How to have a fun conversation again
When you don’t leave your house for days on end, it can be challenging to be a dazzling conversationalist when friends and family call. Anyt...Read More
Loving the lockdown
In early March, when Ethan Rasiel read that Italy was going into a nationwide lockdown because of the coronavirus, he had one overriding res...Read More
Trump hopes for his own booster shot from SpaceX rocket launch
For President Donald Trump, the launch of the sleek SpaceX rocket with two NASA astronauts Saturday not only propelled America back into the...Read More
বার্সেলোনার সামনে ‘১১টি ফাইনাল’
লম্বা বিরতির পর প্রতিযোগিতামূলক ফুটবলে ফিরতে ব্যাকুল বার্সেলোনার আর্তুরো ভিদাল। চিলিয়ান এই মিডফিল্ডার দৃঢ়প্রতিজ্ঞ নিজের টানা নবম লিগ শিরোপা ...Read More
সেমেদোকে বিক্রি করতে বার্সাকে বারণ
নেলসন সেমেদোকে বিক্রি করতে বার্সেলোনাকে বারণ করেছেন পর্তুগিজ ডিফেন্ডারের বেনফিকা কোচ হেলদার ক্রিস্তোভাও। তার মতে, সেমেদোকে ছেড়ে দেওয়া হবে ভু...Read More
Industrialist Abdul Monem dies at 86
Prominent industrialist Abdul Monem, the founder of conglomerate Abdul Monem Ltd, has died in hospital care at the age of 86. from bdnews2...Read More
S Arabia reopens mosques with strict regulations for worshippers
Saudi Arabia’s mosques opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday for the first time in more than two months as the kingdom, the birthplace...Read More
S Arabia reopens mosques with strict regulations for worshippers
Saudi Arabia’s mosques opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday for the first time in more than two months as the kingdom, the birthplace...Read More
Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to add countries to invitation list
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or late...Read More
Trains, launches resume services amid COVID-19 fears
Services on the rail and waterways have restarted after a 66-day shutdown amid fears that it could aggravate the coronavirus outbreak in Ban...Read More
গুতিয়েরেসকে নিয়ে জিদানকে গোরদোর পরামর্শ
বয়সভিত্তিক দল থেকে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের মূল দলে মিগুয়েল গুতিয়েরেসকে ডেকেছেন জিনেদিন জিদান। অনুশীলনের সুযোগ দিয়েছেন মার্সেলো-বেনজমাদের সঙ্গে। স্পে...Read More
Bangladesh announces 60% hike in bus fares
Bangladesh has announced a 60% hike in fares for long-haul buses and minibuses to offset losses for transport owners hit by the coronavirus ...Read More
Bangladesh reports 40 new virus deaths, a single-day record; cases surge by 2,545
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh has climbed to 650 after 40 new fatalities, the most in a single day, were ...Read More
Hasina announces Tk 20bn in interest subsidy for banks in pandemic
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a Tk 20 billion fund for banks to subsidise the interest on loans issued to businesses hit by the...Read More
রেকর্ড বইয়ে গুয়ার্দিওলাকে ছাড়িয়ে ফ্লিক
বায়ার্ন মিউনিখের কোচ হিসেবে রেকর্ডের বইয়ের একটি পাতায় নিজের নাম লিখিয়েছেন হ্যান্স ফ্লিক। পেছনে ফেলেছেন দলটির সাবেক কোচ পেপ গুয়ার্দিওলাকে। বা...Read More
Bazlul Karim Chowdhury, a former secretary, dies from COVID-19
Former secretary M Bazlul Karim Chowdhury has died in hospital care after being diagnosed with COVID-19. from bdnews24.com - Home https://...Read More
Nilphamari man tests positive for COVID-19, travels to Narayanganj
A man with COVID-19 symptoms from Nilphamari has travelled to Narayanganj in a rented microbus with his wife and 12 others without waiting f...Read More
'Unacceptable': Plan to hike bus fares by 80pc draws flak
The government's plans to increase transport fares by 80 percent while halving the passenger load have been met with widespread criticis...Read More
Results of SSC, equivalent exams handed to PM Sheikh Hasina
The pass rate in SSC and equivalent exams has risen to 82.87 percent, according to results announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. from...Read More
Global coronavirus cases surpass 6 million
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 6 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as Latin America reported a grim milestone of 50,000...Read More
US protests over Minneapolis death rage on amid political finger-pointing
The full Minnesota National Guard was activated for the first time since World War Two after four nights of civil unrest that has spread to ...Read More
Reopening after botched lockdown will aggravate coronavirus crisis: Mansur
Economic researcher Ahsan H Mansur has warned of socioeconomic instability and an eroding public trust in government as Bangladesh is set to...Read More
SpaceX lifts NASA astronauts to orbit, launching new era of spaceflight
The United States opened a new era of human space travel Saturday as a private company for the first time launched astronauts into orbit, ne...Read More
IMF approves $732m in COVID-19 loans for Bangladesh
The International Monetary Fund has approved $732 million in emergency loans for Bangladesh to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic that is seve...Read More
Minneapolis is under curfew as protests continue nationwide
Chanting “Hands up! Don’t shoot,” and “I can’t breathe,” thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the country Friday night after a ...Read More
George Floyd worked with officer charged in his death
One was a veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department who moonlighted as an off-duty security guard. The other provided security at a Salva...Read More
সেরি আ ফেরার আগে কোপা ইতালিয়ার ফাইনাল
কোপা ইতালিয়ার শেষ ধাপ দিয়ে শুরু হবে ইতালিয়ান ফুটবল মৌসুম। এরপর মাঠে ফিরবে দেশটির শীর্ষ লিগ সেরি আ। from bangla - খেলা https://ift.tt/2McOE...Read More
BRTA recommends 80pc hike in bus fares to cushion virus impact
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority is seeking to increase public transport fares by 80 percent as bus services gear up to restart in a ...Read More
India posts record jump in COVID-19 cases, Modi says 'long battle' ahead
India reported a record daily jump of 7,964 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with a recent surge in cases as lockdown restrictions start...Read More
Wealthy flyers worried about coronavirus turn to private jets
Commercial air travel has plummeted in the coronavirus pandemic, but interest in private jet service is surging, particularly among people w...Read More
Bangladesh records 28 new virus deaths, caseload surges by 1,764
Bangladesh has registered 28 new deaths from the coronavirus infection, taking the body count to 610. from bdnews24.com - Home https://ift...Read More
Train services to resume at half capacity Sunday, ticket prices unchanged
The government has decided to restrart inter-city train services at half the passenger capacity from Sunday as the country comes out of a tw...Read More
Shutters up: New Market gears up for reopening in troubled times
Dhaka's New Market will pull up its shutters on Sunday after more than two months of closure during the shutdown over the coronavirus ou...Read More
চলে গেলেন ‘আবাহনীর হেলাল’
অসুস্থতা ছিল দীর্ঘদিন ধরে। ওপেন হার্ট সার্জারি করানো হয়েছিল। সমস্যা ছিল কিডনিতেও। কদিন আগে আবার ব্রেন স্ট্রোক করায় ভর্তি হতে হয়েছিল হাসপাতাল...Read More
1985: When ‘Rambo’ tightened his grip on the American psyche
Thirty-five Memorial Days ago, Sylvester Stallone was atop the box office pile, in “Rambo: First Blood Part II,” smooth, rippling and outrag...Read More
The president versus the mods
As a teen in the early 2000s, I spent a lot of time on online message boards. They were funny, chaotic places where my fellow nerds and I sp...Read More
Imamul Kabir Shanto, chairman of Shanto-Mariam Foundation, dies from COVID-19
Md Imamul Kabir Shanto, the chairman of Shanto-Mariam University, has died in hospital care after being diagnosed with COVID-19 at the age o...Read More
America is a tinderbox
The last 2 1/2 months in America have felt like the opening montage in a dystopian film about a nation come undone. First the pandemic hit a...Read More
America is a tinderbox
The last 2 1/2 months in America have felt like the opening montage in a dystopian film about a nation come undone. First the pandemic hit a...Read More
Their Minneapolis restaurant burned, but they back the protest
On Friday morning, as dawn broke through the smoke hanging over Minneapolis, the Gandhi Mahal Restaurant was severely damaged by fire. Hafsa...Read More
Coronavirus infection rate may shift toward younger ages; death risk higher in cancer patients
The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccin...Read More
Russians are angry, but Putin’s foes struggle to seize the moment
This should be the moment for Aleksei A Navalny, Russia’s most visible opposition leader. from bdnews24.com - Home https://ift.tt/2TUcr39 Read More
Trump cutting US ties with World Health Organization over virus
The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, US ...Read More
Protests flare across America, arrest of Minneapolis police officer fails to appease
The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charg...Read More
Trump backpedals after 'shooting' threat to Minneapolis rioters
US President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Mi...Read More
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Online child sex abuse cases triple under lockdown in Philippines
Cases of online child sex abuse in the Philippines have tripled under coronavirus, the government said, with campaigners warning that the co...Read More
নতুন সূচিতে এফএ কাপ
ইংলিশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ মাঠ গড়ানোর অপেক্ষায়। ফুটবলপ্রেমীদের জন্য এবার আরেকটি সুখবর- আগামী জুনের ২৭ ও ২৮ তারিখে এফএ কাপের কোয়ার্টার-ফাইনালগুলো অন...Read More
Taiwan decriminalises adultery in landmark ruling
Taiwan's constitutional court on Friday decriminalised adultery in a landmark judgment aimed at upholding personal rights and privacy, s...Read More
Indian doctors go online to treat patients amid coronavirus outbreak
As India's health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less cr...Read More
What’s the risk of catching coronavirus from a surface?
