April2020

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) these days approved a $200 million loan to support the Philippine government’s effort to supply emergency money subsidies to vulnerable households amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. High, sustained economic...

Nagad, Bangladesh post Office’s digital financial service, has been enlisted as emergency service by the Bangladesh government. Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification to this end recently, stated a press release. All Nagad staffers...

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak today said Bangladeshi tech-giant Walton, with the technical support from the US-based medical device and solution providing company Medtronic, has been able to produce world-class medical ventilators, mechanical...

Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr AK Abdul Momen has asked for shared responsibility of neighborhood countries and developed nations to support Rohingyas as UK’s state minister for its foreign and commonwealth office called him over for...

USA Swimming announced tentative dates on Monday for six meets leading to next year’s Olympic trials, with hopes of resuming some regional events as soon as August. The coronavirus pandemic that forced the postponement of the...

Celine Dion, Justin Bieber and Margaret Atwood were among the Canadian celebrities WHO joined for a broadcast event Sunday to honor healthcare staff battling the coronavirus pandemic and lift money for food banks. The “Stronger Together/Tous...

England cricket chief Tom Harrison says the controversial Hundred has become “even more important” due to the economic damage from coronavirus ahead of a meeting that will decide the fate of the new competition. Last week,...

For decades, straitlaced Saudi society offered limited opportunities for women seeking a paid job and the few who did find work were mostly restricted to the health and education sectors. An oppressive “guardianship” system also gave...

The United States of America (USA) has appreciated Bangladesh’s preparations to support COVID-19 response supply chains. The appreciation came with a letter of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to his Bangladesh counterpart Bangladesh foreign minister...