Friday, 28 Jun, 2024

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Global coronavirus death toll tops 6,05,000

The coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has reached 6,05,142 as 1,44,40,011 people have been infected worldwide till Sunday afternoon (July 19, Bangladesh Time).  A total of 86,25,382 people have recovered worldwide from the disease, according to latest data from worldometer. A total of 213 countries and territories and two international

Raymond Salomonn makes powerful Australia Day film

<p><strong>Bangladeshi-Australian team create powerful Australia day DOCO First Nations film &ldquo;What is Australia Day?&rdquo; for Canberra Short Film Fest finals.</strong></p> <p>The amazing and provocative short film about Australia Day and their First Nations people has made the final cut for the

Man held with 6kg gold bars at Osmani Airport

<p><strong>Customs Intelligence arrested a man with 38 gold bars, weighing 6kg, from Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport on Monday morning.</strong></p> <p>The arrestee is identified as Porendra Das, 38, son of Noresh Das, hailing from Atghar Najirabad village of Moulvibazar Sadar.</p> <p>A

No seating, gate-lock bus services in Dhaka 

<p><strong>Bus owners have decided to stop seating and gate-lock services from the buses operating in Dhaka metropolitan city within the next three days.</strong></p> <p>Enayet Ullah, secretary general of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association made the disclosure at a press conference held at the

Australia win toss, send Pakistan to bat 

<p><strong>Australia skipper Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in the second semifinal of the ongoing T20 World Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (Nov 11).&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Both the teams have made no changes in their playing XI.&nbsp;</p>

Miracle Led Australia Storming Into The Final

<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Australia VS Pakistan </span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span

BAJUS urges govt to reconsider 11 proposals in budget FY24

<p><strong>Although the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year (FY) showed a ray of hope, the expectations of the jewelry industry were not fulfilled. Eleven out of the 12 proposals made by the Jewelers Association of Bangladesh (BAJUS), were not taken into consideration in the budget.</strong></p> <p>The

Bangladesh reports one Covid death, 197 cases in 24 hours

<p><strong>Bangladesh reported one fresh Covid-19 death and 197 fresh cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Tuesday (June 6) amidst rising infections, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.</strong></p> <p>With the latest numbers, the country&rsquo;s total fatalities rose to 29,451

US Warship Shoots Down Drone, Missile Fired By Yemen's Huthis

<p><strong>An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday by Yemen&#39;s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said.</strong></p> <p>The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in

Musk confirms Twitter has become X.com

<p><strong>The social network formerly known as Twitter has fully migrated over to X.com, owner Elon Musk said on Friday.</strong></p> <p>The billionaire head of Tesla, SpaceX and other companies bought Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022 and announced the rebrand to X last July.</p> <p>Although the

US: Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion drug mifepristone

<p><strong>The US Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an effort to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone.</strong></p> <p>The decision, which came two years after the court rescinded the nationwide guarantee to an abortion, was welcomed by pro-choice activists.</p> <p>The justices

Dr Sen instructs health officials, doctors on Russell's viper

<p><strong>Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen, instructed all hospitals to stock adequate antivenom in reaction to rumors regarding Russell&#39;s viper.</strong></p> <p>Alongside, Health Minister advised people not to get panicked of this snake.&nbsp;</p> <p>He said this while talking to

Australia defeated by India

<p><strong>Australia&rsquo;s T20 World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after Rohit Sharma&rsquo;s scintillating 92 led India to a 24-run win in St Lucia.</strong></p> <p>India finish top of Super 8s Group 1 with a perfect record and will face defending champions England in the semi-finals in Guyana on

David Warner ends int'l career with Australia's exit

<p><strong>Australian opener David Warner bid farewell to his 15-year international cricket career after Afghanistan bagged victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.banglanews24.com/english/sports/news/bd/149839.details"><span