No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw an explosion of infections after starting to lift its strict pandemic measures from early December, sparking fears the world’s most populous country could become a fertile breeding ground for new, more transmissible ...

Sunamganj Correspondent : Three drug peddlers have been arrested by police along with foreign liquor at Madhyanagar Upazila in Sunamganj district. The arrested were Waz Kuruni, 27, Mufazzol, 20, and Shakil, 20. Madhyanagar Police station officer-in-charge Jahidul Islam said acting on a tip-off, they conducted a drive at Dupaghat village of the upazila on Tuesday at about 10:45 pm and ...

The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 7,800 people on Tuesday as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings. As the scale of the disaster became ever more apparent, the death toll looked likely to rise considerably. One UN official ...

At least 6,326 people across Turkey and Syria have been killed in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the region on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,544 in Turkey on Tuesday where 10 provinces were impacted, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD), CNN reports. The number of those killed in Syria is more than 1,782: More ...

The government’s successful negotiation of a $4.7 billion, approved at the Executive Council of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will raise confidence in the macroeconomy amid a volatile foreign exchange market, analysts said. They said that the IMF loan program can help bring stability to the macroeconomic situation in two ways- increasing the US dollar supply and igniting a process ...

Habiganj Correspondent : Ashraful Hossain alias Hero Alam has been fined as his car exceeded the speed. Shayestaganj Habiganj highway police on Tuesday fined him Tk 2500 as he was heading to Habiganj to collect his gift car. Shayesthaganj highway police station officer-in-charge Saleh Ahmed confirmed this and said Hero Alam has been fined at Shayesthaganj area of Dhaka-Sylhet highway ...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s Golbasi town located in the Central Anatolia region of Ankara Province, reported the United States Geological Survey. “M 5.5 – 9 km ESE of Golbasi, Turkey at 8:43 am. Location:37.765°N 37.743°E and Depth:10.0 km,” reported USGS. At least 100 aftershocks measuring 4.0 or greater have occurred since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey ...

Are you following any diet plan currently? Maybe you’re cutting off all sweets and carbohydrates or trying to control your late-night cravings. These are examples of behaviour changes, and avoiding those diet cues when it comes to food can be challenging. To understand what drives people to overeat, scientists are looking more closely at a brain structure involved in motivation, ...

Bangladesh reported fourteen more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the new number, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,037,636, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,443 as no new fatalities were reported. The daily case test positivity rose to 0.66 percent ...

Manchester City were accused by the Premier League Monday of providing misleading information about its finances over a nine-year period when the club were attempting to establish themselves as a force in English and European football following their takeover by Abu Dhabi’s ruling family. The explosive development came at the end of a four-year investigation by the world’s most popular ...