June2021

Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung has been arrested by Hong Kong police on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Ms Chow is vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance which organizes annual vigils...

UNICEF’s global procurement and supply operations grew by 17 per cent in 2020 to reach a record US$4.468 billion, underscoring the organization’s role in supporting governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Global demand for medical supplies...

President Joe Biden outlined his plan Thursday for the first of 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses that the US will distribute globally before July, with 75 percent of shots disbursed via the Covax program. In a...

UNICEF continues its emergency support to India’s COVID-19 pandemic response by providing additional lifesaving supplies. The first nine of 26 oxygen plants are being installed, and over 4,500 oxygen concentrators and 200 RT-PCR testing machines have...

Miscreants have abducted 136 children from an Islamic school in Nigeria’s northern state of Niger. Although the incident took place last Sunday, the administration and the owner of the school confirmed the information to reporters on...

Bangladeshi cinema has been selected in the official selection of Can, the most prestigious event in the world of cinema. The name of this movie directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad is ‘‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ This year’s...

Asian markets fluctuated on Friday after another set of bumper US economic data reinforced recovery optimism but added fuel to concerns that the Federal Reserve will be forced to tighten its ultra-loose monetary policies sooner than...

NASA announced two new missions to Venus on Wednesday that will launch at the end of the decade and are aimed at learning how Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor became a hellscape while our own thrived. “These...

Incumbent US President Joe Biden has banned US investment in more than 50 Chinese companies, one step ahead of former President Donald Trump. He brought new technology and defence companies associated with the Chinese military, including...

The cabinet at a special meeting today approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at the cabinet room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Finance...