Eight dengue patients died while 692 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). On November 3, Bangladesh logged nine dengue deaths, the highest in a single day, this year. “As many as 372 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 320 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during ...

Natural gas prices in Europe climbed above $1,250 per thousand cubic meters by the close of business on November 14, according to ICE data. Gas prices soared by 20% in total over the day. December futures at the TTF hub in the Netherlands edged up to $1,256 per thousand cubic meters or to 117.5 euro per MWh, reports TASS. The ...

Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 10,000 employees, The New York Times reported on Monday, making the e-commerce behemoth the latest tech giant to unleash a large-scale redundancy plan. This would represent a little less than one percent of the group’s total payroll, which had 1.54 million employees worldwide at the end of September, not counting seasonal ...

Bangladesh on Monday recorded two Covid-19 deaths while it reported 38 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 0.92 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,139 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital ...

Banks have excess liquidity of Tk 1.69 lakh crore, and rumours on social media are unfounded, Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Md. Abul Kalm Azad said on Monday. He was addressing a press conference at the central bank to brief reporters on misinformation circulating in social media regarding bank deposits and liquidity. “Conspiratorial news is being circulated on social media. Investors are ...

Gold price in the local market has jumped by Tk 2,333 to Tk 82,464 per bhori (11.664 grams) with effect from Sunday (Nov 13). The price of 22-carat gold is now Tk 7,070 per gram while it is Tk 6,750 for 21-carat gold, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) on Saturday. The price of 18-carat ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced new questions Saturday over his choice of senior officials after his number two was accused of behaving aggressively towards staff. The controversy over Dominic Raab, who is deputy prime minister and justice secretary, came after fellow Sunak ally Gavin Williamson was forced out of the new government because of alleged bullying. Raab, Sunak’s most ...

Six dengue patients died while 918 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). “As many as 530 dengue patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city and 388 patients were admitted to hospitals outside Dhaka during the past 24 hours,” a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. ...

Thirty companies operating their buses and minibuses at Mirpur in the capital have decided to run their vehicles under e-Ticketing system from Sunday (November 13). Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Malik Samity secretary general Khandaker Enayetullah stated it at a press conference held at the city’s Paribagh on Saturday morning. He said 30 companies which operate their buses and minibuses in Mirpur ...

With another death reported in 24 hours till Friday morning, this year’s fatalities from Dengue climbed to 193. During this period, 266 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest death was reported from Chattogram, taking the death toll in the division to 49. Of the new patients, 150 were ...