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21 die from COVID-19 in 24 hours
02:38 PM, 18 May 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 349 as 21 more died in the last 24 hours in the country. Besides, 1,602 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 23870. Professor Dr Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of Health Directorate, revealed the information in the regular health bulletin through online on Monday...
Cyclone Amphan turns into “super cyclone”
02:06 PM, 18 May 2020 MondayCyclone Amphan, which is expected to make a landfall in India’s West Bengal on Wednesday, has turned in to a "super cyclone", the weather office of the country said this afternoon. It had intensified into an extremely severe cylonic storm overnight...
Ninth member of police die from COVID-19
01:41 PM, 18 May 2020 MondayNinth member of Bangladesh Police died from coronavirus on Monday morning. The deceased Mujibur Rahman, hailing from Sirajganj, was a Sub Inspector of Special Branch of Police...
Bangladesh real estate market post Covid-19
12:16 PM, 18 May 2020 MondayI am frequently being asked about what is going to happen to the real estate market? Are the apartment prices going to go down? How much? Is it a good time to buy?
Cyclone ‘Amphan’: Warning flag raised at Rohingya camps
11:54 AM, 18 May 2020 MondayWith the intensification of an area of low pressure into a severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, partners and volunteers in the Rohingya camps have raised the "First Flag" of warning. Thousands of trained first responder volunteers from both the Rohingyas and the host community are working to share key information...
Mashrafe’s bracelet sold for Tk 4.2m
11:42 AM, 18 May 2020 MondayFormer Bangladesh national cricket team captain Masharafe Bin Mortaza recently put up his bracelet for auction to support people affected by Covid-19...
India joins 61 nations to seek “impartial” probe into coronavirus crisis
10:02 AM, 18 May 2020 Monday62 countries, including India, have backed a joint effort by Australia and European Union, calling for an independent inquiry into the WHO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Coronavirus: Hospitals in Brazil’s São Paulo ‘near collapse’
09:25 AM, 18 May 2020 MondayThe mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal with coronavirus cases...
Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 316,671
08:59 AM, 18 May 2020 MondayThe global death toll from coronavirus pandemic reached 316,671 as of Monday morning. Since first reported in China in December last year, coronavirus has so far infected 4,801,875 people globally, according to Worldometer...
Cyclone Amphan to intensify into ‘extremely severe storm’ in 6-hr: IMD
08:35 AM, 18 May 2020 MondayThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Amphan’ over central parts of South Bay of Bengal is going to intensify...
BPL 2020 abandoned
09:57 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayCountry's most prestigious football meet, the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2019-20, was finally abandoned on Sunday....
On first day of office, Taposh sacks 2 DSCC officials
09:43 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayNewly elected mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh dismissed two top officials on his first day of office on Sunday...
Zimbabwe extends coronavirus lockdown 'indefinitely'
07:52 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayZimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended a nationwide lockdown meant to control the spread of coronavirus, though the restrictions will be reviewed every two weeks....
Cyclone 'Amphan' likely to hit Bangladesh May 19: Minister
06:28 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayThe cyclonic storm Amphan is likely to hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh on the night of May 19, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman...
Shibli Rubayat made BSEC chairman
05:56 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayDhaka University teacher Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam has been made the new chairman of the capital market regulator BSEC...
Covid-19 could cost top Euro clubs £3.5bn
05:34 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayTop-flight European clubs stand to lose more than £3.5bn because of Covid-19 even if the major domestic leagues and competitions reach their conclusion...
Bangladeshi doctors claim to have found effective drugs to treat COVID-19
04:52 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayA Bangladeshi medical team led by a senior doctor has said they found combination of two widely used drugs to have yielded “astounding” results in curing patients with acute COVID-19 symptoms amid desperate global efforts to find remedies to the pandemic....
PRAN-RFL provides food aid to 60,000 families
03:59 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayAs part of helping the people who have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, PRAN-RFL Group has, so far, distributed food items among around 60,000 families...
Coronavirus: Drug hydroxycholoroquine increases death risk
03:25 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayHydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug President Trump encouraged as a treatment for covid-19 patients, is not only ineffective but significantly increases the risk of death for some, new evidence suggests...
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home
02:56 PM, 17 May 2020 SundayChina’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has died in his apartment in a Tel Aviv suburb, Israeli police and media say...