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New Covid variant in UK “not out of control”: WHO
12:23 PM, 22 Dec 2020 TuesdayThe new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control and can be contained using existing measures, the World Health Organization said on Monday...
Covid: US President-elect Joe Biden gets vaccine live on TV
08:54 AM, 22 Dec 2020 TuesdayPresident-elect Joe Biden has received his first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, saying he was getting the jab to show Americans it is "safe to take"...
US House passes $892 billion coronavirus relief package
08:36 AM, 22 Dec 2020 TuesdayThe U.S. House of Representatives passed an $892 billion coronavirus aid package on Monday aimed at throwing a lifeline to the nation’s pandemic-battered economy, clearing the way for Senate approval later in the evening...
Covid-19 pandemic: International alarm grows over new variant
08:24 AM, 22 Dec 2020 TuesdayThere is growing international alarm over a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK, with a host of countries imposing travel bans. More than 40 countries have barred UK arrivals, as the EU held talks on forming a common policy. Sweden banned foreign travellers from Denmark after cases of the variant were discovered there...
World powers renew commitment to preserve Iran nuclear deal
08:28 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayThe remaining parties to a landmark nuclear deal they signed with Iran in 2015 have renewed their commitment to preserving the accord in an online meeting...
England appoints Jacques Kallis as batting consultant
07:49 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayEngland have appointed South Africa legend Jacques Kallis as batting coaching consultant for their Test series in Sri Lanka, reports Sky News...
Cabinet nods Agricultural Good Practices Policy to ensure safe food
07:41 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayThe Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Bangladesh Agricultural Good Practices Policy, 2020 in order to ensure safe and quality agricultural products by applying good practices in the entire production-to-consumption chain...
Bangladesh to get Covid vaccines for 4.5 crore people by May-June
07:14 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayReplying to a question, he said the government is now thinking only about the Oxford vaccine, but would not be rigid about any other vaccine which gets the WHO’s approval...
No DJ party on 31st night: DMP chief
06:14 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayNo DJ party will be allowed during celebration of the 31st night on the eve of New Year 2021 to curb the coronavirus spread, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam BPM said on Monday...
Dhaka’s air quality ‘hazardous’
05:21 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayDhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning...
Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters
05:00 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayDozens of journalists at Al-Jazeera, the Qatari state-owned media company, have been targeted by advanced spyware in an attack likely linked to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a cybersecurity watchdog said Sunday...
Govt reports 32 more deaths from coronavirus
03:51 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayThirty two more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,312. Bangladesh first reported its COVID-19 cases on March 8. Since then the country has been struggling to limit spread of the highly contagious virus...
Ariana Grande announces engagement to Dalton Gomez
02:45 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayUS singer and actress Ariana Grande has revealed she is now engaged to her real estate agent boyfriend, Dalton Gomez...
Bangabandhu Centre opened in South Africa
02:26 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayBangladesh High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa has opened a “Bangabandhu Centre” recently as the government has taken various steps to brand Bangladesh positively through establishment of such centers across the world...
Human Dev Index: Bangladesh moves 2 notches up
01:54 PM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayBangladesh has moved up two notches in the traditional Human Development Index (HDI) to 133 compared to last year, says a new report on Monday. However, it remains fifth among the eight south Asian countries covered in the report but bounced up nine notches in the new planetary pressures-adjusted human development index...
Biman suspends Saudi Arabia-bound flights for a week
11:58 AM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayBiman Bangladesh airlines has cancelled its all flights to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam from today as the Saudi Arabia government imposed ban on all international commercial flights due to the coronavirus pandemic...
India may start COVID vaccination in January, says Health Minister
09:54 AM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayIndia may begin vaccinating people for COVID-19 in January, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said, adding that the government's priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine...
Saudi Arabia suspends all int’l passenger flights for a week
08:52 AM, 21 Dec 2020 MondaySaudi Arabia on Sunday suspended all international passenger flights for one week in response to a new strain of the coronavirus. Entry to the Kingdom through land and sea ports has also been suspended and this period may be extended by another week...
Covid: Nations impose UK travel bans over new variant
08:33 AM, 21 Dec 2020 MondayEuropean nations have begun to impose travel bans on the UK after it reported a more-infectious and "out of control" coronavirus variant. Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium are all halting flights. The measures vary and are initially short-term but the French rules also affect Channel freight...
Govt working to ensure best use of jute: Dastagir
09:39 PM, 20 Dec 2020 SundayTextile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi on Sunday said the government is working to ensure the best use of the jute...