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As Coronavirus Reappears in Italy, Migrants Become a Target for Politicians

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Coronavirus Reappears

Right-wing politicians say migrants threaten Italy by bringing Covid-19 with them, even as official data shows “minimal” effect from new arrivals.

POZZALLO, Italy — As the summer vacation season draws to a close in Italy, a flare-up of Covid-19 cases is fueling a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment, even though the government says that migrants are just a small part of the problem.

Sicily’s president, Nello Musumeci, ordered the closure of all migrant centers on the island last weekend, saying it was impossible to prevent the spread of the illness at the facilities. And although a court blocked him, saying that he did not have the…

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National

Waterlogging in Dhaka: Collective failure made it perennial

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Waterlogging

The desire expressed by the two Dhaka city mayors to take over the responsibility of drainage management from Dhaka Wasa in a bid to end the capital’s perennial waterlogging problem has widely been regarded as a popular idea.

But experts said just changing the custodian without addressing the core issues that have failed Wasa — such as the absence of total authority of one particular body and lack of coordination with six other organisations — might also fail the two city corporations.

The idea of handing over the drainage management to city corporations came to light last month when the two mayors — Dhaka South’s Shekih Fazle Noor Taposh and Dhaka North’s Atiqul Islam — said theywished to take over the job.

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North America World

Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

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Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the United States after Hurricane Laura battered southern states.Ten of the victims were in Louisiana and four in Texas.

Winds of up to 150mph (240km/h) caused severe damage, with power cuts to more than half a million homes and a chemical fire from an industrial plant.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has asked the federal government for immediate financial assistance in dealing with the fallout, BBC reported.

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Business

BB to probe Evaly financial transactions, e-commerce activities

Evaly financial transactions
Evaly financial transactions

Bangladesh Bank will investigate the financial transactions and other e-commerce activities of e-commerce platform Evaly.

Head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Abu Hena Razee Hasan informed reporters about BB’s move. He said the bank accounts of Evaly and its top executives were frozen after seeing media reports about the e-commerce firm’s “illegal activities”.

The BFIU, an arm of the Bangladesh Bank, directed all commercial banks and financial institutions through a common letter on August 27 to freeze all bank accounts operated by top executives of Evaly, reports UNB.

A copy the BFIU letter, signed by its deputy director Fuara Khatun, obtained by UNB, shows that it has asked all banks and financial institutions to freeze accounts of Evaly’s Chairman Shamima Nasrin, and Managing Director (MD) Md Rasel.

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Cricket Sports

Anderson Enters History, Pakistan Saves The Test Sands

Pakistan Vs England Test Series
Pakistan Vs England Test Series

Pakistan Vs England Test Series
Third Test Played at Ageas Bowl Southampton from 21st to 25th August 2020 
Brief Scorecard at Stumps on Day Three 

England 1st Innings 583 /8 Declared in 154.4 Overs (Zack Crawley 267, Jos Buttler 152, CR Woakes 40, JR Root 29, Fawad Alam 2/46, Shahin Afridi 2/141, Yasir Shah 2/ 173, Asad Shafiq 1/24 ) , Pakistan 1st Innings 273 All Out  in 93 Overs ( Azhar Ali 143* ,  Mohammad Rizwan 53  , JM Anderson 5/ 56 , SCJ Broad 2/ 40 ) , Pakistan 2nd Innings 187/4 ( Babar Azam 63* , Abid Ali 42 , Azhar Ali 31 , J Anerson 2/45 ) 
 

Match Drawn
England Won the Series 1-0 
Man of the Match: Zack Crawley 
Man of the Series: Jos Butller and Mohammad Rizwan. 

Rain and inclement weather impacted England Pakistan enthralling test series just concluded. England sort of hijacking test win from the grasp of Pakistan in the first test at Manchester won the series 1-0. The rain impacted second test at Southampton ended in a tame draw. Pakistan following on in the third test with generous assistance of weather managed salvaging a draw. ……………….

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Business

US investors urged to set up Covid-19 vaccine plants in Bangladesh

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vaccine_reuters

Bangladesh has urged US investors to set up Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plants in Bangladesh to ensure its availability at lower cost for people of the country.

An inter-session meeting of Bangladesh and USA in the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) was held today where this demand was made. This is an inter-session meeting between the fifth and sixth rounds of TICFA meeting.

The fifth round was held in Dhaka in March this year.

“We need a lot of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for our country’s development. US companies are the largest investors in Bangladesh mainly in power and energy sectors. …

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National

Padma Bridge construction to be completed by 2022: Finance Minister

Padma Bridge construction
Padma Bridge construction

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the construction works of Padma Bridge will be completed by 2020.

The construction work of Padma Bridge was scheduled to be completed by June next year but it has been delayed due to coronavirus pandemic and excessive floods, he said. 

AHM Mustafa Kamal disclosed this information after attending the 20th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement on Wednesday. 

Meanwhile, the meeting approved a total of six proposals, including one for extending the tenure of contract of Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) & Associates, the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) for Padma Bridge.

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Education

Time hasn’t come yet to reopen educational institutions: Secretary

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reopen educational institutions

Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam on Monday said time has not come yet to reopen the educational institutions of the country.

“I don’t think time has come to reopen schools and colleges,” he said responding to a question while briefing reporters about the outcome of the weekly cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting.

About the postponed HSC examinations, he said the Ministry of Education is actively discussing the issues relating to the HSC and other examinations, and they will look into the matters.

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Life Style

Early Islamic gold coins found in Israel

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gold coins

Israeli archaeologists announced on Monday they have discovered  a trove of early Islamic gold coins during recent salvage excavations near the central city of Yavne, reports AP.

The collection of 425 complete gold coins, most dating to the Abbasid period around 1,100 years ago, was an “extremely rare” find, Israel Antiquities Authorities archaeologists Liat Nadav-Ziv and Elie Haddad said in a joint statement.

The trove, which was unearthed by youth volunteers, also included hundreds of smaller clippings from gold coins that would have served as smaller denominations.

Robert Kool, a coin expert with the antiquities authority, said an initial analysis indicates the coins date from the late 9th century, considered the golden age of the Abbasid Caliphate that controlled most of the Near East and North Africa.

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Business

E-valy, the latest digital business scam

E-valy
E-valy

E-valy offers consumers all sorts of lucrative deals, with ‘cash back’ offers going up to 100 to 150 per cent. If you buy, for example, Tk 100 worth of goods, you can get the same amount back or even more. Thousands of consumers are being lured in by these almost unbelievable deals being offered by this Bangladeshi e-commerce company. A few are even making a profit, but most are still waiting to see the big bucks.

People should understand that the seller or the company which is giving you 100 per cent or 150 per cent cash-back is not paying from their own pocket or inheritance. They are cheating others and resorting to other unethical means.

Not even two years into the business, this company has already sold products worth Tk 10 billion (Tk 1000 crore). Yet the company’s paid-up capital is only Tk 50,000. As the business grows, a growing number of complaints have also been lodged against with various government agencies. Experts apprehend that this method of business is conducive to money laundering.

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