Most Rajshahi COVID
patients come from villages
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital reports 13 new COVID deaths
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 856,304
- Recovery: 779,796
- Death: 13,626
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 178,686,182
- Recovery: 3,405,121
- Death: 3,870,373
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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In India's Sundarbans, villagers
have no place to call home
People are sleeping on cloths spread on the ground, struggling to get clean drinking water and constantly worried about the crowded conditions in emergency shelters
The American renaissance has begun
Americans are shifting their personal lives to address common problems. Nobody knows where this national journey will take them, but the voyage has begun
Migrant children report overcrowding, depression in US shelters
About 14,500 unaccompanied children are currently in the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services, down from 22,000 in late April
COVID delays routine
vaccination of children
Amid the desperate scramble for COVID vaccines, children are missing shots for TB, polio, measles
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger': UN
The long-term outlook for the world's biggest coral reef system had deteriorated and action was needed to counter the effects of climate change, said UNESCO
Pakistan police don skates to fight terrorism
The police in Karachi, Pakistan, put 20 officers on in-line skates for counterterrorism patrols and to soften the force’s image. Critics call it a publicity stunt
End of Yemen quagmire?
As Yemen pushed to brink of famine, talks hinge on lifting blockade to unlock truce
Morning people may have lower risk of depression
Going to bed early and waking up early may help to provide some protection against depression, a new study suggests
Ethiopia’s leader faces voters
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed plunged Ethiopia into a war in the Tigray region that spawned atrocities and famine
Record-breaking
female climber
stranded in Nepal
Tsang, who climbed Mount Everest in 25 hours and 50 minutes, says getting back home appears harder than her ascent to the peak
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Garment factories use plastic jars to store colourful dye. But these are not reusable. Delwar Hossain Dulal cuts out the plastic from these jars on the embankment in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh. He earns Tk 5 for each kg of plastic he extracts. But his income is solely dependent on the availability of such plastic jars. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Narayanganj’s Hosne Ara Begum was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with respiratory distress. Her relatives rushed her to the COVID unit of the hospital on Monday, Jun 21, 2021.
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A man is reduced to tears after losing his mother, Amena Begum, to COVID-19 infection. Amena was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital three days ago and passed away on Monday, Jun 21, 2021.
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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University's Vice Chancellor Dr Sharfuddin Ahmed inaugurates the campaign to administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shots, Jun 21, 2021.
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A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday, Jun 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Health workers are preparing to administer the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday, Jun 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A man takes his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday, Jun 22, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A woman receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech experimental vaccine at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday, Jun 21, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Chhatra Union holds a rally in the rain on the Dhaka University campus before submitting a memorandum to the education minister demanding the reopening of educational institutions, Jun 21, 2021.
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Members of the Bangladesh International Hotel Association stage a sit-in protest outside Dhaka Medical College Hospital over 11 months worth of unpaid quarantine bills of doctors and nurses at various hotels during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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The authorities demolished the installations to free Dhaka’s Shyampur canal from the grasp of encroachers, but parts of an illegal structure still occupy the canal. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The authorities demolished the installations to free Dhaka’s Shyampur canal from the grasp of encroachers, but parts of an illegal structure still occupy the canal. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Mannan laments Momen’s role
The planning minister takes to Facebook to highlight the difference of opinion with his cabinet colleague
FDI in Bangladesh falls
11% in 2020: UNCTAD
Both general economic activities and FDI shrank in the country’s export-oriented garment manufacturing, the UN agency says in its latest report
Fabric factories take on a greener hue
Activists say the global fashion industry should cut climate-heating emissions and Bangladeshi factory owners say renewables and recycling can help save them money
More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: UN
More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts across the world and nearly 2,700 others were killed, the UN said
Britney Spears doesn't know whether she'll ever perform again
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