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Bangladesh
- Infection: 1,146,564
- Recovery: 779----
- Death: 18,851
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection:192,694,293
- Recovery: 3,405,---
- Death:4,138,553
Source: Johns Hopkins University
Spotlight
'Games of hope' open
Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron in an opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic
Tajuddin Ahmad, and morality-based politics
For Tajuddin, politics was part of his creative imagination, concerned as he was by the iniquities he witnessed in his Bengali ambience, Syed Badrul Ahsan writes
UK leaders hail a return to normal; their phone app disagrees
With virus case numbers surging again, thousands of people have been notified by a government-sponsored phone app asking them to self-isolate for 10 days
Afghan military overhauls war strategy
Afghanistan's military is overhauling its war strategy against the Taliban to concentrate forces around the most critical areas like Kabul and other cities
The music scene in Brooklyn neighbourhood is there to stay
These events, along with new series and festivals, have transformed this quiet area into an arts hub.
Anger burns in Haitian streets
Distrustful of the elite coming from the capital, angry men tried to block the arrival of mourners from outside the city
Should vaccinated people start wearing masks again?
With daily reports of breakthrough COVID infections and the rise of the Delta variant, vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions
When gender equality at the Olympics is not so equal
Of the nearly 11,000 athletes arriving in Tokyo, 49 percent will be women, according to the IOC
Marsquakes reveal the
anatomy of its interior
Seismic waves from quakes detected by NASA's robotic InSight lander have helped scientists decipher the anatomy of Mars
‘A recipe for catastrophic fire’
The vast Bootleg Fire has raged in remote timberlands for more than two weeks, fed by winds, a tinderbox of undergrowth and erratic fire behaviour
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New Market and adjacent areas in Dhaka were almost deserted on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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New Market and adjacent areas in Dhaka were almost deserted on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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A view of Akhtaruzzaman flyover in Chattogram on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Uttam Sen Gupta
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A view of an almost deserted Tiger Pass area in Chattogram on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Uttam Sen Gupta
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A traffic sergeant fines a car driver for leaving home without a valid reason in breach of restrictions at Tiger Pass in Chattogram on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Uttam Sen Gupta
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A view of Bahaddarhat in Chattogram on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Suman Babu
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A rickshawpuller takes rest as there is no passenger in Chattogram’s CRB area on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Suman Babu
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Yusuf and Shakil, friends who gave single names, sell balloons as a part-time job for Tk 5,000 and Tk 7,000 respectively per month. They have been working for a balloon factory in Madarbari from 9am to 9pm everyday for eight months. As they do not need to share the income with their families, they can spend the money on their own. Photo: Suman Babu
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A view of Dhaka’ Bijoy Sarani on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A view of the Matsya Bhaban area in Dhaka on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of a strict coronavirus lockdown reimposed after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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BGB personnel check a vehicle at a checkpoint at Ekuria on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of the 'strictest' lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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BGB personnel check a vehicle at a checkpoint at Ekuria on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of the 'strictest' lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Army personnel question a driver at Old Dhaka's Roy Shaheb Bazar intersections on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, the first day of the 'strictest' lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Saat Masjid Road in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi was deserted on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, as lockdown restrictions were retightened after the Eid holidays to rein in a record surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Photo: Moinul Haque Chawdhury
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A group of people rode a pickup van to return to Dhaka from the Shimulia ferry pier in Munshiganj on the first day of lockdown after the Eid-ul-Azha festivities on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Many people head to Dhaka on foot from the Shimulia ferry terminal in Munshiganj on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, as transportation wassuspended on the first day of lockdown designed to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Lockdown restrictions resumed again after the Eid holidays on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. A mobile court fines people who ignored stay-at-home orders in Old Dhaka's Babu Bazar bridge neighbourhood. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People returning from the southern districts arrived at the Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka after the Eid holidays on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. But they faced difficulties reaching their destinations as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People arrived at the Sadarghat launch terminal after a long and difficult journey from the southern districts of Bangladesh following the Eid festivities on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. Many of them hopped on to vans and rickshaws to get to their destination as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People returning from the southern districts arrived at the Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka after the Eid holidays on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. But they faced difficulties reaching their destinations as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People arrived at the Sadarghat launch terminal after a long and difficult journey from the southern districts of Bangladesh following the Eid festivities on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. Many of them hopped on to vans and rickshaws to get to their destination as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People returning from the southern districts arrived at the Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka after the Eid holidays on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. But they faced difficulties reaching their destinations as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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An exodus of people returning to Dhaka from southern districts in Bangladesh seen at the Sadarghat launch terminal after the Eid festivities on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. They left the station on foot to get to their destinations as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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An exodus of people returning to Dhaka from southern districts in Bangladesh seen at the Sadarghat launch terminal after the Eid festivities on Friday, Jul 23, 2021. They left the station on foot to get to their destinations as transportation is suspended amid the lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People returning to Dhaka after the Eid-ul-Azha festivities left stations on foot on Friday, Jul 23, 2021, as lockdown restrictions resumed across the country to stem the flow of a record COVID-19 cases and deaths. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
AOC makes push into
political merchandise
She is investing heavily in her online store, selling T-shirts, sweatshirts and other merchandise with her name, "AOC" initials or slogans, including "Tax the Rich"
BFF ‘unwilling’ to organise SAFF Championship
A record rise in deadly coronavirus infections forces the federation to scrap the plans
Bangladesh economy recovering: ADB
The economic outlook for South Asia is dampened by new waves of COVID-19
India watchdog accuses Amazon of concealing facts
India's antitrust regulator has accused Amazon.com Inc of concealing facts and making false submissions when it sought approval for a 2019 investment in a Future Group unit
China's Xi visits Tibet
It his first recorded visit as leader of the nation and the first visit to Tibet by the country's leader in three decades
The music scene in
Brooklyn neighbourhood
is there to stay
These events, along with new series and festivals, have transformed this quiet area into an arts hub.
