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189 new patients hospitalised as Dengue on the decline

The number of dengue cases in the country has declined slightly as 189 new patients were admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours ending Friday morning.With this, the country has logged 16,894 dengue cases so far this year, said a regular bulletin of the Directorate General of Health Services...

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South Asia eyes tourism revival with eased restrictions

KATHMANDU, Sept 24 (AFP): Nepal has restarted visas on arrival for vaccinated tourists as South Asian nations attempt to revive tourism businesses devastated after 18 months of the pandemic. South Asia is highly dependent on tourism, which accounted for some 47 million jobs in 2019, according to the World Travel...

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BD responds to India's objection at UN

India's objection to Bangladesh's amended submission on the maritime boundary to the United Nations is not in line with the international law, the Bangladesh government has said, reports bdnews24.com.The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) will now make a decision, considering the positions of both countries.Based on...

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1.85km road takes 5 years to build!

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has signally failed to finish a 1.85-kilometre road in Bogura in four long years and sought yet another year to do so.Officials say this failure has not only delayed construction, but the project cost has also escalated by 76 per cent.The development came as...

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China looks to random check

China wants to do random inspection on the exporting firms of Bangladeshi aquatic creatures like live crab and eel with intent to scrutinise compliance requirements, officials said.To this end, Plant and Animal Quarantine Depa-rtment of the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) has recently conveyed its decision to the Bangladesh...

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Six RT-PCR labs at airport go on trial run today

Six real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) labs for testing coronavirus will go on trial in the international airport for the UAE-bound migrant workers today (Saturday).Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad visited the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday, and gave direction in this regard to the companies...

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Moderna chief sees Covid over in a yr

Moderna Inc Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel thinks the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year as increased vaccine production ensures global supplies, he told the Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung."If you look at the industry-wide expansion of production capacities over the past six months, enough doses should be available...

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Global leaders back vaccine equality

Global leaders have pledged financing, dose donations, support for country readiness and delivery, and scale-up of global manufacturing to enable equitable access to Covid vaccines, reports UNB.To improve access for the lower-income economies, the US will contribute an additional 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, to be delivered through COVAX,...

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Children enjoy Kans grass flower

Children enjoy Kans grass flower, locally known as Kashful, the most iconic flower of autumn, in a field at South Keraniganj in Dhaka on Friday — FE photo

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