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Nepal floods, landslides death toll rises to 40
08:56 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayHeavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday, reports Reuters...
Tank-lorry workers call work abstention
08:39 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe Tank-lorry workers have withdrawn their indefinite strike enforced over the murder of Sylhet division Tank Lorry Workers' Union general secretary...
Coronavirus could slow fight against other diseases
07:55 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe Covid-19 pandemic is starting to cause disruptions to global health care supply chains, slowing down the fight against all other diseases, including AIDS, Bill Gates has warned...
Online cattle buying likely to reach new heights amid pandemic
06:35 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes to people’s normal lives with a growing dependence on virtual platforms as physical distancing is advised by health experts to limit transmission of the virus....
UAE cancels visa extension for expatriates
05:57 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe UAE Cabinet has revised its earlier regulations for residency visas of expatriates whose stay in the country was affected by the coronavirus pandemic, reports Arab Times...
Disney World to reopen as Florida Covid-19 cases rise
05:50 PM, 11 Jul 2020 Saturday“The Most Magical Place on Earth” is reopening after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19...
Wuhan shows world how economies may recover after virus
05:06 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayThree months after it reopened its economy, Wuhan’s uneven recovery offers a glimpse of the hard road back to normality for cities after containing the coronavirus, reports Bloomberg...
No gas supply in parts of Dhaka for 12hrs Sunday
04:15 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayGas supply will stay shut in parts of capital Dhaka for around 12 hours on Sunday due to maintenance works...
Memories of Srebrenica massacre 25yrs on
03:56 PM, 11 Jul 2020 Saturday"All who wish to go will be transported, large and small, young and old. Don't be afraid... No one will harm you."..
England World Cup winner Jack Charlton dies
03:21 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayJack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and a former Republic of Ireland manager, has died aged 85, reports The Guardian...
Coronavirus death toll passes 2,300
02:41 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayThirty more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,305. Besides, the confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 181,129 as 2,686 more cases were detected in the last 24 hours. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this while presenting the daily health bulletin on Saturday...
Adeeba of Malaysia announced as first Asian President of IAS
02:32 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayIAS has announced nine newly elected and three re-elected members to its Governing Council. Adeeba Kamarulzaman of Malaysia is the new IAS President and Sharon Lewin of Australia the President-Elect, with Jennifer Kates of the United States serving as Treasurer, says a press release...
Singapore ruling PAP party wins elections
02:11 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdaySingapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has retained power in Friday's general election but with a reduced majority, final results show...
Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions: Oil Minister
01:50 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayIran is determined to develop its oil industry in spite of U.S. sanctions imposed on the country, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a televised speech on Saturday...
Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing
01:08 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayHeavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday...
Bogura RDA director general dies of Covid-19
12:36 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayMd Aminul Islam, director general of Bogura Rural Development Academy (RDA), died from coronavirus at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Saturday morning...
Sahara Khatun buried at Banani graveyard
12:21 PM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayAwami League Presidium Member and former home minister Advocate Sahara Khatun, MP, was buried beside her mother’s grave at Banani graveyard at 11:45am on Saturday. Earlier, her namaz-e-janaza was held at Banani mosque premises following health guidelines around 11am...
Maryland man may be first person successfully vaccinated against COVID-19
11:59 AM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayA Maryland man believes he may be one of the first people to be successfully vaccinated against the coronavirus after participating in a trial that has reported promising early results in producing antibodies...
Turkey reconverts Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque
11:12 AM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayTurkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to a museum by modern Turkey's founding statesman was illegal...
A new world war over technology
10:03 AM, 11 Jul 2020 SaturdayNations and companies around the world are being sucked into a running battle over the future of technology between the United States and China, forcing them to choose sides in a conflict that is fracturing global supply chains and pushing businesses out of lucrative markets...