A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Wednesday, causing some damage and prompting people to flee buildings in the capital. Officials said no casualties were immediately reported.The 7.3 magnitude quake was centered around Abra province…
The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 577 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 577,023,105 and the death toll reached 6,…
Three people were injured when a stampede broke out as a large number of people tried to enter the venue of a musical concert in Chattogram port city on Tuesday night.Those injured have been identified as Hasan, 22, Maruf, 18, and Kader, 20.Read: 20 hu…
At least 20 people sustained injuries in a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League (AL) over establishing supremacy in Polashbari union of Mohammadpur upazila Tuesday.The identities of the injured could not be known.Locals said that forme…
More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with monsoon still being active over the country, according to the weather office.“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty winds is likely to occur at man…
A 55-year-old doctor was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two bikes in Rajshahi’s on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Dr Kofil Uddin, a resident of Gopalhati village of Puthia upazila. He worked at a health cen…
Stating that hypertension has become the third most common cause of premature deaths in Bangladesh, local and international health experts on Wednesday suggested strengthening primary care services to deal with the non-communicable disease and save man…
Bangladesh recorded five more Covid-19-linked deaths with 626 new cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.With the latest figures, the country’s total fatalities reached 29,280 while the caseload 2,003,570, according to the Directorate General of Heal…
Rangpur division recorded 10.48 percent Covid-19 positivity rate as 11 fresh cases were diagnosed after testing 105 new samples on Tuesday. Health officials said fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported every day since June 22 last in the division whe…
Sixty-one more dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Among them, 58 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining three in other…
Bangladesh today reported five Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 626 coronavirus positive cases during the period.”Among the Covid-19 fatalities, four deaths were recorded in Dhaka division while one was recorded in Mymensingh division,” a daily statem…
Prime Minister’s principal secretary Ahmad Kaikaus on Wednesday said the current foreign exchange reserve of the country can meet all types of import expenditures for more than five months.“We have import expenditure for more than five months in our re…
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