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Coronavirus: 22 die, 1773 new cases detected in 24-hr
02:49 PM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayThe confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh have reached 28,511 as 1,773 more tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Besides, 22 more people died from the disease, taking the total number of the deceased to 408...
13 killed as truck overturns in Gaibandha
02:37 PM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayThirteen people were killed when a truck overturned in Gaibandha on Thursday. The incident took place on Dhaka-Rangpur highway near Jundaha area in Palashbari upazila around 1:30pm. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
PM allocates Tk 25 crore for municipality staff
02:16 PM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today approved an allocation of Taka 25 crore for paying salary and allowances of the officials and employees of the municipalities across the country...
Amphan weakens into land depression
12:27 PM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayMaritime ports of Mongla, Payra, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar have been advised to lower local cautionary signal number to three as cyclone Amphan has weakened into a land depression, said a Met office bulletin...
COVID-19 shows silver linings on change of global climate efforts: PM
11:49 AM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that although COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected economy along with the health issues, it is also showing some silver linings on the change of global efforts to deal with the climate change...
Coronavirus infections cross 1.12 lakh in India
11:18 AM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayWith 5,611 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose to 1,12,359 on Wednesday including 3,435 deaths...
Coronavirus: Global cases from Covid-19 reach 5,085, 504
10:15 AM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayThe confirmed coronavirus cases in various countries of the world are now 5,085, 504 while the death tally from the deadly virus climbed to 329,731 as of Thursday morning...
Cyclone Amphan badly damages parts of Sundarbans
09:59 AM, 21 May 2020 ThursdaySuper cyclone Amphan battered West Bengal and Bangladesh’s coastal area and badly damaged parts of the Sundarbans, a UNESCO world heritage site...
9 killed as cyclone Amphan hits Bangladesh
09:11 AM, 21 May 2020 ThursdayAt least nine people were killed as severe cyclonic storm Amphan made landfall along the coastline of India and Bangladesh on Wednesday. The deceased are from Jashore, Patuakhali, Bhola, Pirojpur, Chattogram and Satkhira...
Cyclone Amphan takes 12 lives in West Bengal, 3 in Odisha
08:40 AM, 21 May 2020 ThursdaySuper cyclone Amphan has taken at least 10-12 lives in West Bengal and at least another three in Odisha as it wreaked havoc in districts of North and South 24 Parganas after roaring past coastal districts of Odisha...
Cyclone Amphan: Rain, storm batter Khulna
09:33 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdayThe coastal district of Khulna was battered by heavy rainfall and wind with the speed of up to 71kph as super cyclone Amphan started crossing the region on Wednesday evening...
Chinese president phones PM, offers sending expert team to fight COVID-19
09:16 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdayChinese President Xi Jinping today called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and proposed sending an expert team to help Bangladesh combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
Amphan hits southwestern Bangladesh
09:04 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdaySuper cyclone Amphan hit southwestern Bangladesh coastlines bordering India coast this evening with pounding winds and torrential rains, inflating sea waters causing as high as 12 feet tidal surges...
Cyclone Amphan: Septuagenarian dies after tree falls on him
06:02 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdayAn elderly man died in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola on Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on him during gusty wind under the influence of cyclone Amphan....
Cyclone Amphan begins landfall near Sunderbans in West Bengal
05:41 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdaySuper Cyclone Amphan has begun making landfall near the Sunderbans in West Bengal with a wind speed of 155 to 165kmph gusting to 185kmph. It will cross the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast between Digha in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district and Hatiya Island in Bangladesh...
Amphan set to hit coast today; Now 290 km off Mongla port
05:10 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdaySuper Cyclone ‘Amphan’ is set to make landfall on the coast this afternoon or evening, with 200 kph to 220 kph wind speeds at its centre...
Govt prepared to tackle Amphan: PM
05:02 PM, 20 May 2020 Wednesday“We’ve the preparations (to protect lives and property from the fury of the cyclone)...we always pray to Allah so that the cyclone doesn’t cause any loss to lives and property,” she said while addressing a meeting of the National Disaster Management Council (NDMC)....
US has nearly 92,000 deaths from coronavirus
03:41 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdayThe United States now has at least 1,528,661 cases of coronavirus and 91,938 related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University...
Coronavirus death toll reaches 386; 1617 new cases
02:46 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 386 as 16 more died in the last 24 hours in the country. Besides, 1,617 more tested positive for the virus, raising the total number of such cases to 26,738...
50 cyclone shelters ready in Cox’s Bazar: IOM
01:42 PM, 20 May 2020 WednesdaySome 50 multipurpose cyclone shelters have been prepared and 256 cyclone preparation programme volunteer units provided cyclone early warning system messages to the community in Rohingya camp as cyclone Amphan is unlikely to hit Cox's Bazar district...