August 28, 2020

US surpasses 180,000 virus deaths: Johns Hopkins

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 28 August, 2020 At least 2,101,326 have recovered from the virus in the country The United States passed the grim […]
August 28, 2020

Towards a sustainable post-Covid recovery plan

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 28 August, 2020 Tahmina Hadi Sustainable long-term economic gains can only be materialised through the adoption of green technology While […]
August 27, 2020

WHO: broad population Covid-19 testing not always useful

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 27 August, 2020 Mike Ryan, head of WHO’s emergencies programme, noted that broad population testing programmes absorbed a large amount […]
August 27, 2020

Private sector credit jump signals resumption of business activities

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 27 August, 2020 In July, the year-on-year credit growth climbed to 9.20 percent from 8.61 percent in June Private sector […]
August 27, 2020

Govt permits icddr,b to run Phase-III trial of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 27 Aug 2020 The government has permitted icddr,b to run the Phase-III trial of the Chinese vaccine for Covid-19. Health […]
August 27, 2020

Worldwide, 463 mn children can’t access virtual schooling: UN

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 27 August, 2020 The UN estimates that 1.5 billion children worldwide have been affected by lockdowns or school closings occasioned […]
August 27, 2020

Is the pandemic going to linger in Bangladesh?

Published in: The Bangladesh Standard Date: 27 August, 2020 Experts fear lax government measures and people’s non-compliance with health guidelines will exacerbate the pandemic in the […]
August 27, 2020

Bangladesh approves Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial

Published in: The Bangladesh Standard Date: 27 August, 2020 Bangladesh government has approved to conduct human trials of Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinovac […]
August 27, 2020

45 more die of Covid-19

Published in: The Bangladesh Standard Date: 27 August, 2020 Highlights: Total infected: 304,583 or 20.30% Total death: 4,127 or 1.35% Total recovery: 193,458 or 63.52% Total sample test: […]