‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the world is facing, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, on the biggest day so far for the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development.
Bangladesh records 33 new COVID-19 deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 33 new deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants have been stranded in war-ravaged Yemen where they continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention and exposure to COVID-19 infection, forcible relocation and abuse, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed arrested in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Rapid Action Battalion arrested Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed in Satkhira near Bangladesh’s border with India in the early hour on Wednesday.
Indonesia reports 1,522 new COVID-19 cases, 87 new deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,522 within one day to 80,094, with the death toll adding by 87 to 3,797, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
Another doctor dies due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Dhaka: The COVID-19 infection continues to tighten its killer hands in Bangladesh as the infection claimed the life of Gynaecologist Dr Irin Jaman of Chattogram Ma O Shishu Hospital on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 33 people die due to COVID-19
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 2424.
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.
COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New York: Global advocates for refugees are pushing to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not derail efforts for displaced children and young people to continue learning and eventually return to a real classroom.
U.S. COVID-19 cases surging because nation never "shut down entirely," says Fauci
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Washington/Xinhua: U.S. top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday the United States is seeing a surge in new COVID-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely, according to a CNBC report.
COVID-19 infected noted Bangladeshi businessman Nurul Islam Babul dies
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Dhaka: Noted Bangladeshi businessman and Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Coronavirus claims 39 more lives
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Thirty-nine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,391.
And now China is planning to sue think tanks and researchers
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Beijing: It seems China is trying to silence the voice of the critics who are targeting it for allegedly torturing ethnic minority community as Beijing is now planning to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations, media reports said.
Bangladesh COVID-19 testing scam: Arrested doctor sent to three days remand
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have been granted three-day custody of doctor Sabrina Sharmeen Husain aka Sabrina A Chaudhury who was arrested over her alleged ties to a COVID-19 test scam involving JKG Healthcare, media reports said.
Russian scientists successfully complete world’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial
Jul 13, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Moscow/IBNS: A Russian university has successfully completed the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus on volunteers, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Doctor arrested over fake COVID-19 testing scam
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:58 pm
Dhaka: Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, chairman of JKG Health Care, has been arrested on allegations of being involved in a COVID-19 testing scam, media reports said.
Bangladesh registers 30 more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded 30 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Malaysia reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua: Malaysia reported another eight new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 8,704, the Health Ministry said on Saturday,
Kenyan banks swamp debt market as COVID-19 slows down economic activities
Jul 10, 2020, at 10:50 pm
Nairobi/Xinhua: Kenya's short-term government securities received the highest subscription in history this week as banks swamped the debt market with bids amid reduced economic activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
560 hotels close in Lebanon amid COVID-19 outbreak, financial crisis
Jul 10, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Beirut/Xinhua: A total of 560 hotels shut down in Lebanon due to the absence of tourists given the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, Elnashra, online independent newspaper, reported on Friday.
Pakistan: Seven Punjab cities to undergo 15-day lockdown from today
Jul 10, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Lahore: With increased COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, seven cities in Punjab will be under a 15-day smart lockdown which will start from Friday, media reports said.
Canadians' rising concerns of COVID-19 owing to uncontrollable outbreak south of border
Jul 09, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Though Canada's reported daily new cases of COVID-19 is declining over time, there is a still a greater concern among the Canadians about the spread of the disease due to the uncontrolled outbreak south of the border, said a survey conducted by Léger for the Association for Canadian Studies, media reports said.
Identify and address ‘real needs’ to recover from COVID-19, UN rights expert urges
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:50 pm
New York: There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an independent UN human rights expert said on Wednesday, urging a high-level meeting to “take a hard look” at implementation efforts to live up to the promise to leave no one behind.
Illegal trade in fake or faulty COVID-19 products booming, new UN research reveals
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:44 pm
New York: A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise, according to new UN research published on Wednesday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's COVID-19 handing has been indecisive: NSA member Tilak Devasher
Jul 09, 2020, at 07:32 pm
National Security Advisory Board Member Tilak Devasher has said Pakistan PM Imran Khan's dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak has been 'indecisive and tentative'.
China agrees to send WHO's team of experts to Beijing to trace COVID19 origin
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government on Wednesday agreed to send the World Health Organization's (WHO) team of experts to Beijing to trace the origin of the highly infectious coronavirus which has now hit nearly all the countries across the globe.
Panic-buying grips Melbourne ahead of second coronavirus lockdown
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: Stores in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne are struggling to manage a spike in demand for essential goods ahead of a six-week lockdown that takes effect on Wednesday night, media said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh records 46 COVID-19 deaths 3,489 test positive in past 24 hrs
Jul 08, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from Coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 2,197 with 46 more people succumbing to the contagion in the last 24 hours.
US notifies UN chief of withdrawal from WHO effective July 6, 2021: Spokesman
Jul 08, 2020, at 10:01 am
United Nations/Sputnik: Washington has officially notified UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) effective July 6, 2021, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Tuesday.
Human rights through peacekeeping essential factor in beating coronavirus
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:51 am
New York: The UN human rights chief is calling for greater investment in the human rights components of peace operations - not least to monitor the impact of efforts to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic.