News Desk The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tonight with due religious fervour and devotion.
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Veteran journalist Roushanuzzaman passes away
Dhaka, April 08 – Roushanuzzaman, a veteran journalist and former executive editor of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), passed away on Wednesday. He was 70.
DU student ‘denied treatment by hospitals’ dies
Dhaka, April 07 – An MA student of Dhaka University (DU) died on Monday in Khagrachhari after several hospitals in the capital allegedly denied him treatment fearing that he was a coronavirus patient.
ACC director Saifuzzaman laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard
Jalal Uddin Mohammad Saifuzzaman, director (Administration) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) who died from the coronavirus, was laid to eternal rest at Azimpur graveyard in the capital on Monday afternoon.
ACC director dies of coronavirus
News Desk A director of Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) died of COVID-19 at Bangladesh-Kuwait Friendship Hospital in the capital this morning.
Cabinet meeting to be held on Monday
News Desk Although the country got a 17-day general holiday in view of minimising the spread of coronavirus, the cabinet meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting, reports a Bangla…
Funeral to be held as per rituals in case of COVID-19 death
Dhaka – If anyone dies of coronavirus (COVID-19), he or she can be buried or cremated following all the respective rituals, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Friday. “As per the updated ‘Infection Prevention and Control for…
Apr 1 Border Killing: BSF calls victim as ‘drug smuggler’
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India has clarified the death of a Bangladeshi national that took place on April 1, identifying the victim as one of the cross-border “drug smugglers”.
One killed, 3 injured as building-wall collapses in city
News Desk An elderly woman was killed and three others were injured as a building wall collapsed on its adjacent tin-shed building in Miapara area under Dakshinkhan thana in the city last night.
‘Surreal’: NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
New York, April 03 – Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard.
Global Coronavirus death toll reaches 53190
Dhaka, April 03 – The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 53,190 on Friday. It has so far infected 1,015,466 people around the world, according to worldometer.
PM asks govt officials, employees to use mask
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all government officials and employees to use mask while discharging their duty in view of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
Top South African HIV scientist Gita Ramjee dies from Coronavirus
Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications.
Third World Network Chairman Martin Khor dies
It is with the deepest sorrow that we share the news that Martin Khor (1951-2020), TWN’s Chairman and former Director, passed away peacefully in the early hours of 1 April 2020 in his home in Penang, Malaysia.
Paris Nursing homes have too few body bags, many uncounted dead
Paris, AP/UNB, April 01 – One by one, elderly residents of French nursing homes are going into forced isolation into their rooms. Their caregivers are walling themselves in as well. They are running out of body bags.
WB sees virus ‘economic pain’ for Asia; global deaths 37,638
The World Bank says “significant economic pain seems unavoidable” in the Asia Pacific region.
Four killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Rangpur
At least four people were killed and two others injured as a train hit an auto-rickshaw on unmanned Annadanagar level crossing in Pirgachha upazila on Monday.
Italy sees record high 969 single-day deaths
Rome, Xinhua/UNB, March 28 – The cumulative number of coronavirus cases in Italy reached 86,498 on Friday, exceeding the total figure registered in China, according to data by the Civil Protection Department coordinating the national emergency response.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Global death toll now 27,359
Dhaka, March 28 – The death toll from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reached 27,359 globally on Saturday morning. It has so far infected 597,185 people around the world, according to worldometer.
Jute mill worker killed in Dinajpur cop firing
Dinajpur, March 26 – A jute mill worker was killed as police opened fire during a demonstration by jute mill workers in Biral Upazila on Wednesday night demanding that their arrears be cleared.
Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 21,000
The death toll from the coronavirus or COVID-19 has jumped to 21,283 globally as of Thursday. It has so far infected 471,053 people around the world, according to worldometer.
Chittagong road crash death toll climbs to 15
Chittagong, March 22 – Three more people, injured in a road accident at Padua in Lohagara Upazila on Saturday night, died at the hospital, taking the death toll from the incident to 15.
Truck hits human hauler on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar Highway: 12 dead
Chitttagong, March 21 – At least 12 people were killed and two others injured in a fatal road accident at Padua in Lohagara Upazila on Saturday night as a truck hit a human hauler coming from the opposite direction.
Global Covid -19 death toll climbs to 11,398
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating turn as it claimed the lives of 11,398 people worldwide as of Saturday. It has so far infected 275,871 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 172,561 are currently being treated…
Bangladesh confirms second coronavirus death: Infected 24
Bangladesh on Saturday reported the second death from coronavirus.
Five killed in Bagerhat bus-truck collision
Five people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus collided head on with a rod-laden truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Kakdanga area in Fakirhat upazila.
4 madrasa students killed in Sirajganj road crash
At least four madrasa students were killed and 16 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Talukdar Bazar in Kamarkhand upazila on early Sunday.
Five killed in Bagerhat bus-truck collision
Five people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus collided head on with a rod-laden truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Kakdanga area in Fakirhat upazila.
Rupnagar Slum fire under control
The massive fire which broke out at Rupnagar Slum in the city’s Mirpur area on Wednesday morning has been brought under control after around three hours.
Doctors trying to stitch a teacher’s hand severed in an accident
Dhaka, March 10 – An injured teacher of Willes Little Flower School whose left hand has been severed in a road accident was brought in Dhaka for better treatment, sources said.