Bangladesh
College student stabbed dead by mugger in city
A college student was stabbed to death and another injured by a mugger in the city's Uttara area on Wednesday night.
Work plan prepared to untap blue economy potentials: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said a work plan has been prepared as guideline to untap the potentials of blue economy.
New report reveals extreme traumatic stress among Rohingya genocide survivors
Rohingyas in Bangladesh who survived genocide in Myanmar are experiencing a "severe" mental health crisis, according to data in a new report published on Thursday by Fortify Rights.
Global Covid-19 cases hit 68.8 million
A total of 68.8 million people have been infected with coronavirus globally and over 1.5 million of them died, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The global caseload stood at 68,848,383 with 1,568,734 fatalities on Thursday.
The United States recorded 15,384,264 cases as of Thursday morning with 289,257 deaths.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in the US topped 15 million on Tuesday.
With an additional 49 deaths reported on Wednesday, the death toll from the coronavirus in Washington state has surpassed 3,000, according to state health officials, reports AP.
Since the pandemic began, 3,016 people in Washington have died from the virus that causes COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health. The total number of confirmed cases in the state is now nearing 190,000, officials said.
India's Covid-19 tally reached 9,735,850 on Thursday while the death toll mounted to 141,360 according to the JHU data.
Brazil has recorded the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third-largest caseload, after the United States and India.
The country registered on Thursday 53,453 new cases, raising the nationwide tally to 6,728,452, the Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, 836 deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 178,995.
Infections have been reported in more than 191 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
‘80% of cyberbullying victims are women’
Bangladesh has a high rate of cyberbullying, and 80% of the victims are women aged 14-22.
Heart disease leading cause of death globally for last 20 years: WHO
Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published on Wednesday.
Don’t worry about Rohingya relocation to Bhasan Char: Dhaka to UNHCR
Bangladesh has conveyed to the UN refugee agency that the international community has no reason to worry about relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char.
UN chief urges all to act collectively to recover from COVID-19 pandemic
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to act collectively, with human rights front and centre, to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and build a better future for all.
Disaster management: ‘500 relief warehouses to be built’
The government is going to build one relief warehouse in 500 upazilas across the country to speed up relief distribution during any natural disaster.
PM urges global leaders to take action to prevent recurrence of any future genocide
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the global community to undertake concerted action to address the root causes of genocide and ensuring justice to the victims to prevent the recurrence of any future genocide anywhere in the world.