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AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine is probably the world's leading candidate and most advanced in terms of development, the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist said on Friday. The British drugmaker...
As the days under the pandemic pass by, sufferings of people from inefficiencies and irresponsible behaviour of utility service providers are increasing. Instead of assisting the consumers, a section of...
Despite apocalyptic predictions, Africa may be better positioned than many think to weather the combined shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, collapsing commodity prices, and global economic recession, assuming its leaders...
With so many tales of disenchantment migrant workers seem fated to endure in quest of a better life for themselves and their families, has been added yet another ordeal. As...
An increase in ocean mammal deaths in Cox’s Bazar in recent months has left wildlife and environment experts alarmed, bdnews24.com reports. Deaths of at least 200 marine mammals including dolphins,...
Despite surging coronavirus cases, most beds at hospitals dedicated for COVID-19 treatment in Bangladesh lie empty. All these hospitals have empty beds and are ready to admit patients, said Nasima...
The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing worldwide containment measures have led the global economy on the verge of the deepest recession since the 1930s great depression. As the pandemic unfolds itself...
Plagues and epidemics have ravaged humanity throughout its existence, often changing the course of history and, at times, signaling the end of entire civilizations. Over the last century quite a...
Millions of people could die if the coronavirus pandemic sees a second wave of infections, a World Health Organization official warned Friday, adding that the deadly outbreak has so far...
Allah Malik Kazemi, change management adviser of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), breathed his last in a city hospital at 5:06pm on Friday. The renowned central banker was admitted at Evercare...
Oil prices rose in early trade on Friday, extending gains from the previous day on optimism about recovering fuel demand worldwide, despite surges in coronavirus infections in some US states...
Anwar Hossain Ujjal, the younger brother of late Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, died from coronavirus on Friday. He was 63. He breathed his last at Impulse Hospital in...
Police have killed four suspected Rohingya robbers in a ‘gunfight’ in the remote hills of Cox’s Bazar, reports bdnews24.com. They carried out raids at Chakma Para in Teknaf’s Hoaikyong and...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing criticism after he told parliament that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was “martyred” in 2011 by US forces. Bin Laden, who masterminded...
The government's move to develop a strong bond market to provide long-term financing through giving some amenities in the proposed budget for 2020-21 fiscal might not bring any positive change...
A total of 9,869 members of Bangladesh police were infected with coronavirus across the country until Friday morning. “Among the cases, 5,794 policemen have made full recovery so far,” said...
China may conduct the second phase trial of coronavirus vaccine, which further evaluates the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in human body, in Bangladesh. Director General (DG) of Directorate...
Job creation and inclusive growth must be the centrepiece of the recovery strategy amid the coronavirus outbreak otherwise jobless recovery might put the progress of the past decade at risk,...
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus is going to hold several discussions with global social business leaders about the post pandemic world in the observance of Social Business Day on...
Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, has cut all business ties with social media giant Facebook aiming to protect its one billion...
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said his country will not take any more Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, citing a struggling economy and dwindling resources as a result of...
FIFA has announced that it had agreed a $1.5 billion relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game. FIFA's plan means world...
The government’s revenue collection increased to Tk 134.53 billion in May, but the amount was less than half of the target as the coronavirus crisis continues to ravage the economy....
The number of coronavirus-infected people in the United States is likely to be 10 times as high as the 2.4 million confirmed cases, the chief of the US Centers for...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating alleged embezzlement over the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for containing the spread of coronavirus, according to a special report of the corruption watchdog’s...
Olympus, once one of the world's biggest camera brands, is selling off that part of its business after 84 years. The firm said that despite its best efforts, the "extremely...
Former home minister Sahara Khatun has been moved back to intensive care after her condition deteriorated during treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka. She was receiving medical care in the...
Golam Rasul, a retired staff of Kushtia General Hospital and a resident of East Majampur in Kushita municipality, was extremely surprised when police came to his house to put it under...
Eight districts of Bangladesh are at risk of flash floods in the next 10 days as rivers in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna basin continued to swell due to heavy rains in the...
The government has decided to extend the term of pre-primary education in primary schools to two years from 2021. Children can now start their pre-primary learning from the age of...
Bangladesh’s position is upgraded to Tier-2 from watch list’ in the US ‘Trafficking in Persons’ report released on early Friday. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous...
Bangladesh on Friday registered 40 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus, the health directorate said, pushing the total death count to 1,661. Authorities also logged 3,868 fresh cases in the...
Four people have died with fever and cold at Cumilla Medical College and Hospital in the last 24 hours till Thursday night. Dr Sajeda Khatun, assistant director of Cumilla...
Child marriages have gone up significantly in Bangladesh due to impacts of the coronavirus epidemic on the socioeconomic situation. Rights organisations have cited an increased number of child marriages happening...
“Existing border haats along the India-Bangladesh border need to be reopened at the earliest and after adopting appropriate precautionary measures related to health and hygiene,” said Bipul Chatterjee of CUTS...
The gas supply to large swathes of Dhaka has been turned off after a distribution line caught fire in the capital's Shewrapara. Residents of Mirpur, Mohammadpur, parts of Dhanmondi, Shyamoli...
Former Director General of the Islamic Foundation Shamim Mohammad Afzal passed away at a city hospital on Thursday night. He was 65. “Mohammad Afzal breathed his last at 10pm while...
Kuwait's public prosecution has imposed a travel ban on a local businesswoman over her suspected ties to Bangladeshi MP Muhammad Shahid Islam, nicknamed Papul, who has been detained on charges...
The US embassy in Dhaka has issued a fresh travel alert for its citizens amid the outbreak of coronavirus Covid-19. “The US Embassy has learned GD Assist Ltd. is tentatively...
Firefighters have tamed a fire in a gas line after almost three hours of efforts at West Shewrapara area in Dhaka. The Dhaka North City Corporation is currently carrying out...
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) authority will launch an online marketing platform to help market the products being produced by cottage,micro,small and medium (CMSM) entrepreneurs of the...
The global outbreak of the Covid-19 has affected life and economy unlike anything the world has ever seen. The travel restrictions that came with this pandemic wreaked havoc on the...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Thursday that the ongoing disconnect between financial markets and the real economy is a "vulnerability," which could pose a threat to the recovery should...
The governor of Texas temporarily halted the state’s reopening on Thursday as Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations surged and the country set a new record for a one-day increase in cases....
With no sign of the global coronavirus threat easing anytime soon, protective masks are fast becoming fashion accessories for Indonesians and Malaysians keen to add some style and humour to...
The Directorate General of Drug Administration has denied the Gonoshasthaya Kendra the permission to market coronavirus testing kits on the grounds that these have failed sensitivity test. Minimum 90 per...
Bangladesh Dairy Development Forum (BDDF) has demanded Tk 50-billion allocation for fisheries and livestock in the next budget from the proposed Tk 31.93 billion to fight coronavirus impacts. It sought...
FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim has said the country's apex trade body would not patronise any loan defaulter in getting support from the stimulus package announced by the government amid...
The taskforce on fast-track projects on Thursday directed all agencies concerned to take necessary measures for bringing back foreign consultants and experts to speed up the implementation of projects amid...
Unilever Overseas Holdings B.V. will purchase 82 per cent shares of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Bangladesh which is listed on both the stock exchanges of Bangladesh. According to a corporate disclosure, Unilever...
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