The special lockdown enforced in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district is likely to continue for now, though no new case of coronavirus has been found…

With a view to help government in finding way out from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the country, mobile phone operator Robi has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) powered decision support solution to analyze risk and movement of potential carriers of coronavirus. Getting prediction using the solution,…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $1.3 million financial assistance to avoid trainees from dropping out of the ongoing training under Skills for Employment Investment program (SEIP).  The SEIP is providing sector-focused and job-ready skills training through partnerships with public…

Two suspected criminals were killed in separate 'gunfights' with police in Atrai and Patnitala upazilas of the district early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Minhajul Islam alias Mintu alias Shikdar, 40, and Zahidul Islam, 38. Moselm Uddin, officer-in-charge of Atrai Police Station,…

Pabna district AL president , former land minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP and the five-time MP, also a freedom fighter, passed away on early yesterday…

A Chinese county of around 600,000 residents has gone into lockdown after a woman who visited the area tested positive for the coronavirus, underscoring…

The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus…

Limited global stocks of two anti-malarial drugs could wreck plans to use the medicines, currently in clinical trials, to treat COVID-19, doctors cautioned yesterday. Around the world, countries are expanding access to chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which are used to treat malaria and…