Mexico to trial China, US COVID-19 vaccines, may produce some

Mexico aims to conduct late-stage clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines in development by U.S. and Chinese companies, two of which might base some of their vaccine production in the country, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday,

3 killed in police firing in Bengaluru amid violence over Facebook post

Three people died and 60 police personnel were injured in Bengaluru as violence broke out in the eastern part of the city on Tuesday night over a Facebook message posted allegedly by a relative of a Congress MLA...

Trump says Harris ‘nasty’ and ‘disrespectful’ to Biden

US President Donald Trump attacked Sen. Kamala Harris on Tuesday, criticizing her for past comments she made about Joe Biden and calling her his "number one pick" shortly after the California Democrat was announced as Biden's running mate...

Sanjay Dutt diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has been detected with stage four lung cancer, said sources at Lilavati hospital who are not authorised to talk to the media. The actor, who was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after he complained of breathlessness, was discharged on Monday...

Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate - the first black woman and Asian American in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the number two slot...

Jatri Kalyan Samity demands withdrawal of increased bus fares

Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, general secretary of the Jatri Kalyan Samity, came up with the demand in a press statement on Tuesday, reports UNB...

Half the daily 100,000 Covid-19 cases in Americas are in US: WHO director

France extends ban on mass gatherings to Oct 30

France is extending a ban on public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to Oct. 30 as coronavirus infections rise sharply, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday, reports Reuters...

India-Bangladesh ties, connectivity create new trade opportunities: Riva

Indian High Commissioner here Riva Ganguly Das today said excellent India-Bangladesh bilateral relations and recent connectivity initiatives in railways and inland waterways created new business opportunities as these reduced trade cost between the two neighbouring countries...

Three more held over Sinha killing

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three people from Marisbunia in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district in connection with the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in Teknaf...

Covid may shift global trade relations

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday said the coronavirus pandemic is likely to accelerate fundamental shifts in trade relationships and global supply chains...

Bamna OC withdrawn over slapping ASI

Md Ilyas Ali Talukder, officer in-charge of Bamna Police Station, Barguna, has been withdrawn over slapping an assistant sub-inspector in public...

Explained: Why Russia’s vaccine claims in doubt

Russia President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday, describing it as “a very important step for the world”. Putin’s daughter got a shot of the vaccine, Reuters reported...

NZ record new Covid-19 cases; brings back restrictions

New Zealand on Tuesday confirmed new cases of locally acquired COVID-19 after going for 102 days without any domestic transmission...

Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, says Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing...

Coronavirus: 33 die, 2966 infected, 1535 recover in 24 hours

The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,471 as 33 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,966 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 263,473. Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, said during a daily health bulletin on Tuesday...

Bangladesh’s per capita income rises to $2,064

The per capita income in Bangladesh has risen from $1,909 to $2,064. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic (BBS) revealed the information on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was recorded at 5.24% in the fiscal year 2019-20 which was 8.15%, the highest ever in the country’s economic history, in fiscal year 2018-19...

Another policeman dies from coronavirus

One more member of Bangladesh Police has died from coronavirus, raising the death toll in the force to 66. The deceased is Md Dalil Uddin Biswas, 58, Assistant Sub Inspector at Jhenaidah Police Lines. Sohel Rana, Assistant Inspector General (media) of Police Headquarters, said Dalil admitted to Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital in the capital...

Lebanon’s leaders warned in July about explosives at port

Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources...

Belarus election: Second night of clashes over disputed poll

Police in Belarus's capital Minsk have fired rubber bullets for a second night to quash protests following Sunday's disputed presidential elections...