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Mahathir backs Biden, says re-electing Trump to be disaster
07:52 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayMalaysian elder statesman Mahathir Mohamad, known for his own iconoclasm and strongman leadership during two stints as prime minister, believes the re-election of United States President Donald Trump in November would spell “disaster”...
Condolences pour in for veteran politician Nasim
07:17 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayTributes and condolences continue to pour in for Awami League (AL) presidium member, 14-party alliance spokesperson and former health minister Mohammed Nasim, who breathed his last this morning at a city hospital at the age of 72...
Bangladesh overtakes China in coronavirus cases
06:08 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayBangladesh surpassed China in coronavirus cases, with 84,379 total infections as of Saturday...
No dengue case reported in 24 hrs: DGHS
05:25 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayDirectorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday said no new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am...
PRAN starts mango collection; Agri minister assures support to market expansion
04:58 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayPRAN, one of the largest agro-processors in the country, has started mango collection and pulping activities to manufacture mango drink, juice, mango bar and other food items...
Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19
04:38 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayFormer Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19...
Bangladesh joins UN Group of Friends on climate adaptation, resilience
03:21 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayBangladesh has joined as a member of the Steering Committee of the UN Group of Friends on climate adaptation and resilience. Dr Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment of Egypt, and Baroness Saag, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development of the UK launched the Group as its convenors...
44 die from COVID-19 in 24-hr
02:43 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayThe number of coronavirus cases has reached 84,379 as 2,856 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours. Besides, 44 more people died from the disease, raising the death toll to 1,139. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this during an online briefing on Saturday...
Nasim to be buried beside mother’s grave
02:14 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayAwami League presidium member and former Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, who died on Saturday morning, will be buried beside the grave of his mother at Banani graveyard on Sunday morning...
PM mourns death of Mohammad Nasim
01:10 PM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed profound shock at the death of Awami League presidium member and spokesperson of central 14-party Mohammad Nasim...
Nasim passes away
11:27 AM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayAwami League presidium member and former Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim died on Saturday morning. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in the capital. His Personal Assistant Secretary Meer Mosharaf confirmed the death to Jago News...
Burnt journalist Nannu dies
11:16 AM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayMoazzem Hossain Nannu, a crime reporter of Daily Jugantor, succumbed to his burns at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Saturday morning...
5 more die from COVID-19 in Chattogram in a day
10:41 AM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayFive more deaths were reported from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours in the district till Friday night. Besides, 222 new cases were detected during the period, said district civil surgeon Sheikh Fazle Rabbi from regular briefing on Saturday...
This 4-month-old spent 18 days on ventilator, beat Covid-19
10:21 AM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayA four-month-old baby, who was on ventilator support for 18 days, has been discharged from a hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam after testing negative for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)...
George Floyd: Trump ‘generally’ supports ending chokeholds for police
09:06 AM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has said the controversial chokehold method for restraining some suspects should "generally speaking" be ended...
Coronavirus: How pandemic turned political in Brazil
08:45 AM, 13 Jun 2020 SaturdayBrazil's handling of the pandemic has turned highly political. The country has swiftly risen up the grim leader board of coronavirus statistics and its death toll - 41,828 - is now the world's second highest...
Dr Zafrullah’s condition improving gradually
10:05 PM, 12 Jun 2020 FridayThe overall health condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, infected with coronavirus and pneumonia, is improving gradually...
Singapore may open almost all businesses this month
09:32 PM, 12 Jun 2020 FridaySingapore is on track to lift more restrictions on companies and residents by the end of June, and expects practically the entire economy to reopen in that phase, according to a top minister...
How is Shah Rukh Khan in person?
08:54 PM, 12 Jun 2020 FridayA Shah Rukh Khan fan took to Quora to share his experience of meeting the actor for the first time. In his detailed account, he explained how humble and well behaved the star was while meeting people even at midnight...
Rohingya cyclists share Covid-19 info in refugee camps
08:15 PM, 12 Jun 2020 FridaySocial distancing is a crucial aspect in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. But that poses challenges to the flow of key information during a time when being well-informed also is critical to public health. Which is where bicycles and rickshaws come in...