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Singapore heading for record unemployment in 2020
03:56 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridaySingapore’s finance minister said its unemployment rate could rise to a record of over 100,000 in 2020 due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Qatar boycott 3 yrs on: 'Everyone loses'
03:35 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayThree full years after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt abruptly boycotted the small neighboring Gulf state of Qatar, the diplomatic crisis continues to stymy regional cooperation without a clear end in sight...
Bangladesh’s Land Ministry wins 2020 UN Public Service Award for “E-Mutation”
03:16 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayThe Ministry of Land of Bangladesh has been awarded by the United Nations the prestigious ‘United Nations Public Service Award’ for 2020...
Coronavirus cases pass 60,000 as death toll reaches 811
02:46 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 811 as 30 more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,828 more tested positive for coronavirus, raising the number of such cases to 60,391...
Dr Zafrullah’s condition worsens slightly
02:28 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayThe condition of coronavirus infected Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has worsened slightly...
Nasim undergoes successful surgery after stroke
02:07 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayAiling ex-Health and Family Welfare Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim underwent a successful surgery on Friday after suffering a stroke, said Awami League office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua...
Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters ‘terrorists’
12:55 PM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayPresident Donald Trump on Thursday shared a letter on Twitter that referred to the peaceful protesters who were forcibly dispersed from a park near the White House on Monday evening as "terrorists."
Nasim’s health deteriorates
11:48 AM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayThe health condition of former health minister Mohammed Nasim is deteriorating as he has been suffering from coronavirus. He is currently undergoing treatment at Intensive Care Unit of Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital. He was admitted to the hospital on June 1...
Another doctor dies from coronavirus
10:51 AM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayProfessor S A M Golam Kibria, former chairman of Urology Department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has died from coronavirus. He breathed his last at the Intensive Care Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 12:45am on Friday...
Over 9,800 coronavirus cases in India, 273 deaths, most in 24-hr
10:19 AM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayIndia reported 9,851 cases of coronavirus and 273 deaths in the last 24 hours, the most in one-day, government data shows...
Dr Zafrullah’s health condition not good
09:56 AM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayThe health condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury is not good. He felt breathing problems on Thursday night. Gonoshasthaya Kendra confirmed the matter in a facebook post on Friday morning. Dr Jafrullah underwent coronavirus test with the kit developed by Gonoshasthaya which found him to be positive...
George Floyd: ‘Pandemic of racism’ led to his death, memorial told
08:53 AM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayA lawyer for George Floyd has told a memorial service that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death. Those gathered at Thursday's tribute stood in silence for eight minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time Floyd was alleged to be on the ground under the control of police in Minneapolis...
Mexico sees record coronavirus increase, 816 more deaths
08:36 AM, 05 Jun 2020 FridayMexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador earlier defended his government’s handling of the outbreak after reported deaths spiked this week...
PM calls for ‘rapid invention’ of vaccines to fight COVID-19
09:28 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for “rapid invention” of newer vaccines to protect mankind from the pandemics like coronavirus (COVID-19), saying that vaccination has proved to be one of the most important means to combat contagious diseases.
Laying off workers from June, says Rubana Huq
07:19 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayBGMEA president Dr Rubana Huq has said the readymade garments will have no option but to lay off the workers...
Around 150 Bangladeshis confined in refugee camp in Cyprus
06:39 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayThey entered Greek Cyprus from North Cyprus. As soon as they stepped into Greek Cyprus...
Record number of police catch coronavirus in 24hrs
05:13 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayBangladesh police force witnessed the biggest daily jump of 324 coronavirus cases on Thursday as the infections in the force kept rising significantly.
Coronavirus cases in Gazipur near 1500; deaths 11
04:06 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe coronavirus cases in Gazipur neared 1500, and the virus related deaths stood at 11...
Govt is trying to protect people from COVID-19: PM
03:31 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is trying its best to protect the people and the country from the clutch of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
How restaurants around world adapting to coronavirus
03:21 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayAs countries around the world begin to emerge from the lockdowns that marked the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants — at least the ones that have survived — are taking steps to lure customers back...