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The coronavirus pandemic poses an enormous risk to around 1.2 million people in Cox’s Bazar including over 860,000 Rohingyas, said International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Amid this pandemic, Interactive Voice...
British drugmaker AstraZeneca is ready to supply a potential new vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from September. The drug giant also doubled manufacturing capacity for the vaccine to 2 billion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the recruitment of 3,000 medical technologists amid a cry for conducting more coronavirus tests in the wake of a surge in infections. The public administration...
Japan aims to put coronavirus vaccines into use by June 2021, the health minister said on Friday, as the country strives to be fully ready to host the Tokyo Olympics,...
Indian drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Friday it was testing a plant-derived drug, AQCH, for the potential treatment of COVID-19 as part of a mid-stage trial, with results...
In the latest reshuffle in the public administration, a total of 123 government officials were promoted as joint secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued two gazette notifications in this regard...
Altogether 168 people were killed and 283 others were injured in 149 road accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, said a passengers’ welfare platform on Friday. On the other...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood has said legal action will be taken if the allegations of corruption in the purchase of N-95 masks and PPE (personal protection equipment) are...
The mayor of a Southern California city resigned following an email in which he stated he didn't "believe there's ever been a good person of colour killed by a police...
Amazon.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel, three people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, in...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate a chartered flight from Dhaka to Rome next Friday. As per government directives, the chartered flight will carry stranded Bangladeshi nationals, who are holding valid...
A global shortage of medical gloves due to a coronavirus-driven surge in demand will carry over into next year, Malaysia, the world's biggest gloves supplier, said on Thursday, warning buyers...
Central China's Hubei Province cleared all its confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the provincial health commission said Friday. As of Thursday, the last three COVID-19 patients in the province had...
India will throw open shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship that typically attract large crowds next week, officials said, even though coronavirus infections are rising at the fastest daily...
Russia has confirmed 8,726 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total to 449,834, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement Friday. The death toll grew...
The government has so far allotted some Tk 1.03 trillion under 19 packages to fight the coronavirus pandemic and protect people amid the crisis. The allocated amount is 3.7 per...
Singapore's retail sales decreased by 40.5 per cent year on year this April, compared to the 13.3 per cent decrease in the previous month, said the Department of Statistics (DOS)...
Japan has kept its deaths from the new coronavirus low despite a series of missteps that beg the question of whether it can prevent future waves of infections. Authorities were...
Following the UAE Federal Government’s announcement to lift restrictions on transit passenger services, Dubai-based Emirates will offer passenger services to 16 more cities on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 15th...
Former Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has successfully undergone a surgery after suffering a stroke while being hospitalised from COVID-19. His son Tanvir Shakil Joy confirmed the development on Friday, bdnews24.com...
The Ministry of Land of Bangladesh has been awarded by the United Nations the prestigious ‘United Nations Public Service Award’ for 2020. The award was given in the category of...
Bangladesh on Friday registered 30 more fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus, the health directorate said, bringing the total count to 811. Authorities also reported 2,828 new infections in the...
Prof SAM Golam Kibria, former chairman of Urology Department in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, has died from COVID-19 at the age of 74. He breathed his last at the...
Four weeks ago, with its most important festival coming up and millions of people facing starvation as economic activity dwindled, Pakistan lifted a two-month-long coronavirus lockdown. Prime Minister Imran...
The condition of coronavirus infected Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has deteriorated slightly. “Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s physical condition has deteriorated a little. Dr Chowdhury sought blessings from all of...
Asian stocks extended gains on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly rise since 2011 while the euro hit a 1-1/2 month high as Europe’s central bank surprised with...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Friday said the investigations in graft cases related to the casinos are still underway and there is no laxity in the commission...
Former Health Minister Mohammed Nasim’s health condition has deteriorated further after he suffered a brain haemorrhage while being hospitalised for coronavirus (COVID-19). Nasim was subsequently rushed into surgery on Friday,...
Australia announced the biggest shakeup of its foreign investment rules in almost half a century on Friday, including additional powers to force the divestment of a business if it creates...
Indian consumers are facing double whammy with their confidence in May touching historic low of 63.7 per cent from 85.6 per cent in March, along with expectations of retail inflation...
Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad, the director general of health services, has revealed that he had contracted the novel coronavirus and recovered after hospitalisation ending days of speculations. He had...
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a serious turn in 11 districts where more than 50 per cent of country's total infections were reported, officials and physicians said on Thursday. The...
Disposing of potentially infected masks, gloves and other protective gear with household garbage could heighten the risk of aggressive coronavirus transmission in communities, experts say. They urged civic bodies to...
Government to repatriate stranded Bangladeshi citizens from the United States by the second special flight of Qatar Airways in the midst of COVID-19. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken...
An influential medical journal article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID-19 patients was retracted on Thursday, adding to the controversy around a drug championed by US...
Four people were killed and a minor child was injured in lightning strikes in different parts of Pabna district on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Hashem, 37, son of...
Masudul Haque Liton, 45, the vocalist of popular band Steeler, passed away due to brain stroke on Thursday in Chattogram. Family sources said Liton felt unwell and suffered a brain...
Due to high risk of getting infected with coronavirus on public transports, many city-dwellers now consider bicycle as their preferred mode of transport to go to workplaces or other destinations....
The government has formed district committees to oversee loan disbursement activities in the MSMEs sector. The loan is being provided to the entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs),...
Rural parts of India have begun to see a surge in novel coronavirus infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home...
The securities regulator has sought public opinion on the draft rules formulated for issuance of debt securities including the green bond. The stakeholders will be allowed to submit their opinions...
Prime Bank Limited has earned a net profit of Tk 510 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 on solo basis, registering a growth of 18 per cent over...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined a ceremony on Thursday via video conference where a delegation of Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Companies Association (BLFCA) donated Tk 95 million to the Prime...
Delta Hospital has applied to withdraw its IPO (initial public offering) proposal to avoid the non-compliances to be created on the company's listing with the share price determined by eligible...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) expects enforcement of zone-wise lockdown from next week as per the proposal of the public health expert committee to the cabinet division after finalising the...
Import-export activities with India through the country's largest land-port Benapole have remained almost stalled since March 23, raising serious concerns over supply chain disruption of essentials. Some 5,000 goods-laden trucks...
Thousands, mostly garment operatives, have lost their jobs in what industry insiders describe as a fall in production and work orders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 67 factories, including seven...
The International Monetary Fund or IMF has lowered GDP growth projection for Bangladesh to 3.8 per cent for fiscal year 2019-2020 from its earlier estimate of 7.4 per cent in...
Private sector credit growth decelerated further in April due to lower credit demand following supply chain disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, bankers said. The growth in credit flow to...
Sample collection for coronavirus tests is being seriously hampered in Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) area due to insufficient manpower. Consequently, samples are not being collected for tests of the pandemic...
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