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May 21, 2022

Youngest of 10 Buffalo shooting victims being laid to rest

A 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket was remembered as big-hearted and quick with a laugh before her funeral Saturday.Roberta Drury grew up in the Syracuse area and moved to Buffalo a decade ag…

Covid-19: Bangladesh logs 1 death after a month, 16 new infections

Bangladesh registered one Covid –linked death with 16 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morningThe country saw the death from Covid-19 after a month as the last death was logged on April 20.The fresh numbers took the country’s total caseload to…

Space scientist Dr AM Chowdhury passes away

Eminent space scientist and disaster forecast expert Abdul Musawwir Choudhury has passed away at the age of 81.The scientist, who had been suffering from old-age complications, breathed his last at his own residence at Dhanmondi in the city Thursday ev…

Nor’wester claims two lives in Bogura

Two people were killed and a child was injured in separate incidents in Bogura as nor’westers lashed different parts of the country on Saturday morning.The deaths were reported from Kahaloo and Shajahanpur upazilas of the district.In Kahaloo, a day lab…

Man killed by wife in Brahmanbaria

A man was allegedly killed by his wife over a family feud in Ghatiara village in Sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria district in the small hours on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam, 50, son of Emran Mollah of the village.Police arrested hi…

African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US

Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously been seen only among people with links to cent…

Over 59 million internally displaced in 2021

A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, 4 million more than in 2020, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday.For the past 15 years, most internal displacements were triggered by disasters, …

Rare northern Michigan twister kills 1, injures more than 40

A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 40 others as it flipped vehicles, tore roofs from buildings and downed trees and power lines.The twister hit Gaylord, a city o…

Rains likely in 24 hours

Brace for more showers in the next 24 hours.According to the regular Met bulletin, “Rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty and squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh,…

Global Covid cases near 527 million

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 527 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 526,690,884 while the death toll from the virus reached 6…

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