamul Kabir Shanto, has died from COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus. He, also the founding chairman of Sundarban Courier Service, breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) around 8am on Saturday...
Trump cuts ties with WHO
11:52 AM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump said he is severing ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll from the disease spiked again in the United States and Brazil...
Coronavirus: Global cases near 6 million
11:08 AM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayGlobal coronavirus cases are approaching 6 million with 364,849 deaths since the virus emerged in China late last year. The number of globally confirmed coronavirus cases reached 5,923,432 as of Saturday morning, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University...
La Liga to resume on June 11
08:49 AM, 30 May 2020 SaturdaySpain's La Liga will resume on 11 June when Real Betis face Sevilla, and next season will start on 12 September...
Forbes drops Kylie Jenner from billionaire list
08:46 AM, 30 May 2020 SaturdayForbes magazine has struck reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner from its list of billionaires, and accused her family of inflating the value of her cosmetics business...
France’s Louvre museum preparing to re-open on July 6
09:56 PM, 29 May 2020 FridayThe Louvre museum in Paris plans to re-open its doors on July 6, it said on Friday, following new steps announced on Thursday by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to ease the country’s coronavirus lockdown...