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Notre Dame College teacher dies of pneumonia, lung complications

A teacher of Notre Dame College in Dhaka, suffered from pneumonia, fever and lung complications, died on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from Chandpur on Thursday evening.

Iran warns of ‘rising trend’ as virus cases top 100,000

Iran warned of a “rising trend” in its coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday as it said 1,680 new infections took its overall caseload beyond the 100,000 mark. The Islamic republic has

Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 265,094

The global death toll from coronavirus (Covid-19) has climbed to 265,094 till Thursday. A total of 38,20,656 people have been infected and 13,03,097 people have recovered worldwide from the disease, according to latest data from worldometer.

COVID-19 cases cross 12,000 with 706 new infections reported in one day

The infections from the COVID-19 continued to soar as 706 more people got infected with the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, ending 8:00am Thursday, raising the

Reopening markets not mandatory: Commerce Minister

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said reopening markets is not mandatory for businesspeople. “The market owners who don’t want to reopen shopping malls can keep those shut… reopening market

Sheikh Hasina’s Homecoming Day today defying ban on her return

Today is May 7, a red letter day in the history of the nation, as Awami League President and present Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on this day in

Quader lauds Bashundhara Group for its role in tackling corona

Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday lauded Bashundhara Group, one of the biggest conglomerates of the country, for coming forward to help the government in tackling the

Coronavirus: How India’s lockdown sparked a debate over maids

At the weekend, India extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown by another fortnight, but said that domestic helpers can now return to work. The decision has had millions of middle-class homes