3 of a family found dead in Rangpur

Three members of a family were found dead in Rangpur on Saturday morning. The incident took place at a house of Balapara village under Barabeel union in Gangachara upazila of the district. The deceased were identified as Hafizul Islam, 30, his wife Fatema Begum and their 1.5-years-old daughter Humaira...

Cyclone Amphan forming in the Bay of Bengal

A storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to be a significant one for India and Bangladesh next week. When this storm forms, it will be the first of the year for the Northern Indian Ocean and receive the name Amphan...

Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal no 1

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to hoist distant cautionary signal number one on Saturday after a depression formed over the Southeast Bay and adjoining Andaman Sea...

Coronavirus: Italy to lift travel restrictions as lockdown eases

Italy's government has signed a decree that will allow travel to and from the country from 3 June, as it moves to ease its coronavirus lockdown measures...

Global economy may suffer up to $8.8 trillion losses due to COVID-19: ADB

The global economy may suffer between $5.8 trillion and $8.8 trillion in losses-equivalent to 6.4 percent to 9.7 percent of global gross domestic product...

24 migrants killed after 2 trucks collide in Uttar Pradesh

Twenty-four migrants were killed and many were injured when a truck they were travelling in collided with another truck at around 3 am in a town in Indian State Uttar Pradesh, about 200 km from the state capital Lucknow...

Coronavirus: Trump says US reopening ‘vaccine or no vaccine’

President Donald Trump has promised the US will reopen "vaccine or no vaccine", as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus jab by year end. He likened the vaccine project, dubbed "Operation Warp Speed", to the World War Two effort to produce the world's first nuclear weapons...

Eid shopping goes on ignoring coronavirus risk

Eid shoppers started thronging various markets and footpaths in the capital ignoring the risk of coronavirus infection ignoring requests of health experts to stay at home....

We have to live with the virus: Pak PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the nation on Friday to explain and defend the government's decision to ease the lockdown — imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Pakistan — said: "We have to live with the virus this year."..

Coronavirus cases in Rangpur pass 200

The number of coronavirus cases in the Bangladesh's northern district of Rangpur surpassed 200, with 28 newly caught the disease...

Can conventional mass media survive corona?

Can conventional mass media survive the epidemic is a question that affects everyone. It's not about professionals being dumped in their mid career but about the quality and access to information for all...

Coronavirus lockdown pushes Germany into recession

Germany’s economy contracted 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020. With most of coronavirus lockdown measures taking place in the second quarter, experts expect future figures to be even worse...

Lockdowns bring benefits, but also divisions

Nearly 200 cops contract coronavirus in 24hrs

Bangladesh police members are being infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) significantly, with 198 more caught the virus in the past 24 hours...

144 die in DMCH coronavirus unit in 13 days

Some 144 coronavirus-infected patients and suspects died in the COVID-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in last 13 days...

1,000 Rohingya stranded at sea as Southeast Asia seals borders

At least 1,000 Rohingya are stranded at sea as Southeast Asian nations tighten their borders to keep out the new coronavirus, Amnesty International said on Friday...

Corona survivor journalist Apu shares his story of beating the virus

Journalist Ashiqur Rahman Apu is one of the coronavirus survivors who feels lucky to beat the virus and come out even stronger encouraging others to know how did he manage everything receiving treatment at home...

Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 20,000

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bangladesh passed 20,000 and deaths from the disease neared 300. Total infections stood at 20,065 after the country on Friday recorded 1,202 new cases, the highest single-day spike...

Dr Anisuzzaman buried at Azimpur Graveyard

National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman has been laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard in Dhaka on Friday morning. Volunteers of Al-Markazul Islami, an organisation that has been performing funeral rituals for the patients who die from COVID-19, conduct his last rites...

COVID-19 Vaccine: Govts urged to make it free of charge to all once developed

A petition from global leaders has been initiated requesting governments across the world that when a successful COVID-19 vaccine is developed, it be made available free of charge to all...