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COVID-19 National

Vaccine for all, free of cost

The government has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccines to all the citizens free of cost once those are procured.

As per the decision at a high-level meeting recently, the government will purchase vaccines as soon as those are out in the market and administer those to all like it does under the existing immunisation programmes, said finance ministry officials.

The finance ministry has already sought $2 billion in financial assistance from four development partners to purchase, store, transport and administer the vaccines.

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International World

IMF’s ‘Deep Recession’ Talk Ignores Economic Reality

The head of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) says the global economy is “not out of the woods.” Yet it’s hard not to worry that Kristalina Georgieva is missing the forest through the trees.

The 4.4% contraction in world gross domestic product the IMF expects for 2020 is one thing. But the 5.2% growth it predicts for 2021 makes me wonder what’s in the water in Washington. It also suggests global elites are already being complacent about the need to up stimulus as Covid-19 fallout intensifies.

Other than China, after all, where are the 2021 growth engines? China, remember, remains an export power. So, without external growth China’s prospects top out pretty quickly. IMF

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National

New hurdle for fresh migrants

Around 25,000 aspiring migrant workers are facing new hassles as Saudi Arabia asked them to resubmit documents for reissuing their visas, expired amid coronavirus pandemic. 

Potential migrants who secured visas before the pandemic but could not travel because of the outbreak will again have to submit the medical reports and “police clearance” certificates along with fresh papers provided by their prospective Saudi employers, said industry insiders.

But a large number of the aspirants, who have already invested borrowed or hard-earned money for “lucrative” overseas jobs and facing financial crunch due to the Covid-19 fallout, now find it difficult to fulfil these requirements.

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North America World

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Prime Day is an exclusive sale for Amazon Prime members – customers who pay $119 a year for free fast shipping via Prime Video, free movie and TV shows (available for $9 a month), and unlimited access, among other benefits. For reading material on any device via Prime Reading.

During Prime Day, choose products from a variety of brands, ranging from Amazon-owned electronics to clothing and homewares. The occasion is exclusive to key members during Amazon Prime Day.

Again, when is Amazon Prime Day? According to Amazon’s blog, the first Prime Minister’s Day event took place on July 15, 2015, as a way to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary.

The first Prime day lasted 24 hours – the length of a “day” you know – and gave members access to nine countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and Austria.

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Cricket Games Sports

All eyes on Mirpur as cricket returns to Bangladesh

March 16, 2020 was the last time Bangladeshi cricketers played a competitive game.The backdrop was the first round of the Dhaka Premier League, which was cancelled shortly after following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.

After that long seven-month gap, cricketers will once again return to the field through the BCB President’s Cup today.

Mahmudullah XI will take on Najmul XI in the opening game of the 50-over tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium in Mirpur today.

All matches will be day-night affairs and it will mark the Bangladesh Cricket Board actually resuming cricket in an attempt to gradually host international teams.

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COVID-19 International North America World

Trump appears in public as his doctor says he is no longer a transmission risk

US President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self on Saturday as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID-19 and his doctor said he was no longer a transmission risk.

Trump took a test on Saturday which showed that he was no longer a “transmission risk to others,” his physician Sean Conley said in a statement, adding that an assortment of tests taken by the president showed there was no longer evidence “of actively replicating virus.”

The White House had no immediate comment on whether Conley’s statement indicated that the president had tested negative for the coronavirus.

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National

Human chain against the ongoing rape of women and children in Basundia through the joint efforts of various social organizations.

In the wake of Corona’s fatigue, where ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet, a group of low-minded human-like beasts have awakened across the country.

Every day, women in different parts of the country are the victims of their low mentality; even the children are not getting relief there.

An epidemic of violence against women, sexual harassment and rape is rampant across the country to increase the prevalence of their reckless nature.

This is destroying the dignity of thousands of mothers and sisters as well as the image of a healthy society.

An anti-rape human chain has been organized in Basundia by 5 organizations Basundia Press Club, Sonali Shapna Academy, Pasa asi amra, Bot Bokho, Jungle Badhal Youth Association to protest against this rape, violence against women and demand exemplary severe punishment for the rapists.

On Saturday morning, October 10 2020, public gatherings with banners of all these organizations started taking place at Basundia corner of Jessore.

During the moment, the organizations displayed various anti-rape posters and banners. With the passage of time, the protests at the Basundiya junction in Jessore became vocal.

Besides, the people of the movement were obsessed with different slogans. Thousands of people are protesting in this protest procession.

At this time, all human chain workers demanded exemplary punishment for the perpetrators of violence against women across the country. Also demand the death penalty for all rapists.

Imdadul Haque: Jessore.

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Business

Discounts and offers galore in 10-day online shopping fest starting tomorrow

10-day-long online shopping festival is starting tomorrow with 14 leading e-commerce platforms of the country participating, providing hefty discounts and free deliveries among other offers.

With the slogan “Desher Taka Deshe Thakuk”, the third edition of 10-10 Mega Shopping Festival strives to cater to the customers amid the pandemic in a bid to push everything digital.

Mustafa Jabbar, minister for posts and telecommunications, inaugurated the festival today as the chief guest of an event held virtually.

“As we are entering the 4th industrial revolution, all conventional businesses will be gradually transformed into digital ones,” said Jabbar.

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National

22-year-old housewife gang-raped in Chattogram; 8 held

A 22-year-old housewife was gang-raped by around eight to ten people, most of them CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers in Chandgaon area of Chattogram city early today.

The victim later filed a case with Chandgaon Police Station over the incident and is now undergoing treatment at a One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said Bijoy Basak, deputy commissioner (DC-North Zone) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.

Police conducted drives in different areas of the port city and arrested eight people in connection with this case, DC Basak said at a press briefing this afternoon.

The arrestees are: Jahangir Alam (38), Md Yousuf (32), Md Ripon (27), Md Sujan (24), Debu Barua alias Jobayer Hossain (31), Md Shahed (24), Rintu Datta (30),……

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Football Games Sports

A night like no other

On a night when Serie A saw as bizarre an event as the Napoli-Juventus fixture being abandoned as Napoli players weren’t allowed by their local health authority to travel to Turin due to coronavirus fears.

La Liga meted out a tensed 1-1 draw between Barcelona and Sevilla and the Bundesliga witnessed yet another one-man show from Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski.

Who scored all four goals including a stoppage-time penalty to give the German champions a 4-3 home win over Hertha Berlin,  the focus still turned to the Premier League.

Champions Liverpool suffered a humiliating 7-2 defeat at Aston Villa and Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho savoured a 6-1 win over his former club Manchester United in one of the most astonishing days in Premier League history.

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