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Bangladesh
- Infection: 7,80,857
- Recovery: 779,796
- Death: 12,181
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 163,225,663
- Recovery: 95,897,262
- Death: 3,382,478
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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Israel-Gaza conflict explained
As the fighting enters its second week, it is being defined by civilian casualties, undiminished rocket fire and airstrikes, and by historical tensions erupting into unrest
What we can learn from fearless girls
Afghan girls and boys may lack books, pens and laptops, but in their thirst for education, they have plenty to teach the world
When your abuser is a powerful politician
Author Tanya Selvaratnam discusses her abusive relationship with Eric Schneiderman, a former New York attorney general, and the second wave of the #MeToo movement
Long working hours are a killer: WHO
Hundreds of thousands of deaths linked to long hours with middle-aged, older men more likely to be victims
Free at last to hug and party
Friends will hug, pints will be pulled and swathes of the British economy will reopen on Monday giving 65 million people a measure of freedom after lockdown
A pianist is trying to match Bach
With “Inventions/Reinventions,” Dan Tepfer fills out Bach’s missing two-part inventions with daring free improvisations
Sanofi, GSK said to produce strong immune responses
The findings are encouraging news for a vaccine that has fallen behind in development and has so far disappointed those expecting that it would be crucial in combating the pandemic
'WandaVision' rules at MTV Movie, TV Awards
Marvel comics spinoff "WandaVision" dominated the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday, while Scarlett Johansson and Sacha Baron Cohen got special awards
Under a tree, an Indian village cares for its COVID sick
Village practitioners of alternative medicine in Mewla Gopalgarh have set up an open-air clinic where they distribute glucose and other remedies to patients with symptoms of COVID-19
Efforts to ease Israel-Hamas fight falter
Diplomats and international leaders were unable Sunday to mediate a cease-fire in the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas
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Passengers scramble to get off a ferry in Munshiganj’s Shimulia terminal amid a coronavirus lockdown on Monday, May 17, 2021 as they return to Dhaka for work after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. At least five people died in crush of passengers on ferries before Eid.
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Passengers scramble to get off a ferry in Munshiganj’s Shimulia terminal amid a coronavirus lockdown on Monday, May 17, 2021 as they return to Dhaka for work after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. At least five people died in crush of passengers on ferries before Eid.
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Passengers scramble to get off a ferry in Munshiganj’s Shimulia terminal amid a coronavirus lockdown on Monday, May 17, 2021 as they return to Dhaka for work after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. At least five people died in crush of passengers on ferries before Eid.
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A bus carries travellers from Shimulia ferry terminal in Munshiganj on Monday, May 17, 2021 after Eid-ul-Fitr although long-haul passenger transport system is banned amid a lockdown to stop the coronavirus from spreading further.
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Fire Service and Civil Defence workers doused a fire on the fourth floor of commercial building Pantho Plaza on Pantho Path in Dhaka half an hour after it erupted on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Fire Service and Civil Defence workers doused a fire on the fourth floor of commercial building Pantho Plaza on Pantho Path in Dhaka half an hour after it erupted on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Visitors at Hatirjheel in Dhaka appear to care a fig about the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, May 17, 2021 as they defy lockdown restrictions on gatherings four days after Eid-ul-Fitr, Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The government has banned eating at restaurants as part of efforts to curb coronavirus infections but people hanging out in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel after Eid-ul-Fitr dine at the eateries in breach of the rules on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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People hang out in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel after Eid-ul-Fitr amid a coronavirus lockdown on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Families hang out in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel after Eid-ul-Fitr amid a coronavirus lockdown on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets with her cabinet members from the Ganabhaban via video call on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: PMO
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Members of the Workers Party of Bangladesh burn Israel’s flag in Dhaka on Monday, May 17, 2021 in protest against the killings of Palestinians in Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
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Members of the Workers Party of Bangladesh march in Dhaka on Monday, May 17, 2021 in protest against the killings of Palestinians in Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
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Police personnel escort their former colleague Babul Akter to jail from a court in Chattogram after the end of a five-day remand in a case over the murder of the ex-SP’s wife on Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo: Suman Babu
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A woman collects plastic bottles from the Padma River at Shimulia, Munshiganj. Ferry crews throw plastic products into river waters while cleaning the vessels. Passengers also dump plastic bottles in the river after use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Plastic bottles and packets float on the Padma River in Shimulia, Munshiganj. Ferry crews throw plastic products into river waters while cleaning the vessels. Passengers also dump plastic bottles in the river after use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Plastic bottles and packets float on the Padma River in Shimulia, Munshiganj. Ferry crews throw plastic products into river waters while cleaning the vessels. Passengers also dump plastic bottles in the river after use. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hasina coming home cleared darkness: Radwan
He pays tribute to the Awami League chief's homecoming four decades ago
Celta end Barca title hopes
This could be Messi’s final game at the Camp Nou given his unresolved contractual situation
WEF cancels annual
meeting in Singapore
The blue riband event for the global elite to discuss the world's problems is cancelled due to the pandemic
AT&T will shed media business
The company will join together two of the largest media businesses in the country
Australian PM stands firm on border closure
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said it was still not safe to allow residents fully-vaccinated for COVID-19 to travel overseas
'WandaVision' rules at MTV Movie, TV Awards
Marvel comics spinoff "WandaVision" dominated the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday, while Scarlett Johansson and Sacha Baron Cohen got special awards
