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Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’
08:22 AM, 19 Jan 2021 TuesdayThe world faces a "catastrophic moral failure" because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states...
Hamid addresses JS opening session with usual call for unity
05:24 PM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayTerming Jatiya Sangsad as the centrepiece of people's hope and aspirations, President Abdul Hamid called for making united efforts to create unity among all irrespective of political affiliations, classes and professions for the continuation of democracy, the rule of law and socio-economic development...
COVID-19: 16 die, 697 infected, 736 recover in 24 hours
04:29 PM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 7,922 as 16 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 697 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 528,329. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Monday...
AL candidates sweep polls as people want development: Quader
03:22 PM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said his party candidates clinched sweeping victories in the second phase municipality polls too as the people want the country’s development and progress...
Samsung’s Lee receives 30-month prison term in bribery trial
03:02 PM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayA South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison on Monday, which could delay the group’s ownership restructuring following the death of Lee’s father in October...
First batch of coronavirus vaccine to reach on Jan 25-26
02:02 PM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayThe first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, produced by Serum Institute of India, will arrive in the country on January 25 or 26, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today. He said this while speaking at meet the press programme held at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU)...
Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines
12:56 PM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayA nurse has received Brazil's first vaccine dose after health regulators gave emergency approval to two jabs. Regulator Anvisa gave the green light to vaccines from Oxford-AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac, doses of which will be distributed among all 27 states...
China reports 109 COVID-19 cases as infections persist in northeast
11:49 AM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayChina reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the sixth consecutive day, with rising infections in the northeast fuelling concerns of another national wave ahead of the country’s biggest holiday...
Russian opposition leader Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow
11:34 AM, 18 Jan 2021 MondayPutin critic Alexei Navalny has been detained after flying back to Moscow from Germany, five months after he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack. The activist, 44, was led away by police at passport control at Sheremetyevo airport...
Russia's Navalny flying home after poisoning
09:45 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayKremlin critic Alexei Navalny is due back in Moscow later on Sunday for the first time since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year...
Book Fair to be held in traditional way, not virtually
09:00 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayThe month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2021 will be held this year in a traditional way not virtually...
Biden to reverse Trump’s Muslim ban on inauguration day
08:23 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayOn his first day in office, US President-elect Joe Biden plans to issue a number of executive orders, including one rescinding the controversial travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries...
Windies eying ODI victory to avoid World Cup qualifier
07:52 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayLosing points here would be fatal in their aspiration to make it directly which is why Simmons termed the series as ‘mighty important’...
Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down
07:26 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayStocks today closed the week with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities...
England require 36 to beat Sri Lanka
07:05 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayEngland require 36 runs to win the first Test against Sri Lanka after a five-wicket haul from Jack Leach finally drew the home side’s spirited resistance to an end on day four in Galle...
48 killed in Sudan's Darfur clashes
06:43 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayTribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region have killed at least 48 people in the latest bout of violence, according to state media...
Indian classical musician Ghulam Mustafa Khan dies
06:05 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayIndian classical musician Ghulam Mustafa Khan passed away on Sunday, January 17, at the age of 89...
Govt records 23 more Covid deaths, 569 cases
05:11 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayTwenty three more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,906. During the period, 569 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 5,27,632, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Sunday...
Female judges shot dead in Kabul
04:14 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayTwo women judges working for the Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul on Sunday, according to officials...
India keep hopes alive with fightback
03:37 PM, 17 Jan 2021 SundayA remarkable fightback from India on day three in Brisbane kept them in the decisive fourth Test against Australia...