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23 districts to witness month-long fresh floods from next week

Low-lying areas in 23 districts are predicted to experience a month-long fresh flooding in the next week with the rise...

Global population likely to reach 8.5b in 2030: UN

The United Nations on World Population Day on Saturday showed in its world population trend that the number of...

Prices of spices go up ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Prices of spices have gone up due to a spike in demand ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival...

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BD corona deaths cross 2,300, cases reach 181,129

Bangladesh's coronavirus deaths have surpassed 2,300 and cases reached 181,129, as the Directorate General of...

Gilead analysis shows remdesivir reduced coronavirus death risk

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Friday an analysis showed its antiviral remdesivir helped reduce the...

Kuwaiti general held over MP Shahid scandal

Kuwaiti authorities have detained Major General Mazen Sheikh Mazem Al Jarrah, assistant under-secretary of the...

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Covid-19 Update

Source: Johns Hopkins CSSE

Confirmed Cases

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Bangladesh

“Focus on external sources, not banks, to ease budget deficit”

More focus needs to be given on sourcing funds from external sources, reducing dependency on bank borrowing, to mitigate the budget deficit, according to the...

Govt defers fund release for low-priority projects

The government has decided to suspend fund...

Foreign cos to invest in JV projects

Several foreign companies have recently shown interest...

Global

Indian economy's medium-term outlook remains uncertain, says RBI Governor

The Indian economy’s medium-term outlook remains uncertain even though the country has started re-opening after over two months of a nationwide lockdown, the central bank...

US jobless claims continue to drop last week

The number of initial jobless claims in...

'Death Cross' strikes US dollar as Covid-19 cases grow

A resurgent coronavirus pandemic in the United...

Stock

Weekly review: Stocks extend winning streak amid regulatory moves

Stocks extended the winning streak for the third straight week...

Share price of Paramount Ins soaring sans PSI

The share price of Paramount Insurance Company is soaring without...

Asian stocks rise on vaccine hopes, eyes on US payrolls

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday although sentiment...

Chinese companies put US listing plans on ice as tensions mount

Chinese companies are putting off plans for US listings as...

Brokerage firms' mkt operations: Deficiencies found in many accounts

Stocks open higher amid soaring turnover

Bata Shoe declares ‘no’ final dividend

Asian stocks set for best weekly gain in nine years

Zoom nearly doubles revenue forecast on remote-work boost

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Ministers buy Eid cattle from Digital Haat

Three ministers have bought cows by using an online marketplace, Digital Haat, for the Eid-ul-Azha. Dhaka North City Corporation, ICT Division, e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh or e-CAB, and Bangladesh Dairy Farm Association launched the platfor...

Meat traders demand ban on cattle, meat...

NOVOAIR to operate flights to Barishal from...

Rampal project in slow lane

Online cattle buying likely to reach new heights amid pandemic

Solar energy sector seeks govt's support to survive

Hilsa dearer despite abundant supply

Currency	Sell	Purchase

Commodity	Price	Change
GOLD	1,315.80 (US$/oz)	+1.38%
SILVER	17.44 (US$/oz)	+2.32%
COPPER	3.07 (US$/oz)	+1.05%
CRUDE OIL	46.74 (US$/bbl.)	-2.36%
COTTON # 2	69.83 (USc/lb)	+2.47%
WHEAT (CBOT)	647.25 (USD/bu)	-0.1%
PALM OIL	823.96 (USD/MTon)	3.4%
Soybean OIL	35.04 (USc/lb)	+0.26%
Sugar # 11	14.31 (USc/lb)	+2.00%

National

PM to open Dhaka-OIC Youth Capital 2020 on July 27

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Dhaka- OIC Youth Capital 2020 on July 27 with an aim to connect...

Don’t publish news that affects Bangladesh-Italy ties

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested the print and electronic media in Bangladesh not to publish any news that...

Veterinary teams to work in cattle markets: Minister

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said veterinary medical teams will work in the cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...

Politics

BD now at risk of losing overseas labour market: Rizvi

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi...

Amu named coordinator of 14-party alliance

Veteran politician Amir Hossain Amu has taken the...

Country

Couple killed in Cumilla road crash

A couple was killed and four people were...

Erosion puts Sherpur primary school under risk

Narayankhola Dakshin Primary School, an old school in...

Crime

Regent Hospital MD, 15 others sued

A case was filed against 16 people, including...

College student stabbed dead in Pabna

A college student was stabbed to death by...

World

Asia

China to hit back against new US sanctions over Uighur rights

China said on Friday it would take “reciprocal measures” against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese...

Iran's president calls for ban on weddings

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for big gatherings...

Singapore ruling party wins elections, but support falls

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has retained power in...

Americas

US sets record in new virus cases at nearly 69,000

New cases of COVID-19 rose by nearly 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting...

US sets record for new Covid cases third day in a row at nearly 69,000

New cases of Covid-19 rose by nearly 69,000 across the...

NYC paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural in front of Trump Tower

A giant, yellow ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural was painted Thursday...

Europe

Russia reports 6,611 new coronavirus infections

Russia on Saturday reported 6,611 new coronavirus cases, taking its nationwide tally of infections to 720,547. The country’s coronavirus crisis...

COVID-19 pandemic plunges working world into crisis: ILO

Global leaders called for a comprehensive approach to counter the...

England reopens after lockdown

People relished their first pub drinks in more than three...

Africa

Africa’s CDC urges more Covid-19 tests, masks, as continent’s cases top 500,000

African countries urgently need to scale up coronavirus testing and the use of face masks, a regional disease control body...

Suicide car bomber hits checkpoint at Somalia’s Mogadishu port

An explosion shook parts of the Somali capital of Mogadishu...

Explosion at Astron Energy’s South African refinery kills at least two

An explosion on Thursday at Astron Energy’s South African refinery...

Editorial

Saving jobs in apparel sector

It is difficult to say as to what extent the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is able to influence the decision of the global apparel buyers. Yet the request made by the Bangladesh authorities to this international body to dissuade the buyers from cancelling their work orders given to apparel factories does highlight a sense of desperation on the part of...

Projecting life in a positive light

How deeply the covid-19 pandemic has impacted life and society is evidenced by the endless stream of debates, studies, discussions and writings pouring out regularly on the subject. Not surprisingly, the possible changes in human behaviour the pandemic might have brought about did come up again at a recent webinar in Dhaka. Leading corporate house representatives, leaders of local and...

Views

Global economic forecast: Grimmer outlook

Economic uncertainties continue to constrain global economic growth. Late last month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) further downgraded the global economic growth projection - a...