Fears about catching the coronavirus from contaminated surfaces have prompted many of us to spend the past few months wiping down groceries,...Read More
‘Beyond the Pandemic’ streams Saturday with focus on reopening Bangladesh
‘Beyond the Pandemic,’ an online discussion programme organised by the Awami League, will focus on the challenges of restarting the economy ...Read More
No call between Trump and India's Modi on China border tension
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not spoken with US President Donald Trump about the south Asian nation's military standoff with ...Read More
Roman villa’s mosaics are unearthed, again, a century after last dig
Italian archaeologists have again unearthed the well-preserved, colorfully patterned mosaic floors of an ancient Roman villa in a vineyard t...Read More
Seven shot in Louisville protests over killing of black woman – police
Seven people were shot and at least one was in critical condition after protests in Louisville, Kentucky over the killing of Breonna Taylor,...Read More
Bangladesh reports 2,523 new virus cases, a daily record; deaths hit 582
Bangladesh has reported a record 2,523 new coronavirus cases in a day, bringing the tally of infections to 42,844. from bdnews24.com - Hom...Read More
Twitter attaches disclaimer to Trump's Minneapolis tweet for 'glorifying violence'
Twitter on Friday said that one of US President Donald Trump's tweets on Minneapolis protests had breached its rules about "glorify...Read More
Prince Charles sends condolences to Bangladesh after Cyclone Amphan
Britain's Prince Charles has offered his condolences to Bangladesh for the loss of lives and devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan. fro...Read More
Temperature checks and desk shields: CDC suggests big changes to offices
Upon arriving at work, employees should get a temperature and symptom check. from bdnews24.com - Home https://ift.tt/2XEcgKy Read More
As China's factories feel economic blues, band of workers tell their story through rock music
Wang Zongxing hoped that opening a restaurant would lead to an easier life after 14 years of working long hours in Shenzhen's factories,...Read More
Pamela Anderson’s Garden of Eden
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Civil unrest rages in Minneapolis over racially charged killing by police
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Defying Trump, Twitter doubles down on labelling tweets
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Inside a COVID-19 hospital in India, doctors see no end in sight
It was barely noon on Thursday when the metal doors of the mortuary at a hospital in south New Delhi swung open and staff in white coveralls...Read More
Scientists revise timelines for coronavirus spread
The first confirmed coronavirus infections in Europe and the United States, discovered in January, did not ignite the epidemics that followe...Read More
Trump officials consider defying Congress to sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration is moving to sell another cache of munitions to Saudi Arabia, according to lawmakers and congressional aides, a ste...Read More
Beijing hardens resolve to defy US, even while calling for cooperation
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Millions relying on pandemic aid can see its end, and they’re scared
For millions of Americans left out of work by the coronavirus pandemic, government assistance has been a lifeline preventing a plunge into p...Read More
India's economy seen slowing rapidly in March quarter, with worse to come
Gross domestic product data out later on Friday is expected to show India’s economy grew at its slowest pace in at least two years in the Ma...Read More
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করোনাভাইরাসের প্রার্দুভাবে বড় ক্ষতির মুখে ইতালির ফুটবল। স্থগিত থাকা সেরি আ চলতি মৌসুমে পুনরায় শুরু করতে না পারলে ৭০ কোটি ইউরোরও বেশি ক্ষতি হ...Read More
কোপা আমেরিকা পেছানোয় হতাশ মেসি
এ বছরের কোপা আমেরিকা নিয়ে দারুণ রোমাঞ্চিত ছিলেন লিওনেল মেসি। করোনাভাইরাসের কারণে টুর্নামেন্টটি পিছিয়ে যাওয়ায় তাই তিনি ভীষণ হতাশ। তবে বাস্তবত...Read More
Opinions vary on govt decision to expand COVID-19 treatment to all hospitals
The government's decision to expand the treatment of COVID-19 to all hospitals in Bangladesh has drawn mixed reactions from health exper...Read More
Thousands crowd Shimulia terminal to reach Dhaka in pandemic
Thousands of travellers from the southern districts have gathered at Munshiganj’s Shimulia ferry terminal to make their way towards Dhaka af...Read More
Where coronavirus help on Facebook is ‘inherently political’
The three young idealists met before this all started, when the most pressing issues they faced were climate change, environmental justice a...Read More
‘রিয়াল এগিয়ে থাকলে লিগ শেষ হয়ে যেত’
অদ্ভূত এক অভিযোগ তুলেছেন বার্সেলোনার সাবেক প্রেসিডেন্ট হুয়ান গাসপার্তে। দুই মাসের বেশি সময় ধরে স্থগিত থাকা লা লিগায় শীর্ষে আছে বার্সেলোনা। ক...Read More
United Hospital lacked adequate fire safety system, says DNCC Mayor Atiqul
Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam has condemned the lack of an adequate fire safety system at United Hospital after visiting the scene of a fir...Read More
Moderna extends lipids deal to boost COVID-19 vaccine output
Moderna Inc has extended a deal to secure large volumes of the lipids used to produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in a bid to meet inc...Read More
Bangladesh reports 15 new virus deaths, daily caseload tops 2,000 for first time
The tally of coronavirus infections in Bangladesh has surged to 40,321 after the daily caseload crossed 2,000 for the first time. from bd...Read More
Google faces antitrust case in India over payments app
India’s antitrust body is looking into allegations that Alphabet Inc’s Google is abusing its market position to unfairly promote its mobile ...Read More
Bangladesh public transport services to resume May 31
Bangladesh will allow public transport services such as buses, trains and launches to restart operations with a fixed number of passengers f...Read More
Is takeout and delivery food safe?
