Bangladesh has reported highest number of deaths in a single day from COVID-19.
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New Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ noted in China
A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say.
Resetting the West’s Relationship With China
Tony Blair New polling – conducted for YouGov on behalf of the Institute – shows there has been, during the Covid crisis, a sharp move in Western public opinion to a markedly more hostile attitude towards China. In our report…
Trump targets foreign workers with new visa freeze
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end of 2020. High-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs and top executives will be affected.
27 more infected with COVID-19 in Rangamati
Twenty-seven more people have been infected with novel coronavirus in Rangamati district.
Bogura archeologist dies with Covid-19 symptoms
An additional director of Bogura Archeology Department died with coronavirus symptoms while undergoing treatment at the isolation unit of Mohammad Ali Hospital in the district on Saturday night.
Sustainable Development Starts with Children
By Helen Clark NEW YORK – “Our house is on fire,” warned the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at last year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Her pointed words – accusing adults of sitting idly by as the planet…
US Open will work with wheelchair players on 2020 event
The US Tennis Association, accused of discrimination after calling off its annual US Open wheelchair events, agreed to work with players regarding details of a 2020 competition.
20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops, India claim
AP/UNB – At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a border skirmish high in the Himalayas between the world’s two most populated countries – India and China. This is seen as the first deadly violence since the two…
Facebook rejects call to share revenue with Australian media
Facebook on Monday rejected calls from the Australian government and news companies that it share advertising revenue with the media, suggesting it would rather cut news content from its platform.The US tech giant said in a submission to Australia’s competition…
Greece reopens to tourists, with random testing
Greece is officially open to tourists as of Monday, with the first international flights expected into Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki where passengers will not face compulsory coronavirus tests.
India passes 300,000 cases with single-day high
India reported more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, another single-day high for the country, as it passed the grim milestone of 300,000 cases.
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…
Anchor Ferdous Bappy in ICU with Covid-19 infection
Culture Desk Ferdous Bappy, who shot to fame as a quiz show host in BTV, has been moved to intensive care at a Dhaka hospital after being infected with Covid-19.
Chinese medical team with leading COVID-19 fighters in city
A ten-member team of Chinese medical experts, who have the firsthand experience of containing the virus and treating the patients with remarkable success, arrived here on Monday with a bunch of medical equipment.
Virus patients with high BP twice as likely to die: study
Patients with high blood pressure(BP) admitted to hospital with coronavirus infections are twice as likely to die as those without the condition, researchers said on Friday.
Maradona extends contract with Gimnasiay Esgrima
Argentina great Diego Maradona has signed a contract extension as coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata until the end of the 2021 season, the team announced on Wednesday.
‘Little Chef’ charms Myanmar with lockdown cooking classes
From boiled catfish soup to spicy fried frog, an eight-year-old in pyjamas and a chef’s hat is delighting Myanmar with her culinary prowess in a nation still being told to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO
President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus.
13 Rab members infected with coronavirus in Sylhet
13 Rab members infected with coronavirus in SylhetThirteen members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have been infected with coronavirus in Sylhet.
China says US at brink of starting new cold war with Beijing
By VOA News China says some “political forces” in the United States have taken bilateral relations hostage and are pushing the world’s two biggest economies towards “a new Cold War.”
Pakistan Passenger Plane Crashes with 98 Aboard
ISLAMABAD – A passenger plane with at least 98 people on board crashed in a populated area minutes before landing Friday afternoon in Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi, destroying multiple buildings on both sides of a narrow street.
Former MP dies with corona-like symptoms
Dhaka ,May 22: Kamrunnahar Putul, former Awami League lawmaker and women affairs secretary of Bogura district unit of Awami League, has died with Covid-19 like symptoms.
To Restore Forests, First Start With a Seed
By Emmanuel Hitimana HUYE, Rwanda, May 20 2020 (IPS) – In 2011, when Rwanda committed to restoring 2 million hectares of land in a global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested areas by 2020 — it…
Khulna farmers in distress with bumper yield of watermelon
Despite bumper production of watermelon in Dakope upazila of Khulna, frustration has gripped the growers as they are fearing huge losses for lack of buyers and low prices due to coronavirus outbreak.
Khulna farmers strike gold with sunflower
Farmers in Koyra upazila of Khulna have been successful in sunflower cultivation on saline soils which used to lie unused after the cultivation of Aman paddy. The farmers of the upazila had, in fact, started farming sunflower on the saline…
20 more people infected with croronavirus in Keraniganj
Twenty more people including two children were infected with coronavirus in the upazila in the last 24 hours till Thursday night.
Govt ‘deceiving’ people with wrong corona casualty info: BNP
Dhaka, May 08 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is ‘deceiving people’ by giving them inappropriate information about coronavirus infections and deaths.
COVID-19: PM’s videoconference with Rangpur division Monday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference with the public representatives and officials of the districts in Rangpur division over COVID-19 issue on Monday.
2 health workers among 8 diagnosed with Covid-19 in Natore
Eight people, including two health workers of Singra Health Complex, were found infected with Covid-19 in Natore district.