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Indian, Chinese military agree to disengage in disputed border
02:05 PM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayIndian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to disengage troops from a heavily disputed stretch of their border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, an Indian government source said on Tuesday, reports Reuters...
Bill placed to allow courts to hold virtual trial proceedings
01:28 PM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayA Bill was introduced in Parliament on Tuesday to empower courts to run trial proceedings through videoconferences and other digital means using the information technology. Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM rezaul Karim, in absence of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, placed...
Bills placed in JS to set up universities in Chandpur, Habiganj
01:04 PM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayTwo bills were placed in Parliament on Tuesday for setting up a science and technology university in Chandpur and an agriculture one in Habiganj. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni placed the Bills in the House and both were sent to the respective parliamentary standing committees for further scrutiny...
BNP MP Harun attends JS session wearing “Mujib Coat”
12:50 PM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayBNP lawmaker from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency Harunur Rashid today attended the budget session at Jatiya Sangsad wearing a “Muib Coat”, a distinctive, black sleeveless jacket named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who wore it when addressing political rallies...
Global coronavirus cases top 9 million
11:38 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayGlobal coronavirus infections topped nine million on Monday as the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was accelerating and Saudi Arabia said it would allow a "very limited" number of pilgrims to the haj next month. France took its biggest step yet back to normality by allowing millions of children to return to school...
3 Pakistani cricketers test positive for Coronavirus
11:16 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayThree members of the Pakistan squad due to tour England this summer have tested positive for coronavirus...
Trump says US coronavirus toll could surpass 150,000
10:03 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States could surpass 150,000, President Donald Trump said Monday. "It could get up to 150," Trump said in an interview with the cable television channel Spectrum News. "It could go beyond that...
US soldier accused of planning attack on own unit
09:28 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayA US solider has been charged with terrorism offences for planning a deadly ambush on his unit by sending information to a neo-Nazi group...
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars int’l pilgrims for Hajj
08:44 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus...
AL’s 71st founding anniversary today
08:32 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayBangladesh Awami League (AL), one of the country’s oldest political parties, is celebrating its 71st founding anniversary today in a limited scale with different programmers particularly on virtual media in the wake of coronavirus outbreak...
Trump targets foreign workers with new visa freeze
08:16 AM, 23 Jun 2020 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end of 2020. High-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs and top executives will be affected...
All 65 MPs who gave samples test negative for Covid-19
10:02 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayAll 65 lawmakers, who gave samples for COVID-19 test, have shown negative for the virus, a source in the parliament told Jago News...
Justin Bieber denies sexual assault allegation
09:17 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayJustin Bieber has denied allegations of sexual abuse, saying "there is no truth" to a claim he assaulted a woman six years ago...
1097 doctors catch coronavirus in Bangladesh
08:10 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe number of coronavirus-infected physicians, nurses, and other health workers in Bangladesh kept soaring. As of Monday, 1097 doctors, 957 nurses and 1460 other health workers caught the deadly virus, according to Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)...
Netherlands reports no new Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs
07:22 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayFor the first time since March 12, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) reported no new Covid-19 deaths in the past day...
Govt to appoint 2000 more physicians to tackle Covid-19
06:49 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said if the number of Covid-19 patients continues to soar, the government will take steps to appoint additional 2000 physicians to contain the situation...
AL’s 71st founding anniversary tomorrow
05:50 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayBangladesh Awami League (AL), one of the country’s oldest political parties, will celebrate its 71st founding anniversary tomorrow in a limited scale with different programmers particularly on virtual media in the wake of coronavirus outbreak...
Law Minister Anisul has no coronavirus
05:07 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayLaw, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has tested negative for COVID-19, a handout from the ministry said on Monday...
Coronvirus pandemic has been exacerbated by politicisation: WHO
04:23 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe global coronavirus pandemic has been exacerbated by polititicisation, the World Health Organization’s director general said on Monday, reports Reuters...
PRAN-RFL gives protective equipment to Ctg police, doctors
03:42 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayPRAN-RFL Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh, has provided health safety materials to the police, physicians and other health workers engaged in Chattogram...