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August 28, 2022

Global Covid cases top 605 million

The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 605 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 605,429,512 and the death toll reached 6,487,034 on Sunday mornin…

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.”Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villa…

Khaleda Zia to be taken to hospital again Sunday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital again on Sunday for some more medical tests, six days after she had several required tests in the same hospital.”Madam [Khaleda] will be taken to Evercare Hospital in the afternoon today (S…

Dengue: 176 new cases reported

Another 176 people were hospitalised with dengue – a viral infection – in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.Of them, 144 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 32 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).As many as…

PM shocked at death of freedom fighter Sheikh Abdul Hakim

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of valiant Freedom Fighter Sheikh Abdul Hakim, a member of the famed Swadhin Bangla football team. In a condolence message, she said that the country lost one of the be…

Bangladesh logs 217 more Covid cases, zero death

Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 217 new cases in the 24 hours till Sunday morning.While the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,323, the new number took its caseload to 2,011,317, according to the Directorate General of Health…

PM mourns Sharsha AL leader Nuruzzaman’s death

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday expressed shock and deep grief at the death of Jashore Sharsha Upazila Awami League (AL) General Secretary Md Nuruzzaman.Nuruzzaman, 62, breathed his last today at his Dhaka residence at 5am after a prolonged illness…

Testimony recording begins in actor Sohel Chy’s murder case

The official trial proceedings in the sensational 24-year-old murder case of actor Sohel Chowdhury finally began Sunday, starting with the recording of the testimonies of witnesses.Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 Judge Zakir Hossain recorded the statemen…

Khaleda admitted to Evercare for tests

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital on Sunday for some more medical tests, six days after she had several required tests in the same hospital.The BNP chief reached the hospital around 9:45pm from her Gulshan residence, said he…

Man to die for killing housewife in Pabna

A Pabna tribunal on Sunday sentenced a man to death for killing a housewife after his failed rape attempt in 2018.Pabna Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mizanur Rahman handed down the punishment.The court also fined the convict Tutu…

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