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June 11, 2022

Khaleda suffers heart attack: Medical board

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia suffered a coronary heart attack, said the medical board at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday.It decided to perform an angiogram on the BNP chief, said her personal doctor Professor AZM Zahid Hossain.The decision …

Mother, daughter killed in Kushtia road crash

A 30-year-old woman and her daughter were killed and her husband was injured when a covered van hit a motorbike at Nandalalpur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district in the hours of Saturday, said police.The deceased were identified as Rina Khatun, …

Five killed in California Marine aircraft crash identified

The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday identified five people who died when their Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed during training in the California desert.Killed were two pilots: Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire and Capt. John J. …

Dhaka’s air quality still remains ‘unhealthy’

Air pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh as its capital has been ranked as the fourth most polluted city in the world.On Saturday, Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 161 at 8:41 am.Chile’s Santiago, India’s…

Flash flood submerges fresh areas in Sherpur; Child drowns

Fifteen more villages in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district have been inundated afresh due to onrush of water from hills, causing immense sufferings to the residents.A 14-month-old girl named Dia Moni, daughter of Rafiqul islam of Sari Kalinagar vi…

US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread …

Global Covid cases near 540 million

The overall number of Covid cases is approaching 540 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 539,795,635 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,329,853 on S…

Khaleda hospitalised with heart problems

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital in the early hours of Saturday as she suddenly fell ill.”Madam (Khaleda) suddenly fell ill at her Gulshan home. We rushed her to Evercare Hospital,” Khaleda’s physician Profes…

Ring (stent) installed in Khaleda’s heart: Fakhrul

A ring (stent) has been placed in the artery of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia after she suffered a mild heart attack, said party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday.“Doctors performed an angiogram on Khaleda Zia and found 99 percent…

Law Minister contracts Covid-19

Law Minister Anisul Haque has tested positive for Covid-19, says an official of the ministry on Saturday.He tested positive on Thursday and has been taking treatment at home, the official said.The law minister is now doing fine and his body temperature…

Chandpur: Medical technologist commits suicide

A 26-year-old Medical Technologist (Lab) of Matlab Uttar Upazila Health Complex in Chandpur allegedly committed suicide on Saturday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Monira Kamal, wife of Ziarul Islam Nader of Kachari Bazar area of Ni…

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