Dhaka, Jan 1 — Bangladesh and the rest of the world bid adieu to 2020, a year many would like to forget, and welcomed 2021 with hopes that the new year will be different – and better.
Tag: New Year
Covid pandemic dampens New Year celebrations all over
Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases.
New virus mutes Lunar New Year mood in Asia
A new virus that started in China and is popping up around Asia hung over the first day of the Year of the Rat in much of the region.
Reflections for a New Year
By Roberto Savio Rome, Jan 3 2020 (IPS) – In a world shaken by so many problems, it is difficult to look at 2020 and not make some kind of holistic analysis. While enormous progress has been made on many…
Narendra Modi phones Sheikh Hasina to extend new year greetings
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to extend the greetings of the new year 2020.
Jatiya Oikya Front to consolidate greater unity in New Year
Dhaka, Dec 23 – The opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front, where the BNP is a major partner, will consolidate the greater unity of the alliance in the new year to wage movement to restore democracy in the country.
Bd to welcome over 8,400 babies on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
An estimated 8,428 babies will be born in Bangladesh on the New Year’s Day, UNICEF said on Tuesday. Bangladeshi babies will account for 2.13 percent of the estimated 395,072 babies to be born across the world on the New Year’s…
NASA spacecraft hurtles toward historic New Year’s flyby
A NASA spacecraft is hurtling toward a historic New Year’s Day flyby of the most distant planetary object ever studied, a frozen relic of the early solar system called Ultima Thule.
Dubai extends New Year’s light show to March
Those that missed out on Dubai’s record-breaking New Year’s Eve light show now have a few extra weeks to see it. The seven-minute display, which was originally believed to be a one-off on the night of December 31-January 1, was…