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Covid may have killed up to 180,000 health workers globally
11:48 AM, 22 Oct 2021 FridayA WHO paper on Thursday estimated that out of the world’s 135 million health staff, “between 80,000 to 180,000 health and care workers could have died from Covid-19 in the period between January 2020 to May 2021”...
Biden says US will defend Taiwan if China attacks
11:31 AM, 22 Oct 2021 FridayPresident Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held policy. "Yes, we have a commitment to do that," he said when asked during a townhall if the US would defend Taiwan...
Shakib equals Afridi to be leading wicket taker of T20 WC
10:05 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayShakib Al Hasan equaled Shahid Afridi as the highest wicket-taker of the T20 World Cup after claiming four wickets for just nine runs against Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Thursday at Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat...
Islamic orator held for 'provocative speech'
09:28 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayPolice have arrested an Islamic orator from Dhaka's Keraniganj upazila on charge of delivering provocative speech over the reported desecration of Holy Quran in Cumilla...
UN sets up trust fund for Afghanistan amid cash shortages
08:03 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayThe United Nations says it has set up a special trust fund to provide urgently-needed cash directly to Afghans through a system that taps into donor funds frozen since the Taliban takeover in August...
Pfizer says Covid booster shot 95.6% effective
07:05 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayA booster shot of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is 95.6 percent effective against symptomatic infection, according to trial data published by the makers on Thursday...
10 more die of Covid-19 in a day
05:16 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayTen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 27,801. During the period, 243 more people contracted the virus, raising the total infection to 15,66,907, the health directorate said in a press release on Thursday. The daily count came from a test of 16,088 samples in the past day...
PM asks AL men to intensify vigilance for communal harmony
04:42 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked her party leaders and workers to strengthen area-wise vigilance and hold peace meetings to maintain communal harmony. "Communal harmony will have to be maintained by ensuring intensified area-wise vigilance by our leaders and activists..
Bangladesh rout PNG to seal spot in Super 12s
04:10 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayBangladesh captain Mahmudullah chose to bat after winning the toss against Papua New Guinea. This is the final day of Group B's matches in the T20 World Cup's first round, with all four teams vying for Super 12s spots. The numbers favour Bangladesh going into this game...
Trump to launch rival social media giants
03:57 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayFormer US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social...
RFL launches awareness campaign on water wastage
03:25 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayRFL Bathroom Fittings has launched a month-long campaign to create awareness among the common people on water wastage. RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, inaugurated the campaign at the head office of RFL Group at Badda recently...
Australia offers $1m reward for missing four-year-old
02:49 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayThe Australian authorities on Thursday (Oct 21) offered A$1 million (S$1 million) for information leading to the discovery of a missing four-year-old girl feared abducted from a remote campsite last weekend...
Aryan Khan drugs case: NCB at Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat
01:54 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayThe Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) teams went to Bollywood actor Ananya Pandey’s residence and Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat on Thursday in connection with the Aryan Khan’s drugs case...
PM calls for exploring new markets to enhance export earnings
01:13 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed diversification of the exportable products, urging businessmen and officials concerned to expand production of export items and explore new global markets to strengthen the country's economy...
US, Europe condemn N Korea ballistic missile launch at UN
12:39 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayThe United States, Britain and France have told the United Nations that North Korea, which tested what it said was a “new type” submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, has continued to advance its weapons programmes, despite international sanctions...
Shah Rukh Khan meets son Aryan Khan in Mumbai jail
12:06 PM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan today visited Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail to meet with his son Aryan Khan, who was denied bail yesterday and has been in jail since October 8 in the drugs-on-cruise case...
PM opens Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center
11:40 AM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the newly built Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center (BBCFEC) at capital's outskirts Purbachal aiming to organize the trade fairs...
Regional powers back aid for Afghanistan as Russia hosts Taliban
10:53 AM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayAfghanistan’s new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow for the idea of a United Nations donor conference to help the country stave off economic collapse...
Document leak reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report
09:29 AM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayA huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change...
Covid: WHO warns pandemic will drag on into 2022
08:55 AM, 21 Oct 2021 ThursdayThe Covid pandemic will "go on for a year longer than it needs to" because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Dr Bruce Aylward, senior leader at the WHO, said it meant the Covid crisis could "easily drag on deep into 2022"...