Fauci says current state “really not good” as COVID-19 cases surge in U.S.
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-diseases expert, warned on Monday “the current......
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Bangladeshi firm claims to have developed a COVID-19 vaccine
ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Bangladeshi research firm `Globe Biotech’ claims to have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that......
Coronavirus: US has ‘serious problem’, says Fauci
INTERNATIONAL DESK: US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci says the nation has a “serious......
WB approves $500m to help Bangladesh’s road connectivity
INTERNATIONAL DESK: The World Bank has approved $500 million to help Bangladesh improve road connectivity......
Coronavirus: Top US health official Fauci warns of ‘disturbing’ new US surge
INTERNATIONAL DESK: America’s top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the US is seeing......
Saudi Arabia confirms Haj to be held this year
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Saudi Arabia announces that Haj will be held this year but with a......
UK finds 1st drug proven to cut COVID-19 deaths
INTERNATIONAL DESK: British researchers today said they found the first drug — Dexamethasone — proven”......
China warns students over ‘risks’ of studying in Australia
INTERNATIONAL DESK: China has warned students to consider the risks of studying in Australia during......
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of ‘cardiac arrest’ at 55
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest,......
WHO to resume hydroxychloroquine coronavirus trials
INTERNATIONAL DESK: The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine......
Donald Trump trying to ‘divide’ America’: Ex-Pentagon chief
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Former defense secretary Jim Mattis excoriated President Trump on Wednesday, accusing the nation’s......
UK’s Guardian carries Bangladesh PM’s article on managing `twin perils’
ZOOMBANGLA DESK: UK-based The Guardian today carried an article by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina......
EU announces 1.1m euro to minimize Bangladesh’s Amphan damages
INTERNATIONAL DESK: European Union (EU) has decided to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh for......
Saudi Arabia to end virus curfew from June 21
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Saudi Arabia will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in......
Modi phones PM, extends Eid greetings
ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina over......
UAE announces Sunday as the first day of Eid Al Fitr
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Sunday, the 24th of May will be the first day of Shawwal 1441......
Pakistani passenger jet crashes near Karachi airport
INTERNATIONAL DESK: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane traveling from Lahore to Karachi has crashed......
PM phones Mamata, enquires about Amphan damages
ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called Chief Minister of Indian state of West......
Chinese president phones PM, offers sending expert team to fight COVID-19
ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and proposed......
Indian city of Kolkata devastated by cyclone Amphan
INTERNATIONAL DESK: The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone,......
India and Bangladesh brace for the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are in the path of a......
Spraying disinfectants can be ‘harmful’, says WHO
INTERNATIONAL DESK: Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practised in some countries, does not eliminate......