Day: September 6, 2022

The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said Tuesday.At least 16 other people are missing a day after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck a mo...

The overall number of global Covid cases is approaching 611 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 610,723,356 while the death toll reached 6,504,981 on Tuesday m...

Dhaka's air quality on Tuesday slipped into the 'unhealthy' zone on Tuesday morning, despite heavy late monsoon showers a day before.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 161 at 9 am, the metropolis ranked third in the list of world cities with the ...

The death toll from the explosion in a gas pipeline in Keraniganj rose to five, with another victim succumbing to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Sonia Akter, 26.Sonia breathed...

Five more Dengue patients died in 24 hours till this morning (September 6, 2022), raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 31.During this period, 284 more people were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to...

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 313 cases in 24 hours till this morning (September 6, 2022).With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,329 and caseload to 2,013,407, according to the Directorate General of Healt...

At least three people were killed and 7 others injured by lightning strikes in Kushtia and Natore districts on Tuesday, police said.In Kushtia, Jahangir Alam,45, and his 15-year-old daughter Julia, of Atigram area in Mirpur upazila, were injured by lig...

A sexagenarian man was killed by his son with a knife in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila on Tuesday.The deceased Belal Hossain, 62, hailed from North Wapda East Surlikka village of Sudharam Thana in Noakhali. He used to live with his family in Babu Colo...