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Declare Covid-19 Vaccine as Global Common Good
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus urged the global population to sign the pledge, 111 world eminent personalities made earlier, to declare the Covid-19 vaccine as ‘Global Common Good’.
Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony for global pandemic
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic’s effects on the movie industry.
Fear of virus bows before urge to be home for Eid
Growing evidence of the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 permeating communities throughout the length and breadth of the country has hardly dampened the public’s enthusiasm for spending the Eid ul Fitr holidays at home with their families.
Amid coronavirus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine looms
Just as the new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, gym members in New York City frantically called the fitness center where Rahmell Peebles worked, asking him to freeze their memberships.
Will overcome COVID-19 challenges working together: Modi to Hasina
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for announcing US$ 1.5 million as contribution to the Saarc COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
"Grateful to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh for announcing $ 1.5 million as contribution to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund," he tweeted.
Through solidarity and working together, the Indian Prime Minister mentioned, they will overcome challenges posed by COVID-19.
Bangladesh on Sunday announced to contribute US$ 1.5 million to the Saarc Emergency Fund proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region.
There are commitments from other countries, too, an official told UNB confirming Bangladesh's contribution.
On March 15, Modi said the emergency fund could be based on voluntary contributions from all of them and India can start with an initial offer of US$10 million for this fund.
Nepal will contribute US$1 million, Afghanistan US$ 1 million, the Maldives US$ 200,000 and Bhutan will contribute US$ 100000, said the official.
The aim of the fund is to help any of Saarc nations meet the cost of emergent actions to combat this pandemic.
Foreign Secretaries of the Saarc countries will finalise concept and operational rules.
Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Modi proposed a strong strategy by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) member countries to fight the coronavirus threat in South Asian region.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed Modi’s proposal and had constructive dialogue with her Indian counterpart and other heads of state and government and discussed way forward at this testing time for the region and the world.
WHO health alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a messaging service with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus.
Virus effects take hold as Trump calls criticisms a 'hoax'
The coronavirus outbreak's impact on the world economy grew more alarming on Saturday, even as President Donald Trump denounced criticisms of his response to the threat as a "hoax" cooked up by his political enemies.