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Mostafa Kamal resigns as Kaler Kantho acting editor
06:04 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayNoted litterateur and journalist Mostafa Kamal has resigned as the acting editor of the Daily Kaler Kantho. He decided to step down in personal reason, he told Jago News on Tuesday...
Dealing with anxiety during the pandemic
05:05 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayI think everyone had mixed feelings during this Eid. It was a happy occasion mired by a pall of gloom on account of the continuing pandemic...
America’s protests won’t stop until police brutality does
04:41 PM, 02 Jun 2020 Tuesday“Stop Killing Us!” Three words, scrawled on a sign held by a 5-year-old black boy at a Tampa protest against police brutality. Messages don’t get any clearer than that. Yet to judge by the days of protests sweeping the country, this message still hasn’t gotten through...
Will be able to step forward defying all hurdles, says PM
03:52 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said COVID-19 has slowed economic advancement of the country to some extent but the nation will step forward defying all hurdles...
Bangladesh coronavirus deaths cross 700; cases over 50,000
02:47 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe coronavirus related deaths in Bangladesh surpassed 700 and cases exceeded 50,000, with 37 people died from the virus in the past 24 hours. During the period, the country saw the biggest daily jump of 2911 COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 52,445...
ADB expands trade finance program to support Bangladesh private sector
02:15 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded the Trade Finance Program (TFP) to support private sector in Bangladesh by raising its financing limit to $755 million from $518 million at the end of last year...
Coronavirus: First death of Rohingya man reported in Bangladesh
01:35 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayA Rohingya man died from coronavirus while undergoing treatment at the isolation centre at Ukhiya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday night. The deceased could not be identified immediately...
Cyclone Nisarga likely to make landfall near Mumbai tomorrow
12:51 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that tropical cyclone Nisarga has headed for the Maharashtra coast, and is going to make landfall on June 3 close to Mumbai...
Nasim tests positive for coronavirus, doing well
12:24 PM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayFormer health minister Mohammed Nasim, also a presidium member of the ruling Awami League, tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday and was admitted to Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in Dhaka’s Shyamoli...
National Bank’s Tk 60 lakh recovered, 4 arrested
11:30 AM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayDetectives arrested four people with two foreign-made arms on Monday night in connection with missing of Tk 80 lakh which went missing from a microbus of National Bank Limited. They also recovered Tk 60 lakh from their possession...
Floyd death homicide, official post-mortem declares
10:33 AM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination...
JS budget session to begin June 10
09:56 AM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe budget session for 2020-21 of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5:00 pm on June 10, according to a statement issued by the Parliament secretariat yesterday...
Singapore rushes to build housing for 60,000 migrant workers after virus outbreak
09:42 AM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayThe Singapore government is racing to create additional housing for about 60,000 migrant workers by the end of this year, as it seeks to reduce the density in dormitories which have seen mass outbreaks of the coronavirus infection...
Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse peaceful protest near White House
08:41 AM, 02 Jun 2020 TuesdayPolice fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse peaceful demonstrators near the White House on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed a massive show of force to end violent protests...
Lightning kills 6 in 4 districts
09:54 PM, 01 Jun 2020 MondaySix people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in four northern districts on Monday...
Remove China Apps crosses a million downloads
08:23 PM, 01 Jun 2020 MondayRemove China Apps, which promises to help remove Chinese-origin apps from your phone, has crossed one million downloads on the Google Play Store within 10 days of its launch, amid the India-China border dispute...
China halts some US farm imports, threatening trade deal
07:58 PM, 01 Jun 2020 MondayChinese government officials told major state-run agricultural companies to pause purchases of some American farm goods including soybeans as Beijing evaluates the ongoing escalation of tensions with the US over Hong Kong...
Health Ministry's PRO contracts coronavirus
07:13 PM, 01 Jun 2020 MondayThe public relations officer of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Maidul Islam Pradhan, has contracted the novel coronavirus. Maidul self confirmed this to Jago News on Monday afternoon...
Armenia's PM contracts coronavirus
06:19 PM, 01 Jun 2020 MondayThe Armenian Prime Minister has contracted the coronavirus, his press officer told CNN...
Bus services resume as restriction ends; Passengers low
05:58 PM, 01 Jun 2020 MondayMovement of long-route buses and other vehicles resumed on highways on Monday morning after about two months’ suspension to combat the spread of the COVID-19 disease, reports UNB...