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COVID-19 has drastically changed the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The event will be totally virtual this year and preparations are coming down to the wire.
Drew Glover is the Principal Coordinator for the event.
“The Jubilee as an organization is discouraging people from having in-person events over the weekend that would cause any kind of gathering or congregation of folks to avoid the spread of COVID,” he said.
Glover says this year’s Jubilee will feature more than a dozen events and a star-studded line-up of guests. He says they’re using an online events platform called Hopin to bring it all together and make it all happen.
Vaccination to start with test run by Jan 28
2m doses of vaccine arrive from India today as gift
Staff Correspondent
21 January, 2021 12:00 AM
The government will start coronavirus vaccination programme with a test run by January 28 as two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in the country from India today.
Bangladesh is purchasing 30 million doses of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine ‘Covishield’ produced by Serum Institute of India (SII) through Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Besides, India will give two million ‘Covishield’ vaccines as a gift for Bangladesh.
As per a tripartite agreement, Serum Institute of India will send 30 million vaccines to Bangladesh in six phases. The first consignment is expected to arrive by January 26.
Bangladesh makes strong case for LDC graduation
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Star Business Desk
Star Business Desk
Bangladesh is set to meet the LDC graduation criteria for the consecutive second time and will be recommended for graduation during the upcoming triennial review of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) of the United Nations next month.
The country has called on the international community for the continuation of support measures for an extended period to make the upcoming graduation smooth and sustainable, according to a statement.
Bangladesh has made the call during a session of the ongoing expert group meeting of the CDP yesterday as part of the preparation of the upcoming triennial review meeting.
Bangladesh asks to extend preparatory period for LDC graduation for 5 yrs
Bangladesh to be entitled to enjoy all the international support measures reserved for LDCs for this period Star Online Report Star Online Report
Bangladesh has called for extending the preparatory period to five years from 2021 to 2026 for its graduation from the status of a Least Developed Country (LDC).
It also asked the international community for the continuation of international support to make the upcoming graduation smooth and sustainable.
The call was made during a session of the ongoing Expert Group meeting of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) held today, as part of the preparation for the upcoming triennial review meeting.
Bangladesh gets closer to LDC graduation
Staff Correspondent
12th January, 2021 10:46:20
Bangladesh is set to meet the LDC graduation criteria for the second consecutive time to be recommended for graduation during the upcoming triennial review of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) of the United Nations (UN) next month.
The country has called on the international community for the continuation of international support measures for an extended period to make the upcoming graduation smooth and sustainable.
Bangladesh has made the call during a session of the ongoing Expert Group Meeting of the Committee for Development Policy held on Tuesday as part of the preparation for the upcoming triennial review meeting, says a finance ministry release.