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33 employees of a newspaper test positive for coronavirus
05:13 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayThirty three employees of “Daily Thanthi”, a leading Tamil daily, tested positive for Covid-19 and have been admitted to a private hospital in a Chennai suburb...
Probe body formed over United Hospital fire
04:39 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayBangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense authority has formed a four-member probe committee headed by its deputy director Devashish Bardhan to investigate the fire incident at United Hospital in city’s Gulshan area...
DNCC mayor dissatisfied over United Hospital’s fire safety measure
04:27 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor M Atiqul Islam today expressed dissatisfaction over the fire safety situation at the city’s United Hospital where five patients died in a fire at its coronavirus isolation center last night...
Domestic flights to resume from June 1
04:00 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayThe Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has taken a decision to resume the domestic flights from June 1. CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman confirmed the information to Jago News on Thursday...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases rise by 2029 to 40,321
02:47 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayBangladesh on Thursday recorded the biggest daily jump of 2029 cases of the novel coronavirus to stand at 40,321. In the past 24 hours, samples of 9,310 people were examined. Among them, 2029 tested positive for COVID-19, DGHS's ADG prof Dr Nasima Sultana said...
Bride, her father among 4 die in boat capsize
01:52 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayA bride, her father and two others have died in a boat capsize in the Dharla river in Ulipur pazila of Kurigram district...
Six foot-distance may not be enough to slow Covid-19 transmission
12:36 PM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayPublic health officials have called on people to stay six feet apart to slow the spread of coronavirus through so-called respiratory droplets. But three experts are warning that six feet may not be enough...
Mirpur has highest Covid-19 cases in capital
10:38 AM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayMirpur has the highest number of coronavirus cases in capital Dhaka, with 614 people caught the disease in the area followed by Mohakhali. Mohakhali has the second highest COVID-19 cases with 356 people contracted the disease and 315 cases, the third highest number, were recorded in Jatrabari...
BB official dies from coronavirus
09:06 AM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayAn official of Bangladesh Bank (BB) died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, early Thursday. Deceased Ashraf Ali, 60, served the central bank as joint manager...
News Corp to stop printing more than 100 Australian papers
08:44 AM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayRupert Murdoch's Australian flagship media group News Corp announced Thursday it will stop printing more than 100 regional and local newspapers, blaming a collapse in advertising made worse by the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus puts up to 86mn children at risk of poverty: study
08:27 AM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayThe economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic could push as many as 86 million more children into poverty by the end of 2020, a joint study by Save the Children and UNICEF showed Wednesday...
Five killed as United Hospital catches fire
08:19 AM, 28 May 2020 ThursdayAt least five people were killed in a fire at the city’s United Hospital on Wednesday night, a fire service official said. “We’re recovered five bodies,” fire service control room duty officer Kamrul Islam said. The fire broke out at the corona ward around 9:55pm and was extinguished around 10:25pm...
Govt should have enforced lockdown: Fakhrul
09:52 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the government made a mistake by announcing only general holidays from March 26 instead of enforcing a lockdown to tackle the coronavirus outbreak...
Govt allows transport plying in limited scale
09:46 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayThe government has allowed public transport to resume operation in limited scale from May 31 after more than two month-closure. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said, "As per Prime Minister's instruction, public transport with limited number passengers can be operated from May 31 following health guidelines."..
Riot police flood Hong Kong as China protests grow
08:23 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayThe March of the Volunteers is the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. Booing of the anthem at Hong Kong football marches has previously embarrassed Beijing...
Khaleda's adviser contracts coronavirus
08:01 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayBNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's adviser and lawyer Abdur Rezzak Khan has been infected with novel coronavirus...
EU proposes €750bn coronavirus recovery package
07:37 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayThe European Commission has proposed a massive €750bn (£670bn; $825bn) recovery fund to help the EU tackle an "unprecedented crisis"...
Educational institutions to remain shut till June 15
07:10 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayAll the educational institutions will remain closed until June 15, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said Wednesday...
General holidays won’t be extended
06:46 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayThe government has decided not to extend the ongoing general holiday beyond May 30. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said that a gazette notification will be issued Thursday, reports UNB...
Nor’wester sweeps Joypurhat; 4 killed
03:46 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayA nor’wester swept Joypurhat district on Tuesday night, killing four people including three members of...