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• Coronavirus: Global death tally reaches 448,474

• 18 June 2020 18:06

The global death toll from coronavirus stood at 448,474 as of Thursday morning, according to the Centre for Sy...

• Chinese mainland reports 28 new confirmed virus cases

• 18 June 2020 18:06

Chinese health authority said Thursday that it received reports of 28 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the Chin...

• South Korea’s nuclear envoy visits US as tensions flare with North Korea

• 18 June 2020 18:06

South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator will hold talks with officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring t...

• Large number of general audit objections nulled automatically

• 18 June 2020 18:06

A significant number of general audit objections was nulled automatically through an order issued to help stre...

• ADB projects 0.1pc GDP growth for Asia in 2020

• 18 June 2020 18:06

Developing Asia will barely grow in 2020 as containment measures to address the Covid-19 pandemic hamper econo...

• Trump says US will not lock down again amid rising coronavirus cases

• 18 June 2020 18:06

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would not close businesses again as several states...

• Factories continue job cut amid virus

• 18 June 2020 18:06

Industrial units across the country barring those in Dhaka metropolitan area terminated nearly 11000 workers i...

• BD workers in KSA go unpaid for months

• 18 June 2020 17:06

Many Bangladeshi workers staying in Saudi Arabia have not been getting due wages for months, thus living in re...

• BD economy expected to grow 7.5pc in FY2021 after pandemic-induced slowdown: ADB

• 18 June 2020 17:06

Bangladesh's gross domestic product is expected to grow by 4.5 per cent in fiscal year 2020 and 7.5 per cent i...

• Hawaii meeting may help defuse China-US tensions: Experts

• 18 June 2020 03:06

Senior officials from China and US are scheduled to meet on Wednesday in the US state of Hawaii to talk over a...

• BD defers two LNG cargoes as demand fell due to Covid-19

• 18 June 2020 02:06

Bangladesh has deferred two LNG cargoes having the capacity of carrying 138,000 cubic meters of LNG each as na...

• City Bank donates nasal cannula to Ctg General Hospital

• 18 June 2020 02:06

City Bank has donated a high flow nasal cannula machine to Chattogram General Hospital (CGH) to facilitate tre...

• COVID 19: Bangladesh reports 4008 new cases, 43 deaths in 24 hours.

• 17 June 2020 20:06

The Health authorities in Bangladesh on Wednesday announced  the detection of 4,008 new patients in the last 2...

• Coronavirus: Global death toll stands at 441, 439

• 17 June 2020 18:06

The death toll from Covid -19 pandemic stood at 441,439 while the number of confirmed cases has gone up to 8,1...

• Proposed budget traditional: IBFB

• 17 June 2020 18:06

The International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) has termed the proposed budget as usual one at an unusua...

• Lockdown gets stuck in brazen bureaucracy

• 17 June 2020 18:06

The lack of coordination among authorities is delaying the execution of the zone-based lockdown for Dhaka aimi...

• Indian army says 20 soldiers killed in border clashes with China

• 17 June 2020 18:06

India’s army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed b...

• Bangladesh halts on-arrival visas for all countries amid virus crisis

• 17 June 2020 18:06

Bangladesh has suspended its visa-on-arrival services for nationals of all countries until further notice as t...

• Banks in ‘Red Zones’ to remain closed: BB

• 17 June 2020 04:06

Banks will remain closed in ‘Red Zone’ areas where lockdown will be enforced to contain the spread of coronavi...

• Dexamethasone plays significant role in Covid-19 treatment: Researchers

• 17 June 2020 04:06

A cheap and widely available drug, Dexamethasone, has been able to play a significant role in the treatment of...