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S Korea battling 'second wave' of coronavirus
03:14 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayHealth authorities in South Korea said for the first time on Monday it is in the midst of a “second wave” of novel coronavirus infections focused around its densely populated capital, stemming from a holiday in May...
Coronavirus death toll passes 1,500
02:43 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has passed 1,500 as 38 more people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours. The number of total deaths now stands at 1,502. In the last 24 hours, 15,555 samples were examined and out of them 3,480 got positive results for the virus...
Minister Mozammel recovers from coronavirus
02:06 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayLiberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has recovered from the novel coronavirus. He returned to his residence in Dhaka from capital’s Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Sunday night, said his niece Gazipur Sadar Upazila chairman Advocate Reena Pervin...
Gold drives toward highest since 2012 on virus resurgence concern
12:56 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayGold pushed toward the highest level since 2012, lifted by concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections and growing uncertainty in Hong Kong after China released details of a proposed national security law...
Bangladesh Bank Joint Director dies of coronvirus
12:29 PM, 22 Jun 2020 MondaySheikh Farid Uddin Soad, a Joint Director of Bangladesh Bank, has died from coronavirus. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Holy Family Hospital...
5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other areas again
11:25 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayA moderate earthquake with 5.8 magnitude shook the capital and some other parts of the country early Monday...
Saudi Arabia lifts coronavirus curfew
11:06 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondaySaudi Arabia has lifted its nationwide curfew, but says other restrictions will remain. Authorities say all economic and commercial activities will resume, but bans on international travel and religious pilgrimages will not change...
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
09:43 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours...
Are more women dying of Covid-19 in India?
09:22 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayMore men are dying from Covid-19 than women around the world, data shows. In Italy, China and US, for example, more men have been infected, and a higher proportion of men have died...
386 Bangladeshis return home from Saudi Arabia on special flight
09:07 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayA total of 386 Bangladeshi nationals, who were stranded in Saudi Arabia amidst the ongoing shutdown of flights over the coronavirus pandemic, returned home by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Sunday night...
Red Zones imposed with general holiday in parts of 10 districts
08:39 AM, 22 Jun 2020 MondayThe government on Sunday announced general holidays in some areas that were marked as ‘red zone’ by the health authorities in 10 districts, due to high coronavirus infection risk...
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya tests positive for Covid-19
10:16 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayRezwana Choudhury Bannya, a celebrated Rabindra Sangeet singer, has been infected with the novel coronavirus...
Bangladesh to get priority if China develops Covid-19 vaccine
09:58 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayChina has said Bangladesh will get priority in terms of cooperation and support if they can successfully develop vaccine for the coronavirus. "Of course, Bangladesh is our important friend and Bangladesh will surely get priority," Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Dhaka Hualong Yan told UNB on Sunday...
Barcelona lose De Jong to injury for ‘several weeks’
09:46 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayBarcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong has injured a calf muscle and could be out of action for several weeks, according to the club and media reports...
Irrfan Khan's wife's emotional note for the actor
09:17 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayIn a moving note, Irrfan Khan's wife Sutapa Sikdar wrote about Irrfan Khan's efforts in making the lotuses bloom in bottles...
MP Mokabbir Khan recovers from coronavirus
08:31 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayGonoforum MP Mokabbir Khan recovered from coronavirus on Sunday, six days after he had contracted the virus...
Rural MPs to get Tk 6,477 cr for dev of their areas
07:37 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved 10 projects involving Tk 9,460 crore, including Tk 6,477 crore to be spent by rural MPs for the infrastructure development of their respective areas...
People's lack of awareness on coronavirus frustrates Chinese medical team
06:45 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayVisiting Chinese medical expert team has expressed their frustration about lack of awareness among people in Bangladesh on the deadly novel coronavirus...
Iraqi football great dies with Covid-19
05:58 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayAhmed Radhi, one of Iraq’s most celebrated footballers, has died with Covid-19 at the age of 56, plunging sport fans across the country into mourning...
Bangladesh makes progress in women, child development
05:12 PM, 21 Jun 2020 SundayThe country has made a remarkable progress in women and child development and their living standard has improved significantly because of their easy access to health services, drinking water, sanitation and education...