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AC exploded in a mosque in Narayanganj from the gas line leak
Sep 5, 202037 burnt worshipers have been admitted to the National Sheikh Hasina Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery after the AC of Baitus Salam Jame Mosque on the west floor of Narayanganj Sadar exploded. They are being... -
World coronavirus deaths toll tops 800,000
Aug 23, 2020The global death toll of new coronavirus (COVID-19) has exceeded 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with various nations ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases. Western Europe,... -
The attacker will face survivors of the Christchurch attack
Aug 21, 2020Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist Australian who attacked a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, last year, will soon face survivors of that day. The country’s court has convicted Tarantor in the murder case. The sentence will... -
Air India plane with 191 people on board crashed in Kerala
Aug 7, 2020An Air India Express plane with 191 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, officials say. The aircraft, en route from Dubai, skidded off the runway and broke in... -
Number of global coronavirus cases tops 16 million
Jul 26, 2020The global number of coronavirus cases crossed 16 million on Sunday, more than half of them in the Americas and the Caribbean, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 0510 GMT. The 16,050,223 cases... -
COVID-19 has worsened global hunger crisis: UN
Jul 13, 2020Nearly one in nine people in the world are going hungry nowadays, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic increasing already worsening trends this year, according to a United Nations (UN) report published Monday. Economic retardations and climate-related... -
Italy overtakes China with most virus deaths, California goes on lockdown
Mar 20, 2020Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as California, home to more than 39 million people, was placed under lockdown in the most drastic containment measure yet by a... -
Global coronavirus infections shoot past 200,000
Mar 18, 2020The new coronavirus has infected more than 200,000 globally since the beginning of the outbreak in December, according to any AFP tally Wednesday. Nearly 200,680 people around the world have been infected, with more than 8,000... -
First death due to Coronavirus reported in Bangladesh
Mar 18, 2020A Bangladeshi who tested positive for coronavirus infection has died, Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said today. The patient was over 70 years old, she said... -
UNICEF’s instructions to prevent COVID-19
Mar 8, 2020UNICEF issues the following instructions to prevent COVID-19. The coronavirus is large in size with a cell diameter of 400-500 micro, so any mask prevents its entry, so there is no need to exploit pharmacists to...