The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement to strengthen disaster recovery capacity in selected countries across Asia and the Pacific. The agreement was signed by ADB Director General for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Woochong Um and UNDP’s Assistant Administrator and …
Read More »Ex-Indian President Pranab Mukherjee tests positive for Covid-19
ormer Indian President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted this afternoon that he has tested positive for coronavirus, requesting people who have come in contact to self-isolate. Mukherjee said he found out about his positive status when he went for a routine check up. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate …
Read More »Emergency supplies from Bangladesh reach Beirut
Bangladesh has sent “emergency supplies” to Lebanon for the people of Beirut as a token of friendship who are trying to recover from the damage caused by the huge twin explosions. Bangladesh Airforce carried a C130 full of emergency supplies which reached Beirut on Monday. It has been planned to bring …
Read More »First Coronavirus vaccine to get registered on 12th Aug in Russia
A vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus is scheduled to be registered on August 12 in Russia. This would be the first official approval of inoculation against COVID-19 in the world, reports RT News. Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Oleg Gridnev made the disclosure, saying medical practitioners and …
Read More »Bangladesh reports 2,487 new Covid-19 cases, 34 more deaths
The death tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh reached 3,399 on Sunday with the death of 34 more patients in the last 24 hours. Besides, 2,487 new cases were confirmed during the period testing 10,759 samples, that took the total cases to 2,57,600. Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services …
Read More »Air pollution reduces global health expectancy by 2 years: Study
An analysis of data from the Air Quality Life Index, conducted by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) finds that particulate pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years, relative to what it would be if air quality met the World Health Organization guideline. Air …
Read More »Bangladesh reports 2611 new coronavirus cases, 32 more deaths
Bangladesh today confirmed 32 more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 2,611 new cases of infection testing 11,737 samples in the last 24 hours. With this, the death toll from the deadly virus rose to 3,365 and the number of total infections stood at 255,113. Additional Director General of Health …
Read More »Bangamata’s 90th birth anniversary today
The 90th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today. Born on August 8 in 1930 at Tungipara village in Gopalganj, she was killed brutally by the assassins of Father of the Nation on August 15 in …
Read More »Student files climate change lawsuit against Australian government
An Australian student has filed a lawsuit against her government for failing to make clear climate change-related risks to investors in government bonds. It is thought to be the first such case in the world. Katta O’Donnell, 23, filed the civil action in the Federal Court on Wednesday. A spokesperson …
Read More »Beirut explosion death toll rises to 154 as 5,000 wounded
The death toll in the huge explosions that rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday has reached 154, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Friday. Hassan said that 20 percent of the 5,000 injuries need hospitalization while serious cases have reached 120 as the shattered glasses caused severe injuries that …
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