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UK’s Covid-19 death toll lowered to 41,000 after methodology change

Britain’s official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic has been lowered by over 5,000 because the government adopted a new way of counting fatalities after concerns were raised that the old method overstated them.
Bidyanondo to give away laptops, smartphones to disadvantaged students for online classes

Bidyanondo Foundation, a youth-led charity organisation, has announced that it will distribute free smartphones and laptops among students who come from families with financial constraints.
Liaqat shot an unarmed Sinha: Sefat

"Stepping out of the car, I started walking towards the rear. He [Sinha] also got down. I heard him saying, 'Calm down, calm down'… Moments later, I heard the gunshots… I saw Sinha lying on the ground," Shahadul Islam Sefat, who was accompanying Sinha, has said.
Syria’s Assad says new US sanctions are part of drive to ‘choke’ Syrians

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has said that sweeping new US sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of Washington’s long- standing efforts to “choke” Syrians’ living standards.
ACC allowed to interrogate Regent Hospital Chairman Shahed

A Dhaka court today allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed at the jail gate to gather information about the crores of taka amassed by issuing fake Covid-19 results.
Microsoft prices its dual-screen Android phone at $1,399, will arrive Sept 10

Microsoft Corp has said the Surface Duo, its dual-screen smartphone powered by Alphabet Inc’s Android operating system, will start at a price of $1,399 and arrive in stores beginning September 10.
‘The final blow’ - Beirut blast batters struggling hospitals

With hospitals in Beirut turned into trauma centers and coronavirus cases still rising, some healthcare workers are asking: how can the system cope?
No decision on HSC, JSC exams yet: education ministry

The date for this year's Higher Secondary School Certificate examination has not been fixed and no decision has yet been taken to cancel the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination, an education ministry press release said today.
‘Want to keep Sinha's dream alive with Just Go’: Shipra says in video message

Shipra Debnath in a video message posted on social media has said that they would keep the dream of slain Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan alive with their YouTube channel "Just Go".
Environment minister tests positive for Covid-19

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin has been tested Covid-19 positive today, Dipankar Bar, senior information officer of the ministry confined The Daily Star.
Video of Lalmonirhat OC taking bribe after ‘using hand sanitiser’ goes viral

A video of the officer-in-charge of Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station has gone viral on social media that shows him taking bribe money from some people in connection with filing a “false case”.
ICT probe body releases report against 4 Razakars in Noakhali

Investigation agency of the International Crime Tribunal (ICT) today finalised and released the probe report on the crimes against humanity committed by four alleged Razakars from Noakhali.
Paltan explosion: 5 ‘Neo JMB’ men placed on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed five members of banned militant outfit “Neo JMB" on a seven-day remand in connection with an explosion in Dhaka's Paltan area on July 24.
Woman denied admission at maternity centre; gives birth at roadside market

A woman ended up giving birth to a baby girl at a roadside market in Gaibandha town after she was denied admission at the Gaibandha Mother and Children Welfare Centre.
Rajshahi range SP sued in extortion case

Md Belayet Hossain, superintendent of police (SP) of Rajshahi range, is sued in connection with an extortion case registered with the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court.
Writ seeks HC directive to display Bangabandhu’s portrait at JS session room

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the parliament session room in Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
Lawmakers keen on development schemes for rural areas: TIB research

Lawmakers are keen on projects related to the development of rural road system, construction of bridges and culverts, a Transparency International Bangladesh research said today.
Covid-19: Decision on Chinese vaccine next week, says health minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said a decision on buying coronavirus vaccine from China and running trials for it in Bangladesh will be taken next week.
BAF transport aircraft repatriates 71 Bangladeshis from Lebanon

A C-130J transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force -- carrying 71 repatriated Bangladeshi nationals from Lebanon -- has returned home after handing over humanitarian and relief assistance to the victims of the horrific explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4, according to a press release of the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR).
1.26 lakh die annually from tobacco use in Bangladesh: Progga

The youth of the country, nearly one-third of the population, might become a burden for the country instead of an asset due to tobacco addiction, said Progga, a platform of anti-tobacco campaigners.
US-Bangla resuming Dhaka-KL-Dhaka flights from August 16

US-Bangla Airlines is going to resume flights on the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route from August 16, after five months of suspension due to Covid-19.
UP chairman arrested for relief embezzlement in Dhamrai

Rab arrested a union parishad chairman under Dhaka’s Dhamrai upazila early today on charge of embezzlement of relief rice.
HC resumes regular functions after 5 months

After five months, regular functions of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court resumed today on a limited scale while following health guidelines.
Covid-19 death toll crosses 3,500 mark

The Covid-19 death toll in the country crosses the grim milestone of 3,500 with 42 new deaths registered.
BNP MP Rumeen Farhana tests positive for coronavirus

Barrister Rumeen Farhana, a BNP lawmaker from reserved seat, has tested positive for coronavirus.
70% of migrants returning to Bangladesh struggle to find employment: IOM

Approximately 70 percent of surveyed migrants, who returned from abroad between February and June, are unemployed, according to a study conducted on returnees in 12 districts of the country.
Will attain double digit in ease of doing business index in 2021: Salman F Rahman

Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister Salman F Rahman on Wednesday said Bangladesh will attain double digit next year in the global ranking of ease of doing business.
Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors

Alphabet Inc's Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California.
‘Derogatory’ Facebook post on Chief Justice: SC summons Advocate Mamun Mahbub

The Supreme Court today summoned Advocate Syed Mamun Mahbub to appear before it on August 20 for posting a derogatory status about Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Facebook.
Money laundering: 3 Faridpur AL leaders on 2-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed three Awami League leaders of Faridpur town unit on two-day remand each in a Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case.