Vaccine availability still uncertain for all

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Vaccine availability still uncertain for all

THE government should explore more sources of Covid-19 vaccines, instead of relying only on the ones currently being considered, and take part in vaccine trials immediately to meet future needs, experts say. They also said the country's overall vaccination efforts may turn futile if people did not accept the vaccines ...

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Khaledur Rahman Tito dies

BSS :Former state minister, member of parliament and elderly politician Khaledur Rahman Tito died on Sunday. He was 76.Tito died at Jessore Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at about 1:19pm, his son Mashuk Hasan Joy said.Joy said his father was admitted to the Jessore CMH on January 7 after he fell ...

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Members of RAB-10 distribute foods among destitute people marking the Homecoming Day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhalpur, Jatrabari in the capital on Sunday.

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Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; samples from Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh sent for testing

PTI :The Centre on Saturday said the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza has been reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of affected states to seven.However, the confirmation of bird flu in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, is awaited as the samples have been sent for testing, it ...

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Runa Khan again in govt-grant movie

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Runa Khan is such an actress who created her signature in acting in her all acted dramas and movies. For this reason, viewers will remember her for long time for her acting skill. She is a genuine actress which she proved in Golam Sohrab Dodul’s movie Shapludu ...

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Multi-layer route to money laundering must stop

THE New Nation on Saturday unveiled a curious case of "layering" of money laundering and financial crimes which also symbolizes similar cases started with suspicious loan sanctioning and its movement through multi-layer transactions running through many banks and multiple accounts. It then lose track at some points and laundered out ...

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China tightens Covid-19 restrictions near Beijing

International Desk  :Chinese authorities told residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week.Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province which surrounds Beijing, suspended service on ...

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Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud speaks at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday marking Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Liverpool survive scare from virus-hit Villa in FA Cup

AFP, London :Liverpool survived a scare from coronavirus-ravaged Aston Villa to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-1 win against opponents missing their entire first-team squad as the pandemic wreaks havoc on English football.Villa fielded a raw side comprised entirely of youth academy players and were without boss ...

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Nadia in public awareness creating documentary

Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Nadia Ahmed is a dance artiste, model and TV actress at a time. Despite having engagement with shooting for acting round the year, if she gets the offer to perform dance Nadia tries her level best to manage time for dancing. In fact, she has a different ...

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Bangladesh needs hard negotiations in WTO to retain trade facilities

IN their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the least developing countries (LDCs) have called for an extension of the existing trade preferences for an additional period of 12 years, starting from 1 July 2021, to implement the World Trade Organisation's trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) agreement. According to ...

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Gazi Golam Murtoza, Director of Jamuna Bank Limited, inaugurating its 315th ATM Booth at Morapara in Rupgonj in Narayangonj recently. Md.Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury, DMD and other senior officials of the bank, were also present.

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Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami calls on Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury at the latter's office of the ministry on Thursday.

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Biden selects Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general

Reuters :President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals judge Merrick Garland to be the next US attorney general, a Biden transition official said on Wednesday, a choice most Americans know as the Supreme Court nominee of President Barack Obama memorably blocked by Republicans.Garland, 68, serves as a judge on the ...

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Messi double gives Barca renewed hope in La Liga title chase

AFP, Madrid :Ronald Koeman said Barcelona can still win La Liga after Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday in a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao.Messi's double helped Barca reduce the gap behind La Liga's leaders Atletico Madrid to seven points, even if Atletico will be hard to catch, given they ...