MADRID – Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi said he was eager to start playing again but thought La Liga games behind closed doors would feel “weird”. Messi, who after a few weeks confined like the rest of Spain by…
Day: May 28, 2020
Relief irregularity: 2 UP chairmen, 3 members suspended
The Local Government Ministry on Thursday suspended two union parishad chairmen and three members for their involvement in relief embezzlement. The Local Government Division of the ministry issued separate notifications in this regard. The suspended chairmen are- Kabir Ahmed of…
No domestic cricket in England until August – ECB
LONDON – There will be no domestic cricket in England until August 1 at the earliest, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. The start of the English season had already been delayed by the outbreak of the…
Dhaka capable of meeting global PPE needs: Minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh has demonstrated its ability to meet global needs amid coronavirus pandemic by exporting PPE to USA though some had mocked the prospect when he spoke about such opportunities two months ago.
Case over United Hospital fire killing 5 at isolation unit
A case was filed in connection with the death of five patients at the isolation unit of the city’s United Hospital on Wednesday night following a fire incident.
‘Restricted reopening’ after protracted shutdown
DHAKA – The government today issued an order allowing restricted or conditional reopening of offices and transport services from May 31 easing a nationwide total shutdown since March 26 despite fears of continued coronavirus onslaughts. The authorities simultaneously issued…
Zafullah Chowdhury doing well: Gonoshasthya Nagar Hospital
Founder of Gonoshasthya Kendra and Gonoshasthya Nagar Hospital Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury who has been found coronavirus positive has been doing well. He came to the hospital and walked up to the dialysis room on Thursday evening for dialysis, hospital sources…
Exim Bank files case against Sikder Group directors
Exim Bank has filed a case against two directors of Sikder Group accusing them of abduction and attempted murder of its Managing Director (MD) Haider Ali Khan and the AMD of the bank over a loan request.
Bangladesh domestic flights to resume on June 1: CAAB
Limited domestic flights will resume on Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Syedpur routes from June 1, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced Thursday. “But the embargo on international flights will be in place until June 15,” CAAB Chairman Air…
Taka1 billion project to repair Amphan-damaged embankments
The government is taking a Tk 100 crore project to repair embankments damaged during cyclone Amphan, State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk said Thursday. He made the remarks while visiting Amphan-hit areas of Satkhira Sadar Upazila. The government is taking the Army’s help…
Public transports, offices in Bangladesh to reopen on May 31
The government has issued a gazette notification allowing limited operation of public transport and offices from May 31 to June 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Nor’wester destroys 250 houses in Bhola
Powerful seasonal storms destroyed at least 250 houses and damaged two educational institutions in Bhola’s Lalmohon and Charfesson upazilas on Wednesday night.
Rescue, disembark Rohingyas floating at sea: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said they are “increasingly concerned” about the plight of hundreds of Rohingyas believed to be stranded at sea, noting that cyclone Amphan signalled a ferocious start to the cyclone season in the Bay…
UN to honour 2 fallen BD men on Peacekeepers Day Friday
Two Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who have lost their lives in the line of duty, will be honoured at United Nations ceremony as the UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Friday.
Relief irregularity: 2 UP chairmen, 3 members suspended
The Local Government Ministry on Thursday suspended two union parishad chairmen and three members for their involvement in relief embezzlement.
Bangladesh records 2029 virus cases 15 more deaths in 24 hrs
Bangladesh on Thursday saw the highest-ever jump in coronavirus cases in a single day as the health authorities confirmed the detection of record 2,029 new patients in the last 24 hours, raising the total cases to 40,321.
Memorable days in the career of an unsung newspaper editor
Mostafa Kamal Majumder When I was offered to be the editor of The New Nation, Dhaka on 4 May 2005, I had already worked there as Executive Editor for nearly two years. I thought it was time for me to…
Four Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man
Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander’s video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could…
কেবিন বুকড থাকার পরও আপনি হাসপাতালে না গিয়ে বাসায় আছেন কেন?
আমি তো ডাক্তার। করোনা রোগ নিয়েও কাজ করছি। আমি জানি, করোনা রোগীর কোন সময় হাসপাতালে যেতে হবে আর কোন সময় বাসায় থাকতে হবে। করোনা শনাক্ত হওয়ার সঙ্গে সঙ্গে হাসপাতালে চলে যেতে হবে— এটি একেবারেই ঠিক নয়। আমি যদি হাসপাতালে গিয়ে…
UK closes embassy in North Korea, pulls diplomats
Britain temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and all diplomatic staff have left the country, the U.K. ambassador said on Thursday, the latest foreign delegation to leave amid strict coronavirus restrictions.
Digital agri: Zimbabwe farmers gain but mobile money costly
By Tonderayi Mukeredzi HARARE, May 27 2020 (IPS) – Shurugwi communal farmer, Elizabeth Siyapi (57) can no longer be scammed by unscrupulous middlemen to sell her crops cheaply. Nowadays, before she takes her produce to the market she scours her…
Mushfiqur to launch foundation to support vulnerable people
Dhaka, May 28: After Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim is set to engage himself in humanitarian works by establishing his own organisation, which he named as “MR-15 Foundation”.
COVID-19 :US deaths top 100,000 as country reopens
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 100,000 on Wednesday even as the daily average death toll declines, businesses reopen and Americans emerge from lockdowns across the country.
Venice Film Festival will go ahead in September
The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as scheduled at the beginning of September, Luca Zaia, the governor of the region around the Italian city said on Wednesday as the spread of the new coronavirus in the country slows.
2 killed by lightning strike in Bogura
Two people were killed when a thunderbolt struck on them at Hizuli village in Dhunat upazila on Wednesday.
SDG setback ‘tremendous’ as Covid-19 accelerates slide
By Gareth Willmer and Fiona Broom May 26 2020 (IPS) – Crucial global goals to reduce hunger and poverty and curb climate change have gone backwards or stalled, the United Nations Secretary-General warns in a new report, as the COVID-19…
5 killed in United Hospital fire
At least five people were killed in a fire at the city’s United Hospital on Wednesday night, a fire service official said.
UN@75 and the future we want
By Dr Julia Stamm BERLIN, May 27 2020 (IPS) – Crises make us think smaller. When everything is uncertain, we turn inward: to our families, our communities, the immediate needs around us. We focus on the essential and the immediate;…