Chitttagong, March 21 – At least 12 people were killed and two others injured in a fatal road accident at Padua in Lohagara Upazila on Saturday night as a truck hit a human hauler coming from the opposite direction.
Day: March 21, 2020
Never Give up on Women’s Rights – Edna Ismail
By IPS International Desk NEW YORK, Mar 20 2020 (IPS) – For Dr Edna Adan Ismail maternal health and midwifery is deeply personal. In an interview with Women Deliver Young Leader Musu Bakoto Sawo, Ismail recalls her mother’s devasting experiences…
অনতিবিলম্বে সারাদেশে জরুরী অবস্হা ঘোষনার জন্য জোর দাবী
গণফোরামের (বিদ্রোহী গ্রুপ) মুখপাত্র ও দলের নির্বাহী সভাপতি এড. সুব্রত চৌধুরী এক বিবৃতিতে করোনা ভাইরাসের ভয়াবহ বিবেচনা করে অনতিবিলম্বে সারাদেশে জরুরী অবস্হা ঘোষনার জন্য সরকারের প্রতি জোর দাবী জানান ।
Global Covid -19 death toll climbs to 11,398
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating turn as it claimed the lives of 11,398 people worldwide as of Saturday. It has so far infected 275,871 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 172,561 are currently being treated…
400 ICU beds to be added to BD govt hospitals over Covid- 19
A total of 400 new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds will be added to country’s government hospital to tackle coronavirus situation, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday. “Already, there’re 200 ICU beds in the country’s government hospital. Besides, the…
দিনমুজুর, খেটে খাওয়া মানুষের জন্য বিনামূল্যে খাদ্য সরবরাহের ব্যবস্থা করুন
দিনমুজুর, খেটে খাওয়া ক্ষেতমুজুর, নির্মান শ্রমিক, র্গামেন্টস শিল্পে নিয়োজিত শ্রমজীবী ও স্বল্প আয়ের দুঃস্থ মানুষের জন্য করোনা ভাইরাস সংক্রমন জনিত সময়ে বিনামূল্যে খাদ্য সরবরাহের ব্যবস্থা করুন। মজুতদার, দ্রব্যমূল্যের কৃত্রিম সংকট সৃষ্টিকারী মুনাফা লোভীদের কঠোর হস্তে দমন করুন।
Bangladesh Govt cancels Independence Day ceremonies
The government has cancelled the Independence Day ceremonies, including placing wreaths at the National Memorial, on March 26 amid the rise in coronavirus cases. Besides, the civic reception at Bangabhaban marking the Independence Day and the Swadhinata Padak, the highest…
Flame in Japan; How long until news if Olympics will open?
TOKYO (AP/UNB) — The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece. Next comes the torch relay around the country, which is scheduled to start on Thursday from Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan. Organizers have asked crowds to be restrained,…
BCB adopts ‘work from home’ policy
Dhaka — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced that it will follow the ‘work from home’ policy from March 22, aiming to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. The staff who are not essential to stay at the office have…
Coronavirus: Bangladesh’s Ireland tour postponed
Dhaka — Bangladesh and Ireland have jointly decided to postpone the Tigers’ upcoming series against Ireland in Ireland and England. Cricket Ireland announced the decision in a media statement on Saturday. “Once the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic was understood,…
করোনা ভাইরাসে আতঙ্কিত না হয়ে সতর্ক হতে হবে -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, করোনা ভাইরাসে আতঙ্কিত না হয়ে সতর্ক হতে হবে এবং বেশি বেশি তওবা ও ইস্তেগফার করতে হবে।
Election schedule of BFF will be announced on April 3
Dhaka – The schedule of much-talked about election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will be announced on April 3 in a view to conduct the poll as per schedule on April 20. The decision was taken in the first meeting…
Dhaka Reporters Unity launches ambulance service for members
Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has launched an ambulance services for its members and their families as Bangladesh reported second death from coronavirus (Covid-19).
Special Bangladesh Parliament session postponed
The two-day special session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on Sunday on the occasion of the Mujib Borsho, was postponed on Saturday amid the growing coronavirus scare.
Bangladesh confirms second coronavirus death: Infected 24
Bangladesh on Saturday reported the second death from coronavirus.
BD mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen infected with COVID-19
Country’s celebrated mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and living in quarantine in Los Angeles in the US.
Kurigram tortured journalist returns home after 7 days
Journalist Ariful Islam Rigan, who was jailed through a mobile court earlier this month and tortured , returned home from hospital on Saturday.
Don’t hoard anything; country has enough stocks: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all not to hoard food grains and other essential items out of panic as the country has enough stock of everything.
Chittagong City Corporation election postponed over Covid-19
The Election Commission on Saturday postponed the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election slated for March 29 due to the coronavirus scare.
Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths
Rome, AP/UNB, March 21 – Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus.
China’s Wuhan provides hope for rest of the world: WHO chief
Geneva, Xinhua/UNB, March 21 – Wuhan, the epicentre of COVID-19 outbreak in China, provides hope for the rest of the world that even the most severe situation of COVID-19 can be turned around, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said…
Dhaka’s air worst again in AQI even after shower: Citizens at risk
Dhaka, March 21 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka topped the list of cities with the worst air in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning even though the city experienced brief shower on the evening before.
Bangladesh suspends all passenger flights with 10 countries
Dhaka, March 21 – Bangladesh on Saturday cancelled all the international passenger flights until March 31 with 10 countries to be effective from 12 am on Sunday to restrict the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Europe under quarantine
by Javier López on 20th March 2020 @fjavilopez The coronavirus crisis has exposed the shared vulnerability of Europe’s interdependence. Time to turn that into a strength. Europe is facing a new stress test. And, this time, it is not only…
Prayers for relief from coronavirus offered at BD mosques
Dhaka, March 20 – Imams of National Mosque Baitul Mokarram and other mosques on Friday offered special prayers during the Jumma prayers for all the people to stay safe from the coronavirus and discussed the coronavirus issue with utmost importance…
WikiLeaks’ latest about OPCW fake Douma Report blaming Syria
By Caitlin Johnstone 28 Dec. 2019 – This is getting really, really, really weird. WikiLeaks has published yet another set of leaked internal documents from within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adding even more material to…
the Chinese football club at coronavirus ground zero
SHANGHAI (BSS/AFP)-The team are split in half, with some players in lockdown and others training, but a modest Chinese club from the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic is at last beginning to turn its attentions to football again. Wuhan Three…
The games go on: Australia’s football leagues in action
An advertisement painted on the field near the center square would usually have summed up the hype of the Aussie rules season-opening game between Richmond and Carlton: Footy, Oh What a Feeling. Last September, a crowd of 100,014 packed into…
Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games
Matsushima Air Base, Japan (AP/UNB) — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if…
তাদেরকে হোম কোয়ারিন্টিনে না পাঠিয়ে প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক কোয়ারিন্টিনে রাখতে হবে
ঐক্য ন্যাপের ভারপ্রাপ্ত সভাপতি এড. এস এম এ সবুর ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক এড. আসাদুল্লাহ তারেক করোনাভাইরাস সংক্রমন নিয়ন্ত্রনে রাখার জন্য এক বিবৃতিতে বলেন, করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত দেশ হতে যারা দেশে এসেছেন তাদেরকে হোম কোয়ারিন্টিনে না পাঠিয়ে প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক কোয়ারিন্টিনে রাখতে হবে।