As America begins to reopen for business, restaurants in several states have reopened for indoor dining. Others, like those in Connecticut a...Read More
China's parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill
China's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved directly imposing national security legislation on Hong Kong to tackle secession,...Read More
Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as US-China tensions rise
Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China's national...Read More
Canada’s largest newspaper changes hands amid vow to keep liberal voice
The new owners of the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper by circulation, pledged Wednesday to maintain its tradition of championing li...Read More
First poverty, now pandemic threatens access to electricity
One in 10 people lack electricity and the pandemic will likely make it harder still to meet a global goal of getting power to everyone by 20...Read More
Instagram wants its influencers to make more money
Instagram is beginning to roll out updates that will allow creators to make money directly on the platform, a change that could drastically ...Read More
Asian stocks gain on economic hopes, but Hong Kong risk clouds outlook
Asian shares and US stock futures rose on Thursday as growing optimism about a global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic trumpe...Read More
Probe opens into United Hospital fire that killed 5 patients in COVID-19 unit
The Bangladesh Fire Service has formed a four-member panel to investigate the fire that burned down the isolation unit and killed five patie...Read More
Boeing cutting more than 12,000 US jobs, thousands more planned
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it was eliminating more than 12,000 US jobs, including 6,770 involuntary layoffs, as the largest American planem...Read More
Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19
Security experts at Alphabet Inc's Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attacke...Read More
Huawei CFO Meng loses key court fight against extradition to United States
Huawei Technologies Co's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court on Wednesday as she tries to avoid...Read More
Hong Kong no longer deserves special US status, Pompeo says
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer qualifies for its special status under US law, potenti...Read More
Taiwan president pledges humanitarian relief for Hong Kongers
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday pledged to draw up a plan to give humanitarian relief to people involved in pro-democracy prot...Read More
Makeup and the mask. It’s about the eyes
As a makeup artist, Keita Moore has become an observer of faces. Months ago, in the early stages of the pandemic, he saw very little makeup ...Read More
Three die from electrocution during storm in Narayanganj
Three people, including a child, have been electrocuted to death after a storm tore down a power cable in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila. from ...Read More
Clawing back normality: Bangkok cat cafe reopens after virus shutdown
As Thailand’s capital cautiously reopens many restaurants shuttered over coronavirus fears, the feline “employees” of the Caturday Cafe are ...Read More
14 die in northern Bangladesh after consuming ‘alcoholic drinks’
At least 14 people died in three days after consuming spirit in the neighbouring districts of Dinajpur and Rangpur during the Eid-ul-Fitr ho...Read More
‘I can’t breathe’: 4 Minneapolis officers fired after black man dies in custody
The FBI and Minnesota law enforcement authorities are investigating the arrest of a black man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to ...Read More
Bangladesh reports 22 new virus deaths, caseload tops 38,000
Bangladesh has registered 22 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, bringing the death toll to 544. from bdnews24.com...Read More
Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets to disperse protests over security bill
Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre on Wednesday, as new national ...Read More
To fight COVID-19, don’t neglect immunity and inflammation
AFTER SEEING WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME INFECTED AND DIE, IMMUNITY AND INFLAMMATION WARRANT FURTHER DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC ATTENTION. fro...Read More
How to share food safely during the pandemic
Maybe your big sister just had a baby, and you want to take her a home-cooked meal. Or you’d love to swap some sourdough starter for your ne...Read More
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Govt to issue coronavirus shutdown update Thursday
The government is set to decide whether to lift or extend the ongoing lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday. from bdnews24.co...Read More
Afghanistan begins freeing 900 Taliban prisoners, urges truce extension
The Afghan government said it was in the process of freeing 900 Taliban members from prison on Tuesday, the biggest such release yet, and ur...Read More
Three dead after microbus plunges into ditch in Munshiganj
Three people have died after a microbus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Munshiganj's Gazaria Upazila. from bdnews24.com...Read More
Four die as storm lashes Joypurhat
At least four people, including two children, were crushed to death by falling trees and collapsing walls after a storm slammed into Joypurh...Read More
Bangladesh orders all hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients in separate units
The government has ordered all public and private hospitals in Bangladesh to provide treatment to COVID-19 and other patients in separate un...Read More
Hunger programme’s slow start leaves millions of children waiting
As child hunger soars to levels without modern precedent, an emergency programme Congress created two months ago has reached only a small fr...Read More
Here’s how Wuhan tested 6.5 million for coronavirus in days
In Wuhan, medical workers armed with coronavirus test swabs scoured construction sites and markets to look for itinerant workers while other...Read More
Riot police shield Hong Kong legislature as protests gather against anthem bill
Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise di...Read More
Apple to reopen about 100 US stores, most with curbside pickup
Apple Inc plans to reopen about 100 US stores, mostly with curbside pickup but some with walk-in service, the company said on Tuesday. fro...Read More
White woman fired from job after calling cops over black man in NY Central Park
Denouncing "racism of any kind," a global investment firm has fired a white woman after a viral video showed her calling police to...Read More
Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for the first time
Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by US President Donald Trump, warning that his clai...Read More
Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt flu push at US pharmacies, drugmakers
US pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of s...Read More
The galaxy that grew up too fast
In the early days of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers, eager to see how far out in space — and how far back in time — their new instr...Read More
The US is getting shorter, as mapmakers race to keep up
Height is height, right? Look at a Manhattan skyscraper, or the Washington Monument, or a mountain peak in California, and you imagine that ...Read More
India coronavirus cases rise as millions return home
Indian states witnessing millions of migrant labourers returning from the big cities are recording rising coronavirus infections, officials ...Read More
Gucci says fashion shows should never be the same
Gucci wants to change show business. Or, rather, the business of shows. The Italian brand has joined the chorus of brands and retailers call...Read More
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Japan bans entry of visitors from Bangladesh, 10 other countries
Japan has moved to expand its travel ban to travellers from Bangladesh and 10 other countries in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19...Read More
More patients than beds in Mumbai as India faces surge in virus cases
When Manit Parikh's mother tested positive for the new coronavirus, she was rushed by ambulance to Mumbai's private Lilavati Hospita...Read More
Bangladesh reports 21 more virus deaths, 1,166 new cases
Bangladesh has registered new fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, raising the death toll to 522. from bdnews...Read More
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It was a late Sunday afternoon in September 2008, and senior aides to Barack Obama were gathered at his presidential campaign headquarters i...Read More
Anwara Begum, wife of deputy speaker, dies
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On the Isle of Skye off the western coast of Scotland, residents thought they had sealed themselves off from the coronavirus. They shuttered...Read More
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Six-year-old Franklin Wong captured the simple frustration of being a student in the Los Angeles Unified School District in mid-March, after...Read More
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The outbreak of COVID-19 in Bangladesh has provoked the imposition of several drastic and unprecedented measures as part of a nationwide loc...Read More
Niloufer Manzur, founding head of Sunbeams, dies from COVID-19
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India looks to store cheap oil in United States: oil minister
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রিয়ালে 'নতুন' শুরুর অপেক্ষায় আসেনসিও
