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Govt allocates 10,900mts rice, 1.73cr cash as humanitarian assistance
03:44 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayThe government has allocated 10,900 mts of rice and cash Tk 1.73 crore as humanitarian assistance for people affected by natural disasters...
Sahara Khatun flies to Thailand for better treatment
03:15 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayAwami League (AL) Presidium Member and former Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun left here for Thailand today for better treatment...
44 more coronavirus deaths recorded in 24hrs
02:46 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayThe death tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh stood at 2,096 as the country recorded 44 more fatalities in the past 24 hours. The virus cases reached 165,618, with 3,201 new infections in the past day, according the Directorate General of Health Services...
Italy allows 180 migrants including Bangladeshis to disembark off rescue ship
02:11 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayItaly has given permission for 180 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean to disembark from a charity-run ship. The decision comes after a stand-off that lasted more than a week...
No gas in parts of Dhaka for 6hrs tomorrow
01:53 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayGas supply will stay shut in parts of capital Dhaka for around six hours on Tuesday due to maintenance works...
Coronavirus can float and transmit in air droplets
12:17 PM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayCoronavirus can float in air droplets and is likely transmitting that way, according to a group of international experts...
Nirphamari municipal mayor catches Covid-19
10:53 AM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayNirphamari municipal mayor and the district Awami League president Dewan Kamal Ahmed has caught coronavirus...
China dominates medical supplies, in this outbreak and the next
09:44 AM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayAlarmed at China’s stranglehold over supplies of masks, gowns, test kits and other front-line weapons for battling the coronavirus, countries around the world have set up their own factories to cope with this pandemic and outbreaks of the future...
Barcelona bounce back in style
09:19 AM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayBarcelona had arguably their finest away performance of the season as they hammered Villarreal 1-4 on Sunday night at the Estadio de la Ceramica...
Two 'snatchers' killed in city 'gunfight'
09:05 AM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayTwo people were killed in a reported gunfight with the detectives at Khilkhet in capital Dhaka early Monday...
Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years
08:33 AM, 06 Jul 2020 MondayThe border between Australia’s two most populous states will close from Tuesday for an indefinite period, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Monday, following an outbreak of the coronavirus in his state, reports Reuters...
India now third worst-hit nation in Covid-19 tally
10:06 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayIndia has now taken the third spot in the list of nations worst hit by coronavirus, with more than 6.9 lakh cases as of Sunday evening, quoting state governments data, reports NDTV...
BB relaxes loan rescheduling rules for rawhide traders
09:47 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayBangladesh Bank (BB) has given an opportunity to the rawhide traders to reschedule their loans with a 2 percent down-payment ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...
Electricity bills anomalies to be resolved soon: PDB
09:37 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayComplaints related to additional charge against proper use of electricity will be resolved soon, as consumers’ relationship continues with trust...
Most people at Miami Beach take coronavirus lightly
09:31 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayMiami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber discussed the accelerating coronavirus outbreak in Florida and the difficulty in containing the outbreak amid mixed messages from leaders in Washington, including President Trump...
Ex-health directorate chief dies of Covid-19
09:04 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayFormer chief of the Directorate General of Health services prof Dr AKM Nurul Anwar has died of COVID-19...
Ambassador-designate of Korea arrives in Dhaka
08:38 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayLee Jang-keun, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Korea to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday, a press release said...
Tk 58cr allocation to pay jute mill workers' June salary
08:24 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayThe government has allocated Tk 58 crore to pay June month's arrears of the workers of jute mills except Alim Jute Mills under BJMC...
Ariful Islam new Bangladesh envoy to Sri Lanka
07:38 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayThe government has appointed Tareq Md Ariful Islam, currently serving as the Deputy Permanent Representative in the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, reports UNB...
'Drunk people can't socially distance'
06:31 PM, 05 Jul 2020 SundayDrunk people can't properly socially distance, a UK police officer warned after finishing a late shift Saturday -- the first day that pubs reopened in England after the coronavirus shutdown...