BERLIN – Bayern Munich players have accepted a salary cut which will last until the “end of the season” to help the Bundesliga champions through the coronavirus crisis, club president Herbert Hainer said on Saturday. In April, the Bayern squad…
Day: May 30, 2020
West Indies approve ‘bio-secure’ Test tour of England
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – West Indies cricket chiefs have given their approval to a Test tour of England where the team will stay in a “bio-secure environment”. The Windies were due to play three Tests in England in…
BCB awaits for govt’s decision to resume DPL
DHAKA —The Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the country’s most coveted 50-over cricket tournament, will not restart soon even though the government has lifted the countrywide shutdown over the Covid-19 outbreak. The List A tournament has been postponed for an indefinite…
‘World No Tobacco Day’ Sunday
Bangladesh, with other countries across the world, is going to observe the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on Sunday. The day is going to be observed focusing on “protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”.…
PM orders greater engagement of local reps in COVID-19 fight
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to engage the local public representatives in a greater way in containing novel coronavirus in the country. “The Prime Minister issued the directives while addressing a meeting of the National…
Ex-national footballer Golam Rabbani Helal passes away
Former national footballer, Football Federation member and Dhaka Abahani Director Golam Rabbani Helal, passed away around Saturday noon. The 67-year-old was on life support at Square Hospital since last Thursday where he was admitted after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He…
Oceanic birds of four species make unusual visit to Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, May 30, 2020 (BSS) – Oceanic birds of four species are now on an unusual surprise visit to Padma River in this northwestern city, miles off the country’s southern coastlines, even where they are not generally seen.
Saarc leaders’ video conference on Coronavirus Sunday
Saarc countries will come together on Sunday through a videoconference to chalk out a strong strategy for combating coronavirus in the region.
BRTA recommends 80% bus fare hike for social distancing
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Saturday recommended raising bus fare by 80 percent as bus owners have been directed to carry 50 percent passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
Launch, steamer services to resume Sunday on 34 river routes
Launch and steamer services on 34 river routes across the country will resume on Sunday after about two months.
Dhaka sees record 28 corona deaths, 1,764 new cases in a day
Bangladesh on Saturday recorded the highest number of deaths due to COVID-1 as 28 more patients died in the last 24 hours, raising the death tally to 610.
Climate Targets and Industry Participation in the Recovery
by Henrik Poulsen, Mads Nipper, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen COPENHAGEN – The COVID-19 pandemic must not lead governments to lower their climate ambitions. Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon sustainable economy can both drive the recovery and build resilience for the…
Reproductive rights of women and girls under lockdown
BEIRUT / GENEVA, May 28 2020 (IPS) – Health systems around the world are prioritising health care services and equipment to treat people diagnosed with Covid-19, which means that many procedures deemed to be elective and non-essential are being suspended…
Wordsmith par excellence
Sudhirendar Sharma No contemporary poet has been capable of engineering thoughts on social awakening through poetic lyricism. Such has been its lyrical contemporariness that ‘main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya’ has been taken to heart by even the millennial…
Act now to avert unimaginable devastation: UN urges leaders
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, May 29 2020 (IPS) – Unless global leaders act now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause unimaginable suffering and devastation around the world, the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres said yesterday, May 28. He…
One dies at Khukna Medical College Hospital isolation ward
A man who was undergoing treatment at the isolation ward of Khulna Medical College Hospital, died on Saturday morning.
4.5 km Padma Bridge now visible
About 4.5 kilometers of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 30th span on Saturday.
‘No decision’ on next launch attempt for SpaceX-NASA mission
A final decision on a launch attempt for SpaceX’s milestone mission to the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon will take place after assessing the weather that morning, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said Friday.
Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO
President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus.
Memorable daysঃ My answer will be both ‘yes’ and ‘no’
Mostafa Kamal Majumder If anybody asks me if I have come to the profession of journalism by conscious choice, my answer will be both ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Yes, because after coming to this profession I have really made no serious…
13 Rab members infected with coronavirus in Sylhet
13 Rab members infected with coronavirus in SylhetThirteen members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have been infected with coronavirus in Sylhet.
Dhaka’s air quality improves significantly
Dhaka’s air quality showed significant improvement on Saturday morning as it ranked 68th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI).
করোনা লাশ দাফন ও আমার অভিজ্ঞতা! গুজব, প্রচারণা বেশী মারাত্মক
শফকত হোসাইন চাটগামী করোনা ভাইরাস এটি বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার মতে একটি ছোয়াঁছে রোগ। এটি একজন থেকে অন্যজনে ছড়ায়। এজন্য এই রোগ হলেই তার কাছে আর যাওয়া যাবেনা!, করোনা রোগ মানেই মৃত্যু এমন ধারণা সৃষ্টি হয়েছে আমাদের মাঝে। চীন থেকে শুরু…