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ICC postpones T20 World Cup due to Covid-19 pandemic
08:47 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe ICC has finally postponed the 2020 men's T20 World Cup, a decision made because of the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
Oxford vaccine partner plans trials in India, manufacturing soon
08:37 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayTrials for the coronavirus vaccine developed at the Oxford University will begin in India as soon as a license is procured, said the Indian firm partnering the researchers in the UK...
China’s phase 2 trial finds COVID-19 vaccine safe
08:21 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayA phase 2 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate conducted in China has found that the vaccine is safe and induces an immune response, according to a new study published Monday in medical journal The Lancet. The results provide data from a wider group of participants than the phase 1 trial, which was published in May...
Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine triggers immune response
08:53 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayA coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. Trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus...
MFIs in India should be allowed to accept deposits from public: Dr Yunus
05:40 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayNobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said that micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in India should be allowed to accept deposits from the public. Speaking at the 'PanIIT Global eConclave', the social entrepreneur said that at present MFIs have to go to the banks for money...
Coronavirus: Bangladesh behind India, Pakistan in recovery rate
05:06 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayAlthough the health authorities in Bangladesh on Monday confirmed the recovery of 1,914 more patients raising the recovery rate to 54.74 percent, it is still lower than neighbouring India (63.8 percent) and Pakistan (77.7 percent). With the latest figure, the total number of recoveries stands at 1,13,556...
JKG chairman Sabrina sent to jail
04:06 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayA Dhaka court today sent JKG Healthcare Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury to jail in a case lodged over issuing fake coronavirus test reports...
COVID-19: 50 die, 2928 infected, 1914 recover
02:47 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayThe death toll from coronavirus or COVID-19 has reached 2,668 as 50 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,928 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 207,453. Professor Nasima Sultana, ADG of the Directorate General of Health Services, came up with the disclosure...
Hope probe: UAE launches historic first mission to Mars
02:24 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayThe United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan...
UK secures early access to 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
01:37 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayThe UK has secured early access to 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies...
Overnight rains lead to waterlogging in Dhaka
01:13 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayTorrential monsoon rain from Sunday midnight to Monday morning has swamped many parts of the capital, disrupting people’s movement and triggering traffic chaos. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, 63mm of rain was recorded in the capital from 6am to 9am. Besides, 19 mm of rain was recorded in the last 24 hours till 6am today...
Slain Fahim Saleh’s assistant pleads not guilty to grisly murder
12:43 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayThe 21-year-old executive assistant accused of killing and decapitating his boss at the tech CEO's luxury Manhattan condo pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, his attorneys said Sunday...
Gunman kills son, shoots husband of judge in New Jersey
12:14 PM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayThe 20-year-old son of a prominent New Jersey federal judge was shot dead and her husband was critically injured in an attack at their home Sunday evening, according to reports...
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial result data to be published today
11:55 AM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayThe initial trial data for the COVID-19 vaccine that has been developed in a joint collaboration between Oxford University and AstraZeneca will be released today...
Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital
11:35 AM, 20 Jul 2020 MondaySaudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday...
Coronavirus: Wrangling over huge EU recovery plan enters 4th day
11:27 AM, 20 Jul 2020 MondayEU leaders trying to reach an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day. There are reportedly deep differences between the leaders, who are trying to negotiate the deal at the same time as the bloc's next long term budget...
US Ambassador to India meets representatives of Dalai Lama
09:54 PM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayUS Ambassador to India, Ken Juster, on Saturday said he met Ngodup-la, Representative of Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Delhi and Secretary Gyalpo...
Galwan Valley skirmish part of broader expansionist campaign of China: Report
09:37 PM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayThe bloodiest killing of 20 Indian Army personnel by Chinese troops at Patrolling Point 14 of the Galwan region of Western Sector of Ladakh border is part of a broader campaign by China to insert military forces and assert territorial claims over countries in the South Asian region...
President attends younger brother’s namaz-e-janaza at ancestral home
09:04 PM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayPresident Abdul Hamid on Sunday attended the namaz-e-janaza of his younger brother and freedom fighter Abdul Hye at his ancestral home in Kamlapur village under Mithamain upazila of Kishoreganj...
Iran’s Zarif in Iraq on his first visit since Soleimani’s killing
08:44 PM, 19 Jul 2020 SundayIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is visiting Iraq, for the first time since the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani in January...