Bangladesh Coast Guard rescues 382 Rohingya refugees
WEB DESK The Bangladesh Coast Guard has rescued 382 Rohingya refugees from the South Eastern coast of Bangladesh. The starving Rohingyas were rescued on Wednesday from a large trawler boat…
South Korea’s ruling party wins majority in elections
WEB DESK In South Korea, President Moon Jae-in’s left-leaning ruling party won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections. According to provisional results released by the National Election Commission today, the…
IMF to double emergency financial assistance to countries battling COVID-19
WEB DESK International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed to deploy its full 1 trillion US Dollar lending capacity to support countries battling COVID-19 outbreak. Describing the COVID-19 pandemic as a…
UN chief urges African nations to step up efforts to tackle COVID-19
WEB DESK United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging African nations to step up efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. He warned that the continent could end up suffering the…
Prez Trump to announce guidelines for reopening economy today
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has said that the country is past the worst of the corona virus pandemic and that he will announce guidelines for reopening the economy…
WHO welcomes joint efforts with India to fight COVID-19
WEB DESK World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the world health body’s cooperation with India to leverage strategies that helped the country win its war against…
More than 2mn coronavirus cases recorded globally
WEB DESK More than two million cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially reported across the globe while the death toll from the COVID-19 has crossed over one lakh…
WHO to review handling of coronavirus pandemic
WEB DESK The World Health Organization(WHO) said Wednesday it would review its handling of the coronavirus pandemic “in due course”, following criticism from US President Donald Trump who froze funding…
IMF lauds India’s decision of continuing nationwide lockdown
WEB DESK The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it supports India’s proactive decision of a imposing a nationwide lockdown in its fight against Coronavirus. Chang Yong Rhee, the…
Bangladesh reports 219 fresh corona infections, 4 deaths
WEB DESK In the largest single day increase, Bangladesh reported 219 fresh cases of Corona infection in the country and 4 more deaths including a physician in 24 hours since…