Foreign-Affairs
Plastic face masks, hand sanitizer bottles trigger pollution
Coronavirus lockdowns around the world have led to a dramatic 5 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions, according to UNCTAD estimates, but not all measures to contain the pandemic have had a positive impact on the environment.
Hepatitis B spread in under-5 children lowest in decades: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has said the global prevalence of potentially-deadly hepatitis B in children under age five dropped to under one per cent in 2019 down from five per cent in the pre-vaccine decades between the 1980s and early 2000s.
Rayhan’s lawyers fail to meet him
The lawyers for Md Rayhan Kabir, the Bangladeshi whose interview in an Al Jazeera documentary has led to his arrest in Malaysia, failed to meet him Monday as hoped earlier, despite showing up at immigration police headquarters.
US provides fast COVID-19 testing machines, biosafety equipment to TB Hospital
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller on Monday visited the 250-bed Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in the city to see how US government-provided GeneXpert machines can detect COVID-19 within 45 minutes.
26 Rohingya feared drowned found on islet, says Malaysia
Twenty-six Rohingya who were initially feared drowned after jumping off a fishing boat were found hiding on a northern islet, says Malaysian authorities.
Dhaka-Delhi partnership key to peaceful S Asia: India
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said the partnership between Bangladesh and India would be key to building a prosperous and peaceful South Asia.
Korea donates emergency food, medical supplies to Mugda community, frontline nurses
The government of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has provided 1,800 emergency food and hygiene packages as well as 3,000 personal protective equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies to the vulnerable communities as well as the frontline nurses of the capital’s Mugda area who have been hard-hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dhaka, Delhi script golden chapter in ties eyeing inclusive development: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said leaders of Bangladesh and India pledged on the noble vision of inclusive socioeconomic development, scripting a golden chapter in partnership over the past few years.
Will make Natore a role model of development: Palak
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Monday said they would build Natore as a role model of development.
Biman to resume flight to Kuwait from Aug 4
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to resume its flight operation to Kuwait from August 4.