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Meet Rimu, the woman building a future for Rohingya refugees

Rima Sultana Rimu, one of the two Bangladeshi women named in the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020 revealed by the BBC, is

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Covid: How do you vaccinate a billion people?

When it comes to vaccine making, India is a powerhouse. It runs a massive immunisation programme, makes 60% of the world’s vaccines and is home to half a dozen major

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Africa’s economic giant Nigeria at a ‘critical juncture’

More than 200 million Nigerians will slide further into poverty as the coronavirus pandemic has sent oil prices tumbling and pushed Africa’s largest economy into recession. To many in oil-rich

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World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland

A 45.5-metre (150-foot) deep diving pool with artificial underwater caves and Mayan ruins, the world’s deepest such structure, opened near Warsaw this weekend. The complex, named Deepspot, even includes a

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Sheikh Hasina: A Prime Minister and Beyond

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is applauded for securing unprecedented socioeconomic development, reducing women and child mortality, alleviating poverty and illiteracy and boosting women empowerment. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu

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Coronavirus vaccines: Will any countries get left out?

Health experts say the only solution to the coronavirus pandemic is a global one. There have been more than 55 million cases of the virus confirmed around the world and

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Covid-19 in US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet?

Americans may have tuned out of coronavirus news as they focused on the outcome of the presidential election, but the pandemic has quietly been getting worse in the country. The

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Northbrook Hall, a hallmark of Dhaka’s history

How long had it been since it heard the performance of prominent artistes? When last time it hosted a grand festival? The Indo-Saracenic building of Northbrook Hall, also known as

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New Zealand discovers 1,500 fraudulent votes … in an election on birds

The candidates have feathers and the policy platforms are non-existent. It’s New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote — and just like a regular election, there are concerns over keeping

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India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani planning dynastic transfer?

Rumours are doing the rounds in India that the country’s richest man Mukesh Ambani may soon split his USD 200 billion business empire among his three children. Mukesh, if the

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