বাঁ পায়ের হাঁটুর চোটে লম্বা সময়ের জন্য ছিটকে যাওয়া মার্কো আসেনসিওর ২০১৯-২০ মৌসুমে মাঠে নামার কোনো সম্ভাবনা ছিল না। তবে করোনাভাইরাসের প্রাদুর...Read More
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The coronavirus has smothered New York City’s economy and sealed off its museums and concert halls like crime scenes. Many people have fille...Read More
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One by one, Michelle Asinto's six children take the plate of rice doused in soy sauce and eat their share before passing it on. from b...Read More
Hong Kong and Beijing officials defend security laws, citing threat of terrorism
China's foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the city's security chief on Monday defended proposed national security laws by des...Read More
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On Thursday nights, Britons bang pots and pans and let out hearty cheers of support for doctors and nurses who care for coronavirus patients...Read More
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When Aminul Islam tested positive for the novel coronavirus on May 24, he was immediately admitted to the Bangladesh Kuwait Government Frien...Read More
Myanmar updates top UN court on measures to protect Rohingya minority
Myanmar has filed a first report with the UN's highest court on its adherence to measures imposed in January to protect the Muslim minor...Read More
'No Eid in our home': Pakistani families mourn crash victims
As Fazal Rahmaan, 80 and his wife, Wahida Rahmaan, 74, boarded a plane in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday, their family's biggest...Read More
Indian Olympic great Balbir Singh dies aged 95
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No hugs, no handshakes: Social distancing curtails Eid celebrations in Bangladesh
Despite the relaxing of social distancing, concerns about the continued spread of the coronavirus are hindering the celebrations of Eid-ul-F...Read More
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India's among 10 worst-hit COVID-19 nations as cases jump; air travel reopens
India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as ...Read More
Virus casts shadow on Eid as cases surge by daily record; deaths top 500
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Singaporean cooks up Eid feast for migrant workers in lockdown
As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of the fasting month, thousands of migrant workers in Singapore have had t...Read More
US CDC warns of ‘aggressive’ rats searching for food during shutdowns
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US bans flights from Brazil, where pandemic is raging
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Until recently, some of most intricately embroidered fabrics in the world, like those found in garments designed by Giorgio Armani, Valentin...Read More
Forlorn presidential palace as virus mutes Eid celebrations in Bangladesh
The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the regular Eid celebrations at the Bangabhaban, the residence of the president. from bdnews24....Read More
‘Quite a decent shake’: quake interrupts Jacinda Ardern’s TV interview
A sizable earthquake struck New Zealand on Monday, shaking Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a live television interview, but failing to ...Read More
Johnson risks party wrath to back aide who crossed UK during lockdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Pa...Read More
Bangladesh holds Eid prayers in pandemic
A large number of Muslims joined the first congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque while maintaining soci...Read More
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Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, but the occasional person wearing a mask ...Read More
Hasina calls for efforts to help the poor as Bangladesh gears up for Eid in pandemic
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the members of the public to stand beside the poor and vulnerable groups as Bangladesh prepares ...Read More
Mugda Medical College principal, COVID-19 focal person among four doctors transferred
The government has transferred the principal of the Mugda Medical College and three other doctors of the general hospital, including its COV...Read More
Britain's Brexit mastermind Cummings fights for job over claims of lockdown hubris
Dominic Cummings, the mastermind of Brexit who openly scorned the British elite, is fighting for his job as Prime Minister Boris Johnson...Read More
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Israel's Netanyahu goes on trial for corruption
The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu opens on Sunday in a Jerusalem court, where he will become the first serving Israeli prime minist...Read More
Iranian 107-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus: Fars
A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sund...Read More
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters rise up against security law
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to directly impose nation...Read More
The pandemic has increased money anxiety. Therapists hope to cure that
Dale Mackey closed her event space in Knoxville, Tennessee, a week before the state issued its orders to end large gatherings. She did not t...Read More
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Bayern cruise past Frankfurt 5-2 to stay on title track
Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 on Saturday, surviving a brief second-half comeback scare to stay four points clear of Borussia D...Read More
Africa's Muslims celebrate Eid in the shadow of COVID-19
Bakari Diakité normally celebrates the end of Ramadan by visiting the local mosque and hosting a large family gathering. This year, with COV...Read More
Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day Eid ceasefire from Sunday
The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan starting Sunday, via a tweet on Saturday from the hardline Islamist group, and...Read More
Bangladesh reports 28 new virus deaths, a daily record, as cases surge by 1,532
Bangladesh has registered 28 new fatalities, the highest in a daily count, bringing the death toll from the disease to 480. from bdnews24....Read More
Tycoon Saiful Alam's mother, son contract COVID-19
The mother and son of Saiful Alam Masud, chairman of S Alam Group, have tested positive for COVID-19, a day after his elder brother and the ...Read More
Jacinda Ardern sold a drastic lockdown with straight talk and mom jokes
Halfway into a Facebook Live video last week, updating the world on New Zealand’s plan to reopen restaurants, schools and even movie theatre...Read More
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Simple stretches to combat all that sitting
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British PM Johnson resists calls to sack Cummings over 400km drive
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he tra...Read More
Rattled by a pandemic, people turn to leaders — any leaders
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UN documents abductions and torture of Iraqi protesters
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands wounded in the anti-government protests in Iraq last fall and winter that halted political life...Read More
‘A sad mood’: Muslim doctor in Malaysia spends Eid in hospital amid pandemic
Malaysian doctor Muhammad Syahidd Al-Hatim was used to being away from his family on Eid al-Fitr, having spent the past two years celebratin...Read More
Hong Kong braces for protests on heels of proposed national security laws
Hong Kong braced on Sunday for its first protests since Beijing’s controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, ...Read More
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After 3 children die, a race to investigate a baffling virus syndrome
Blood will be collected from dozens of children in New York to determine whether they share any genetic variations that might make them susc...Read More
Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97, 2 survivors: authorities
The death toll from Friday's passenger aircraft crash in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi has been confirmed at 97 with two survi...Read More
Awami League launches online campaign against COVID-19 as outbreak rages on
As the coronavirus continues to ravage Bangladesh, the Awami Leauge has initiated a campaign across several digital platforms to raise aware...Read More
Mass firing on zoom is latest sign of weight watchers unrest
On the afternoon of May 14, Joanne Patten sat down at her computer in her home in Houston and logged in to a Zoom call with her employer, WW...Read More
Bangladesh reports 1,873 new cases, a single-day record, as body count hits 452
Bangladesh has reported 1,873 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a single day, raising the tally to 32,078. from bdnews24.com - Home https...Read More
The pandemic ad salutes you
There’s something about the coronavirus that has alienated us from the visual cues of disaster. Locked inside under stay-at-home orders, a p...Read More
বাতিল হলো মেক্সিকোর লিগ
করোনাভাইরাসের প্রাদুর্ভাবে শেষ পর্যন্ত বাতিল হয়ে গেল মেক্সিকোর পেশাদার ফুটবল প্রতিযোগিতা লিগা এমএক্স। এই প্রথমবার দেশটির শীর্ষ লিগে কোনো চ্য...Read More
Ivanka Trump draws derision in India for praising migrant's hard journey home
US presidential adviser Ivanka Trump's praise of an Indian teenager's bicycle ride home hundreds of kilometres away is drawing criti...Read More
In search of time lost and newly found
Almost as soon as it appeared, COVID-19 seeded a peculiar and deep dread of the literature it might someday inspire. “Novel coronavirus” — i...Read More
US employers grapple with question as they reopen: To test or not to test?
