May2020

An additional 6,000 children could die worldwide a day from preventable causes over the following six months because the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services, UNICEF said. In Bangladesh too, uptake of critical health services for under-five...

On Sunday, Boris Johnson, the British prime minister’s top adviser Dominic Cummings faced with fresh allegations that he had violated the coronavirus lockdown rule for the second time. The British government on Saturday denied firing Dominic...

The German giants will not take advantage of the 120 million euro opportunity of Bayern Munich to sign Brazilian star Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona. The club’s president, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, confirmed the information to local media. “The...

The Taliban has announced a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. The Eid holiday has started in the country on Sunday. President Ashraf Ghani has hailed the Taliban’s sudden announcement in the...

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed bionic eyes that have more vision than the human eye. This electrochemical device will restore sight in the eyes of blind people. This eye will be ready to use in...

An elevated pre-pregnancy hemoglobin A1c—which measures average glucose concentration in blood—is related to the more risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes even in women without known diabetes, as reported by a new study published in the current week in PLOS Medicine by...

A new initiative has been taken by Samsung Bangladesh and Unimart considering customers’ convenience, under which Samsung’s smartphones are available from May 21st at Unimart outlets in Dhaka. Amid these challenging times, to facilitate customers in...

As a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic the global economy could fall between $ 5.8 trillion and 8.8 trillion in losses which is equivalent to 6.4% to 9.7% of global gross domestic product...

The United Kingdom and Switzerland have called on countries to work together to ensure that people can continue to send money to relatives in other countries during a coronavirus outbreak. This joint call highlights the urgent...

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium published that Shamim Mohammad, SVP, CIO/CTO, CarMax is the winner of the prestigious 2020 MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award. Shamim Mohammad, Who is a Bangladeshi descent is declared as the winner...