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Mustafizur Rahman made Bangladesh’s PR to UN in Geneva
01:05 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayThe Government has decided to appoint Md Mustafizur Rahman, current High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Singapore, as the next Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Offices and other International Organizations in Geneva...
India on alert as cyclone Amphan intensifies over Bay of Bengal
12:08 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a cyclone alert for West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts after Cyclone Amphan intensified over the Bay of Bengal. A deep depression in the ocean had intensified into the cyclonic storm last night and is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal coast on May 20...
Warning signal 4 issued for maritime ports
11:12 AM, 17 May 2020 SundayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local warning signal number 4 as cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ approaches. ‘Amphan’ moved northwestwards over the southeast Bay and adjoining southwest bay, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in a special weather bulletin issued...
Confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 4.7 million
10:21 AM, 17 May 2020 SundayThe number of officially confirmed coronavirus cases is getting closer to five million. On Sunday morning, the cases stood at 4.72 million, according to Worldometer. So far, the virus has killed 313,220 people and the death toll is feared to rise as another 44,827 of those infected remain in critical condition...
Bringing the virus home
09:37 AM, 17 May 2020 SundayNew York’s new confirmed COVID-19 cases are predominantly coming from people who left their homes to shop, exercise or socialize, rather than from essential workers, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday...
France says coronavirus death toll rises to 27,625
09:11 AM, 17 May 2020 SundayFrench health authorities reported 96 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday, as the country eases from a two month lockdown...
Spraying disinfectants in open doesn't kill coronavirus: WHO
08:39 AM, 17 May 2020 SundaySpraying disinfectant on the streets, as practiced in some countries, does not eliminate the new coronavirus and even poses a health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday...
Family planning efforts upended by coronavirus
09:55 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayIn India and around the world, community health workers are being rerouted to deal with the pandemic—with dangerous results...
First coronavirus death recorded in Manikganj
09:10 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayA 50-year-old woman has become the first person in Manikganj to die from coronavirus...
Musician Azad Rahman passes away
08:34 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayNoted singer and composer Azad Rahman passed away at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the city on Saturday afternoon. He was 76...
Danish Kaneria blames Afridi for ruining his ODI career
07:34 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayFormer Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria on Saturday accused Shahid Afridi of treating him unfairly all through his career and blamed him for a rather short limited-overs outing...
Covid-19: DMCH starts collecting plasmas for clinical trial of CPT
06:18 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayDhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday started collecting plasmas for starting Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) on experimental basis, aiming to save lives of Covid-19 infected patients...
Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases
06:02 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayThailand on Saturday reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths as the country begins to reopen businesses and ease restrictions....
PRAN-RFL distributes food in Natore
05:31 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayAs part of helping the people who have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, PRAN-RFL Group has stood beside such affected ones in the northern district of Natore...
104-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus
04:46 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayA South Korean hospital released a 104-year-old woman after her battle against the coronavirus, making her the country’s oldest patient to recover from the disease...
Sheikh Hasina’s homecoming day today
04:11 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayToday is the homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she returned to the country on May 17, 1981 after a long exile...
Police force see biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases
03:59 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayBangladesh police members are being infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at alarming rate, with the force's biggest daily jump in infections....
Cambodia says its all coronavirus patients recover
03:32 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayCambodia’s last patient with the new coronavirus has recovered and left hospital, leaving the Southeast Asian country with zero cases, the health ministry said on Saturday, while urging continued vigilance...
Coronavirus cases reach almost 21,000; 16 new deaths
02:46 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayThe death toll from novel coronavirus has reached 314 as 16 more died in the last 24 hours in the country. Besides, 930 more cases have been detected, taking the total number to 20,995. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said...
Taposh takes office as DSCC mayor
02:10 PM, 16 May 2020 SaturdayBarrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has taken office as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). He took the charge from DSCC’s Chief Executive Officer Shah Md Emdaul Haque at the Nagar Bhaban on Saturday...