As the country reopens, employers are looking into how to safely bring back their workers. One recurring question: Should they be tested for...Read More
Another casualty of the coronavirus: summer internships
When she found out in mid-March that she had landed an internship with an education nonprofit in Washington, Lydia Burns, a senior at the Un...Read More
As coronavirus keeps the West at bay, China moves to tame Hong Kong
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has made one of his boldest political gambits yet, wagering that he can tame Hong Kong through national security...Read More
Donated plasma benefits COVID-19 patients in small US study
Patients with severe COVID-19 given plasma from someone who recovered from the disease were more likely to stabilise or need less oxygen sup...Read More
Govt appoints new CMSD director after N95 mask scam
The government has moved to appoint a new director to the Central Medical Stores Depot which came under scanner for delivering ordinary mask...Read More
Rohingyas targeted in Malaysia as coronavirus stokes xenophobia
Eleyas, a Rohingya Muslim, fled to Malaysia six years ago, seeking a safe haven from persecution in Myanmar. from bdnews24.com - Home http...Read More
The pandemic ad salutes you
There’s something about the coronavirus that has alienated us from the visual cues of disaster. Locked inside under stay-at-home orders, a p...Read More
Trucks haul passengers outfoxing police in pandemic
It has been nearly two months since the government suspended inter-district transport services in an effort to stem the spread of coronaviru...Read More
‘Lionhearted’ girl bikes dad across India, inspiring a nation
She was a 15-year-old with a simple mission: bring papa home. Jyoti Kumari and her dad had nearly no money, no transport, and their village ...Read More
How Western retailers put a Bangladesh garment supplier on the brink
It’s the days leading to Eid-ul-Fitr that Mostafiz Uddin is most cheerful. It’s that time of the year when the owner of Denim Expert pays hi...Read More
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South America a new COVID epicentre, Africa reaches 100,000 cases, WHO says
South America has become a new epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic with Brazil hardest-hit, while cases are rising in some African countries ...Read More
India plans scrutiny of new portfolio investors from China, Hong Kong
India has drafted rules proposing tighter scrutiny of new Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) from China and Hong Kong, three government sour...Read More
US plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline
The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine...Read More
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মাঠের ফুটবল বন্ধ। তবে শারীরিক ও মানসিকভাবে ভীষণ ভালো বোধ করছেন আর্তুরো ভিদাল। ভালো লাগা আছে বার্সেলোনায় ড্রেসিং রুমে অসাধারণ সব বন্ধুদের নিয়...Read More
North Korea's Kim keeps low public profile in May: analysts
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made an unusually small number of public appearances in the past two months, once again going three week...Read More
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ইন্টার মিলানের স্ট্রাইকার লাউতারো মার্তিনেসকে দলে পেতে আগ্রহী বার্সেলোনা। তার ফুটবলে মুগ্ধ ফাবিও কাপেলোও। তবে কাম্প নউয়ে যোগ দিলে আর্জেন্টাই...Read More
Many jobs may vanish forever as layoffs mount
Even as states begin to reopen for business, a further 2.4 million workers joined the nation’s unemployment rolls last week, and there is gr...Read More
China moves to tighten its control of Hong Kong
China signaled Thursday it would move forward with laws that would take aim at anti-government protests and other dissent in Hong Kong. It i...Read More
The streets are empty in Istanbul, but the bakers’ ovens remain full of life
Every weekend, for over a month now, Istanbul has been under a strict curfew because of the coronavirus. No one is allowed out, not for exer...Read More
কামড় দেওয়া সুয়ারেসের প্রশংসায় কিয়েল্লিনি
২০১৪ বিশ্বকাপে ইতালি-উরুগুয়ের উত্তপ্ত ম্যাচে জর্জো কিয়েল্লিনিকে কামড় দেওয়ায় তখন ভীষণ সমালোচিত হয়েছিলেন লুইস সুয়ারেস। তবে সেদিনের প্রতিপক্ষের...Read More
Pakistan's PIA aircraft with 107 passengers on board crashes in Karachi
A PIA aircraft with 99 passengers and eight crew members on board crashed on Friday in a residential area of the southern Pakistani city of ...Read More
Indian PM offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft on Friday, saw the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone...Read More
Bangladesh reports 24 new virus deaths, a daily record, as caseload tops 30,000
The body count from the coronavirus infection in Bangladesh climbed to 432 after 24 new deaths, the highest in a single day, were registered...Read More
Bangladesh panel meets Saturday to announce Eid-ul-Fitr date
Bangladesh is set to announce the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival in the country, on Saturday as Ramadan winds down amid...Read More
Bangladesh mango farmers devastated as cyclone scythes harvest hopes
Cyclone Amphan has dealt a crushing blow to Bangladesh's mango growers, already beleaguered by a coronavirus crisis, as they stare at hu...Read More
India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases
India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country's biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a n...Read More
Amphan death toll climbs to 22 in Bangladesh
The death toll from Cyclone Amphan has risen to 22 with seven more people found dead in Jashore, one of the districts hardest hit by the dis...Read More
Eid travellers allowed to move in ‘private’ vehicles amid coronavirus crisis
Eid travellers are being allowed to travel in ‘private’ vehicles though the government has ordered the shutdown of public transport services...Read More
Facebook starts planning for permanent remote workers
Facebook said Thursday that it would allow many employees to work from home permanently. But there’s a catch: They may not be able to keep t...Read More
China abandons growth target for year as coronavirus disrupts economy
Parting with years of precedent, China abandoned its growth target for 2020, in an acknowledgment that restarting its economy after the coro...Read More
After new coronavirus outbreaks, China imposes Wuhan-style lockdown
In Shulan, a city in China’s northeast, the streets are eerily quiet, devoid of taxis and buses. Apartment complexes have been sealed off, c...Read More
Scientists predict an above-average Atlantic hurricane season
The coming Atlantic hurricane season is “expected to be a busy one,” with the likelihood of as many as 19 named storms, including as many as...Read More
US secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The United States has secured almost a third of the first 1 billion doses planned for AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine by ple...Read More
US to pull out of Open Skies treaty, Trump's latest treaty withdrawal
The United States said on Thursday it would withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member ...Read More
Huawei launches ASEAN Academy to empower digital talents
Huawei Malaysia has introduced a dedicated training module set, Huawei ASEAN Academy, to empower digital talents in the region. from bdnew...Read More
Calls for protest march in Hong Kong as China pushes new security laws
Hong Kong activists on Friday made online calls for a march against China's plans to impose national security legislation on the semi-au...Read More
US to sell Taiwan $180 million of torpedoes, angering China
The US government has notified Congress of a possible sale of advanced torpedoes to Taiwan worth around $180 million, further souring alread...Read More
More bad news expected in unemployment numbers
The coronavirus pandemic has produced a somber Thursday ritual: the tally of unemployment claims across the United States. from bdnews24.c...Read More
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চেলসিতে আরও এক মৌসুম থাকছেন বিশ্বকাপজয়ী ফরাসী ফরোয়ার্ড অলিভিয়ে জিরুদ ও আর্জেন্টাইন গোলরক্ষক উইলি কাবাইয়েরো। from bangla - খেলা https://ift...Read More
অবসরে স্পেনের সবচেয়ে বেশি বয়সী গোলদাতা
পেশাদার ফুটবল থেকে অবসরের ঘোষণা দিয়েছেন আথলেতিক বিলবাওয়ের স্প্যানিশ স্ট্রাইকার আরিৎস আদুরিস। from bangla - খেলা https://ift.tt/2ZnRgKp Read More
13 dead as truck overturns in Gaibandha
At least 13 people have died after a goods-laden truck overturned in Gaibandha's Palashbari Upazila. from bdnews24.com - Home https://...Read More
Lockdown over, Pakistan's COVID-19 deaths, infections tick higher
COVID-19 infections in Pakistan trended higher in recent days and were approaching 50,000, official data showed, with total deaths crossing ...Read More
Bangladesh reports 22 virus deaths and 1,773 new cases, both single-day records
Bangladesh has registered 22 more fatalities from COVID-19 and 1,773 new cases over a 24-hour period, setting grim milestones on both counts...Read More
In china’s crisis, Xi sees a crucible to strengthen his rule
Before an adulatory crowd of university professors and students, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, offered a strikingly bold message about the glo...Read More
AIIB approves $250m in COVID-19 loans for Bangladesh
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, has approved a $250 million loan to Bangladesh as the country grapples with the fallout f...Read More
EC may appeal to president for more time to hold pending polls: CEC Huda
The Election Commission may not be able to arrange the polls to the vacant parliamentary seats and Chattogram City Corporation within the co...Read More
Police to issue travel pass to control movement during lockdown
Police are set to issue travel passes to the public in an effort to regulate emergency movements, including transportation of goods and serv...Read More
US has not cut Afghan security funds despite Pompeo vow of immediate slash: sources
The US Defense Department has not withheld $1 billion in funding from Afghan security forces despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's vo...Read More
COVID-19 shows silver lining in global climate change efforts: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes the coronavirus pandemic has brought a positive shift in the global efforts to tackle climate change a...Read More
Cyclone Amphan kills 12 in Bangladesh before turning into land depression
Cyclone Amphan has killed at least 12 people in seven coastal districts before turning into a land depression. from bdnews24.com - Home ht...Read More
What is all of that screen time doing to your skin?
