A new nonprofit charity unveiled plans to promote digital payments for people outside the financial system, with support from Google and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Year: 2020
Sangakkara set to serve extra year as MCC president
Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara is set to serve an extra year as president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Drive-in cinema summer tour set in US
The team behind the Tribeca Film Festival is organizing a summer film series across the United States at drive-in theaters, which are experiencing a renaissance thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers are partnering with telecoms giant AT&T and big-screen company…
BCB waiting for government’s signal to resume cricket
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is reluctant to resume cricket in the country without a green signal from the government.
Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh surge to 12,425: DGHS
Bangladesh saw another jump in the coronavirus cases as 706 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours till Thursday, taking the total number of infected people to 12,425.
Whole China now at low virus risk
Bangkok, AP/UNB, May 07 – China declared the whole country now at low virus risk Thursday as its new cases fall to near zero and no new deaths have been reported from COVID-19 in more than three weeks.
No return to business as usual: Mayors on Covid-19 recovery
C40 mayors issue call for a healthy, equitable and sustainable economic recovery to COVID-19 pandemic. London, 07 May – Mayors from many of the world’s most powerful cities have warned that the recovery from COVID-19 “should not be a return…
ICC Report on Libya highlights crimes against humanity
By Samira Sadeque UN, May 6 (IPS) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday highlighted crimes against humanity and grave mismanagement of the law in Libya during a release of their latest report on the North African nation.
Global Coronavirus death toll reaches 265,051
Covioronavirus has claimed lives of 265, 051 people globally as of Thursday morning. Of the currently infected 2, 255, 141 patients, 2,206,930 are in mild condition, which is 98 percent, according to Worldometer.
Invest now to fight next pandemic, says WHO
Geneva, May 7 – The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged countries to invest in getting their healthcare systems fit to fight the next pandemic rather than scrambling around in panic when it hits.
Trump says coronavirus worse ‘attack’ than Pearl Harbor
US President Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the “worst attack” ever on the United States, pointing the finger at China.
‘Silent virus carriers to be rapid spreaders at markets’
Dhaka, May 07 – The reopening of markets ahead of Eid will surely help the stalled wheel of economy move again, but health experts warned that it will lead to a stark rise in coronavirus cases, putting a serious strain…
SAU Fab lab’s contribution to control Corona
M ZAHIDUL HAQUE THE Fab Lab (Fabrication Laboratory) at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka was established in January 2017 under the Higher Education Quality Enhance Project (HEQEP), implemented by Bangladesh University Grants Commission and funded by the World Bank. ‘A…
A step forward in fighting hunger
– Dr Bandar Hajjar The title seems both mysterious and exciting! To cut the reader’s confusion short, the title is related to the Saudi Project for the Utilization of Hajj Meat. It simply means that, last year, the project was…
BCB emphasizes on players’ Covid-19 test
DHAKA -For a precaution measurement and ensure a safety, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suggested its players and employees to undergo Covid-19 test once the countrywide shutdown is lifted. Bangladesh saw the infection rate from Covid-19 rose to 11,…
Archery federation’s founding former AGS passes away
DHAKA – Heroic freedom fighter, renowned sports organiser and Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) founding former assistant general secretary Sayed Khan Dalu passed away on Tuesday last due to long illness at his residence in the city, said a BAF press…
Mushfiqur Bangladesh’s best Test batsman as per ICC rankings
DHAKA (BSS)-Mushfiqur Rahim retained his position as the best Test player of Bangladesh as per the latest ICC rankings for the batsman. Considered as the most dependable batsman of the country, Mushfiqur however has been the best ranked Bangladeshi Test…
Overconsumption, globalised supply chain and Covid-19 crisis
by Meadhbh Bolger on 6th May 2020 @MeadhbhBolger We must build back more resilient, just societies that consume within ecological limits. The immediate response to the Covid-19 crisis must continue to be saving lives, preventing the further spread of the…
Brexit, transition and Ireland
by Brendan Donnelly 6th May 2020 Eight months before the end of the transition period the British government seems intent upon two courses of action which will exacerbate the inevitable political and economic damage to the United Kingdom when it…
e-commerce providers allowed to deliver food items
The government has allowed e-commerce providers to deliver food items, books, electronic gadgets and dresses to customers’ doorsteps adopting proper safety measures.
Human Tragedy at Sea: States urged to break the cycle
UN agencies have urged the countries in the region to share responsibility to protect refugees saying this human tragedy will continue to unfold over and over again unless there are collective efforts to address interlocking issues.
28,849 Bangladeshi expats to return home: Minister
The government on Wednesday said 28,849 expatriates, mostly from the Middle East (ME), will return home within the next couple of weeks.
Dhaka reports 790 new Covid-19 cases; 3 deaths Wednesday
Bangladesh reported 790 new cases in the last 24 hours until Wednesday, the highest daily rise since the outbreak began in the country.
Disinfect all transports on highways: Jatri Kalyan Samity
The Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare organisation, requested the government to take immediate measures to disinfect all vehicles running on roads and highways to curb the transmission of coronavirus.
Bangladesh lifts restriction on offering prayers at mosques
After one month of restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak, the government has decided to allow people to offer prayers, including Tarabi, at mosques from Thursday’s Zohr prayers subject to following health guidelines. The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notification in…
Covid-19 fallout: Next budget to focus on agri, health areas
Dhaka, May 06 – The government is likely to go for a strategic ‘recovery plan’ in the next budget (2020-19) with a greater focus on agriculture and health sectors to revive the national economy hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Nor’wester kills one, damages houses in Bagerhat
Bagerhat, May 06 – A teenage boy was killed after a tree collapsed on his room during a nor’wester that wreaked havoc in Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat district on Tuesday night.
Protect journalists’ eights so we can stop Covid-19 disinfodemic
By Stella Paul HYDERABAD, India, May 1 2020 (IPS) – Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, a digital journalist and founder of a news portal in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, was arrested for running two news articles related to COVID-19.
PM shocked at Habibur Rahman Mollah’s death
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Awami League MP (Dhaka-5) and valiant freedom fighter Habibur Rahman Mollah.
China to launch new spacecraft as it eyes moon trip
China said Wednesday it will launch a new spacecraft at 6pm (1000 GMT), in a test of its ambitions to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon.