Bangladesh drops except Israel from passport, essentially lifting travel ban
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What relationship exists between the health within a state and that state’s national health security? This question has received increased attention in recent year in the wake of CoVID-19 pandemic. The potential link between CoVID-19 and national health security have played a major and unprecedented role in impacting efforts to fight the pandemic. So far, critical and in-depth case studies of the CoVID-19 – national health security nexus have been limited. However, this is not the first time a disease has impacted what we today call national health security. The black death of the fourteenth century had a radical impact on European society, contributed to the decline of the feudal system. The spread of smallpox by Spanish soldiers in the Americas led to the decimation of the Aztec and Incan empires, and paved the way for European colonization. Similarly, the close link between the infectious diseases and national security became more tenu
New Delhi assures Dhaka it would help get US vaccines on priority basis, says minister
A healthcare worker looks on as a nurse prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca s COVISHIELD vaccine, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS
DHAKA:
Bangladesh requested India resume commercial shipments of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday because the two neighbors signed an agreement, according to a statement by the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry.
“Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen has requested Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to provide Bangladesh AstraZeneca vaccines immediately,” said the statement that cited a telephone conversation between the two ministers.
160 Bangladeshis Stranded In Libya Return On UN Flight
So far, around 1,400 stranded migrants have been brought back from Libya on 9 chartered flights. At least 160 Bangladeshi migrants who were stranded in Libya returned home on Wednesday under a UN arrangement.
A chartered flight arranged by the International Organization for Migration brought them to the international airport in the capital Dhaka, said Sariful Islam, the agency s spokesman.
The migrant workers were stranded in Libya s east, including the second-largest city of Benghazi, due to the pandemic and long-term instability in Libya, according to a statement from the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry.
They had left in search of employment opportunities but due to the socio-economic situation of the North African nation and the devaluation of the Libyan dinar were waiting for a long time to return to their home country.
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