You’ve probably heard more about the perils of blue light lately because our lives are more likely to be lived indoors and online. Our lapto...Read More
Asia shares temper rally, await China policy meeting
Asian shares stepped back slightly and US stock futures fell on Thursday as lingering caution about the long-term impact of the coronavirus ...Read More
Indian workers rescued from borewell digging get rare slavery payout
A group of 14 Indian workers rescued from borewell digging companies during the coronavirus lockdown in south India have received a rare pay...Read More
All 50 states are now reopening. But at what cost?
In Connecticut, flags that had been lowered during the somber peak of the coronavirus pandemic were raised to full-staff on Wednesday to sig...Read More
Michigan flooding displaces thousands, encroaches on chemical plant
Rising floodwaters unleashed by two dam failures submerged parts of the central Michigan town of Midland on Wednesday, displacing thousands ...Read More
Mastercard to allow staff to work from home until virus fears subside
Mastercard Inc will not ask employees to return to its worldwide corporate offices until they are comfortable that the sometimes fatal coron...Read More
Cyclone Amphan loses intensity as it crosses Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan which was centred over the district of Satkhira and adjoining areas has moved northwards to Jhenaidah on early Thursday. fr...Read More
A nurse struggled with COVID-19 trauma. He was found dead in his car
Becoming a nurse in 2018 was a dream come true for William Coddington. from bdnews24.com - Home https://ift.tt/3e8JNDh Read More
Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million, infections rising in South America
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to re...Read More
Man sentenced to death in Singapore on Zoom call
A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to death via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, one of just two known cases where a cap...Read More
Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule; China says 'reunification' inevitable
Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its “one country, two systems” offer of autonomy , President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesda...Read More
২০২২ বিশ্বকাপ পর্যন্ত বেলজিয়ামের কোচ মার্তিনেস
বেলজিয়ামের সঙ্গে চুক্তির মেয়াদ বাড়িয়েছেন কোচ রবের্তো মার্তিনেস। ২০২২ বিশ্বকাপ শেষ হওয়া পর্যন্ত দলটির দায়িত্বে থাকবেন ৪৬ বছর বয়সী এই স্প্যানি...Read More
অনুশীলনে ফিরে উচ্ছ্বসিত রোনালদো
অন্য সবার মতো ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোও ঘরবন্দি জীবনে অস্থির হয়ে উঠেছিলেন। অপেক্ষায় ছিলেন, কবে ফিরবেন মাঠে। অবশেষে অনুশীলনে ফিরতে পেরে ভীষণ খুশি...Read More
Cyclone Amphan begins landfall in India's West Bengal
Cyclone Amphan has begun to make landfall in West Bengal as strong winds and heavy rains lashed India's eastern coastline. from bdnews...Read More
আমেরিকায় ফিরল ফুটবল
করোনাভাইরাস পরিস্থিতি কিছুটা উন্নতি হতেই ধীরে ধীরে মাঠে ফিরতে শুরু করেছে ফুটবল। এশিয়া ও ইউরোপের কয়েকটি দেশের পর আমেরিকার প্রথম দেশ হিসেবে ঘর...Read More
Britain's Rolls-Royce to axe 9,000 jobs in air travel slump
Rolls-Royce plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs, or more than a sixth of its workforce, in the latest blows to the UK economy and aviation indu...Read More
Bangladesh reports 16 more virus deaths, cases surge by 1,617
Bangladesh has registered 16 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, bringing the total to 386. from bdnews24.co...Read More
Bangladesh moves Rohingya to island shelters as huge cyclone nears
Authorities in Bangladesh have moved hundreds of Rohingya refugees living on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to storm shelters as ...Read More
In veiled warning to Iran, US tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships
In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the US Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards)...Read More
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state's first case where capi...Read More
Garment workers demand wages, bonuses in Dhaka protests
Disgruntled garment workers have taken to the streets to demand payment of wages and Eid-ul-Fitr bonuses in another round of protests in Dha...Read More
India to help migrant workers leave cities, but infections mount
India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government sai...Read More
Bangladesh evacuates 1.4m people to cyclone shelters as Amphan eyes coast
About 1.4 million people in the coastal areas of Bangladesh have taken refuge in storm shelters as of Wednesday, Cyclone Amphan moves close ...Read More
US extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders
The United States and Canada said on Tuesday they would extend a ban on non-essential cross-border travel by another 30 days to help the fig...Read More
Pests in a pandemic? India's plant doctors will see you online now
When Victor Mary's husband decided to travel abroad for work, he left her a plot of land to cultivate in southern India and a new mobile...Read More
Bangladesh raises cyclone warning to great danger signals for key ports
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has elevated the storm alert to great danger signal 9 for Chattogram and Cox's Bazar ports as t...Read More
Will mandatory face masks end the burqa bans?
While face coverings are fast becoming the norm to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, visible on city streets and public transportati...Read More
Clinic bombed as Afghan forces fend off Taliban attack on Kunduz
In a day of intensifying violence across Afghanistan, the country’s security forces bombed a clinic in the northern province of Kunduz on Tu...Read More
As lockdown fuels domestic abuse, social media users fight back
When British teenager Kaitlyn McGoldrick heard domestic violence was increasing under lockdown, she posted a video on social media showing v...Read More
Kashmir internet blackouts hinder health services, contact tracing
For three days without internet or phone service this month, Rouf Ahmad found himself cut off from his family in Indian-administered Kashmir...Read More
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in US and Canada
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Cana...Read More
Bangladesh raises cyclone warning to great danger signal 10 for Payra, Mongla
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked Mongla and Payra ports to hoist great danger signal No. 10 as the very severe cyclonic st...Read More
‘মেসি বার্সেলোনা ছাড়বে না’
‘লিওনেল মেসিকে ইন্টার মিলানে আনা এখন আর অসম্ভব নয়’ বলে খবরের শিরোনাম হওয়া মাস্সিমো রোমাত্তি এবার বললেন ভিন্ন কথা। ক্লাবটির সাবেক সভাপতি মনে ...Read More
'All my dreams are shattered': coronavirus crushes Asia’s garment industry
Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats for British retaile...Read More
মধ্য জুনের আগে সেরি আ নয়
সেরি আ মাঠে ফেরানোর পরিকল্পনা ঘিরে থাকা অনিশ্চয়তা কাটেনি একটুও। আগামী ১৫ জুনের আগে প্রতিযোগিতাটি পুনরায় শুরুর কোনো সম্ভাবনা নেই বলে জানানো হ...Read More
Pakistan police arrest three over 'honour killing' of teenage sisters
The father and brother of two teenage sisters shot dead in Pakistan after mobile phone video of them with a man surfaced online have been ar...Read More
Bangladesh records 21 more virus deaths, caseload tops 25,000
The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh has risen to 370 after 21 new fatalities were registered in a daily count. from bd...Read More
Bangladesh suspends river transport services as Amphan nears coastline
Bangladesh has suspended all river transport services across the country as Cyclone Amphan moves closer to the coastline with growing intens...Read More
Is the pandemic sparking suicide?
