corona analytics english
Bangladesh
- Infection: 17,15,997
- Recovery: 779----
- Death: 28,256
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 353,292,345
- Recovery: 3,405,---
- Death: 5,600,390
Source: Johns Hopkins University
Spotlight
India's jobs crisis
exasperates its youth
India unemployment averaged 7.2% in 2018-2021 vs global average around 5.7%, while job participation rate is low and falling
How Bangladesh became a playground of the West
The unconstitutional role played by the unelected, military-backed caretaker government turned Bangladesh into a playground of unseemly foreign maneuverers
Dior showcases gorgeous craftsmanship on Paris runway
The luxury fashion house took to the runway with sparkles and tailoring, sending models down the catwalk in strapless dresses and neat winter jackets
As Lia Thomas swims, debate about transgender athletes swirls
And the rules could change for Thomas and other swimmers as the NCAA championships approach in March
When exercise is the last thing you want to do
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Omicron offers hope pandemic could stabilise: WHO
The rapid spread of the variant means far more people will have some immunity, at least for now, which might bode well this year for highly vaccinated countries in Europe
Cataract surgery may reduce your dementia risk
Older adults who had cataract removal to restore their vision has a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia
US troops join assault on IS seized prison with boys as hostages
The Islamic State seized a prison in Syria to try to free thousands of fellow jihadists and is using hundreds of imprisoned boys as human shields
Ukrainian soldiers face
nervous guessing game
Given Russia’s penchant for misdirection, it’s unclear how a military incursion would start. And that keeps the Ukrainian troops on edge
Why is Silicon Valley still waiting for the next big thing?
The tech industry has grown ever more rich off big ideas that were developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and self-driving cars could take a while
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Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue, speaks at a media briefing at his office in Dhaka to mark International Customs Day on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue, speaks at a media briefing at his office in Dhaka to mark International Customs Day on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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A farmer harvests cabbages from a field in Dhaka’s Keraniganj. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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A farmer harvests cabbages from a field in Dhaka’s Keraniganj. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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A man loads a truck with winter vegetable turnips to transport them to a local market in Manikganj’s Singair Upazila. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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University Teachers' Network, a platform of teachers of public and private universities, holds a symbolic hunger strike in front of Dhaka University's Aparajeyo Bangla statue on Monday, Jan 24, 2022, expressing solidarity with the student protesters of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet who are demanding Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed’s removal. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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People gather to watch a demolition drive of Dhaka North City Corporation to remove illegal structures from the Lautala canal area in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Monday, Jan 24, 2022. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Dhaka North City Corporation workers bulldoze parts of a multi-storey building as it launches a demolition drive to remove illegal structures from the Lautala canal area in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Monday, Jan 24, 2022. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Dhaka North City Corporation workers bulldoze parts of a multi-storey building as it launches a demolition drive to remove illegal structures from the Lautala canal area in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Monday, Jan 24, 2022. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote, a platform of leftist student groups, stages a sit-in in front of Dhaka University's Raju Memorial sculpture on Monday, Jan 24, 2022, expressing solidarity with the student protesters of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet. The leftist student groups brought an open letter to SUST Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed urging him to resign. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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A pedestrian overpass in front of Mugda Hospital is used by people of all ages. Bamboos replacing a broken step in the stairs put children trying to get off the bridge in trouble. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Bamboos have replaced a broken step in a pedestrian overpass and an elderly woman is struggling to move past it in front of Muga Hospital. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The government enforced health rules for people venturing outdoors with the COVID-19 cases surging in the country, yet many choose to cross a Kamalapur pedestrian overpass without wearing masks on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Dhaka North City Corporation removes illegal establishments at Lautala Canal in Mohammadpur’s Bosila on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022.
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Dhaka North City Mayor Atiqul Islam watches the DNCC’s drive to remove illegal establishments at Lautala Canal in Mohammadpur’s Bosila on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022.
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Students from Dhaka University form a human chain in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture in solidarity with a call for the resignation of Sylhet’s Shahjalal Universiy of Science and Technology Vice Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022.
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Jatrabari’s Kutubkhali area is hit by a gas outage at a certain time every day for many days. Many people there are forced to cook using firewood. Photo taken on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022.
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People hold a human-chain demonstration in front of the National Press Club on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 to demand permanent employment of paid peer volunteers at Directorate General of Family Planning.
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Students stage a human-chain protest in front of the National Press Club on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 to demand that authorities allow the ongoing National University examinations to conclude.
Ukrainian soldiers face
nervous guessing game
Given Russia’s penchant for misdirection, it’s unclear how a military incursion would start. And that keeps the Ukrainian troops on edge
As Lia Thomas swims, debate about transgender athletes swirls
And the rules could change for Thomas and other swimmers as the NCAA championships approach in March
Missing workers, more uncertainty maybe omicron’s economic toll
The latest wave of coronavirus cases is slowing the recovery, but its longer-term impact is less clear
Bitcoin skids to six-month low
The largest cryptocurrency was trading down 8.8% at $33,058, its lowest since July 23, taking losses from its all-time high of $69,000 hit in November past 50%
COVID setbacks to schooling are ‘nearly insurmountable’: UN
Almost two years into the coronavirus pandemic, more than 635 million children globally remain affected by full or partial school closures
The Dumbledore of clowning
The French master teacher Philippe Gaulier has worked with stars like Sacha Baron Cohen. But at 78, are his methods, which include insults, outdated?
