• Sat, Apr 04, 2020
  • B'desh records biggest jump in COVID-19 cases

    Published On: Apr, 04, 202004:31 PM

    The World Bank project aims to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its national systems for public health emergencies.
    B'desh records biggest jump in COVID-19 cases
    The total number of confirmed cases in Bangladesh reached 70 on Saturday with the emergence of nine new cases, the biggest jump in a a 24-hour period, according to a health official.Bangladesh's COVID-19 death toll rose to eight, with two more fatalities, Xinhua news agency quoted Meerjady Sabrina Flora, head of the country's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), as saying.Samples from 434 persons were tested in the last 24 hours across the country, the health official said.Meanwhile, the World Bank has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.The World Bank project aims to help Bangladesh prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its national systems for public health emergencies. This project will support the implementation...
  • UK's Labour Party to announce Jeremy Corbyn's successor UK's Labour Party to announce Jeremy Corbyn's successor
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202003:57 PM

    Members will learn the outcome via e-mail and the media after a planned special conference to unveil the winner was cancelled due the coronavirus pandemic.

  • UK's youngest COVID-19 victim buried without family in attendance UK's youngest COVID-19 victim buried without family in attendance
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202003:46 PM

    Ismail, from Brixton, south London, died alone at King's College Hospital on Monday.

  • French doctors accused of racism over Africa testing comments French doctors accused of racism over Africa testing comments
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202003:31 PM

    Mira had earlier questioned whether the study would work as planned on healthcare workers in Europe and Australia because they had access to personal protective equipment to prevent them catching the...

  • Turkish shelling damages power station in Syria Turkish shelling damages power station in Syria
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202003:16 PM

    The Turkish forces have been active in northeastern Syria since October 2019 when the Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels launched a series of attacks on Kurdish-administered areas in northeastern...

  • Singapore reports sixth death from COVID-19, total cases reach 1,114 Singapore reports sixth death from COVID-19, total cases reach 1,114
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202002:51 PM

    The latest fatality from the virus was an 88-year-old Singapore permanent resident who had a history of terminal illness.

  • WHO, IMF say saving lives 'prerequisite' to save jobs WHO, IMF say saving lives 'prerequisite' to save jobs
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202012:25 PM

    The world economy has been pummelled by the virus and the associated lockdowns, with more than half the population of the planet under some kind of stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the...

  • Vienna hotel uses horse-drawn carriages to deliver food to elderly Vienna hotel uses horse-drawn carriages to deliver food to elderly
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202011:43 AM

    The initiative by the luxury Intercontinental in the Austrian capital, was launched last week after the hotel was forced to close amid the shutdown measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19...

  • US records nearly 1,500 COVID-19 deaths in a day: Report US records nearly 1,500 COVID-19 deaths in a day: Report
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202010:13 AM

    As of Saturday morning, the US has registered 7,152 coronavirus deaths, with New York, the epicentre of the pandemic in the country, accounting for 1,867 of the total count, the CSSE figures showed.

  • Pak Supreme Court appeal in Daniel Pearl case next week Pak Supreme Court appeal in Daniel Pearl case next week
    Published On: Apr, 04, 202009:25 AM

    The statement added that all the four accused in the case have been re-arrested and detained for a period of three months, pending filing of the appeal in the The statement added that all the four...