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35 more die from COVID-19 in 24-hr
02:41 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 781 as 35 more people died in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,423 have been infected with the virus, raising the number of such cases to 57,563. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, said this in the regular health bulletin through online on Thursday...
Health Minister inaugurates telemedicine service for COVID-19 patients
02:14 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayHealth Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated a call center for Covid-19 patients through a video conference recently...
Bus kills 2 in Bangla Motor, drive detained
01:21 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayTwo people including a motorcyclist were killed and one person injured after a Bihanga Paribahan bus hit them in the capital’s Bangla Motor on Thursday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. On information, Police rushed to the spot and seized the bus and detained its drive named Jafar Molla...
Anti-Malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine’s coronavirus trials to resume: WHO
01:06 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayThe World Health Organization announced Wednesday that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume as it searches for potential coronavirus treatments...
Over 9,000 coronavirus cases in India in a single day for first time
12:50 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayIndia's tally of coronavirus cases has cross 2.16 lakh after a record number of 9,304 people tested positive for the deadly virus infection in the last 24 hours...
Jamalpur-2 lawmaker Dulal infected with coronavirus
12:01 PM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayAwami League lawmaker from Jamalpur-2 constituency Faridul Haque Khan Dulal has been infected with coronavirus. He was diagnosed with coronavirus at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday night...
Chief Justice not infected with coronavirus: Law Minister
10:50 AM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayLaw Minister Anisul Huq has said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain is doing well and he has not been infected with coronavirus. He underwent COVID-19 test on May 23 and the result was negative, the minister said on Wednesday...
5 patients’ death in fire: United Hospital sued on negligence charge
09:56 AM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayA case has been filed against the authorities of the United Hospital bringing allegation of negligence over the death of five patients in a fire at the hospital...
George Floyd had coronavirus a month before he was killed, autopsy shows
09:01 AM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayGeorge Floyd had coronavirus a month before he was killed, his autopsy shows. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the full autopsy results following the 46-year-old's death with permission from his family...
Fighting cyclones and coronavirus: How we evacuated millions during a pandemic
08:41 AM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayThere was no time to lose when Cyclone Amphan began forming over the Indian Ocean in May...
George Floyd death: New charges for all 4 sacked officers
08:27 AM, 04 Jun 2020 ThursdayNew charges have been announced against all of the sacked police officers present at the death of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis. The charge against Derek Chauvin has been elevated to second-degree murder, court documents show...
Drums to fight locusts in Jharkhand
09:38 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayTraditional musical instruments like dhols and nagaras (drums) have suddenly shot into prominence in Jharkhand’s fight against the possible invasion by desert locusts...
Suspected killer of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya killed in drone strike
09:28 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayWarlord Haftar’s militiaman Khaled Al-Mishai, who was allegedly responsible for the killing of 26 Bangladeshis and four African migrants in Mizda town, was killed in a drone strike by the Libyan Air Force...
PRAN starts collecting 5,000 metric tons of mung bean from farmers
09:22 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayLocal business conglomerate, PRAN has started collecting mung bean from its contractual farmers in different districts directly maintaining necessary safety...
Nearly 250 media workers catch coronavirus
07:50 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayThe media workers in Bangladesh like elsewhere in the globe are being infected with the coronavirus significantly as they have to continue professional duties amid the disease' fast outbreak...
India blast claims 5 lives, injures 50
07:30 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayAt least five workers died and around 50 suffered severe burn in a blast in Gujarat of India on Wednesday...
2106 police win battle against coronavirus
06:40 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayAmong 5,507 coronavirus-infected police members in Bangladesh, 2106 have won their battle against the disease. The deadly claimed 16 lives in the force as of Wednesday, said the sources in police headquarters...
Impassioned rallies, mostly peaceful, continue across US
06:22 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayFor an eighth day and night, tens of thousands of people staged peaceful protests and impassioned marches across the United States, while the widespread destruction and looting that had followed demonstrations in recent days was largely absent...
Rohingya Repatriation: EU urged to exert more pressure on Myanmar
05:56 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayBangladesh has urged the European Union (EU) countries to exert more pressure on Myanmar so that it takes Rohingyas back, easing burden on Bangladesh and its economy. "The situation has become untenable for us,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen...
Covid-19 hospital at Bashundhara starts operation
05:26 PM, 03 Jun 2020 WednesdayInternational Convention City Bashundhara-turned coronavirus hospital, Dhaka has started its operation, said DGHS additional director general prof Dr Nasima Sultana...