Bangladesh will get Covid-19 vaccine from India on priority basis, if India is successful in this regard. The decision came from the 6th Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting on Tuesday. In the meeting, Bangladesh laid emphasis on early resolution of the Teesta water-sharing issue apart from resolving water sharing of other common rivers. Bangladesh conveyed deep concern over deaths ...

Bangladesh reported 32 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection in a daily count, taking a total of 5,219. Another 1,488 coronavirus patients are found in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 362,043. A press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) made the disclosure on Tuesday afternoon.Health authorities reported another 1,625 people to have recovered ...

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Abdur Razzaq, the chairman of JMI Group, on charges of supplying fake N-95 masks. ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the information to media on Tuesday noon. Earlier on July 8, the anti graft body quizzed Razzaq over allegations of corruption in purchasing masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other materials.

Liverpool came from behind to maintain a perfect start to their Premier League title defence as goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off a resilient Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. The Gunners had also won their opening two league games of the season and hit the champions on the counter-attack to take the lead through Alexandre Lacazette. ...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Establishment of Bilateral Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria was signed on Monday on a zoom platform. Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Ambassador Mustapha Lawal Sulaiman signed the ...

About 40 universities around the UK have had reports of coronavirus cases and thousands of students are self-isolating as the new term begins. The University of Aberystwyth is the latest to suspend face-to-face teaching because of Covid-19. But the prime minister’s spokesman said students would be able to go home for the Christmas break. In Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon said ensuring ...

Police have arrested another accused in the case filed over the gang-rape of a woman on Friday at Murari Chand (MC) College in Sylhet. The arrestee is Mahfuzur Rahman Masum (25) of Gachhbari village under Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet. Mafuzur was arrested from Haripur area of Jaintapur upazila at 11:30pm on Monday. Md Shamsuddoha, officer-in-charge of Kanaighat Police Station, confirmed ...

A further 4,044 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, taking thetotal number of positive cases to 439,013. The number of people who had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 increased by 13 on Monday. This brings the total number of deaths linked to coronavirus to 42,001. Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics ...

In March, several days before the coronavirus pandemic brought New York to a halt, Mary Ausman, a parent and church educational coordinator, moved with her husband, their two sons and two dogs from a house in the Riverdale neighbourhood of the Bronx to a 600-square-foot apartment in Hell’s Kitchen. The family wanted their younger son, Alex, 10, a student at ...

Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday against the refusal by transit regulators to renew its license. The U.S. company had challenged Transport for London’s decision in late 2019 not to renew its private hire vehicle (PHV) operating license over safety concerns involving imposter drivers. “Despite their historical faillings, I find ...