Bangladesh announces 7-day countrywide lockdown from June 28
The Bangladesh government on Friday announced a weeklong countrywide ‘strict lockdown’ from Monday to contain the ongoing surge in Covid infections.
Serum may resume vaccine export in July, August
Bangladesh entered into a deal with the Serum Institute of India to purchase 30 million doses of a potential vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca for Covid-19.
Russian forces confront British warship in Black Sea military encounter
Russia says one of its warplanes dropped bombs and a patrol boat fired warning shots to turn back a British destroyer it claims entered into its territorial waters in the Black Sea.
Antivirus software pioneer McAfee found dead in Spanish jail
The 75-year-old was found dead in his cell in the Brians 2 penitentiary near Barcelona ‘apparently from suicide’, a spokeswoman for the prison system in the northeastern Catalonia region said.
HC allows case filing with NID, passport
The police are also free to record cases after identifying the complainants through other methods, the court said.
Covid restriction violation on in districts around Dhaka
People in the districts were seen continuing daily works outside home as usual amid a lax monitoring.
New Zealand crowned kings of Test cricket
Two years after their agonising Super Over loss to England in the 50-over World Cup final at Lord's, the Blackcaps claimed their first major global title.
Bangladesh needs to avoid vaccine politics:Tritiyo Matra
Government should have tried to bring other vaccines rather than only rely on India.
Chinese engineer goes missing near Shimulia ghat
A 25-year-old Chinese engineer working in the Padma Bridge Project went missing in the river near Shimulia ghat in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj, police said Wednesday.
What the Delta variant could mean for Covid-19 in the United States
A coronavirus variant first spotted in India is poised to become the dominant one in the United States, where infectious disease modelers say it could cause a "resurgence" of Covid-19 later this year.
