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Dhaka seeks strong partnership with UN to keep dev endeavours on track
03:23 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought strong partnership with the United Nations as he fears that COVID-19 may impede the progresses in the area of SDG achievements and the country's graduation trajectory...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases pass 1.5 lakh
02:43 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayThe confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh has reached 153,277 as 4,019 more cases have been detected in the last 24 hours. Besides, 38 more people died from the disease, raising the death toll to 1,926, Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said...
Bangladeshi firm claims to have made corona vaccine
01:11 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayGlobe Biotech Limited, a sister concern of Globe Pharmaceuticals Group of Companies Limited in Bangladesh, has claimed that it has invented a vaccine for coronavirus disease. It was successful with the coronavirus vaccine in animal test, the company revealed the information at a press conference held at its main office in the capital’s Tejgaon on Thursday...
Jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills over 100
12:52 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayAt least 113 miners were killed on Thursday and scores remained missing in northern Myanmar after a huge pile of muddy waste at a jade mine collapsed into an open pit, triggering a deadly wave, an official said...
“I am clean…but officials are not clean!”
12:26 PM, 02 Jul 2020 Thursday“I am clean … but officials are not clean!” This is what the Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul said in the Kuwait Public Prosecution investigations after he was charged for on human trafficking by selling visas, money laundering and bribes...
Alia, Hrithik on Oscars Academy list of 819 new members
12:05 PM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayBollywood actors Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan are among the new list of invitees to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is 36% people of color and 45% women...
US COVID-19 cases rise by nearly 50,000 in biggest 1-day spike of pandemic
11:28 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayNew U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic...
Dhaka’s air quality shows 'acceptable' sign
10:47 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayDhaka’s air quality showed an 'acceptable' sign for the second consecutive day on Thursday morning as it ranked the 29th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The air in Dhaka was categorised as ‘moderate’ as the megacity had an AQI score of 58 at 08:53am...
New Zealand health minister resigns after blunders
10:30 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayNew Zealand's health minister has resigned after criticism of the government's response to coronavirus and his own breaches of lockdown rules...
Johnson promises citizenship for 30 lakh UK passport holders in Hong Kong
09:34 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayBoris Johnson on Wednesday pledged to extend the right of Hong Kong residents with UK passports to live and work in the country...
Uruguay’s foreign minister resigns
08:56 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayUruguay's foreign minister announced Wednesday that he is stepping down and shared his resignation letter to President Luis Lacalle Pou on his Twitter account...
Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana
08:38 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayMystery surrounds the "completely unprecedented" deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana over the last two months...
Coronavirus: ‘I’m all for masks,’ says Trump in change of tone
08:18 AM, 02 Jul 2020 ThursdayPresident Donald Trump, who has often pushed back against mask guidance from health officials, says he would wear one "in a tight situation with people". Mr Trump - who has avoided appearing in public with a mask - also maintained face coverings do not need to become mandatory to curb Covid-19's spread...
Myanmar sets Nov 8 for election
09:52 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayMyanmar state media on Wednesday announced Nov. 8 as the date for a parliamentary election set to serve as a test of the country’s first democratic government in half a century, reports Reuters...
Biman flights on Dubai, Abu Dhabi routes resume from Jul 6
09:44 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayBiman Bangladesh Airlines will resume its commercial flights on Dubai and Abu Dhabi routes from July 6 after a suspension since the beginning of coronavirus outbreak...
Govt to strengthen vigilance to keep rice market stable: Sadhan
08:52 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayFood Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder Wednesday said government would strengthen vigilance to keep rice market stable...
Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC Chairman
07:33 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayShashank Manohar on Wednesday stepped down as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman after two tenures at its helm...
Imported coal- and LNG-based power sector plan to deepen financial stress: Study
06:52 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdaySuch an observation was made by a study conducted by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, a reputed international energy research organisation...
300,000 return to lockdown in Melbourne
05:12 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayResidents of 10 "hot zone" areas of Melbourne, Australia, will return to lockdown as of 11:59 p.m. local time on July 1...
DU steps into 100th year: A moment of big pride
04:43 PM, 01 Jul 2020 WednesdayDhaka University (DU), the country’s oldest university, stepped into its 100th year on Wednesday but it preferred holding low-key programmes to celebrate the big moment due to coronavirus pandemic...