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Residence of lama is under house arrest due to inundation
Jun 17, 2020As a result of a continuous moderate to heavy rain, the water of the hill slope coming down from the upper reaches has entered the low lying areas of 7 unions of the Lama Upazila of... -
Trump signs executive order to reduce police violence in the USA
Jun 17, 2020US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at improving policing in USA. Protests erupted in Minneapolis on May 25 after an unarmed black man named George Floyd was killed by white police.... -
Army patrols being intensified in Bangladesh’s corona red zone: ISPR
Jun 16, 2020Army patrols are being stepped up in government-declared red zones according to the level of coronavirus infection. The information was given in a message from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday. “Army patrols are being... -
Bangladesh starts int’l flight operation on limited-scale
Jun 16, 2020Bangladesh today reopened international flight operation on a limited scale after nearly three months of flight stoppage for containing outbreaks of COVOD-19 pandemic. A Qatar Airways’ commercial flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at... -
Covid-19 treatment revoked Hydroxychloroquine approval in the United States
Jun 16, 2020The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the approval of the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as an emergency treatment for patients with Covid-19. This information was given in a report by CNN. US... -
Sculpture of Columbus removed from Detroit
Jun 16, 2020The sculpture of Christopher Columbus has been removed from Detroit, Michigan. On June 15, Detroit Mayor Mike Dugan ordered the removal of the Columbus sculpture as protests against the assassination of George Floyd continued. The sculpture... -
Cricket Australia admits T20 World Cup plans ‘unrealistic’
Jun 16, 2020Earl Eddings, chairman of Cricket Australia, admitted on Tuesday that staging the T20 World Cup in Australia this year was unrealistic amid a global coronavirus epidemic. The tournament is set to take place from October 18th... -
The US Embassy in Seoul has removed the ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner
Jun 16, 2020The U.S. embassy in South Korea on Monday removed the banner celebrating Black Lives Matter and gay pride after running afoul of President Donald Trump’s administration. The embassy unfolded a banner on the embassy building that... -
Early convening of SAARC Summit stressed
Jun 15, 2020Nepalese premier KP Sharma Oli marked the urgency of the early convening of the 19th SAARC Summit and stated that Nepal, as the current Chairman of SAARC, has been performing continuous efforts and consultations with other... -
Russia is more successful than the United States in dealing with Corona: Putin
Jun 15, 2020Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is more successful than the United States in dealing with Corona. In a televised interview on Sunday, Putin said, “By the grace of God, we are coming out of the...
