Healthcare, education hampered for chaos
Dhaka Shishu Hospital Special Correspondent: Allegation has been intensified that the healthcare and educational activities of Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital (DSH) are being hampered tremendously due to massive irregularities and mismanagement of the authorities concerned as…
Read More »BD to launch walk-in Covid vaccinations at union level
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is set to launch walk-in vaccination at union level allowing the people to be jabbed showing their national identity (ID) cards as ordered by Prime Minister’ Sheikh Hasina to intensify the nationwide inoculation…
Read More »Cooperation between BD, Indian startups to be mutually beneficial
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami on Monday inaugurated the six-part webinar series, “Shoto Borsho Shoto Asha – Rise Up.”The Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Startup Bangladesh,…
Read More »57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast
International Desk: At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. “According to…
Read More »Dhaka for smooth export, import of goods thru land ports
Industry Desk: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Mohammad Imran has emphasised on maintaining regular communication between the India and Bangladesh to facilitate the movement of passengers and import-export of goods.He told this during his meeting with…
Read More »Lockdown casts pall on apparel industry amid peak season
Special Correspondent: The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been keenly felt by nearly all industries, none more so than Bangladesh’s key forex-fetching readymade garment sector as orders from big fashion houses dried up amid waning…
Read More »BB freezes 14 bank accounts of Dhamaka
Money laundering Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Bank has ordered freezing 14 bank accounts related to Dhamakashopping.com, including the personal bank accounts of its managing director Jasim Uddin Chishti on information of money laundering by the e-commerce…
Read More »Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccine antibody levels may decline in 2-3 months: Lancet study
Industry Desk: Total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, and can reduce by more than 50 per cent over 10 weeks, according to study published in The…
Read More »BD home-textile export sees a boom in FY 2020-21
Staff Correspondent:Even amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s export earnings from the home textile products posted a robust growth by 49.17% to $1.13 billion in the just-concluded fiscal year 2020- 21, which was $559 million in…
Read More »Saudi allows Umrah after Hajj in Holy city
International Desk: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia has not allowed foreigners to perform Umrah in the country. Even permission not given to perform Hajj. Now, Saudi Arabia is lifting the ban.The country will allow…
Read More »BD sees highest daily 247 Covid deaths, 15,192 cases
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh yesterday recorded highest ever daily 247 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 19,521. Besides, 15,192 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last…
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