World14 Aug 2020 | 6:48 AMNew York/Geneva, Aug 14 (UNI) As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019 – a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
see more.. 13 Aug 2020 | 11:57 PMKabul, Aug 13 (UNI) Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 86 new cases of Novel Coronavirus in the country during the past 24 hours, while nine more people succumbed to the virus during the same time.
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13 Aug 2020 | 6:34 PMDhaka, Aug 13 (UNI) The COVID related deaths has reached 3,557 in Bangladesh on Thursday as the country recorded 44 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours.
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13 Aug 2020 | 4:51 PMWashington, Aug 13 (UNI) United States presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attended a campaign event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, together with Kamala Harris, his choice of Democratic vice-presidential candidate, in what was the duo's first public appearance as running mates.
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13 Aug 2020 | 2:28 PMJerusalem, Aug 13 (UNI) Israel has successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor, the defense ministry said on Thursday.
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13 Aug 2020 | 1:51 PMDhaka, Aug 13 (UNI) A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against 11 people, including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, in a case lodged over embezzling Taka four crore from then Farmers Bank and laundering the money abroad.
see more..13 Aug 2020 | 12:31 PMKabul, Aug 13 (UNI) At least Four civilians were killed and seven injured in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Thursday.
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13 Aug 2020 | 12:18 PMUlan Bator, Aug 13 (UNI) Mongolia's national airline MIAT on Thursday gave a free lifetime ticket to midair-born twins and their mothers last month.
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13 Aug 2020 | 9:26 AMWashington, Aug 13 (UNI) The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide has surpassed 20.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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12 Aug 2020 | 6:30 PMColombo, Aug 12 (UNI) Twenty-six new ministers were sworn in as Sri Lanka's new cabinet on Wednesday after the recent Parliamentary elections in the country with Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, winning a stunning two-thirds majority.
see more..12 Aug 2020 | 6:24 PMDhaka, Aug 12 (UNI) Flood situation take a serious turn in Bangladesh as the number of people died from flood related causes reaches 202 with four new deaths reported in the past 24 hours until 0800 hrs in Wednesday, said health emergency control room.
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12 Aug 2020 | 5:17 PMDhaka, Aug 12 (UNI) The novel coronavirus death toll in Bangladesh exceeded 3,500 on Wednesday as the country recorded 42 more fatalities from the virus in the past 24 hours.
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12 Aug 2020 | 11:38 AMWashington, Aug 12 (UNI) The number of global novel Coronavirus cases has surpassed 20.2 million on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
see more..12 Aug 2020 | 12:33 AMDhaka, Aug 11 (UNI) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das said the existing excellent bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India and commencement of recent communication
(rail and internal river routes) would help reduction of the cost of commerce.
She made the remarks while addressing a webinar on economic resurrection in India-Bangladesh partnership in
post-Covid world. Indian High Commission in Dhaka and India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry(IBCCI) jointly organized the event here today (Aug 11).
see more.. 11 Aug 2020 | 10:24 PMVilinus, Aug 11 (UNI) At least two Iraqi border guard officers were killed by a Turkish drone strike in the country's northern province of Erbil, the country's security forces said on Tuesday.
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