US consulate in Chengdu prime target for China retaliation over Houston

China is moving to close the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu in retaliation for the forced closure of the Chinese diplomatic facility in Houston on Tuesday, citing a source briefed on the decision, reports South China Morning Post...

300,000 jobs in metal/electrical industry at risk

The coronavirus crisis has put some 300,000 jobs at risk in Germany’s metal and electrical industry...

Coronavirus death toll rises to 2801

The death toll from coronavirus has reached 2,801 as 50 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,856 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 216,110. Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, said during a press briefing on Thursday...

Sahed handed over to RAB

Regent Group Chairman Sahed Karim alias Md Sahed was handed over to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday after they were given the charge of investigation of a case filed over coronavirus test scam and fraudulence...

CID submits charge sheet against Enu, Rupon

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police has submitted a charge against expelled Awami League leaders Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in three cases filed under the Money Laundering Act...

PM opens country’s largest rehab scheme in Cox’s Bazar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the country’s largest rehabilitation project in Cox’s Bazar which will make new abode for 4,409 families of climate refugees. The prime minister opened the landmark ‘Khurushkul Ashrayan Prokalpa’ in Khurushkul area on the outskirts of the southeastern beach town of Cox’s Bazar...

Air strikes in Afghanistan kill 45 civilians and Taliban fighters

Air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 45 people, including civilians and Taliban fighters, local officials said on Wednesday...

Bangladesh calls for equitable, affordable access to Covid-19 vaccines

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Rabab Fatima has highlighted the need for making the Covid-19 vaccines available, affordable and distributing those equitably to all countries...

Brazil, Argentina hit coronavirus records as L America exceeds 4 million cases

Brazil and Argentina registered daily records for confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the total number of cases in Latin America past 4 million and underlining the difficulty the region faces in controlling the pandemic...

Asia markets set to come under pressure as US-China ties worsen

Asian stocks were likely to come under pressure on Thursday as fresh diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing heightened investor jitters and overshadowed the boost to Wall Street from U.S. stimulus hopes. In early Asian trade, Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures lost 0.02% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures fell 0.05%...

Don’t expect first COVID-19 vaccinations until early 2021: WHO’s Ryan

Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert...

Kim Kardashian addresses Kanye's mental health

Kim Kardashian West has publicly addressed her husband Kanye's mental health issues following a series of erratic statements in recent days. She wrote on Instagram: "As many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar disorder...

'Neymar's always trying to wind people up'

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has accused Neymar of always "trying to wind people up", while expressing his belief that the Paris Saint-Germain star knows exactly how "infuriating" he can be...

Yemen's children starve amid rising fears of famine

Weighing just 9kg at ten years old, Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children like him that he can no longer walk...

Health directorate DG, ADG grilled

The detectives have grilled prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad and prof Dr Nasima Sultana, director general and additional director general of the health directorate over JKG Health Care's COVID-19 test scam...

Brazil's president again tests positive for Covid-19

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told CNN affiliate CNN Brasil on Wednesday that he had tested positive again for Covid-19, just over two weeks after his initial test came back positive...

Corona may hit Bangladesh harder in winter: Experts

They fear that people may become very susceptible to coronavirus like other respiratory viruses and flu-like diseases during the winter due to low humidity, less sunlight, mild vitamin D deficiency and impaired immunity...

TeleHealth a new normal – What artificial intelligence can do?

Decision on China vaccine after consulting advisory body: Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said the government will take decision to use Chinese vaccines for coronavirus after consulting the National Technical Advisory Committee. “The government is also monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines by various countries and will take the best decision for the country," he said...

Flood situation worsens in Kurigram, Natore, Sherpur

The overall flood situation in Kurigram, Natore and Sherpur districts have deteriorated further due to the rise of river water, cutting off road communications at places and leaving thousands of people marooned and hungry, reports UNB...