The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against health secretary and director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Month: August 2020
Covid-19: 3,200 new cases detected; 46 more die
The death toll from Covid-19 disease reached 3,740 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as health authorities reported 46 fatalities in 24 hours across the country.
Beating Anger into Empathy: The Need of the Hour in Ethiopia
By Dr Joshua Castellino LONDON, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – The murder of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, an icon of the Oromo people in Ethiopia was a tragic loss for all who struggle for rights in systems that fail to accommodate them.
Glorious days: Walkout, division at first sitting of 1991 JS
Mostafa Kamal Majumder After the election of the 1991 Parliament on 27 February that year following nine long years of movement that toppled the rule of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, private members belonging to the BNP, the Awami League, especially…
‘ওল্ড ঢাকা ইয়ুথ ফোরাম’ এর কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি ২০২০-২১ ইং গঠিত
লায়ন মোঃ আশরাফ আলী কে সভাপতি ও মোঃ ইমাম হোসাইন কে সাধারণ সম্পাদক মনোনীত করে “ওল্ড ঢাকা ইয়ুথ ফোরাম” এর ৩১ সদস্য বিশিষ্ট কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি ২০২০-২১ ইং গঠন করা হয়েছে। সংগঠনের সম্মানিত উপদেষ্টা মীর রফিকুল ইসলাম বিল্লু আজ বাদ মাগরিব…
Mobiles to help 1.7mn small farmers raise output in pandemic
Rome, 17 August 2020 – Some 1.7 million small-scale farmers in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan will soon receive personalized agricultural advice through their mobile phones as a means to improve their incomes, food security and resilience to economic shocks caused…
Indian FS likely to visit Dhaka Tuesday to boost ties
Dhaka, Aug 17 – Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is likely to arrive in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday aiming to boost ties between the two neighbouring countries, an informed source said.
Leading in Time of COVID: A True Test of Leadership
By Folake Olayinka Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – In 1918, the Spanish Flu, a deadly influenza caused by the H1N1 virus, decimated the world. Over the course of four successive waves, it infected 500 million people, about a third of…
COVID-19 Restrictions hit Family Farming in Latin America
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – With limited transport options to carry their goods to the market, lack of protective gear, and limited financial resources, family farmers across Latin America are facing grave consequences as a…
The Battle over Barriers for People with Disabilities
By Shubha Nagesh DEHRADUN, India, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – According to the World Health Organization (WHO) at least 15% of the population globally has some form or other of a disability- considered the world’s largest minority population and one…
Barca officials to hold Monday board meeting
MADRID – Top Barcelona officials will hold an emergency board meeting on Monday following the team’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich, a club source told AFP on Sunday. “The president (Josep Maria Bartomeu) has called an…
‘You’ll always be my captain’ – Kohli hails mentor Dhoni
NEW DELHI – India skipper Virat Kohli told Mahendra Singh Dhoni “you will always be my captain” as he hailed the influence of the cricketing great, who has called time on his international career. Kohli, who made his India debut…
Tamim pleased with his fitness and form
DHAKA—Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal felt his fitness and form is at good stead despite being confined to the room for almost five months due to the COVID-19, a deadly virus that left the world stranded. Tamim, who started his…
No exit talks between Barca and Messi – club source
MADRID – Barcelona insisted they had not heard from Lionel Messi that he wants to leave the club, as an emergency board meeting was being held at Camp Nou on Monday. Barca officials, including under-fire president Josep Maria Bartomeu, were…
State Minister for Sports mourns death of former hockey star Ehtesham
DHAKA -State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP expressed deep shock at the death of former national hockey star and Coach Ehtesham Sultan who breathed his last at a city hospital in Mirpur this morning at…
Coronavirus outbreak: New Zealand delays election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced delaying New Zealand’s elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
Nakugaon reflects pandemic’s heavy toll on trade with India
Revenue for state coffers through Nakugaon, in the northern bordering district of Sherpur, has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with international trading activities at the land port still only a fraction of levels witnessed till late March.
Flood levels in the Ganges basin menacingly rising again
RAJSHAHI, Aug 17, 2020 (BSS) – Water level in many of the major rivers in Ganges basin has started rising again today because of onrushing of floodwater from upstream hilly catchment areas caused by heavy downpour.
Dengue larvae: Dhaka North City fines 70 establishments
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday fined 70 establishments Tk 1.27 lakh after a drive found Aedes mosquito larvae at 70 houses and establishments on the seventh day of its combing operation to prevent dengue outbreak.
SC upholds HC order halting trial in 4 cases against Khaleda
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court Division order that stayed trial proceedings in four sabotage cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Bangladesh reports 37 corona deaths 2,595 on Monday
Deaths from Covid-19 disease reached 3,694 in Bangladesh on Monday as health authorities reported 37 more deaths in the last 24 hours across the country.
China confirms its first Covid-19 vaccine patent
National Intellectual Property Administration has granted the China’s first patent for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Macron urges new Mideast talks after call with Abbas
French President Emmanuel Macron urged fresh Middle East peace talks after Israel and the UAE agreed to normalise ties in a move praised by many Western governments, including Paris, but unanimously denounced by the Palestinians.
Making ‘space bricks’ on moon
A team of Indian scientists claims to have found a sustainable process to make brick-like structures on the lunar surface which could be a significant step forward in space exploration.
PM donates Tk 10 mn to Buddhist community
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 1 crore to the Buddhist community for celebrating their second largest festival- Probarona Purnima- in a befitting manner.
Unidentified body recovered from Buriganga
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from the Buriganga River on Monday.
Sylhet coronavirus cases reach 9,369
With detection of 70 new coronavirus patients, the number of confirmed cases rose to 9,369 in the Sylhet division on Monday.
DU student ‘kills self’ in Barishal
A student of Dhaka University (DU) reportedly took his own life at his room in Barishal town on Monday.
2 new dengue cases recorded
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has registered two new dengue cases in the past 24 hours until Monday morning.
Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana in The Crown series
Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki will play Diana, Princess of Wales, in the final two seasons of the hit Netflix series The Crown, it has been announced.