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…
Month: March 2020
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।
Coronavirus: BCB chief physician in quarantine
Dhaka — The chief physician of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Debashis Chowdhury, went in home quarantine after returning from Australia recently, a source from BCB confirmed UNB. Debashis went to Australia to accompany two cricketers- Shadman Islam and Mrittonjoy Chowdhury-…
World Bank Group increases COVID-19 response to $14 bn
An increased $14 billion package of financing from the World Bank Group will support a fast, flexible response to COVID-19. The package will help support companies, strengthen health systems and improve disease surveillance. Focus on private sector and workers spearheaded…
Behind a ravaged Tara
Sudhirendar Sharma The gut-wrenching cars smashing scenes in Rohit Shetty’s films have their share of dirty secrets too. We all love watching movies – at home, in theatre or on phone – little realizing that we are complicit in the…
Cuomo emerges as Democratic counter to Trump virus response
Before President Donald Trump stepped into the White House briefing room to provide an update on the coronavirus, an opening act was broadcast across cable news of another chief executive calmly reciting statistics and safety tips.
Coronavirus situation worsens as death toll passes 10000
The U.S. warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an “indefinite” absence, and California’s governor asked all 40 million residents to stay home, to try to slow a pandemic toll that…
Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses
“Please leave the room, close the door and start a disinfection,” says a voice from the robot, reports BBC.
BD National Press Club suspends services for 11 days
Jatiya Press Club (JPC) has suspended all of its activities and services from March 21 to March 31 to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: National Zoo shut down until March 31
The government has shut down the National Zoo in Dhaka to contain the spread of coronavirus which is ravaging the entire world.
Coronavirus could save more lives eventually
It’s a scientific fact that washing hands has the potential to save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention Sir Frank Peters: They say “every cloud has a silver lining”, which means that even the worst events or…
Plagues and People – The Coronavirus in a Historical Perspective
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 19 2020 (IPS) – The human factor is intimately involved in the origin, spread, and mitigation of the Coronavirus and we cannot afford to ignore that our future existence depends on compassion and…
Govt permits Gonoshasthaya to import virus testing materials
“Easy, effective and cheap” method different from kit Dhaka, March 20 – The Gonoshasthaya Kendra on Thursday got approval from the authorities concerned to import necessary raw materials for their “easy, effective and cheap” method to test for the novel…
Suspend CCC election, five by-polls: BNP
Dhaka, March 20 – The BNP on Thursday demanded of the Election Commission (EC) to suspend elections to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and by-polls to five parliamentary seats due to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country.
Global Coronavirus death toll stands at 10048
Dhaka, March 20 – The death toll from coronavirus or COVID-19 has reached 10,048 globally as of Thursday. It has so far infected 245,630 people around the world, according to worldometer.
India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape
New Delhi, AP/UNB, March 20 – Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual…
All 11 dam projects violate Ganga environmental flow notice
March 19, 2020 SANDRP A review of the Indian Central Water Commission (CWC) monitoring reports of all four quarters of 2019 reveals that all the eleven projects that were being monitored in Ganga basin have violated the mandatory Environment flows…
People with coronavirus symptoms urged not to be in mosques
Dhaka, March 19 – The returnees and the persons having fever, cough and symptoms of coronavirus have been urged not to go to the mosques and public gatherings in view of the outbreak of the deadly disease in the country.
Coronavirus uncertainties
Dear Sir, Madam, The beginning of the year 2020 underlines both the interdependence of our societies and our human frailties. However, although scientists’ warnings about the dangers of the Coronavirus have led to strong responses, the same community’s warnings about…
CJA demands immediate release of Jang Group Editor in Chief
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) calls on the Government of Pakistan to release the Jang Group Editor-in-Chief, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, who has been in detention since 12 March. His arrest and detention by the National Accountability Bureau before substantive hearings have…
Mustafiz eyeing to get his old form back
Dhaka — Bangladeshi left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman says he has been working hard to get his old form back to stand out in the crowd. The bowler failed to maintain his early performance and his specialties no longer seem to…
Coronavirus: BCB suspends cricket for indefinite period
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday suspended all kinds of cricket in the country for an indefinite period, aiming to prevent the spread of Covid-19 (novel coronavirus). Board president Nazmul Hasan told media that the cricket in the…
Long distance runner Arafat named brand ambassador of Akash DTH
Dhaka – Long distance runner Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat, the first Resident Bangladeshi Ironman triathlon finisher, was named as the brand ambassador of the country’s first and only direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Akash DTH for one year. Athlete Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat,…
Coronavirus: Badal, Mohi demand postpone of BFF election
Dhaka – Two vice-presidents of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Badal Roy and Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi on Thursday demanded deferment of BFF Election that was scheduled to be held on April 20 to avoid the transmission of coronavirus. Badal and Mohi…
IBBL Inaugurates Mujib Corner at its Bandarban Branch
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Mujib Corner at its Bandarban Branch on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of the Bank…
All kinds of gatherings restricted in BD to fight Covid-19
UNB – The government has imposed a restriction on all kinds of political, social, cultural and religious gatherings in an effort to contain the further spread of novel coronavirus in the country. Besides, people having fever, cough, influenza or other…