Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Friday said China is now in close discussion with Bangladesh over coronavirus vaccine assistance. "China just announced to provide 10 million Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries through the COVAX initiative," said the ambassador in a video message marking the Chinese New Year. Bangladesh government launched the countrywide vaccination campaign…

The Broadsheet LLC company has instructed its lawyers at Crowell and Moring LLP to initiate new proceedings so that it can seize Pakistani assets after the company failed to get a reply from the country regarding the recovery of nearly USD 2.2 million. Geo News reported that Broadsheet's CEO Kaveh Mousavi has instructed his lawyers at Crowell and Morning to initiate the assets-seizure operation…

South Africa has moved to halt its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after preliminary and limited evidence showed it failed to protect against mild and moderate forms of disease caused by a coronavirus variant first detected in the country. Distribution of the AstraZeneca jab, scheduled to begin this month, would be put on hold to study its effects including on severe cases in more detail…

At least seven people were killed and more than 170 people are missing after a glacier burst, triggering flash floods in India's northern Uttarakhand state on Sunday. Some workers could be trapped in a tunnel at a state-owned NTPC hydro project, clogged with debris from the avalanche triggered by the glacial burst, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said at a press conference late on Sunday…

United States Awami League has staged a rally in front of United Nations and Al Jazeera office in New York in protest of allegations of corruption against top Bangladeshi officials in a report aired on Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television last Monday. At the rally, held at noon local time on Friday (February 5), protesters described the Al-Jazeera report as a fabrication and an anti-Bangladesh conspiracy.…

Myanmar's police filed charges against ousted and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday for breaches of the country's import and export law, according to a police document, repor The police are seeking her detention until February 15. Military officers who searched Suu Kyi's residence found hand-held radios that were imported illegally and used without permission, the document…

The US has voiced deep concern over military coup and takeover of power in Myanmar. It also came out with State Department’s Assessment of recent events in Myanmar on Tuesday. The State Department held a teleconference on the issue and the text of the conference is as follows: As President Biden and Secretary Blinken have said, the United States is deeply concerned by the Burmese military’s…

First major snowstorm in northeastern United States this year has disrupted public life. The snowstorm, which started Monday morning local time, will continue until noon Tuesday. Several neighboring states, including New York, could be covered in more than a foot and a half of ice, meteorologists said. At least a hundred road accidents have already been reported due to eight hours of continuous snowfall.…

Expatriate Bangladeshi-American Shamsul Haque has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in New York Police (USA) Intelligence Squad. He was inaugurated by NYPD officials at a ceremony at New York Police Department (NYPD) Police Academy in Queens, New York last Friday (January 29). In an immediate response after being promoted, Lieutenant Shamsul Haque said, "I am the first Bangladeshi…

US President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Biden assailed the country’s army for the coup, calling it a “direct assault on the country’s transition to democracy and rule of law.” The coup in Myanmar, also known as Burma,…

In the United States, wearing a mask is being made compulsory on train-buses from Monday. The order was issued by the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last Friday night, local time. The order states that wearing a mask is mandatory on all public transport to combat corona virus. This order will take effect from 11:59 pm local time on Monday. Fourteen students at the University…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s civilian leaders as the military announced it was taking control of the country for one year. He expressed “grave concern” about the declaration that all legislative, executive and judicial powers have been transferred to the military. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the detention…

Myanmar's military has confirmed it has taken control of the country after Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders were arrested in the early hours. The coup comes after tensions rose between the civilian government and the military following a disputed election. Hours after the arrests, military television confirmed it was declaring a state of emergency for one year. Myanmar, also known…