The mental health toll of the coronavirus pandemic is only beginning to show itself, and it is too early to predict the scale of the impact....Read More
Toronto was obeying social distance rules. Then came adorable baby foxes
A crowd of people bunched shoulder to shoulder one recent spring day on a boardwalk overlooking Lake Ontario. They leaned over a waist-high ...Read More
Finally, a stage for female composers from Iran
Growing up in Iran, composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh was surrounded by the sounds of traditional Persian instruments like the santour and tar. S...Read More
Rooms by the hour for people weary of quarantine
Netflix. Peloton. Charmin. These are well-known brands benefiting from the quarantine lifestyle. Here’s one you’ve never heard of: Globe. It...Read More
Long-lasting global recession likely due to COVID-19, says World Economic Forum report
Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic Forum showed on Tu...Read More
Food aid distributed in Kurigram by Wide Angle Foundation
Wide Angle Foundation, a voluntary organisation, is providing humanitarian assistance to those who have become unemployed by the coronavirus...Read More
Garment workers protest for full wages, bonuses in Dhaka amid lockdown
Disgruntled garment workers from several garment factories have poured out onto the streets of Dhaka's Kafrul to demand full payment of ...Read More
US-China feud over coronavirus erupts at World Health Assembly
A meeting of the World Health Organization that was supposed to chart a path for the world to combat the coronavirus pandemic instead on Mon...Read More
Cities hastily add pandemics to long list of 21st-century threats
In early 2018, parched by a severe drought, Cape Town rallied its residents and businesses to slash water use and stop its taps running dry....Read More
Trump threatens permanent freeze of WHO funding, to weigh US membership
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to i...Read More
India raises alert for West Bengal, Odisha as Cyclone Amphan intensifies
The India Meteorological Department has issued a fresh cyclone alert for West Bengal and north Odisha as an extremely severe cyclonic storm ...Read More
India coronavirus infections surge past 100,000, deaths top 3,000
Coronavirus cases in India reached 100,000 on Tuesday, matching the number of intensive care unit beds in the country, while the rate of gro...Read More
Jailed Saudis seek influence in Washington to counter crown prince
A handful of prominent jailed Saudis and their allies, concluding they are unlikely to win release by pleading directly with their own gover...Read More
Coronavirus deadliest in New York City's black and Latino neighbourhoods
Some New York City neighbourhoods have seen death rates from the novel coronavirus nearly 15 times higher than others, according to data rel...Read More
Thailand plans to go to bankruptcy court with Thai Airways rehab plan
Thailand plans to go to bankruptcy court to submit a rehabilitation plan for its national carrier, Thai Airways International, rather than g...Read More
Brazilian doctors medevac indigenous COVID-19 cases to Amazon city
The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest that doctors ...Read More
Nasdaq to tighten listing rules, restricting Chinese IPOs
Nasdaq Inc is set to unveil new restrictions on initial public offerings (IPOs), a move that will make it more difficult for some Chinese co...Read More
China says premature to immediately begin a COVID-19 investigation
China's foreign ministry said on Monday it was premature to immediately launch an investigation into the origins and spread of the coron...Read More
What did eight weeks and $3 trillion buy the US in the fight against coronavirus?
Unemployment checks are flowing, $490 billion has been shipped to small businesses, and the US Federal Reserve has put about $2.5 trillion a...Read More
As Cyclone Amphan looms, Bangladesh plans to start evacuations Tuesday
The government will begin evacuating people in Bangladesh's coastal regions to safety on Tuesday as Cyclone Amphan approaches with growi...Read More
Why sofas? These books explain the joys and mysteries of the home
Have you ever wondered how forks ended up with four tines, where to store off-season clothes when you live in a small space, or why there’s ...Read More
Thai economy slips into recession after worst quarter in 8 years
Thailand's economy contracted at its sharpest pace in eight years in the first quarter, pushing Southeast Asia's second largest econ...Read More
COVID-19 claims life of another Bangladeshi policeman
Another policeman has succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection, raising the death toll within the Bangladesh law-enforcement agency'...Read More
BSMMU introduces online appointment to reduce patient suffering
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has introduced an online appointment system to lessen the suffering of patients and contain ...Read More
Have you given yourself a tattoo yet?
Shaved heads, dyed hair, billowing beards: Many are using their newly found free time to alter their appearances. from bdnews24.com - Home...Read More
The unnervingly easy experience of driving in New York City right now
A late morning drive down Fifth Avenue, starting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the lanes are normally choked with inching traffic...Read More
Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board
SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday that Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma will resign from its board, in the latest departure by a high-profile all...Read More
Amphan turns into ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm as it approaches Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan has intensified into a ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm as it hurtles towards the coastlines of Bangladesh and India's West B...Read More
India to privatise state-run companies and halt fresh insolvencies amid COVID-19 pandemic
India said on Sunday it would privatise state-run companies in non-strategic sectors and stop fresh insolvency cases for a year, as the coun...Read More
Japan falls into recession, and worse lies ahead
Japan fell into a recession for the first time since 2015, as its already weakened economy was dragged down by the coronavirus’ effect on bu...Read More
By default: Virus threatens to derail retail boom for Indian lenders
Indian lenders are facing a jump in coronavirus-related defaults on credit card dues, personal and vehicle loans, forcing them to set aside ...Read More
‘Straight-up fire’ in his veins: Teen battles new COVID syndrome
When a sprinkling of a reddish rash appeared on Jack McMorrow’s hands in mid-April, his father figured the 14-year-old was overusing hand sa...Read More
100 babies stranded in Ukraine after surrogate births
The babies lie in cribs, sleeping, crying or smiling at nurses, swaddled in clean linens and apparently well cared for, but separated from t...Read More
Fed chairman says recovery may ‘stretch’ through end of 2021
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chairman, said that the United States would have a slow recovery from what he called the “biggest shock t...Read More
One crew member dead as Canadian forces' Snowbirds jet crashes in British Columbia
A jet from the Canadian air force's Snowbirds aerobatics team that was on a tour to lift spirits during the coronavirus outbreak crashed...Read More
Apple reopening 25 more US stores, will soon top 100 worldwide
Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, the company said on Sunday, continuing a gradual pr...Read More
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing Iran's demand ...Read More
In Mexico, one of world's biggest food markets stirs unease about infections
Every day, thousands of Mexicans crowd a massive food market that is a lynchpin of the capital's food supply, though it sits at the hear...Read More
টিভি সূচি (সোমবার, ১৮ মে ২০২০)
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Anti-tobacco groups demand increase in prices, taxes to fight COVID-19
The anti-tobacco organisations have demanded hike in prices and taxes of tobacco products in the upcoming national budget for 2020-21 fiscal...Read More
China asks United States to stop 'unreasonable suppression' of Huawei
China's foreign ministry said on Saturday the United States needed to stop the "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese companies...Read More
Coronavirus toll will worsen if people don’t stay home: health minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has expressed concern that people are leaving their homes and crowding public spaces despite the continued ris...Read More
