Cox’s Bazar–Social distancing is a crucial aspect of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. But that poses challenges to the flow of key information during a time when being well-informed also is critical to public health.
Day: June 14, 2020
বাস্তবতাবর্জিত কল্পনানির্ভর বাজেট জাতিকে হতাশ করেছে- আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, মানব সভ্যতার এই চরম ক্রান্তিকালে ২০২০-২১ অর্থবছরের জন্য সরকার ঘোষিত বাজেটের পর্যালোচনা করতে গিয়ে একজন সচেতন নাগরিক হিসেবে আমরা খুবই হতাশাবোধ করছি।
Goretzka win puts Bayern within one win of Bundesliga title
BERLIN – Bayern Munich moved to within just one win of an eighth straight Bundesliga title as a late Leon Goretzka goal sealed a 2-1 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. Teenage striker Joshua Zirkzee put…
Messi caps Barcelona win over Mallorca on La Liga return
MADRID (BSS/AFP) – Lionel Messi returned without a beard and with a goal and two assists as Barcelona resumed their La Liga title challenge on Saturday with a thumping 4-0 victory over Real Mallorca. After three months away because of…
Mad rush of city life makes people care little for virus
Over the past week, life in the capital assuredly returned to normal – not some new one, as some had predicted in the shadow of the Coronavirus pandemic. The same old one, maybe wearing a mask. Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases…
Miraz opens up on his journey to becoming a cricketer
Young Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz relayed his journey to becoming an international cricketer overcoming early struggles and doubts within his traditional family. In his debut series, Miraz starred in Bangladesh’s maiden Test win against England in 2016, at the…
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput ‘kills himself’
Sushant Singh Rajput, one of Bollywood’s most versatile and celebrated young actors, has apparently taken his own life at his Bandra residence.
Inst’l quarantine for int’l travelers; increase testing labs
The visiting Chinese medical experts have advised institutional quarantine for international travelers, irrespective of whether they are in good health or not.
Rokeya University teacher held over FB post on Nasim
Police arrested a teacher of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur for ‘derogatory’ facebook post on ex- health minister and Awami League leader Mohammed Nasim, who passed away on Saturday.The arrestee is Sirajum Munira, a lecturer of Bangla Department of the…
Bangladesh sees 3,141 new virus cases, 32 deaths in a day
The health authorities on Sunday confirmed the detection of the 3,141 new coronavirus patients in the span of 24 hours, raising the total number to 87,520.During this period, 32 people died of coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,171.
Nat’l body for health safety, dropping Rampal, Rooppur plans
National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port placed a 6-point demand including ensuring healthcare service and food security for all, and cancelling all projects like Rampal coal-fired and Rooppur nuclear power plants which are posing risk to public…
Dr Zafrullah recovers from coronavirus, joins Nasim’s janaza
Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has recovered from coronavirus, but he is still suffering from pneumonia.
Protecting people, keeping economy moving is war: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said keeping away people from getting infected with coronavirus and running wheels of economy simultaneously is a ‘war’.
Body recovered from pond in Pabna
Police recovered the body of a man from a pond in Atgharia Upazila of Pabna on Sunday morning.
Trump addresses West Point grads
President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the military’s role in putting it down.
Spain urged to take agri labourers from Bangladesh
Bangladesh has urged the Spanish government to take Bangladeshi workers to engage in agriculture sector, noting that there is ample scope of expanding cooperation in the sector between the two countries.
September IPL in Sri Lanka is viable option: Gavaskar
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said the Indian Premier League could be staged in Sri Lanka in September with Australia’s chances of hosting the Twenty20 World Cup in October looking bright. The Twenty20 international showpiece is scheduled to take place from…
Bob Dylan: George Floyd’s death ‘sickened me’
Legendary US folk singer Bob Dylan said he was “sickened” to see unarmed black man George Floyd “tortured to death” by a white police officer in his home state, in a rare interview published Saturday
896 thousand tons of winter vegetables produced in Rangpur
The farmers produced an all-time record quantity of over 8.96 lakh tonnes of winter vegetables during the just-ended Rabi season in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region.
Dhaka North City finds Aedes larvae in 138 buildings
Dhaka, June 14 – The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Saturday found Aedes mosquito larvae in 138 houses and establishments on the eighth day of its combing operation launched to protect the city dwellers from dengue.
Global virus death toll nears 430,000, infections 7.76m
The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 429,666 on Sunday morning while the confirmed cases were 7,764,977, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
153 Bangladeshis stranded in UK returning home Sunday
The second special flight carrying 153 stranded Bangladeshis from the UK is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on early Sunday.
Dozen migrants feared drowned in boat capsize off Libya: UN
Cairo, AP/UNB, June 14 – At least a dozen people went missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, a UN…
Crocodile lays 44 eggs at Sundarbans Wildlife Breeding Centre
Bagerhat, June 14 – A crocodile, which has been named ‘Pilpil’, has laid 44 eggs at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Sundarbans.
Health Secretary’s wife dies from Covid-19 at Dhaka CMH
Dhaka, June 14 – Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan’s wife Kamrunnahar died of Covid-19 disease at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on early Sunday.
State Minister for Religious Affairs dies
Dhaka, June 14 – State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah died at a Dhaka hospital on Saturday night, minutes after he was taken there.