Dhaka sees fresh spike in Covid cases
Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur struggled to contain a rapid spread of Covid-19 despite controlling public movement and other activities.
Health sector has not received adequate allocation
The fault is not only on the ministry alone. It is also failure of political leadership. Contracting politics or contracting economy is going on nowadays.
US Senate passes bill to counter China’s tech threat
The US Senate passed a sweeping industrial policy bill Tuesday aimed at countering a surging economic threat from rival China.
Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’
‘This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities,’ Trudeau said during a speech at the House of Commons.
Bangladesh EC prepares for elections despite Covid surge fear
The commission in a letter asked the authorities concerned to keep electoral areas of the respective districts out of the purview of ‘lockdown’ to conduct election-related activities without restraint.
Budget should pay attention to impoverished people
The budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 has not paid attention to create employment for impoverished people.
Muslim family killed in ‘premeditated’ Canada truck attack
A 20-year-old suspect wearing a vest ‘like body armour’ fled the scene after the attack on Sunday evening.
Biden to champion democracy in first foreign trip
‘This is a defining question of our time,’ Biden wrote in The Washington Post ahead of his trip.
Dhaka, Vienna sign air services agreement
The agreement will help to expedite the operations of passenger and cargo flights to and from Dhaka and expand business opportunities.
Rangpur divisional Covid positivity rate doubles in 2 weeks
The average positivity rate in Rangpur division was 24 per cent on Monday, which was around 12 per cent 15 days ago.
