COVID-19: Gonoshasthaya founder Zafrullah's condition worsens
In a post on its official Facebook page on Friday, Gonoshasthya Kendra said Zafrullah, its founder and trustee, was unwell and had suffered from respiratory distress the night before. Zafrullah was found to be carrying the coronavirus by the testing kit developed by his own organisation, Gonoshasthaya, on May 25. Later, an RT-PCR test for COVID-19 at BSMMU also returned a positive result. The 79-year-old has also taken convalescent plasma therapy twice in the meantime while his kidney ailments require him to undergo dialysis on a regular basis. His wife Shirin Parvin Haque and son Bareesh Hasan Chowdhury have also contracted the novel coronavirus infection and are both isolating at home.
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June 05, 2020 11:26 UTC
Transwestern Road to become Hughes Avenue in Bellemont
× Register for more free articles Stay logged in to skip the surveys Log in Sign up {{featured_button_text}}The name of Transwestern Road in Bellemont will be changing to Hughes Avenue to prevent confusion for emergency responders, motorists and residents. With the idea of improving emergency response times in mind, the Ponderosa Fire District and other emergency responders expressed concerns about having two roads in Bellemont with similar names: Transwestern Road, which crosses over Interstate 40 at the interchange, and Transwestern Pump Station Road, which intersects with Brannigan Park Road a few miles west of Bellemont. Hughes Avenue already exists as the road that provides access to Camp Navajo on the south side of I-40. The name will be extended north across I-40 to where it intersects with Brannigan Park Road. The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the process of replacing the signs along I-40 and at Exit 185 to reflect the name change.
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June 05, 2020 11:26 UTC
Father files case over son taken hostage, tortured in Libya
Mannan Munshi, from Shariatpur Sadar upazila, filed the case with Dhaka’s Paltan police station on Thursday. They will investigate to find out how Mannan’s son Rakib was taken to Libya and who else, other than the currently accused, were involved, he added. Rakib was subsequently taken to Libya, kept hostage and tortured and he had to again provide the same amount of money, he added. After surviving a brutal assassination spree in Libya, Rakib called them once but has not contacted the family since then, said Mannan. On May 28, 26 Bangladeshi migrants were shot and killed by human trafficking gangs in Libya.
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June 05, 2020 11:26 UTC
A crisis that began with an image of police violence keeps providing more
Cellphone videos show New York City police officers beating unarmed protesters and sideswiping demonstrators with opened squad car doors. In Atlanta, a half-dozen officers have been criminally charged after a violent attack on two college students sitting in a car during protests. In Kansas City, Missouri, the police walked onto a sidewalk to use pepper spray on protesters yelling at them. A compilation of recorded incidents posted on Twitter by a North Carolina lawyer stood at 281 clips by Thursday evening. In one video taken Sunday in Chicago, police officers surrounded a car in a parking lot and forcibly removed people inside.
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June 05, 2020 11:26 UTC
Messi misses training again with thigh injury
Messi took part in the first two training sessions of the week but was absent from Wednesday's session, while the team enjoyed a day off on Thursday. "The Barca captain has a small strain in his right thigh muscle," the club said in a statement. "This Friday he did specific work to avoid any risks because our first La Liga match is eight days away. Barca, who are targeting a third consecutive Spanish title, lead Real Madrid by two points with 11 matches remaining. Messi is the leading scoring in La Liga with 19 goals.
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June 05, 2020 11:26 UTC
Govt allocates Tk103,117 crore under 19 packages to protect people amid Covid-19 pandemic
“Most of the stimulus packages are directly or indirectly related to the resumption economy of the country. The other stimulus packages declared by the government are special fund for the export-oriented industries with Tk5,000 crore and expanding the facilities of Export Development Fund (EDF) introduced by Bangladesh Bank with Tk12,750 crore. "The prime minister is very much concerned about the lives of the people as well as the economy," he said. Besides, incentive packages like Pre-Shipment Credit Refinance Scheme with Tk5,000 crore, agriculture subsidy with Tk9,500 crore, agriculture refinancing scheme with Tk5,000 crore, refinancing scheme for the low-income professional farmers and small businessmen with Tk3,000 crore. Another Tk5,000 crore has been allocated for the farmers at only 4% interest to offset the agriculture fallout of the Covid-19.
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June 05, 2020 11:15 UTC
Five go missing in Faridpur boat capsize
Sadarpur upazila Upazila Nirbahi Officer Purubi Goldar along with a Fire Service and Civil Defence official at the scene of boat capsize in Faridpur's in Sadarpur upazila UNBOnly the boatman managed to swim ashoreFive people went missing when a boat capsized in the Padma River at Char Nasirpur in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur on Friday. The incident took place when the engine-run boat from Nawab Mollar Ghat sank in the middle of the river due to gusty wind while heading towards Char Nasirpur union around 8am, said Purubi Goldar, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Sadarpur upazila. The missing people were identified as Shahid Miya, 16, Rubel Hossain, 27, of Sadarpur upazila, Shah Abul, 35, Shilon Miya, 38 and Abdur Razzak, 40 of Chuadanga district, reports UNB. Only the boatman managed to swim ashore.
