The death of schoolboy after being refused treatment from as many has four hospitals in the metropolitan city of Khulna on Tuesday has cone as a great shock not only to his parents but also to all people.
Day: April 1, 2020
Bangladesh cancels Pahela Boishakh programs over coronavirus
DHAKA – The government has instructed the authorities concerned to postpone all the programmes of Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) to avoid mass gatherings aiming to contain the spread of coronavirus. In this regard, the Cabinet Division today issued a…
Patient flees from Bhola hospital coronavirus isolation unit
One of the two patients fled from the coronavirus isolation unit of Bhola General Hospital on Wednesday. The patient got admitted with fever and cough on Tuesday night, but has not been seen at the hospital after 1pm, Bhola Civil Surgeon…
Rajshahi Medical Hospital starts conducting coronavirus test
The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) started conducting coronavirus tests at its laboratory on Wednesday. Dr Sabera Gulnahar, chief of Virology Department and also in-charge of the hospital, said they started testing samples taken from four patients. There are 240…
Third World Network Chairman Martin Khor dies
It is with the deepest sorrow that we share the news that Martin Khor (1951-2020), TWN’s Chairman and former Director, passed away peacefully in the early hours of 1 April 2020 in his home in Penang, Malaysia.
Saudi official urges Muslims to delay hajj plans over virus
A senior Saudi official urged more than 1 million Muslims intending to perform the hajj to delay making plans this year in comments suggesting the pilgrimage could be cancelled due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
No politics, stand by people, Quader tells BNP
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to stand by people refraining from trying to make political gains in this crisis of Coronavirus.
Denied treatment at four hospitals, schoolboy dies in Khulna
A schoolboy suffering from liver cirrhosis died without treatment on Tuesday afternoon after he was turned away by four hospitals.
BD court holiday extended till Apr 9 over coronavirus
Activities of all courts will remain suspended till April 9 to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
One more dies of Covid-19, three new cases found: Minister
Dhaka, April 1 – One more coronavirus (Covid-19) patient died in the 24 hours raising the death toll to six in the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Wednesday.
Grameenphone to give 50000 PPE, 10000 PCR kits to hospitals
Grameenphone (GP) will donate 50,000 units of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and 10,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits to hospitals designated for coronavirus treatment by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Dhaka’s Banks start executing single digit lending rate
Banks in the countries started implementing single digit 9 percent interest rate for all kinds of loans except credit cards in compliance with the government directives.
Bob Dylan releases first original song in 8 years
Bob Dylan on Friday released a 17-minute song inspired by the assassination more than five decades ago of US President John F Kennedy – the influential singer’s first original music since 2012.
5 more Bangladeshis die from coronavirus in New York
Five more Bangladeshis die from novel coronavirus in New York on Tuesday.
Auto industry races to make ventilators during virus crisis
The automotive industry is offering its expertise and manpower to the hospital sector as it gears up to build mechanical ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative that is being met with some scepticism.
Buttler auctions World Cup final shirt for hospital appeal
England’s Jos Buttler is auctioning the shirt he wore in last year’s dramatic World Cup final win in support of hospitals treating the coronavirus.
TV drama of Takuya Kimura hits Chinese online platforms
“Kyojo,” a two-episode Japanese TV drama starring renowned actor Takuya Kimura, hit Chinese online streaming platforms Tuesday.
If you can’t take a joke, be the joke!
Sudhirendar Sharma I recall how scheming we were in our younger days to send gullible on a ‘fool’s errand’ to mark April 1, the most light-hearted day of the year when playing pranks and trying to get people to believe…
Free transport service for doctors, nurses launched in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, April 01 – A free transport service for caregivers, including doctors and nurses, was launched on Wednesday so that they can go to hospitals in a faster and convenient way amid their fight against the coronavirus.
WB provides $350mn for locals, Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, April 01 – The World Bank has approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh cope with one of the world’s largest forced exoduses.
G20 finance ministers for roadmap in response to COVID-19
Riyadh, Xinhua/UNB, April 01 – The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors agreed Tuesday on delivering a roadmap in response to the novel coronavirus.
Paris Nursing homes have too few body bags, many uncounted dead
Paris, AP/UNB, April 01 – One by one, elderly residents of French nursing homes are going into forced isolation into their rooms. Their caregivers are walling themselves in as well. They are running out of body bags.
Coronavirus: Greatest test since World War Two, says UN chief
The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War Two, UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned.
BNP seeks national unity to deal with coronavirus
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday suggested the government to form a national committee to contain the coronavirus outbreak and its fallout.
No evidence dead bodies pose a risk of epidemic disease: WHO
Contrary to common belief, there is no evidence that corpses pose a risk of epidemic disease after a natural disaster. Most agents do not survive long in the human body after death. Human remains only pose a substantial risk to…
সংকটকালে বিত্তশালীরা অসহায় মানুষের পাশে দাঁড়ান – পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম (পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই)। মঙ্গলবার সকালে বরিশালের চরমোনাই এলাকায় করোনা ভাইরাসের মহামারীতে দূর্দশাগ্রস্থ পরিবারের মধ্যে খাদ্যসামগ্রী বিতরণ করেন। এসময় উপস্থিত ছিলেন সংগঠনের সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম (শায়খে চরমোনাই)…
Slums-Camps, Terrorism: Worry about virus Hitting South Asia
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – As coronavirus makes its way through different continents, countries, and communities around the world having claimed more than 23,000 lives, experts are ringing alarm bells about the implications of the…
Story of triumphs, tribulations: Services for Autism in BD
By Saima W. Hossain DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) – A few days ago, a friend said to me that my focus on autism, although rather successful, had “sucked out all energy from other critical areas of social need…