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Madonna criticised for spreading vaccine conspiracy theory
04:07 PM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayMadonna's Instagram account has been flagged for spreading false conspiracy theories about coronavirus, reports BBC...
CU VC’s husband Latiful dies of Covid-19
03:56 PM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayMajor (retd) Latiful Alam Chowdhury, husband of Chittagong University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Shirin Akhter, died of Covid-19 at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Chattogram early Wednesday, reports UNB...
Coronavirus: 35 die, 3009 infected, 2878 recover in 24 hours
02:42 PM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,035 as 35 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 3,009 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 232,194, Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, said during a press briefing on Wednesday...
PM greets people on Eid-ul-Azha
02:01 PM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended her greetings to the people of the country on the auspicious occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, to be celebrated here on Saturday. “The Prime Minister in an audio message greeted people on the Eid-uL-Azha and it (the message) will be sent soon to the mobile users through their cell phones,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS...
Rayhan apologises to Malaysia govt
01:33 PM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayThe Bangladeshi man being held by authorities over his involvement in an Al Jazeera documentary on the purported mistreatment of migrants during the Covid-19 lockdown today apologised to the government for his remarks on alleged discrimination against undocumented workers...
Oil prices are little changed on demand concerns tied to COVID-19
12:50 PM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayOil prices were mixed on Wednesday as record increases in COVID-19 infections in some U.S. states raised concerns about fuel demand in the world’s biggest crude user, wiping out earlier gains after a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories...
Blast at Pallabi police station, 4 cops injured
10:47 AM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayA blast incident was taken place inside Pallabi police station in the capital’s Mirpur on Wednesday morning. Four police members and a civilian were injured in the incident. They are Sub Inspector Ankush, Sub Inspector Shafiq, Sub Inspector Rumi, Inspector Imdad and Riaz, a civilian...
Colombia coronavirus quarantine to be extended until Aug 30
10:01 AM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayColombia’s national lockdown to curb infections of the new coronavirus will be extended by one month until the end of August, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday...
Vietnam reports 8 more COVID-19 cases linked to Danang outbreak
09:32 AM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayVietnam’s health ministry on Wednesday reported eight new locally transmitted coronavirus cases linked to three hospitals in the central city of Danang, taking the outbreak to 30 infections since the virus resurfaced at the weekend...
Coronavirus: Trump sticks by revoked hydroxychloroquine
09:24 AM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayUS President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public health officials. He argued the malaria medication was only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he had suggested it...
Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage
08:59 AM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayMuslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings...
In another setback to China, Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles
08:25 AM, 29 Jul 2020 WednesdayRussia has announced suspension of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to China and said the resumption of further deliveries is yet to be ascertained...
Bank branches at RMG industrial areas open on Friday
09:35 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayBranches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments (RMG) industrial areas will remain open on July 31 (Friday) for the convenience of paying the workers’ salaries, reports BSS...
Bangladesh-India ties now much friendlier, stronger: Quader
09:08 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayRoad Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday the relations between Bangladesh and India is now much stronger, warmer, friendlier and development-oriented ones than any time in the past...
Pandemic cost tourism industry '$320bn'
08:27 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe pandemic cost $320bn (£248bn) to the global tourism industry in lost revenue between January and May, according to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), reports BBC. In a report, the organisation said this loss was three times greater than that of the global financial crisis of 2009"...
Nissan warns of record loss as pandemic hits turnaround
07:56 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayNissan Motor Co warned of a record $4.5 billion operating loss this year and its lowest sales in a decade as the COVID-19 pandemic hampers its turnaround efforts, reports Reuters...
Fake masks supply: Sharmin denied bail
05:53 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Aparajita International's owner Sharmin Zahan in a case lodged over supply of fake N-95 masks to the isolation unit of BSMMU...
ECNEC approves 7 projects with Tk 3,075.33cr
05:15 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved seven projects with an outlay of Taka 3,075.33 crore, including a Tk 2,334.14 crore project to modernise the sewerage system and improve sanitation system in Khulna city...
World faces a hard task ahead
04:31 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayAcross the Asia-Pacific region, where countries were among the first hit by the virus and the first to contain it, there have been new and in some cases seemingly unexplained increases in the number of infections. Governments that had previously been lauded for their response to the pandemic now seem to be struggling...
Intel ousts its chief engineer
04:10 PM, 28 Jul 2020 TuesdayIntel Corp’s Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala is departing, part of a move in which a key technology unit will be separated into five teams, the chipmaker said on Monday, reports Reuters...