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June 05, 2020 11:03 UTC
Barca confident Messi can face Mallorca, despite thigh injury
Barcelona said Messi should return to training "in a few days' time", but his absence raises doubts over his fitness ahead of the trip to MallorcaLionel Messi has sustained a "minor" thigh injury, but Barcelona remain confident he will be fit for the team's first game back against Mallorca on June 13, the club said on Friday. Messi has not trained with the rest of the squad since Tuesday after working separately in the gym on both Wednesday and Friday, while on Thursday all the players were given the day off. Barcelona said Messi should return to training "in a few days' time", but his absence raises doubts over his fitness ahead of the trip to Mallorca. The 32-year-old was out for six weeks between August and September with a calf injury and then at the end of September missed another week with a problem in his left thigh. But after regaining fitness, Messi quickly found form, scoring 24 goals in 31 appearances so far this term to help Barcelona sit two points clear at the top of La Liga.
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June 05, 2020 10:52 UTC
City set to appoint Lillo as Guardiola's assistant: reports
City did not replace Mikel Arteta when he left his role as Guardiola's assistant to become Arsenal manager last December, but newspapers Marca and AS said he is set to hire Lillo, who recently left Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai. Lillo, 54, has been a coach for 35 years, working as an assistant to Jorge Sampaoli with Sevilla and the Chile national team. "Guardiola is like a son to me," said Lillo in a 2012 interview with FIFA, explaining that the former Barcelona midfielder went to see him after Lillo's Real Oviedo side had been beaten 4-2 by Barca. "He told me that he liked how my team played a lot and wanted to stay in touch. What began as a professional relationship developed into something much more."
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June 05, 2020 10:41 UTC
Modi: Bangabandhu's life a tremendous inspiration for all
The 90-page publication, titled "Shining Bangladesh", has been dedicated to the celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. A special feature of the contents has been Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s homage to Bangabandhu in which the Indian Prime Minister described him as “one of the greatest personalities of the last century.”“His life is a tremendous inspiration for all of us,” Modi said. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the book contains some rare historical pictures on the life and political career of Bangabandhu. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran, who contributed a write-up on warm bilateral relation between India and Bangladesh, appreciated the publication of the colourful book. The CTB contains an English translation of Sheikh Rehana’s poem “Baba” done by Farid Hossain, Minister (Press) at the mission.
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June 05, 2020 10:30 UTC
Tim Davie appointed as new head of the BBC
Davie, currently chief executive of BBC Studios and also responsible for developing the BBC’s international brand and editorial strategy, will replace Tony Hall in the most high-profile broadcasting job in Britain. “This has been a critical time for the UK and these past few months have shown just how much the BBC matters to people,” Davie said. “Our mission has never been more relevant, important or necessary. I have a deep commitment to content of the highest quality and impartiality.”
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June 05, 2020 10:18 UTC
Mexican protesters clash with police over custody death
Protesters in the historic center of the state capital of Jalisco vandalized buildings, including the palace, and set ablaze several police cars, footage from network Milenio showed. He denied the man depicted in the video had been held for not using a face mask, but gave no further details. Alfaro said six police were injured, including one set on fire, with 22 male, and two female, protesters detained. Although the exact circumstances of the death in Jalisco are not known, footage circulating on social media showed a young man, identified as Giovanni Lopez, being detained by police in early May. Bystanders can be heard saying the police were arresting him for not using a face mask.
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June 05, 2020 10:18 UTC
ICC discussing COVID-19 substitutes for Test matches, says ECB official
Last year, the ICC approved "like for like" substitutes across all formats of international cricket to replace concussed players during matches and Elworthy said the same rule would have to be applied for COVID-19 substitutesThe International Cricket Council (ICC) is discussing the possibility of introducing substitutes if a player tests positive for COVID-19 during a test match, England and Wales Cricket Board director of special projects Steve Elworthy said. Last year, the ICC approved "like for like" substitutes across all formats of international cricket to replace concussed players during matches and Elworthy said the same rule would have to be applied for COVID-19 substitutes. "COVID replacements are certainly something that the ICC are discussing," Elworthy told Sky Sports https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/12000595/england-vs-west-indies-covid-19-substitutes-for-cricket-being-discussed. With international cricket gearing up for return, the @ICC is discussing the possibility of introducing substitutions if a player tests positive for #COVID19 during a Test matchhttps://t.co/C29SEtvd5x — WION (@WIONews) June 5, 2020"I've seen communication about that and it's certainly something we hope would be allowed -- specifically for test matches, not necessarily ODIs (one-day internationals) or T20s (Twenty20). "With the testing protocols of getting those players into that (bio-secure) bubble first, you would hope that wouldn't be a scenario we'd have to deal with," Elworthy added.
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June 05, 2020 10:18 UTC
Coronavirus rips into regions previously spared
Grave diggers carry the coffin of a coronavirus victim before burial at the Vila Formosa cemetery in São Paulo, Brazil, May 28, 2020. Last week, el-Sissi railed on Twitter against unspecified “enemies of the state” who attacked government efforts to combat the virus. Earlier, Egypt’s public prosecutor warned that anyone spreading “false news” about the coronavirus faced up to five years of imprisonment. Last week the Health Ministry published a promotional video that showed coronavirus patients in a hospital praising their care and hailing el-Sissi. A few weeks later, he posted a second video from the hospital announcing that he had contracted the coronavirus.
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June 05, 2020 10:18 UTC
Biden says about ‘10 to 15%’ of Americans are ‘not very good people’
“Do we really think this is as good as we can be as a nation? I don’t think the vast majority of people think that,” the former vice president said. “There are probably anywhere from 10 to 15% of the people out there that are just not very good people, but that’s not who we are. At different points in his 70-minute conversation, Biden spoke about race and racism in America in stark terms. “Hate didn’t begin with Donald Trump, it’s not going to end with him,” Biden said.
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June 05, 2020 10:07 UTC