Over 1 lakh coronavirus infections in India; death toll over 3,100

With 4,970 cases reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of infections due to the coronavirus pandemic crossed the 1 lakh-mark in India to reach 101,139 from 96,169 on Monday...

Amphan expected to make landfall on West Bengal coast on Wednesday

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a fresh alert for West Bengal and Odisha coasts, warning Cyclone Amphan is likely to move towards West Bengal as an extremely severe cyclonic storm tomorrow...

‘Amphan’ likely to make landfall by Wednesday afternoon/evening

Super cyclone ‘Amphan’ has been moving further north-northwards and is likely to make landfall by Wednesday afternoon /evening, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Tuesday morning...

Death toll in southwest China quake rises to 4

The death toll in a 5-magnitude earthquake that struck Qiaojia County in southwest China's Yunnan Province late Monday has risen to four, with 24 others injured, local authorities said Tuesday...

Live with Tamim: Consistent training, diet key to success, says Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli said consistency in training and diet is the key to success. He was the latest guest in the live Facebook session with Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal...

Amphan is first super cyclone since 1999 in region: AccuWeather

Leading global storm tracker AccuWeather today described Amphan as the first super cyclone in Bay of Bengal since 1999, fearing the “ferocious” storm to unleash extreme impacts across Bangladeshi and northeastern Indian coastlines...

Super cyclone Amphan closer to Indian mainland

Super Cyclone Amphan has inched closer to the Indian mainland after travelling at a speed of 14km/hr during the wee hours of Tuesday. As of 2.30 am of Tuesday, cyclone Amphan lay 570 km south of Paradip, Odisha; 720 km south-southwest of Digha in West Bengal and 840 km south-southwest of Khepupara in Bangladesh...

Coronavirus: Trump accuses WHO of being a ‘puppet of China’

President Donald Trump has lashed out again at the UN's health body by labelling it a "puppet of China"...

Mashrafe should retire now: Ottis Gibson

Bangladesh bowling coach Ottis Gibson said that the former captain Masrhafe should retire now from international cricket and try to find out a new role to help the cricket of the country...

HC Judge tests positive for coronavirus

A Judge of the High Court Division is undergoing treatment at the Combine Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka as he has been diagnosed with coronavirus..

Prof Muntassir Mamoon recovers from coronavirus

Noted historian Muntassir Mamoon recovered from the novel coronavirus after he underwent treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for about two weeks...

Moderna vaccine shows promising early results in human safety tests

Moderna, the Massachusetts biotechnology company behind a leading effort to create a coronavirus vaccine, announced promising early results from its first human safety tests Monday....

Danger signal 7 for Mongla-Payra, 6 for Chattogram-Cox's Bazar ports

Maritime ports of Mongla, and Chattogram-Cox's Bazar have been advised to lower local warning signal no. four but instead hoist danger signal numbers seven and six respectively as cyclone 'Amphan' approaches Bangladesh...

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PM provides financial assistance to another 6,970 Qawmi madrasas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided financial assistance of Tk 8.63 crore for more Qawmi madrasas across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...

Coronavirus cases in police force keep rising

Bangladesh police members are being infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at alarming rate, with 104 more ones caught the disease in the past 24 hours...

'Instead of doctors, they send police to kill us'

Maria Diva do Nascimento was worried as she set off for her job at one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest hospitals wearing a face mask she hoped would keep her alive....

'A beautiful day' in Italy, as shops, bars reopen

Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis after a 10-week lockdown...

21 die from COVID-19 in 24 hours

The death toll from coronavirus has reached 349 as 21 more died in the last 24 hours in the country. Besides, 1,602 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 23870. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, revealed the information in the regular health bulletin through online on Monday...

Cyclone Amphan turns into “super cyclone”

Cyclone Amphan, which is expected to make a landfall in India’s West Bengal on Wednesday, has turned in to a "super cyclone", the weather office of the country said this afternoon. It had intensified into an extremely severe cylonic storm overnight...