Xinhua/UNB, July 22 – At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a military helicopter crashed, Colombia’s army said Tuesday.
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Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, Natore, Sherpur
Dhaka, July 22 – The overall flood situation in Kurigram, Natore and Sherpur districts have deteriorated further due to the rise of river water, cutting off road communications at places and leaving thousands of people marooned and hungry.
Rohingya among 3 suspected criminals killed in 3 ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, July 22 (UNB) – Three suspected criminals, including a ‘Rohingya robber’, were killed in separate gunfights with law enforcers and criminals in Cox’s Bazar, Bogura and in the capital early Wednesday.
US Charges 2 Chinese Nationals in Global Hacking Campaign
WASHINGTON – Two Chinese nationals have been charged with hacking hundreds of entities around the world, including U.S. biotech companies developing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, while working with China’s security services.
Facebook labels Trump, Biden posts on voting in US 2020 polls
Facebook has begun labelling posts from US President Donald Trump about voting, including one that claimed current rules on postal votes could lead to a “corrupt” election.
Cargo vessel sinks in the Meghna at Chandpur: Crew rescued
Dhaka, Jul 22 – A cargo ship sunk in Meghna River at Harina in Chandpur Sadar Upazila on Tuesday evening, due to heavy current. However, the Coast Guard rescued all the 14 crew members of the ship.
SI suspended over Chittagong teen suicide
Chittagong, July 21 – Sub-Inspector Helal Khan of Double Mooring Police Station was suspended for provoking a teenage boy to take his own life after harassing two female members of his family during a drive in Agrabad of Chattogram city…
Online Cattle Markets opened to sell sacrificial animals
Dhaka, July 21 – A handful of public and private business entities have opened digital cattle markets (Qurbanir haat) to help the people in carrying out their religious duties overcoming the COVID-19 threat.
Workers protest racial inequality in US
Workers from the different professions rallied with organised labour on Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
Scientists accidentally breed strange hybrid ‘sturddlefish’
Only 100 of the hybrids remain in captivity A group of Hungarian scientists say they unintentionally created a hybrid of two endangered species – Russian sturgeons and American paddlefish – that last shared a common ancestor 184 million years ago.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh makes wearing masks mandatory
Dhaka, July 21 – The government on Tuesday ordered its citizens to wear masks whenever they go out of homes to limit the transmission of coronavirus. A circular was issued by the health ministry in the afternoon.
PM unhappy at delay in project implementation
Dhaka, July 21 – Expressing dissatisfaction at delay in implementation of development projects, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked different departments concerned to strengthen coordination among them to avert delay in project activities.
Egypt’s parliament approves troop deployment in Libya
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.