corona analytics english
Bangladesh
- Infection: 12,49,484
- Recovery: 779----
- Death: 20,685
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection:197,462,343
- Recovery: 3,405,---
- Death:4,211,491
Source: Johns Hopkins University
Spotlight
Danish Siddiqui’s body was
mutilated in Taliban custody
The revelation comes amid concern that the fighting in Afghanistan has become increasingly brutal as peace talks have stalled
COVID misinformation comes from the top, too
If millions feel that some public-health experts are not as honest as their media stenographers make them out to be, there’s a good reason for it.
Turkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes
Satellite imagery shows smoke from the fires in Antalya and Mersin is extending to the island of Cyprus, around 150 km away
Indigenous archaeologist tracks down missing children
Kisha Supernant has brought radar technology to the search for burial sites in Canada while she works to reshape her profession’s relationship with Indigenous communities
Hollywood agency slams Disney in heated dispute over Johansson's 'Black Widow'
One of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies on Friday hit out at the Disney movie studio in an escalating public dispute over claims by Scarlett Johansson that she had lost money over the release of her "Black Widow" movie.
A plant that ‘cannot die’
The longest-lived leaves in the plant kingdom can be found only in the harsh, hyperarid desert that crosses the boundary between southern Angola and northern Namibia
The new reality of a European trip: ‘things are going to change’
Curfews, vaccine requirements, conflicting advice. As variants like Delta spread, rules and restrictions are popping up across the continent
Argentina lakes turn
pink. But the outlook
is not rosy
Authorities give conflicting views to local media, however, on whether the sudden change in colour of the lakes was harmful
Johnson and his wife expecting another baby
Newspapers say Carrie tells friends in a post on social media app Instagram that she feels "incredibly blessed" to be pregnant again
As fears grip Afghanistan,
hundreds of thousands flee
Across Afghanistan, a mass exodus is unfolding as the Taliban press on in their brutal military campaign
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Pickup vans, packed with passengers on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, entered Dhaka through Shonir Akhra on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021 after the government allowed export-oriented factories to reopen amid the coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Pickups and rickshaw-vans, packed with passengers on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, entered Dhaka through Shonir Akhra on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021 after the government allowed export-oriented factories to reopen amid the coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Rickshaw-vans, crammed with passengers on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, entered Dhaka through Shaonir Akhra on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021 after the government allowed export-oriented factories to reopen amid the coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Dhaka-bound passengers waiting for transports on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Signboard on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021 after the government allowed export-oriented factories to reopen amid the coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Besides rickshaws, cars and autorickshaws plied the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Signboard on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021, the ninth day of the post-Eid coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A view of Gulistan in Dhaka on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021, the ninth day of the post-Eid coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Nawabpur Road, which usually bustles with traffic in normal days, was almost deserted on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021, the ninth day of the post-Eid coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A view of Mayor Hanif flyover in Dhaka on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021, the ninth day of the post-Eid coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People swarm onto ferries arriving at Shimulia on Saturday, July 31, 2021, after the government announced that factories would reopen despite the lockdown. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Passengers leave a ferry docked at the Shimulia terminal in Munshiganj on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Masses of people are headed to Dhaka since the government announced that factories would reopen. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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An assistant pours water on the head of Mohammed Faruk, a supervisor of Shah Sultana Paribahan that operates bus services on the route to Netrakona’s Kendua, at Sayedabad Bus Terminal on Saturday, Jul 31, 2021 after Faruk caught a fever. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Passengers leave a ferry docked at the Shimulia terminal in Munshiganj on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Masses of people are headed to Dhaka since the government announced that factories would reopen. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Ferries are running during the lockdown so that emergency vehicles and freight trucks can cross the Padma River on Saturday, July 31, 2021, but people looking to make it Dhaka are swarming on board regardless. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Ferries are running during the lockdown so that emergency vehicles and freight trucks can cross the Padma River on Saturday, July 31, 2021, but people looking to make it Dhaka are swarming on board regardless. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A ferry carrying masses of passengers arrives at Munshiganj’s Shimulia from Madaripur’s Banglabazar on Saturday, July 31, 2021, despite the lockdown. Authorities say that people rush on board the moment the ferries dock. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Public transport is suspended during the lockdown, so many passengers who arrived at Shimulia ferry terminal on Saturday, July 31, 2021, now have to set off for Dhaka on foot. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Ferries in Munshiganj's Shimulia and Madaripur's Banglabazar are teeming with large crowds on Saturday, July 31, 2021, despite ongoing lockdown restrictions, after the government announced the reopening of factories from Sunday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Ferries in Munshiganj's Shimulia and Madaripur's Banglabazar are teeming with large crowds on Saturday, July 31, 2021, despite ongoing lockdown restrictions, after the government announced the reopening of factories from Sunday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Rowshan Ara Begum arrives in Dhaka Medical College Hospital from Gajaria, Munshiganj to seek treatment for respiratory distress, Jul 30, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Family members bring freedom fighter Habibur Rahman from Sirajganj to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after he started suffering from respiratory distress. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Freedom fighter Habibur Rahman is carefully taken off the ambulance to ensure he gets oxygen supply in Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Jul 30, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A glimpse of Green Road on Friday, the eighth day of strict lockdown imposed in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus infection. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Helena remanded
for ‘disinformation’
The court grants the police three days to quiz her in a case under the Digital Securiy Act
Japan make semis with shootout win
They are the only team to maintain a perfect record in the group stage and are now just one win away from securing a first medal in men's football
How far will long-term
projects take rail links?
The government is emphasising railway infrastructure in a bid to boost regional trade
Vietnam surpasses Bangladesh in garment exports
Vietnam sold $29 billion worth of apparel merchandise to the world in 2020, while Bangladesh exported $28 billion of garments, WTO data shows
US Navy assisting tanker attacked off Oman
The Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker is most likely hit by a drone strike
Hollywood agency slams Disney in heated dispute over Johansson's 'Black Widow'
One of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies on Friday hit out at the Disney movie studio in an escalating public dispute over claims by Scarlett Johansson that she had lost money over the release of her "Black Widow" movie.
