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Spring arrives in burst of colour, flavoured with love
The people from all ages with their animated vigour and colourful minds are celebrating Pohela Falgun, the first day of the 11th month in the Bengali calendar, signaling the start of spring (Boshonto) and coinciding with the worldwide celebration of Valentine's Day - all amidst the pandemic.
Covid-19 vaccination: 'Government considering on-spot registration for senior citizens'
The government is considering to arrange on-spot registration facilities for senior citizens for Covid-19 vaccination.
Post-Pandemic World: Can labour rights roar back?
Labour rights have suffered immensely in Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic as companies cut down on workers to save money for continuing the enterprises.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Caseload now 538,765 with 8,229 fatalities
Bangladesh on Tuesday said it recorded eight more coronavirus-related deaths and 387 fresh cases in the last 24 hours until morning.
Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing the shots through a private deal.
Foreign envoys shower praises on Hasina for leadership during pandemic
The envoys of Turkey, China and India to Bangladesh have highly praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.
28 expats from UK test positive for Covid-19
Twenty-eight Bangladeshis, who arrived in Sylhet from the UK four days ago, have tested positive for coronavirus.
Won’t pay over $4 for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine dose: Papon
Bangladesh will not pay more than US$4 for each dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine it is buying from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, said Nazmul Hassan Papon, the Managing Director of Beximco Pharma.
SANEM survey: Population below poverty line doubled, extreme poor trebled in 2020
The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Saturday said the percentage of the population living below the poverty line (upper poverty line) has nearly doubled from 21.6% in 2018 to 42% in 2020, while the percentage of extreme poor (lower poverty line) trebled from 9.4% in 2018 to 28.5% in 2020.
Bangladesh to get vaccines quickly, urgently: Doraiswami
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami on Saturday reiterated that Bangladesh will receive its supply of the Coronavirus vaccine from an Indian manufacturer “quickly and urgently” as per previous assurances.