July 21, 2022

The overall number of Covid cases is now nearing 571 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 570,835,424 and the death toll reached 6,395,5…

After a marked improvement in the past week, Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the ‘unhealthy’ zone on Thursday morning.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 152, recorded at 8am, the metropolis ranked third in the list of world cities with the wo…

The death toll from Wednesday’s accident on the busy Dhaka-Kuakata highway rose to six on Thursday, with two more passengers of the ill-fated three-wheeler succumbing to their injuries at Barishal Hospital in the past 24 hours.The deceased were identif…

The death toll from the devastating flood in the country rose to 127 with another death in Moulvibazar district in 24 hours till Thursday morning.The latest victim drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Th…

Within 24 hours of a tragic road accident that left six people dead in Barishal on Wednesday, four people have lost their lives in the same district in a collision between two vehicles.Four people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision betwee…

Sixty-nine more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Among them, 52 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining 17 in other places, it said.As ma…

At least 13 inmates were killed and another two injured in a prison riot on Monday in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo following a fight among inmates in the prison.The National Police, the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Public Health were called…

A 24-year-old woman was killed following a collision between two rickshaws, including a battery-run one, in the city’s Chawkbazar area early Thursday, said police.The deceased was identified as Umme Salma, 24, of Bhola district. She completed her post-…

Bangladesh’s overall Covid caseload crossed two million registering 884 new cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning.Besides, six more Covid-linked deaths were recorded during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Wi…

Nine people were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Barishal, Cumilla and Dhaka Thursday.In Barishal, five people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Ujirpur…

The 5-day director general (DG) level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BSF) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) ended here at BGB headquarters renewing the consensus in bringing down the border killings to zero level.The conference…