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Possible but not certain COVID-19 vaccine rolled out this year: Sarah
02:00 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayThe University of Oxford’s possible COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty that will happen, the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday...
Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini attempts suicide in prison
01:29 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayNalini Sriharan, convict in the assassination case of late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, attempted suicide on Monday night, said her lawyer. Nalini has been lodged in prison for the past 29 years.
21 missing after bus falls into canal in Sunamganj
12:40 PM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayTwenty-one people went missing after a passenger-bus fell into a roadside canal at Janigaon area in Lakkhanshri union of Sunamganj on Tuesday morning. The incident took place when the bus with 25 to 26 passengers was going to Sunamganj from Sylhet. On information, a team of fire service rushed to the spot...
Coronavirus: EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit
10:35 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayEU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks. It will see the 27-nation bloc offering €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) in grants and loans to counter...
Saudi Arabia announces Eid-ul-Azha on July 31
09:52 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdaySaudi Arabia’s Supreme Court said on Monday the Day of Arafat will be on July 30 (Thursday) and July 31 (Friday) will be the first day of Eid-ul-Azha...
Shahabuddin Medical MD Faisal arrested
09:10 AM, 21 Jul 2020 TuesdayMembers of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Faisal Al Islam, 34, Managing Director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital for conducting coronavirus tests without approval and scamming patients with wrong treatment...
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...