September2020
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Shakib Al Hasan passed the Coronavirus test
Sep 4, 2020Bangladesh’s best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has passed the deadly coronavirus test. Shakib came to Dhaka from the United States last Tuesday night. Corona was tested before catching the country’s plane. Shakib got a ‘negative’ result... -
Bangladesh’s finance minister expects large-scale foreign investment
Sep 4, 2020Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the necessary infrastructure suitable for investment is being created in Bangladesh. So hopefully in the future, we will get a lot of foreign investment. But for this, we have to... -
US sanctions Chinese, UAE firms skirting Iran oil embargo
Sep 4, 2020The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against 11 Iranian, Chinese, and United Arab Emirates corporations cited in helping to bypass the American embargo on Iran’s oil exports. “Iran must stop exploiting its natural resources to... -
Bangladesh to host next FAO Asia and Pacific Regional Conference
Sep 4, 2020Bangladesh will host the next Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific for the first time since Bangladesh joined FAO in 1973. At the closing ceremony of the 35th Session of... -
Danske Bank to compensate about 900 customers up to 100 million Danish crowns
Sep 4, 2020Danske Bank will compensate around 900 customers up to 100 million Danish crowns ($15.93 million) in total after overcharging them for investment products, it said today. The bank said last year that it had failed to... -
Astrazeneca to start Phase 1/2 clinical trials of coronavirus vaccine in Japan
Sep 4, 2020Astrazeneca is going to start beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials coronavirus vaccine in Japan, the company said today. Trials of the vaccine, known as AZD1222, will be held at multiple facilities in Japan, targeting 250 subjects,... -
India reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections
Sep 4, 2020India reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.94 million, according to data showed by health ministry today. India now closes in on Brazil as the world’s second-most affected country from... -
Roche gets US FDA approval for COVID-19 vs. flu test
Sep 4, 2020Drugmaker Roche had got Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a trial to rapidly detect whether a patient has SARS-CoV-2 or one of two forms of influenza, the company said today.... -
Norwegian Air saw a 91% decline in August passenger volume
Sep 4, 2020Norwegian Air is taking an attempt to secure a second round of financial restructuring, saw a 91% fall in last month passenger volume from 2019 as most of its fleet remained grounded by the coronavirus pandemic,... -
ByteDance to buy UIPay
Sep 4, 2020TikTok owner ByteDance has bought a Chinese third-party payment service UIPay in a bid to leverage its domestic payment capability, the company said. ByteDance bought UIPay’s operator, Wuhan Hezhong Yibao Technology Co, through an entity known...
