People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their nose, throat and lungs whether they have symptoms or not, a new study from South Korea showed Thursday.
Year: 2020
T-Aman rice cultivation in Rangpur region in progress
Rangpur, Aug 7: The government through the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken massive steps to make the Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice cultivation programme a success in the flood-hit Rangpur agriculture region.
Bangladesh among global hotspots of series of floods: Study
Dhaka, Aug 07 – Bangladesh is one of the hotspots of series of floods in the world, latest study says, noting that 250 million coastal dwellers will face rising floods globally.
Covid-19: Global cases surpass 19 million, deaths 713,406
Xinhua/UNB, Aug 07 – The officially confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 19 million, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Covid-19 deals a severe blow to Bangladesh’s media industry
Dhaka, Aug 07 – At a time when people need credible information, coronavirus has upended Bangladesh’s media industry, hitting hard its revenue generation and claiming the lives of a good number of journalists and infecting many more.
Trump bans US transactions with TikTok, WeChat
New York, AP/UNB, Aug 07 – President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an official order banning dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from…
Convicted prisoner goes missing from Kashimpur jail
Gazipur, Aug 07 – A prisoner, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, went missing from Kashimpur Central Jail-2 on Thursday.
WHO chief calls for global cooperation to fight Covid-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has again requested the countries to unite and fight against Covid-19 as the pandemic has claimed over 700,000 lives globally while the number of confirmed cases has gone up to 19 million as of…
Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa brothers win ‘super-majority’
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared victory in the country’s parliamentary election. His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to be installed as prime minister, having held the role as caretaker since November.
Visions of food system we aspire to see in the year 2050
Last October, The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with SecondMuse and OpenIDEO, launched the Food System Vision Prize to invite organizations, communities, companies, universities, and governments to develop a Vision of their food system they aspire to see in the year…
Public-funded Vanderbilt Varsity aims to gain from COVID-19
By Edward Hammond Vanderbilt University is in hot pursuit of pandemic profits. Antibodies from Vanderbilt, potential COVID-19 treatments whose discovery was paid for by the public, have been turned into private property as the University and its partner, the drug…
Sarah Resort become BFF’s exclusive accommodation partner
DHAKA – Sarah Resort Limited became the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) exclusive accommodation partner for the national football team’s conditioning camp that begins from tomorrow (Friday) in Gazipur. In this regard, an agreement signing ceremony between BFF and Sarah Resort…
AFC’s guideline to arrange FIFA WC Qualifier, AFC Cup
DHAKA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has given a guideline to their member states to arrange the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers and AFC Cup matches due to COVID-19 situation. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Abu Nayeem…
IBBL Noakhali Zone confce on Capacity Building in Remittance
Noakhali Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a virtual conference on Capacity Building in Foreign Remittance on 5 August 2020, Wednesday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest.
Beirut blast: PM Hasina mourns loss of lives
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed deepest condolences over the loss of innocent lives in the deadly explosion that rocked Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday.
Covid-19: Over 165 deaths on average a week in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Aug 06 – With 39 additional deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Bangladesh from Covid-19 has gone up to 3306 on Thursday.
Water diplomacy can help bolster regional coop: Webinar told
Civil society organisations (CSOs) can play a critical role in broadening the meaning of water through the inclusion of cultural, gender, ecological, and psychological aspects, says an international relations expert.
BNP slams move to ‘stop’ drive at hospitals
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Criticising the Health Ministry’s move to ‘stop’ drives at hospitals by law enforcers, BNP on Thursday said it has exposed that the government wants to protect those involved in corruption in the health sector.
Grammy-winning producer accused of sexual assault
AP/UNB, Aug 06 – Grammy Award-winning music producer Detail was arrested on Wednesday on charges of sexual assault, police said.
Sinha Murder: Teknaf OC Pradeep Inspector Liakat in remand
A Cox’s Bazar court has granted the RAB seven days to remand in custody three policemen, including former Teknaf police chief Pradip Kumar Das, for questioning over the killing of former army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
BCB to start U19 camp from Aug 22
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to begin the training session for Under-19 boys on August 22 as they finally get the permission to set up a residential camp in BKSP. The board has already selected 45 players, with…
Mominul, Mustafizur to join individual training programme
DHAKA – While the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expected some more players to join the individual training programme that resumed on next Saturday (August 8), Test captain Mominul Haque and fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman confirmed their participation. Mominul who is…
YCL to be named after Sheikh Kamal from next edition
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to name the Youth Cricket League (YCL) as ‘Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Youth Cricket League’ from the next edition of the event. The board has taken the decision to recognize the contribution of…
Flood situation continues improving in B’putra basin
Rangpur, Aug 6: The flood situation improved further during the last 24 hours ending at 9am today with sharp fall in water levels of major rivers amid sporadic incidents of riverbank erosion at places in the Brahmaputra basin.
BD to send medical team, emergency supplies to Lebanon
Dhaka, Aug 6: Bangladesh will send a medical team with emergency medical and food supplies to Lebanon as a huge explosion rocked the capital of the country Beirut on Tuesday that left 137 people, including four Bangladeshi nationals, dead.
COVID-19: Bangladesh to receive 150mn euro from France
France will provide a concessional loan of 150 million euro to support Bangladesh with its cash transfer programmes and COVID-19 responsiveness.
Make investment environment more attractive: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to work for making the investment environment in the country more attractive overcoming the problems caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
15 dengue patients undergoing treatment at hospitals
Fifteen dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals as of Thursday, said Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Coronavirus: Bangladesh records 2,977 new cases, 39 deaths
Bangladesh recorded 39 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours until Thursday morning, pushing up its official death tally to 3,306.
Facebook removes Trump post for coronavirus misinformation
AP/UNB, Aug 06 – Facebook has deleted a post from US President Donald Trump’s page for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.