Bangladesh private hospitals fail to pay doctors on time during shutdown: survey
At least 61 percent of doctors at private hospitals have not been receiving their salaries on time amid the coronavirus shutdown, a survey h...Read More
I left my troubled city behind. Now I feel guilty
I didn’t want to leave the city. from bdnews24.com - Home https://ift.tt/3bG1Hvt Read More
Australia says China ignores calls to ease trade tension
Australia urged China on Sunday to respond to its requests to discuss easing tensions between the two trading partners after Canberra called...Read More
Bangladesh reports 1,273 virus cases in steepest daily jump, death toll hits 328
The tally of coronavirus infections in Bangladesh has soared to 22,268 after 1,273 COVID-19 cases were detected in a daily count, the steepe...Read More
Why bombs made in America have been killing civilians in Yemen
Year after year, the bombs fell — on wedding tents, funeral halls, fishing boats and a school bus, killing thousands of civilians and helpin...Read More
Rohingya drug suspect killed in BGB 'shootout' in Teknaf
A Rohingya refugee with suspected ties to drug trafficking has been killed in a so-called shootout with Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in Co...Read More
Iran news agency warns US against any move on fuel shipment to Venezuela
An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday there would be repercussions if the United States acted ...Read More
যেমন হলো ফুটবলের ফেরা
শঙ্কা আর উৎকণ্ঠাকে সঙ্গী করে মাঠে ফিরল ইউরোপের শীর্ষ পাঁচ লিগের অন্যতম বুন্ডেসলিগা। জার্মানির লিগ থেকে কিছুটা মিলল আভাস- লা লিগা, প্রিমিয়ার ...Read More
India should talk to Taliban if Delhi feels it will bolster peace push: Pakistan's US envoy
India should speak with Taliban militants if it feels that it will help the peace process, Pakistan's envoy to Washington said on Satur...Read More
Now more than ever, Facebook is a ‘Mark Zuckerberg production’
On Jan 27, at a regularly scheduled Monday morning meeting with top executives at Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg turned the agenda to the coronav...Read More
Lobby heroes of the lockdown
When Genc Rrahmani was growing up in Kosovo, he would fantasise about his future life in New York City. “I was thinking that the US has a lo...Read More
Democrats launch probe of Trump's firing of State Dept watchdog
Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trump's move to oust the State Department's intern...Read More
How to preserve and store your hearty greens
Whether you’re returning from an overambitious trip to the supermarket or organising an unruly haul from your CSA or farmers’ market, storin...Read More
Bangladesh raises warning signal to No. 4 as Cyclone Amphan nears
Bangladesh has raised the storm alert to local cautionary signal No. 4, as Cyclone Amphan moved further to the north-west. from bdnews24.c...Read More
Dancers bring Saturday night fever back to Wuhan as lockdown relaxed
Wearing masks and keeping about a metre apart, men and women in Wuhan were dancing once again on a Saturday night by the side of the Yangtze...Read More
Obama says US lacks leadership on virus in commencement speeches
Without the springtime rituals of traditional graduation ceremonies, former President Barack Obama delivered two virtual commencement addres...Read More
'Hello learned Samsung': e-justice off to a rocky start in Bangladesh
When a lawyer logged in to an online court hearing with his smartphone, his initial reaction was one of confusion, which soon turned into em...Read More
Brazil passes Italy and Spain in confirmed coronavirus cases
Brazil's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose on Saturday past those of Spain and Italy, which was once the epicentre of the pa...Read More
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organisation, includ...Read More
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New COVID-19 cases in New York coming from people leaving home -Cuomo
New York's new confirmed COVID-19 cases are predominantly coming from people who left their homes to shop, exercise or socialise, rather...Read More
Messi prefers not to think too much about infection risk as La Liga return looms
Lionel Messi believes he is better off not thinking too much about the risk of being infected by the coronavirus as Spanish football clubs s...Read More
The world’s stadiums become a lifeline
Over the course of the past eight weeks, images that once seemed impossible to envision have become familiar. We know, now, what a planet li...Read More
Bangladesh issues alert as depression intensifies over Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised maritime ports to keep a distant cautionary signal No. 1 hoisted as a depression over the B...Read More
Bangladesh's virus caseload nears 21,000, death toll hits 314
Bangladesh has registered 16 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in a daily count, raising the death toll to 314. from bdnews24.com ...Read More
Trump says US working with other countries on coronavirus vaccine
President Donald Trump said on Friday the US government was working with other countries to develop, quickly, a vaccine to prevent infection...Read More
Garment workers protest for back pay in Dhaka's Mohakhali
Disgruntled workers of 'Apparels' garment factory have descended on the streets of Dhaka's Mohakhali to demand back pay amid the...Read More
Cambodia says all COVID-19 patients recovered, no new cases for a month
Cambodia's last patient with the new coronavirus has recovered and left hospital, leaving the Southeast Asian country with zero cases, t...Read More
Modi’s popularity soars as India weathers the pandemic
Just before the coronavirus arrived in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced serious challenges, perhaps the biggest of his tenure. fr...Read More
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Miss your friends? Try being a teenager in love
Gabby Rodriguez and Kai Laidhold ask to see each other every day. The answer from their parents is always the same: No. from bdnews24.com ...Read More
Listening during a pandemic
Crises have a way of shining a klieg light on the quality and depth of one’s relationships. Following major hurricanes, severe winter storms...Read More
24 migrants killed in collision between trucks in India
A truck packed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus has crashed in nor...Read More
Memers are taking over TikTok
Since launching in the US in 2018, TikTok has cemented itself in viral culture. It has given birth to dance crazes, popular catchphrases and...Read More
Crowds at Wuhan clinics fear coronavirus testing could rekindle disease
As Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 pandemic began, revs up a massive testing campaign, some residents crowding the test centres e...Read More
India's coronavirus infections surpass China, but contagion slowing
India's total novel coronavirus cases rose to 85,940 on Saturday, taking it past China, where the pandemic originated last year, though ...Read More
Make ice cream, in a mason jar
Making ice cream at home feels like alchemy, a complex process of mixing and cooling. from bdnews24.com - Home https://ift.tt/3cBTQjV Read More
Aid workers race to stop coronavirus spreading in world's largest refugee camp
Aid workers in Bangladesh raced to stop the coronavirus spreading through the world's largest refugee settlement on Friday, installing i...Read More
Why are women-led nations doing better with COVID-19?
Monday was a day of triumph for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Thanks to the efforts of the entire nation, she said, New Zealand had been la...Read More
India watchdog reviewing antitrust allegations against Facebook's WhatsApp
India’s antitrust watchdog is looking into allegations that Facebook’s WhatsApp is abusing its dominant position by offering payment service...Read More
Residents of Bogota slum facing eviction despite quarantine
Hundreds of people expected to be evicted from their hillside homes in a slum of Colombia's capital Bogota on Friday, despite having now...Read More
Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege
When the head of the World Health Organisation returned from a whirlwind trip to Beijing in late January, he wanted to praise China’s leader...Read More
JC Penney files for bankruptcy protection
JC Penney Co Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday with plans to permanently close some stores and also explore a possible sale, mak...Read More
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