By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 15 2020 (IPS) – The #MeToo movement triggered worldwide protests that hopefully was instrumental in making people better aware of a continuous and often hidden mistreatment of women. Maybe can the current I…
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Global coronavirus cases near 8 million, deaths 432,922
Dhaka, June 15 – The number of globally confirmed coronavirus cases reached 7,893,700 as of Monday morning, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. Besides, 432,922 deaths recorded across the globe since the virus emerged in China…
Memorable days: Old Sangsad Bhaban now Prime Minister’s office
Mostafa Kamal Majumder At the close of a programme of the Ministry of Education at the Milanee Hall of Hotel Purbani International, education secretary Kazi Fazlur Rahman was exchanging views with journalists. Prime Minister Shah Azizur Rahman who was in…
Red zones marked in Dhaka, N’ganj, Ctg, Narsingdi, Gazipur
Some areas of the city corporations in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Narshingdi and Gazipur district have been marked as ‘Red zones’ to contain the spread of coronavirus.
18 dead, 189 hurt as tanker truck explodes on China highway
Beijing, AP/UNB, June 15 – A tanker truck exploded on a highway in southeastern China on Saturday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 189 others, authorities said.
Mushfiqur Rahim stands against racism
Dhaka, June 15 – Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim, one of the country’s most popular sportsmen, has chosen to speak out and take a stand against racism.
Ex-Sylhet city mayor Kamran dies from coronavirus
Dhaka, June 15 – Former Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran died from coronavirus infection at a hospital in the capital early Monday. He was 69.
Rohingya Cyclists Share Key Covid-19 Info Camp Door to Door
Cox’s Bazar–Social distancing is a crucial aspect of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. But that poses challenges to the flow of key information during a time when being well-informed also is critical to public health.
বাস্তবতাবর্জিত কল্পনানির্ভর বাজেট জাতিকে হতাশ করেছে- আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, মানব সভ্যতার এই চরম ক্রান্তিকালে ২০২০-২১ অর্থবছরের জন্য সরকার ঘোষিত বাজেটের পর্যালোচনা করতে গিয়ে একজন সচেতন নাগরিক হিসেবে আমরা খুবই হতাশাবোধ করছি।
Dhaka North City finds Aedes larvae in 138 buildings
Dhaka, June 14 – The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Saturday found Aedes mosquito larvae in 138 houses and establishments on the eighth day of its combing operation launched to protect the city dwellers from dengue.
Global virus death toll nears 430,000, infections 7.76m
The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 429,666 on Sunday morning while the confirmed cases were 7,764,977, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.
Dozen migrants feared drowned in boat capsize off Libya: UN
Cairo, AP/UNB, June 14 – At least a dozen people went missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, a UN…
Crocodile lays 44 eggs at Sundarbans Wildlife Breeding Centre
Bagerhat, June 14 – A crocodile, which has been named ‘Pilpil’, has laid 44 eggs at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Sundarbans.
Health Secretary’s wife dies from Covid-19 at Dhaka CMH
Dhaka, June 14 – Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan’s wife Kamrunnahar died of Covid-19 disease at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on early Sunday.
State Minister for Religious Affairs dies
Dhaka, June 14 – State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah died at a Dhaka hospital on Saturday night, minutes after he was taken there.
প্রস্তাবিত বাজেট প্রত্যাখান করেছে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ
২০২০-২০২১ অর্থবছরের প্রস্তাবিত বাজেটকে প্রত্যাখানের ঘোষণা দিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ। সেইসাথে করোনা বাস্তবতাকে সামনে রেখে “জীবন বাঁচাও-জীবিকা বাঁচাও” প্রতিপাদ্যে নতুন করে বাজেট প্রস্তাব তৈরীর আহবান জানানো হয়েছে।
American traumas
by Karin Pettersson on 8th June 2020 @AB_Karin Karin Pettersson explores the deep faultlines of unexpurgated racism tearing the United States apart. In 50 years, will the United States still exist? Or will the union have been pulled apart—in a…
Memorable days: The paper was flooded with reading materials
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Apart from two fresh editorials a day the inside pages of The New Nation started getting so much of up to date reading materials that those had to be accommodated through careful planning. Besides regular contributors like…
Nasim’s condition deteriorates: Doctor
Dhaka, June 13 – The health condition of ailing Awami League leader and former health minister Mohammad Nasim, who was infected by coronavirus, deteriorated on Friday evening.
Dr Zafrullah’s condition improving gradually
The overall health condition of Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, infected with coronavirus and pneumonia, is improving gradually.
Five more die from COVID-19 in Chittagong in a day
Chittagong June 13 – Five more deaths were reported from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours in the district till Friday night.
Global coronavirus cases top 7.5 mn deaths 425,330: JHU
The confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 7.5 million globally with 425,330 fatalities as of Saturday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.
Tobacco control essential to face corona epidemic risk
Chattagong Bureau: Member Parliament of Bangladesh from Chattagong Wasika Ayesha Khan expressed gratitude over the ongoing awareness against bad affects of tobacco use crated by the anti-tobacco NGOs. She urges the Prime Minister to take measures and make prices of…
Welding of upper semi-vessel, Rooppur NPP Unit-2, begins
Welding of the upper semi-vessel of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) for Unit- 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant begins in the Volgodonsk Branch of ‘AEM-technology’ in Russia.
IBBL Dhaka East Zone holds special B Development Conference
Dhaka East Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized special Business Development Conference virtually on 10 June 2020, Wednesday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest.
Leadership, Political Leadership and Statesmanship
Genesis of leadership When the number is one, question of leadership does not arise, when the numbers are two, a germ of leadership is sowed, when the numbers are more than two, question of leadership appears visible indistinctly but when…
Queen’s birthday in the corona year
M Zahidul Haque BRITAIN’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her birthday twice a year—one on her actual date of birth, that is, April 21 and the other on her official birthday usually on the second Saturday in June, which this year…
Covid-19 shows life & death stakes for greater digital union
12 June 2020 – Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief has told a virtual high-level meeting on rapid…
Swechchashebak league leader shot dead in Chittagong
Chittagong, June 12 – A Swechchashebak League leader was gunned down by some miscreants at Nanupur Bazar in Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong on Thursday night.
Coronavirus Global death toll reaches 420,993
The global death toll from the Covid-19 stood at 420,993 while the number of confirmed cases reached 7,500,777 until Friday morning, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of the Johns Hopkins University.