Dhaka, June 21 – Bangladesh on Sunday reported 3,531 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,12,306.
Month: June 2020
বাণিজ্য চুক্তিকে খয়রাতি চুক্তি বলা নিকৃষ্ট মানসিকতার প্রমাণ
সম্প্রতি চীন সরকার কর্তৃক এশিয়া প্যাসিফিক ট্রেড এগ্রিমেন্ট অনুযায়ী বাংলাদেশের পণ্য চীনা বাজারে শুল্কমুক্ত প্রবেশের সুবিধা ঘোষণা করায়, গাত্রদাহ থেকে বিভিন্ন ভারতীয় মিডিয়ায় একে খয়রাতি চুক্তি বলায় তীব্র নিন্দা ও ক্ষোভ জানিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ নেতৃবৃন্দ।
Bollywood stars urged to stop promoting Chinese goods
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged celebrities, especially the Bollywood stars to stop participating in any advertisement that can Chinese products.
Liverpool take centre stage as title countdown recommences
Liverpool can close to within one win of a first league title in 30 years when the English champions-elect return to action for the first time in three months against local rivals Evert on on Sunday.
Bogura archeologist dies with Covid-19 symptoms
An additional director of Bogura Archeology Department died with coronavirus symptoms while undergoing treatment at the isolation unit of Mohammad Ali Hospital in the district on Saturday night.
Cobain ‘Unplugged’ guitar sells for record $6 million
The guitar that grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain played during his legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged performance sold Saturday for a record $6 million, the auction house said.
1.41 lakh tonnes of jute output likely in Rajshahi division
Around 1.41 lakh tonnes of jute are expected to be produced from 1.19 lakh hectares of land in all eight districts in Rajshahi division during the current season.
Trump says Bolton will pay ‘big price’ over memoir
Washington, June 21– Donald Trump said Saturday his former national security advisor John Bolton would pay a “big price” for what the president described as an illegal tell-all memoir.
Opu becomes first active cricketer to test COVID-19 positive
Dhaka, June 21 – Bangladesh national team cricketer Nazmul Islam Opu tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, as did his parents. The cricketer himself confirmed the news. All of them have been getting treatment at home.
Journalist Abed Khan, family getting Covid-19 cure at home
Dhaka, June 21 – Veteran journalist Abed Khan has been diagnosed with Covid-19, along with all the members of his household – including family and domestic help.
Doctors’ virus mortality rate in Bangladesh highest in world
Dhaka, June 21 – Although healthcare workers on the frontline of the coronavirus battle they are falling victim to the virus across the world, experts say the pandemic seems to turn deadly for Bangladeshi doctors in terms of mortality rate.
Global virus death toll 463,999; confirmed cases 8,768,285
Dhaka, June 21 – The confirmed coronavirus cases reached 8,768,285, globally, with over 463,999 fatalities, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Sunday. According to JHU data, Brazil and Russia have come up to the second…
Envisioning a Blue Recovery
By Erna Solberg and Tommy Remengesau, Jr. OSLO/NGERULMUD – From Jamaica to Palau and Norway to Indonesia, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is global, and national recovery efforts must be globally focused to seize shared opportunities. Nowhere is this…
Sustaining Conservation in a Pandemic
By Matthew Brown BOULDER, COLORADO – Safari tourism has long been an economic boon to people living in Africa. But the suspension of flights and safari visits because of the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated this critical source of income –…
Sustainable Development Starts with Children
By Helen Clark NEW YORK – “Our house is on fire,” warned the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at last year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Her pointed words – accusing adults of sitting idly by as the planet…
Reimagining the Office
By Carlo Ratti BOSTON – Last month, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the company would allow its employees, currently working from home in accordance with social-distancing protocols, to stay there for good. Several other big businesses – from Facebook…
The Moment When America Fell Behind
By Jules Kortenhorst DENVER – As governments around the world adopt policies to address the immediate economic fallout of COVID-19, they are making decisions that will also determine their countries’ competitiveness for decades to come. If designed correctly, stimulus and…
Cricketer Nazmul Opu too tests positive for COVID-19
DHAKA — Right after the news of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza infected with Novel Coronavirus broke out, national left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam Opu also found positive for the deadly virus. Opu who played one Test, 5 ODIs and 13 T20 Internationals…
Shakib pays glowing tribute to Ramchand Goala
DHAKA —Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan paid rich tributes to former cricketer Ramchand Goala, who died on Friday at the age of 79. Shakib who has been serving ICC-imposed ban at this moment termed Goala a legend in the…
Mashrafe urges everyone to pray for him
DHAKA — Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza urged everyone to pray for him in his endeavor to overcome the COVID-19, a deadly virus which infected him today. Mashrafe, also the ruling party lawmaker from Narial-2 constituency, now has kept…
BFF to notify gov, FIFA before holding elective congress
DHAKA – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) senior vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy said they must notify the government as well as FIFA before holding the elective congress of BFF. “I would like to assure you that the BFF election and…
China accuses India of ‘deliberate provocation’
China has accused Indian troops of a “deliberate provocation” in its first official comments on Monday’s deadly clash at a disputed Himalayan border.
কামাল লোহানীর মৃত্যুতে ঐক্য ন্যাপের শোক
উদীচী শিল্পী গোষ্ঠী, একাত্তরের ঘাতক দালাল নির্মূল কমিটি ও সম্মিলিত সাংস্কৃতিক জোটের উপদেষ্টা, ক্রান্তি শিল্পী গোষ্ঠীর অন্যতম প্রতিষ্ঠাতা, ভাষা সৈনিক, বিশিষ্ঠ সাংবাদিক কামাল লোহানী আজ বেলা ১০ টায় রাজধানীর শেখ রাসেল গ্যাস্ট্রোলিভার হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় মৃত্যু বরণ করেন।
UN Women to serve domestic violence survivors
UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific has joined hands with Twitter and critical partners to provide important information about helpline services for domestic violence survivors.
Deep convection in Bay; maritime ports to hoist signal 3
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal No 3.
Sorcery practitioner held for raping 3 children in Gaibandha
A man pretending to be a practitioner of sorcery, has been arrested in Gaibandha’s Sundarganj upazile after he allegedly raped three children promising them to teach ‘dark magic’, police said Saturday.
Win against virus soon if govt, pvt hospitals work together
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said it will be possible to get rid of coronavirus very soon if the government and private hospitals work together.
Over half of 8,544 virus infected BD policemen recover
A total of 5,303 among 8,544 infected policemen recovered from coronavirus as of Saturday.
Freedom of speech threatened in the name of Digital Security
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Saturday alleged that the people’s constitutional right of freedom of speech has been threatened in the name of digital security in the country.
Begum Sufia Kamal’s 109th birth anniversary observed
Dhaka, June,20 – The 109th birth anniversary of poet Begum Sufia Kamal was observed on Saturday.