Bangladesh logs 100-plus Covid deaths for seventh day
The Covid onslaught in Bangladesh continued as the disease claimed 134 more lives, the new second highest..
Couple held for torturing 12-yr-old domestic help in Dhaka
A couple was arrested Saturday night over torturing their 12-year-old domestic help at Topkhana road in Dhaka.
Bangladesh extends closure of education institutions until July 31
Bangladesh government has further extended the ongoing closure of educational institutions to July 31 from June 30 amid the surge in Covid infections and the ongoing ‘lockdown’ to contain the surge.
Global Covid-19 cases top 181 million
The total caseload and fatalities stand at 181,388,210 and 3,928,804, respectively, as of Tuesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Pro-Iran militias attack US base in Syria after air strikes
Pro-Iranian militias exchanged fire with a US-led coalition in eastern Syria on Monday, a war monitor and the coalition said, in an escalation after US air strikes in Iraq and Syria the previous night.
France to legalise IVF for lesbians after two-year debate
Lesbian couples and single women in France are set to celebrate a milestone on Tuesday when parliament finally passes a bill giving them access to fertility treatment for the first time.
UN Security Council confronts growing threat of cyber attacks
The UN Security Council on Tuesday will hold its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries’ key infrastructure, an issue Joe Biden recently raised with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
WB to provide $300m for livelihood improvement in Bangladesh
The government will chip in $40 million for the project titled, ‘Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Improvement (RELI) Project’, raising its total cost to $340 million.
Bangladesh national shot to death by BSF at Lalmonirhat border
The deceased was identified as Rifat Hossain, 20, son of Ismail Hossain of village Munsirhat under Jagatber union of Patgram upazila.
Bangladesh to begin massive Covid-19 vaccination in July: PM
‘I’ve already announced that the government will ensure free vaccination for all. We’ll provide funds, no matter how much is needed, to collect the necessary vaccines to this end,’ she said.
