5.4m more Sinopharm
vaccine doses arrive
Bangladesh has received close to 20 million doses of the Chinese vaccine so far
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 1,527,215
- Recovery: 779----
- Death: 26,832
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 223,552,572
- Recovery: 3,405,---
- Death: 4,611,549
Source: Johns Hopkins University
5.4m more Sinopharm
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On a crowded day at New Market, as the sun beats down from above, a father who came for school supplies asks his daughter which bag she would prefer via a video call on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Schools are set to reopen in two days and this girl needs a new bag. She picks out the pink one after combing through the display on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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‘Rabeya’, a first grader at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur Girls’ High School, came to New Market with her mother on Friday, September 10, 2021, to buy a new pair of shoes to resume her education with a bit of spark. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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A boy comes to New Market with his parents on Friday, September 10, 2021, to buy new books for school. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Floodwaters have risen in the North Baherchar area of Keraniganj’s Chunarchar Union on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Residents of the North Baherchar area of Keraniganj’s Chunarchar Union trudge through flooded paths on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A house surrounded by floodwaters can be seen in this photo from the North Baherchar area of Keraniganj’s Chunarchar Union on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Some residents of Keraniganj’s North Baherchar are using boats to traverse the floodwaters on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The Bailey Bridge, made of iron and built to span the Turag River in the Aminbazar area of Dhaka’s Gabtali, has collapsed into the water, as seen in this photo on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Though part of the Bailey Bridge has already collapsed, vessels along the Aminbazar-Ashulia route are still taking the risk to travel under a still standing section of the bridge, as seen on Friday, September 10, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A section of the Bailey Bridge damaged a bulkhead on Friday, September 10, 2021, after it collapsed into the river. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A heavily damaged section of the Bailey Bridge still remains standing atop the Turag River on Friday, September 10, 2021, though one wonders for how long. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The admission tests for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery for the 2020-21 academic year were held on Friday after a delay of over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students sat for the entrance exam at various centres across the country, while maintaining health protocols. The photo shows guardians waiting outside the Bangla College examination centre in Dhaka’s Mirpur on Friday, September 10, 2021 while the exam was in progress. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Muslims devotees perform the Jummah prayers on the road outside Dhaka's Sobhanbag Mosque, Friday, Sept 10, 2021. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Muslims devotees perform the Jummah prayers on the road outside Dhaka's Sobhanbag Mosque, Friday, Sept 10, 2021. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Muslims devotees perform the Jummah prayers on the road outside Dhaka's Sobhanbag Mosque, Friday, Sept 10, 2021. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Workers without safety gear work at an under-construction highrise in Dhaka’s Jatrabari. Photo: Kazi Salahuddin Razu
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Deep-sea mooring
to come on stream
in a year
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Toyota to again slash production of vehicles
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Israel catches two more escaped militants
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