January2021

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, whose gambling and hotel businesses turned him into a major political power broker in the US and Israel, has died. He was 87. The founder of the Las Vegas Sands casino...

The king of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah, has declared a months-long state of emergency across the country to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. The move was requested by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, and allows Mr Muhyiddin...

The Covid pandemic has caused excess deaths to rise to their highest level since World War Two. There were close to 697,000 deaths in the UK in 2020 – nearly 91,000 more than would be expected...

Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in the world and—between December 2019 and May 2020—caused nearly two-thirds of all COVID-19 cases in China. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases...

OPPO had launched its latest addition to its popular Reno series – OPPO Reno5 in Bangladeshi market through a grand online event on January 9, 2021. Reno5 is priced at BDT 35,990 and comes with a...

Huawei and one of the world’s largest catering service providers, Sodexo, are working together to give the catering and culinary industry a whole new dimension. Their partnership has resulted in the development of an intelligent digital...

The pandemic has enhanced the growth of internet usage nationwide among both organizations and individuals. To help people navigate the times smoothly, Grameenphone has made it possible for individuals to benefit from 4G connectivity for the...