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22 more die from COVID-19; 1541 new cases
02:43 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 544 as 22 more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1,541 more tested positive for coronavirus, raising the number of such cases to 38,292. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this while presenting the regular health bulletin through online on Wednesday...
3 die after drinking alcohol in Dinajpur
01:17 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayThree people died and four others became ill after drinking alcohol in Dinajpur on Tuesday midnight. The incident took place at Mahmudpur village of 6 no. ward in Birampur municipality...
Saudi Arabian airlines to resume some domestic flights from May 31
12:03 PM, 27 May 2020 WednesdaySaudi Arabian airlines are preparing to resume some domestic flights from Sunday as the Kingdom eases coronavirus containment measures, the state news agency said on Wednesday...
Nor’wester lashes Dhaka
11:21 AM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayA nor’wester accompanied by rain and gusty wind swept the capital early Wednesday. “The nor’wester was blowing with wind speed of 78kph in Dhaka. It was 83kph in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area,” said Md Aftab Uddin, a meteorologist of Dhaka Met Office...
Coronavirus cases in India cross 1.5 lakh, 4,337 deaths
10:38 AM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayIndia has crossed 1.5 lakh novel coronavirus cases with 6,387 fresh infections and 170 deaths reported in the past 24 hours...
Americas are the new coronavirus ‘epicenter’: WHO
10:23 AM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayA World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday that the Americas were now considered to be the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, advising countries in the region not to ease restrictions...
Lawmaker Ebadul tests positive for coronavirus
09:51 AM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayBrahmanbaria-5 lawmaker and also Managing Director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited Ebadul Karim has been infected with coronavirus. He tested positive for coronavirus on May 23. His health is improving, Director (Finance and Accounts) of the pharmaceuticals Gias Uddin Ahmed confirmed the information on Tuesday night...
Brazil surpasses US daily coronavirus death toll
09:00 AM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayBrazil’s daily coronavirus deaths have been higher than the number of reported fatalities in the United States over the last two days...
Twitter labels Trump tweet misleading
08:44 AM, 27 May 2020 WednesdayFor the first time, Twitter called tweets from Donald Trump "potentially misleading" - a decision that prompted the president to accuse the social media platform of election meddling. On Tuesday, Twitter highlighted two of Trump's tweets that falsely claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud...
2 killed in clash between 2 groups in Sirajganj
09:34 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayTwo people were killed and twenty others injured in a clash between two groups over pre enmity at Gudibari village in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday afternoon...
Amphan damages Sundarbans infrastructures, trees worth Tk 1.67 cr
08:26 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayCyclone Amphan that battered the country’s coastal districts on Wednesday damaged infrastructures and trees worth Tk 1.67 crore in the Sundarbans’ eastern part...
Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal 3
06:48 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayThe maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3 as a steep pressure gradient persists over the North Bay and adjoining areas...
Thailand extends virus emergency powers amid opposition suspicion
06:08 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayThailand’s cabinet on Tuesday extended an emergency decree to fight the coronavirus to June 30, with a spokeswoman denying opposition suggestions that the prime minister, a onetime junta leader, was seeking a return to unchecked powers...
Afghanistan to free 900 Taliban, urges ceasefire extension
06:00 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayThe Afghan government urged the Taliban to extend a three-day ceasefire set to end on Tuesday night, while announcing it would free 900 members of the insurgent group in the biggest such release yet...
Mystic who claimed to have survived without food, water for 76 years dies
05:25 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayPrahlad Jani alias Chunriwala Mataji, a breatharian Yogi who claimed to have survived without food or water for over 70 years, died on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district, his disciples said...
Another doctor dies from coronavirus
04:44 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayOne more doctor died from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the number of deaths in the profession to four. Deceased Amena Khan was a retired senior consultant doctor of gynecologist department of Narayanganj Hospital. He was also the owner of Amena Clinic in the district...
3 die, 30 missing as boat capsizes in Jamuna
03:25 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayThree people including a child died and at least thirty others went missing after a passenger boat capsized in the Jamuna river at Chauhali upazila in Sirajganj on Tuesday afternoon. Two of the deceased were identified as Pashan Ali, 65, of village Goinakandi in Belkuchi upazila and Sheikh Kamal Hossen, 40, of Nagarpur in Tangail...
PM mourns death of deputy speaker’s wife
03:09 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Anwara Begum, the wife of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases drop; fresh deaths 21
02:41 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayBangladesh on Tuesday reported a sharp decrease in new infections of coronavirus compared to that of last couple of days, with 1166 people newly caught the virus. In the past 24 hours, samples of 7,407 people were examined. Among them, 1166 tested positive for COVID-19, making the country's total to 36,751...
Karate coach Jewel dies with respiratory problem
02:30 PM, 26 May 2020 TuesdayMd Humayun Kabir Jewel, former coach of national karate team, passed away with respiratory problem on Tuesday morning. He aged 52....