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September 9, 2022

Promise of lifelong service I renew to all today: King Charles III

King Charles III vowed in his first speech to the nation as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabeth II’s “lifelong service,” as Britain entered a new age under a new sovereign. Around the world, the queen’s exceptional reign was commemorated, celebr…

US may expand monkeypox vaccine eligibility to men with HIV

U.S. officials are considering broadening recommendations for who gets vaccinated against monkeypox, possibly to include many men with HIV or those recently diagnosed with other sexually transmitted diseases.Driving the discussion is a study released T…

Global Covid cases top 612 million

The overall number of global Covid cases has now crossed 612 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 612,521,932 while the death toll reached 6,512,972 on Friday m…

What to know about U.K. accession rules after queen’s death

The British monarchy’s rules state that “a new sovereign succeeds to the throne as soon as his or her predecessor dies.”That means Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Prince Charles, became king immediately upon her death.However, it may be months or even…

PM Hasina mourns death of Queen Elizabeth-II

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock and grief at the death of the Queen Elizabeth-II.She wrote a letter on Thursday to convey condolence to her UK counterpart Elizabeth Truss MP, said a PMO press release on Friday.The Bangladesh p…

Dengue: 145 more hospitalised in 24hrs

Another 145 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning.Of them, 140 were admitted to different hospitals of Dhaka and five outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).A total of 993 dengue patients,…

UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods that have left half a million people living in tents under the op…

AL activist shot dead in broad daylight at Pabna tea stall

An Awami League activist was shot dead publicly in broad daylight by unidentified assailants in Hemayetpur upazila of Pabna on Friday.Saidur Pramanik, 50, was a resident of Hemayetpur. He was an executive member of Pabna Municipal unit of AL, said the …

Bangladesh sees another Covid death, 278 cases

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 278 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,331 and caseload to 2,014,355, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)….

Royal family’s new order of succession after Queen’s death

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, in Balmoral Thursday, the royal family has a new line of successionWith Charles becoming UK’s king, his sons and grandc…

Man killed in Jatrabari road crash

A 35-year-old man was killed as an unidentified vehicle ran over him in the city’s Jatrabari area early Friday.The deceased was identified as Nirob, of Bhola.The speeding vehicle hit Nirob at Kajla Bhanga of Jatrabari in the small hours of Friday.Read:…

Sirajganj: Woman dies of heart attack after seeing dead bodies

A 62-year-old woman died after suffering a cardiac arrest on seeing the dead bodies of a group killed in a lightning strike in Ullapara of Sirajganj.Hosne Ara Khatun was the wife of Shobha Ali Mallik of Mallikpara village in Enayatpur.Ujjal Hossain, up…

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