Social Business Day to be observed on June 26-28 Dhaka, June 25 – Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Mohammad Yunus is going to hold several discussions with global social business leaders about the post-pandemic world in the observance of Social Business…
Day: June 25, 2020
Extending Putin’s rule: Russia opens polls for vote
Moscow, AP/UNB, June 25 – Russia on Thursday opened polls for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
Corona Crisis: BNP demands halting utility bills, taxes
Dhaka, June 25 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the government is putting pressure on people to pay various taxes and utility bills at a time when it should put those on hold.
শ্রমিকদের বেতন ভাতা আদায়ে উদ্যোগ নিন -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলণ বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, করোনা পরিস্থিতিতে দেশের লাখ লাখ শ্রমিক বেতন না পেয়ে, চাকুরি হারিয়ে মানবেতর জীবন যাপন করছে। হাজার হাজার শ্রমিক করোনা পরিস্থিরি মধ্যেও বেতন ভাতার জন্য রাজপথে বিক্ষোভ করছে।
I have to take more responsibility now: Akbar
DHAKA – Bangladesh World Cup winning Under-19 captain Akbar Ali felt he now has to take more responsibility after he was selected as one of the 20 cricketers who could dominate the next decade. The cricket monthly magazine of ESPNcricinfo…
All Blacks, Kangaroos discuss union, league hybrid match
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Rugby has confirmed it is in talks over a hybrid match between the All Blacks and Australia’s national rugby league team, the Kangaroos. Chief executive Mark Robinson told reporters in New Zealand on…
BCB introduces app to monitor cricketers’ health
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has introduced an app to monitor the physical health and mental well-being of cricketers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 WELLNESS app has been customised using the EDGE10 sports analytics software to track…
13pc people lost jobs in BD due Covid-19 pandemic: BIDS
About 13 percent people have become unemployed in the country due to Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
Explain uncensored content on web platforms, Robi, GP asked
The Information Ministry on Thursday sought explanation over the uncensored content of web series and other genres that are published on largely unregulated internet platforms, from the two leading mobile operators Robi and Grameenphone (GP) within seven days.
Coronavirus testing facility to be expanded to all districts
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said coronavirus testing facility will gradually be expanded to all the districts.
Industrialist Hasan Jamil dies of Covid-19
Industrialist Hasan Jamil Sattar, 70, died on Thursday at a Dhaka hospital after being infected with COVID-19.
Action soon against staff involved in inflated electric bill
Power Division will take punitive action within 7 days against staff involved in preparing inflated electricity bills.
Education hours declined by 80pc due to school closure
Since schools have shut down, there has been a significant reduction in the total time students spend studying from 10 hours to merely 2 hours a day, a staggering drop by 80 percent, according to a recent study by the…
Most Rohingyas unaware of Covid-19: Survey
Most of the Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar camps are not aware of Covid-19 and its intensity, according to a survey jointly conducted by KNH Germany and Samaj Kallyan O Unnayon Sangstha (SKUS).
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 3,946 news cases, 39 die
A total of 1,26,606 in 6,78, 443 coronavirus tests carried out in Bangladesh have turned out to be positive.
‘Mystery object’ in space may be smallest black hole
A mysterious object roughly 800 million light years from Earth detected using gravitational wave sensors is either one of the smallest black holes or one of the largest neutron stars so far discovered, scientists said on Wednesday.
Disneyland delays reopening as virus cases rise
Disneyland in California on Wednesday delayed its planned reopening as coronavirus cases climb in the US state.
Connor to be first female MCC president
Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to become the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233-year history.
Three suspected robbers killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Three suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with police while they were trying to flee after killing a security guard at Beker Bazar in Dagonbhuiya upazila early Thursday.
Lemon agronomy gets popularity in Panchagarh
Panchagarh, June 25: Cultivation of various high yielding lemon is getting popularity among the farmers in all five upazilas of the district as it fetches huge earnings in the recent time.
EU calls for eliminating tariffs on pharma & medical goods
Geneva, 24 Jun (D. Ravi Kanth) – The European Union has called for the elimination of tariffs and potential “non-tariff” barriers on more than 120 “pharmaceutical goods” and “medical goods” on grounds that the current Covid-19 pandemic requires a global…
Bayer to pay $10 billion to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits
US plaintiffs are pursuing the German giant over claims it’s glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer. Talks have been ongoing for more than a year.
Kosovo president, 9 others indicted for war crimes
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted for their involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes charges including murder on Wednesday.
Man shot in front of residence at Rupnagar, Mirpur, Dhaka
Dhaka, June 25 – A man was shot and wounded in front of his own residence at Rupnagar in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Wednesday night.
IMF projects deeper recession, slower recovery
It revises down 2020 global economy forecast to contraction of 4.9 pct Dhaka, Xinhua/UNB, June 25 – The International Monetary Fund downgraded its outlook for the coronavirus-hit global economy, projecting a significantly deeper recession and slower recovery than it anticipated…
Coronavirus global death toll 482,128; confirmed cases 9.4m
Dhaka, June 25 – The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 482, 128 on Thursday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed cases rose to 9,405,800, according to JHU…
Coronavirus: Human trial of new vaccine begins in UK
About 300 people will have the vaccine over the coming weeks, as part of a trial led by Prof Robin Shattock and his colleagues, at Imperial College London.