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Women's T20 Challenge 'very much on' - Sourav Ganguly
04:04 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayAn expanded four-team Women's T20 Challenge is in the works and will be played on the sidelines of the men's IPL 2020 playoffs week in UAE from November 1-10, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed to PTI on Sunday (August 2). The tournament, just like the IPL, will need Government of India clearances...
New virus cluster found at S Korea coffee shop
03:32 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayA new cluster of coronavirus infections was found at a franchise coffee shop in southern Seoul as South Korea saw the number of COVID-19 cases hover around 30 for three days straight over the weekend...
Bangladesh sees sharp fall in coronavirus cases
02:49 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayBangladesh on Sunday recorded 886 more coronavirus cases, the lowest number of such cases since May 10 when it confirmed 887 infections. With this, a total of 2,40,786 people caught COVID-19, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. In the past day, the country recorded 22 deaths related to coronavirus...
All wastes of sacrificial animals removed from city
02:21 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayThe two city corporations of Dhaka already removed cent percent wastes of sacrificial animals from capital’s 48 wards within Saturday night, reports BSS...
Indian minister dies from coronavirus
01:01 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayIndia's Uttar Pradesh minister Kamal Rani Varun, who had earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus, died due to the infection in Lucknow on Sunday, reports Indian Express...
Expect ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, warns WHO
12:27 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayThe World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee “highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this COVID-19 pandemic”, the WHO said in a statement...
South Africa coronavirus cases surpass 500,000
12:14 PM, 02 Aug 2020 SundaySouth Africa's National Department of Health reported over 10,000 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of infections recorded in the country to more than 500,000...
UK considering a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi
11:54 AM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayBritain is considering minting a coin to commemorate India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, amid growing interest in recognizing the contributions of people from the Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities...
86 die in India liquor poisoning
11:41 AM, 02 Aug 2020 SundayAt least 86 people have died in recent days as a result of drinking illegally-made alcohol, officials in the northern Indian state of Punjab say, reports BBC...
Covid-19 might affect hearing too, a small study shows
06:02 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdaySome coronavirus survivors have been experiencing hearing problems that lasted until long after they had been released from hospital, a small study has revealed, reports CNN. Audiologists at the University of Manchester surveyed 121 adults who had been hospitalized with Covid-19 eight weeks after they were released...
Month of mourning begins Saturday
05:52 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayAugust, the month when Bangladesh lost its founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, began on Saturday...
Bangladesh university turning women garment workers into leaders
05:18 PM, 01 Aug 2020 Saturday"Garment workers are the reason why Bangladesh's economy is doing well," she added. "Their children deserve better."..
Suning dream of taking Messi to Inter
04:50 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayIt was the dream of former Inter president Massimo Moratti to one day bring Lionel Messi to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, however the fiscal climate of football changed and that was never possible, yet years after the Italian left the club, their current owners, the Suning Group, share the very same dream...
James Murdoch cuts ties with father Rupert's News Corp empire
03:51 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayJames Murdoch is cutting his ties to the family empire led by father Rupert Murdoch after clashing over its editorial direction, reports Bloomberg...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases, deaths fall
02:48 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayBangladesh on Saturday witnessed a sharp decrease in fresh coronavirus cases and deaths, with 21 more fatalities and 2,199 new cases in the past 24 hours. With this, total 3,132 people died of COVID-19 and 2,39,807 caught the disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
PM greets FFs with gifts on Eid-ul-Azha
02:38 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims...
17,000 workers ready to remove wastes of sacrificial animals
01:07 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayApart from this, bleaching powder and liquid disinfectant will be sprayed in the designated places of the two city corporations to protect environment and make it pollution free, according to the waste management division of DNCC and DSCC. For this, more than 17,000 workers, and 7500 heavy and light vehicles have been prepared...
Mexico 3rd in global coronavirus deaths
12:26 PM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayMexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil, while former success story Vietnam is struggling to control an outbreak spreading in its most famous beach resort, reports AP...
Trump to ban TikTok from operating in US
11:57 AM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayPresident Donald Trump said he would ban Chinese-owned TikTok from the US. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” the president told reporters Friday night. Asked when it would happen, he said: “Soon, immediately. I mean essentially immediately,” reports Bloomberg...
Youthful crusade for a safe cyberspace
11:46 AM, 01 Aug 2020 SaturdayIn this digital age, everyday life for anyone without the internet is difficult to imagine almost anywhere in the world. Our dependence on the internet has grown even more pronounced this year during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...