MILAN – Mario Pasalic scored a hat-trick as Atalanta brushed aside struggling local rivals Brescia 6-2 to move second in Serie A on Tuesday. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side extended their unbeaten league run to 13 games to move six points…
Day: July 15, 2020
England captain Root returns as West Indies eye series win
LONDON – England will hope the return of captain Joe Root proves inspirational in the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford starting Thursday. Star batsman Root missed England’s four-wicket defeat at Southampton in international cricket’s return from…
Mashrafe wins battle against COVID-19
DHAKA —Former skipper Bangladesh and ruling party lawmaker from Narail-2 constituency Mashrafe Bin Mortaza finally won his battle against the Corona virus COVID-19, a deadly virus that created a mayhem around the world. Mashrafe, who is still playing cricket had…
Fire at Chittagong port shed
Chittagong, July 15 – A fire broke out at a shed of Chattogram Port on Wednesday afternoon. According to fire service sources, the fire broke out at Shed No 3 of Jetty No 2 of the port around 4:15 pm.
Shahed arrested based on info by Regent MD: Rab DG
Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahid was arrested based on the information given by the hospital’s managing director Masud Parvej, said Director-General of Rapid Action Battalion Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.
Fahim Saleh: Life of a star in business world ended too soon
Fahim Saleh was found murdered at his apartment in New York on Tuesday. His gruesome death came as a shock for everyone. The limbless, headless torso of the millionaire tech entrepreneur was found inside his swanky Manhattan condo Tuesday afternoon…
NASA’s Perseverance rover will scour Mars for signs of life
NASA’s most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, launches from Earth on July 30, on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago.
Eid: Public transport movement to be suspended for 9 days
Transport movement will remain suspended for nine days before and after Eid-ul-Azha, aiming to contain the spread of coronavirus.
PM to inaugurate plantation of 10 mn saplings Thursday
Dhaka, July 15: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the distribution and plantation of one crore saplings across the country Thursday as a part of the celebration of “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib Year).
Singer Andrew Kishore buried
Rajshahi, July 15: Legendary playback singer Andrew Kishore was buried amid paying last respect by scores of people to him at his hometown Rajshahi city Wednesday.
Floodwaters inundate fresh areas in Brahmaputra basin
Rangpur, July 15: The flood situation deteriorated further Wednesday following inundation of fresh areas as major rivers, excepting Teesta, marked rise to flow above their danger marks (DM) at nine points in the Brahmaputra basin.
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 33 deaths, 3,533 new cases
Bangladesh on Wednesday witnessed death of 33 more people from coronavirus, taking the total fatalities 2,457. Besides, 3,533 fresh cases were reported during the period, pushing the total cases to 193,590.
Uber enlists 5000 vehicles since resuming services in Dhaka
Dhaka, July 15 – Uber on Tuesday announced that it has enlisted 5000 vehicles on its platform to provide convenient and affordable transportation for riders, along with creating livelihood opportunities for its drivers, after a lengthy lockdown.
PM mourns death of Shajahan Siraj
Dhaka, Jul 15 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of valiant Freedom Fighter Shajahan Siraj.
US Covid-19 vaccine trial shows safe, with immune response
Washington, Xinhua/UNB, July 15 – An experimental COVID-19 vaccine – mRNA-1273 – was generally well tolerated and prompted neutralising antibody activity in healthy adults, according to interim results published in The New England Journal of Medicine online on Tuesday.
BNP pays last respect to Shahjahan Siraj
Dhaka, July 14 – BNP on Tuesday paid last respects to former minister and freedom fighter Shahjahan Siraj. On behalf of the party, its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir paid tributes to its late leader as his body was…
Dead, injured turtles keep washing up Cox’s Bazar beach
Cox’s Bazar, July 15 – A number of turtles have been found dead in the Cox’s Bazar sea beach over the last several days. Many injured turtles have been found lying on the beach, raising concerns over their safety.
Led Bulb warehouse gutted in city fire
Dhaka, Jul 14 – A warehouse of LED bulbs was badly damaged in a fire that broke out at Dhaka’s Bongshal on Tuesday night.
Regent Hospital chairman Shahed arrested
Dhaka, July 15 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested the chairman of Regent Hospital Shahed from Satkhira district early Wednesday over the issuance of fake coronavirus certificates from the hospital.
Foreign students in US: Trump admin drops deportation plans
US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic.