Gazipur, Aug 07 – A prisoner, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, went missing from Kashimpur Central Jail-2 on Thursday.
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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…
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.
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.
Major Sinha killing: Arrest warrants against 9 policemen
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 06 – A court here issued warrants for the arrest of nine policemen including officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das in a case over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in…
Tagore’s 79th death anniversary: Remembering the great poet
Thursday marks the 79th death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European and Bengali poet to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
Beirut Port officials under house arrest, rescue efforts on
A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday’s huge explosion, Lebanon’s government says.
Triple Disasters of Flooding, Corona and Lost Livelihoods
By Farid Ahmed DHAKA, Aug 5 2020 (IPS) – With nearly 5.5 million people across Bangladesh affected by severe flooding — the worst in two decades — experts are concerned that millions of people, already badly impacted by COVID-19, will…
লেবাননের ঘুষ, দুর্নীতি ও আমলাতান্ত্রিক জটিলতা বিস্ফোরণের জন্যে দায়ী?
ধূলিসাৎ হয়ে গেছে বৈরুতের অর্ধেক। লেবাননে প্রায় ৯০ পার্সেন্ট মুদ্রাস্ফীতি হয়েছে, প্রচন্ড ঋণের বোঝা মাথায়, তার উপরে প্রায় ৩০ বিলিয়ন ডলারের ক্ষতি হলো এই বিস্ফোরণে।
Leading by example: Cuba in the Covid-19 pandemic
By Helen Yaffe 4 Jun 2020 – The response of socialist Cuba to the global SARS-CoV2 pandemic has been outstanding both domestically and for its international contribution. That a small island nation, subjected to hundreds of years of colonialism and…
Hasina recalls Sheikh Kamal with emotional eulogy
Describing Sheikh Kamal as a versatile person, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said he could have contributed a lot to society had he been alive today.
17 drown as engine boat on pleasure trip sinks in Netrakona
Netrakona, Aug -05 – A pleasure trip has turned into a tragedy as 17 people drowned after a trawler capsized in Rajali Kanda haor under Madan Upazila of Netrakona district.
Beirut blast: 4 BD expats dead; 78 expats, 21 Navy men hurt
Beirut, AP/UNB, Aug 05 – At least four Bangladeshi citizens were killed and 21 members of Bangladesh Navy injured in a massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday.
Sinha’s death not to affect two forces: Army chief, IGP
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 05 – The chiefs of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Police on Wednesday affirmed that the death of Major (retired) Sinha Md Rashed will have no effect on the two forces.
Kurigram flood shows receding trend
Kurigram, Aug 05 – People are returning to their homes as the flood level is gradually falling in Kurigram with major rivers flowing through the districts all flowing below the danger level.
Risk of Covid-19 infection from breastfeeding negligible: WHO
Pointing out that the risk of Covid-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended breastfeeding should continue.
Former BNP minister Mannan dies
Dhaka, Aug 05 – Former state minister and BNP vice-chairman Mannan died at a hospital in the capital on Tuesday night. He was 78.
Voting underway in Sri Lanka parliament election
Colombo, AP/UNB, Aug 05 – Voting to elect a new Parliament was underway in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. It is expected to give strong support to the powerful and popular Rajapaksa brothers.
Global Covid-19 death toll crosses 700,000, infected 18.5 mn
Dhaka, Aug 05 – The global Covid-19 deaths surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. In the morning, data compiled by JHU showed the globally confirmed cases rising at 18,540,119.
Beirut blast of stored explosives: 70 dead, thousands hurt
A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others, the health minister says. Videos show smoke billowing from a fire, then a mushroom cloud following the blast at the…
Teesta Barrage turns into recreation spot amid virus risk
Lalmonirhat, Aug 04 – Ignoring the risk of coronavirus transmission, a huge number of people are thronging the Teesta Barrage project area in Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat, the country’s largest irrigation project to enjoy Eid holiday.