Egyptian President el-Sissi has warned of a military intervention to protect Egypt’s border with Libya. The move could bring Egypt and Turkey, who support rival sides in Libya’s proxy war, into direct confrontation.
Month: July 2020
Rainfall likely to continue for 3 more days
Dhaka, July 21 – The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday forecast that rain or thundershowers may continue over the next 72 hours across the country.
US sanctions Chinese companies over Muslim abuse complaints
WASHINGTON, AP/UNB, July 21 — The U.S. government has imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China’s Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum in top 50 thinkers’ list
Dhaka, July 20 – Bangladeshi Architect Marina Tabassum’s name was registered in the list of world’s top 50 thinkers in 2020.
Covid-19 test scam: Shahabuddin Medical MD arrested
Dhaka, July 21 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the managing director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital (SMCH) Faisal Al Islam from a local residential hotel in city’s Gulshan on Monday night on the charge of fraud and forging Covid-19…
Cyclone Amphan induced salinity affect coastal paddy farmers
Bagerhat, July 21 – The farmers of Sharankhola Upazila of Bagerhat district are frustrated with higher soil salinity affecting their crop lands since Cyclone Amphan ripped through the country on May 20, leaving a vast tract of land unfit for…
Stokes hits out as England set West Indies 312 to win 2nd Test
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – England set the West Indies a target of 312 from 85 overs to win the second Test at Old Trafford on Monday after Ben Stokes hit out on the fifth and final morning. Stokes, promoted to…
Gharials swimming across India-Nepal border
by Sahana Ghosh • Transboundary coordination and better information capture and sharing through social media have helped researchers monitor the long-distance movement of gharials along the India-Nepal border. • Lack of uniformity in large-scale release of captive-bred gharials from the…
It’s really good to hit the ball after four months: Imrul Kayes
DHAKA – Opener Imrul Kayes expressed his satisfaction after doing some batting practice at indoor facilities of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Cricketers made their long awaited return to the cricket field on Sunday to bring…
BAF waiting for green signal to start training camp
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) is waiting for green signal from Youth and Sports Ministry to start their national archery team’s training camp for the preparation of the Tokyo Olympic scheduled to be held in next year. “We…
Columbus statues toppled in the U.S.
By Countercurrents Collective Protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore, the U.S. They threw the statue into the city’s Inner Harbor. Statues of Columbus have also been toppled in cities including Miami; Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; St…
Minimum wage: A success story with scope for improvement
by Peter Bofinger on 20th July 2020 @PeterBofinger Peter Bofinger argues that regionally-differentiated minimum wages should be considered for the post-coronavirus period. In Germany, the introduction of the statutory minimum wage in January 2015 was viewed extremely sceptically by many…
Covid certificate scam: Dr Sabrina sent to jail
Dhaka, July 20 – A court in Dhaka on Monday sent JKG Healthcare’s chairman Dr Sabrina Sharmin Hussain to jail in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
Eid-ul-Azha to see low participation in animal sacrifice
Dhaka, July 20 – Bangladesh is likely to witness a fall in rawhide collection this year amid the apprehension of relatively lower participation of people in animal sacrifice during the Eid-ul-Azha due to COVID-19 pandemic casting a broader impact on…
Fahim Saleh murder: Haspil pleads not guilty
Pathao co-founder Fahim Saleh’s executive assistant Tyrese Devon Haspil, who has been charged with murdering of the tech entrepreneur in a Manhattan apartment on July 14, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.
Cabinet approves provision for one-man company
Dhaka, July 20 – The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of ‘Companies (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2020’ keeping a provision of formation of one-man companies aiming to attract larger investment and do better in the global…
False reports keep people away from corona test: BNP
Dhaka, July 20 – BNP on Monday alleged that people are showing little interest in undergoing Covid-19 test out of their mistrust caused fake reports.
Infected or not: Children’s lives dangerously disrupted
Dhaka, July 20 – The Covid-19 pandemic has affected people adversely of all ages and professions globally in various ways and threatened the livelihood of millions.
‘Ensure journalists’ professional safety during Covid-19’
Journalists and eminent educationists in a joint statement on Sunday urged the government, private sectors along with media owners and editors, to ensure journalists’ safety during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Flood situation worsens in Faridpur, Kurigram
Sufferings of the flood-hit people has been intensified with deterioration of overall flood situation in Faridpur and Kurigram districts.
BSCIC to ensure uninterrupted supply of salt during Eid
Dhaka, July 20 – Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has taken initiative to ensure uninterrupted supply of salt at dealer, wholesaler and retailer level for proper preservation and processing of sacrificial animal skins during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
Only one quarter of Japanese want Olympics next year: poll
Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or a cancellation, a new poll shows.
Jute harvesting gets momentum in Narsingdi
Narsingdi, July 20 – Harvesting of jute got momentum in all the six Upazilas of Narsingdi district following adequate rainfall in the recent days as farmers in some cases are now engaged in separating fibres from their harvested jute plants…
Covid-19: 2,928 new cases, 50 more deaths in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Monday recorded 50 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 2,668. Besides, the health authorities reported 2,928 new cases after testing 13,362 samples in the period, bringing the total cases to…
Accused in drug case killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Jul 20 – An accused in a drug case was killed in a reported gunfight with police near Khuruskul bridge in the district town early Monday.
Heavy rainfall swamps Dhaka, immobilize cars: Traffic chaos
Dhaka, July 20 – Torrential monsoon rain from Sunday midnight to Monday morning has swamped many parts of the capital, disrupting people’s movement and triggering traffic chaos.
Bangladeshi mango export to Switzerland begins
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB)- Sweet smells of Bangladeshi mangoes have reached Switzerland with the export of first package mangoes to the country on July 14.
Floods take alarming turn as Brahmaputra, Ganga basins swell
Dhaka, Jul 20 – Residents of three northern districts who are among the first to bear the brunt of flooding caused by onrushing waters from upstream rivers saw no respite Sunday, as large parts of Kurigram, and Sunamganj remain inundated,…
Hope Probe: Arab world’s 1st mission to Mars launched
Tokyo, (AP/UNB) July 20 — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a seven-month journey to Mars, kicking off the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. Two previous attempts to launch the probe in the past week had to…
Older children can spread COVID-19 just as much as adults
Washington, Xinhua/UNB, July 20 – A new study in South Korea has revealed that children between 10 and 19 years can transmit COVID-19 within a household just as much as adults.