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UK to lead global call to protect the poorest

The UK will lead a global call for action to protect the world's poorest people from coronavirus and the increasing threat of famine, according to foreign secretary Dominic Raab."As the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is inaugurated today (Wednesday), the foreign secretary pledged to use the UK's diplomatic...

12,543 private hospitals applied for licence renewal, DGHS informs HC

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday informed the High Court that 12,543 private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres in the country have submitted applications seeking their licence renewal, reports UNB. Deputy attorney general Amit Dasgupta informed the HC bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice SM...

5th BIMSTEC Summit to be in Jan at Colombo

The 5th BIMSTEC Summit, preceded by the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial meeting, is proposed to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the first half of January 2021 subject to the improved COVID situation, reports UNB.Initially, the 5th BIMSTEC Summit was proposed to be held early this month and got postponed...

Temperature rises in city

The city saw a rise in the mercury on Wednesday and there was almost no rain until 5:00pm on the day.As the wind speed was low, the heat and humidity was unbearable for city dwellers. The maximum temperature recorded in the city was 34.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, up from...

Sanitation workers at risk of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, 3 other SA countries: Study

Sanitation workers in Bangladesh and three other South Asia countries are working amid the Covid-19 pandemic with little protective equipment and poor access to handwashing and cleaning facilities, according to a new report from WaterAid, reports UNB.The report, "Safety and wellbeing of sanitation workers during COVID-19 in South Asia", explored...

Dr. Yunus made chancellor of Malaysian university

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, also founder of Grameen Bank, has been appointed as the Inaugural Chancellor of Albukhary International University (AIU) in Malaysia, reports Strait Times. Yunus, who is also the Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, UK and the Chairman of YunusCentre , has been appointed based on his...

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed reviewing the parade at the regimental colour

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed reviewing the parade at the regimental colour handing-over ceremony at 24 Infantry division in Chattogram on Wednesday — ISPR

Slow pace of development work of DWASA

Slow pace of development work of Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (DWASA) in the city's Tanti Bazar area causing immense suffering to the commuters as well as the passersby. The photo was taken on Wednesday — Focus Bangla

UN supports BD in setting standards of fabric mask

With the technical expertise of World Health Organization, the government has established minimum requirements for production of non-medical fabric masks for community use.The standards have been developed in coordination with Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) with technical advice from WHO which led a working group of local PPE experts...