Carew & Co is scheduled to release its health sanitiser in the market today at an affordable price on experimental basis to meet the growing demand in view of coronavirus outbreak. The company has started producing the sanitiser recently as part of a move by the Industries Ministry to protect the…

The World Health Organization is working with scientists across the globe on at least 20 different coronavirus vaccines with some already in clinical trials in record time — just 60 days after sequencing the gene. “The acceleration of this process is really truly dramatic in terms of what…

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police has arrested three online banking fraudsters who embezzled about Tk. 50 lakh from over 100 bank accounts. The trio were arrested from Dhaka, Faridpur, and Cox’s Bazar. Confirming the incident, Md Nazmul Islam, additional deputy…

Millions of Indians went into lockdown yesterday as the country brought most of its vast railway network to a halt in a bid to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Most domestic flights were grounded and shops shut their doors for the 14-hour curfew that is designed to test the country's ability…

The holy Shab-e-Meraj was observed across the country yesterday night with due solemnity. On the occasion, Muslims around the world offer special prayers all night in mosques and homes seeking blessings of Allah for the welfare of the entire nation and the Muslim Ummah. During Shab-e-Meraj last night…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will quarantine herself at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a government spokesman said yesterday. "The Chancellor has decided to quarantine herself immediately at home. She will be tested regularly in…