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Noted singer Andrew Kishore’s burial on July 15
05:34 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayRenowned singer Andrew Kishore, who breathed his last in Rajshahi on Monday evening, will be buried here according to his final wish on July 15 on arrival of his two children from Australia...
Malaysia seeking info on Bangladeshi who appeared in Al Jazeera’s documentary
05:08 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe Immigration Department of Malaysia has circulated a notice today seeking public information on a Bangladeshi national to be investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/1963...
New at Saudi hajj: Bottled holy water, sterilized pebbles
04:31 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia has issued guidelines for the 1,000 or so pilgrims that will be allowed to perform the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca later this month, an experience that will be unlike any before because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Amjad Khan Chowdhury’s death anniversary today
03:47 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayToday is the fifth death anniversary of Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, pioneer of agro-processing industry of Bangladesh and founder of PRAN-RFL Group...
23rd Virtual International AIDS Conference 2020 begins
03:41 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe first-ever virtual edition of the world’s largest conference on HIV began on Monday with a focus on the links between HIV and the COVID-19 pandemic and recognition of global debates around racism...
Coronavirus death toll rises to 2,151
02:39 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,151 as 55 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said during a press briefing on Tuesday...
Govt to recruit 2,000 more doctors thru special BCS
02:14 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe government will recruit two thousand more doctors through a special BCS examination on an emergency basis to fight the coronavirus crisis. The Health Services Division of the Health Ministry has sent a proposal to the Public Administration Ministry in this regard....
Two Regent hospitals sealed off
01:21 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayTwo branches of Regent Hospital including its head office have been sealed off for providing fake coronavirus reports. Sarwar Alam, Executive Magistrate at RAB headquarters confirmed the matter on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, RAB conducted raids at the Uttara and Mirpur branches of the Regent Hospital and detained eight people...
Rana Dasgupta, wife recover from coronavirus
12:50 PM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayAdvocate Rana Das Gupta, a prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), and his wife have recovered from coronavirus. Rana Das himself confirmed the matter to Jago News on Tuesday...
UK sanctions Saudis, Russians under new Magnitsky powers
11:56 AM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe United Kingdom imposed economic sanctions on dozens of individuals and organisations from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and North Korea under new British powers to punish human-rights offenders...
6 killed in Bandarban gunfight
11:24 AM, 07 Jul 2020 TuesdayAt least six people were killed and three others injured in a gunfight between two groups of terrorists at Bagmara upazila in Bandarban around 7am on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Pradip Chakma, Devid Chakma, Joy Tripura, Diten Tripura, Milon Chakma and Ratan Tonchonga. All of them were the members of JSS MN Larma group...
PM mourns death of singer Andrew Kishore
08:54 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent singer Andrew Kishore...
Andrew Kishore no more
07:33 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayEight-time National Film Award-winning playback singer Andrew Kishore has passed away. He breathed his last at his sister’s clinic in Rajshahi at 6:55pm on Monday. The singer was suffering from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, along with kidney and hormone related disease...
Emirates expands cargo connectivity to 100 destinations
07:27 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayEmirates SkyCargo, freight division of Emirates airline will be operating scheduled cargo flights to 100 destinations across six continents during the month of July 2020...
Andrew Kishore shifted to ICU
06:28 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayPopular singer Andrew Kishore was shifted to the Incentive Care Unit at his sister’s clinic in Rajshahi after his physical condition worsened on Monday afternoon...
Ecnec approves Tk 2,744 cr for 9 projects
06:01 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today approved a total of nine projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 2,744.44 crore including one for dredging Dhepa and Gorveswari River with Taka 327.27 crore...
Dil Bechara trailer: Sushant and Sanjana take us on an emotional journey
05:44 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayThe trailer of Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi’s much-awaited film Dil Bechara released on Monday...
Oscar-winning Italian film composer Morricone dies
04:48 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayEnnio Morricone, the Italian composer whose credits include the "spaghetti" Westerns that made Clint Eastwood a star, has died in Rome aged 91...
Bubonic plague is diagnosed in China
04:37 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayA herdsman in Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected with bubonic plague, Chinese health officials said, a reminder of how even as the world battles a pandemic caused by a novel virus, old threats remain...
5 killed in Dinajpur road crash
04:13 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayFive people including three members of a family were killed in a road accident in Dinajpur on Monday. The incident took place on Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway at Panchis Mile area in Birganj upazila of the district around 2pm...