April 6, 2020 SANDRP A number of reports have appeared that show that the state of a number of rivers of India, including Hindon, Yamuna, Ganga and Cauvery has improved during the current lockdown due to Covid 19 crisis. That…
Day: April 6, 2020
National footballer Sabina’s house attacked in Satkhira
Bangladesh national women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun and three others were injured in an attack on her house on Sunday evening at Sabujbagh of Satkhira Sadar Upazila. Sabina’s sister Salma Khatun was admitted to Sadar Hospital with severe injuries.…
Participation of NGOs to tackle coronavirus sought
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Monday underscored the need for participation of NGOs and civil society alongside the government to tackle the challenge of coronavirus.
Dhaka condemns missile attacks targeting Riyadh by Houthis
Bangladesh has strongly condemned the recent missile attacks targeting Riyadh and the southern city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jazan by the Houthi rebels.
ACC director Saifuzzaman laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard
Jalal Uddin Mohammad Saifuzzaman, director (Administration) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) who died from the coronavirus, was laid to eternal rest at Azimpur graveyard in the capital on Monday afternoon.
Dhaka Police orders closure of markets, Dept-stores by 7 pm
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday ordered the closure of recognised kitchen markets and super shops in the capital by 7pm starting from 6 am every day.
Dhaka reports 3 more virus deaths, 35 new cases in 24 hrs
The death toll from coronavirus has touched 12 in Bangladesh as the country confirmed three more deaths on Monday, said IEDCR Director Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora on Monday.
Implement govt directives to check coronavirus spread: PM
The Cabinet on Monday directed the administration and law enforcement agencies to implement the government directives on social distancing in a stricter manner to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Namaz at home, Zohr instead of Jumma: Ministry
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Monday directed all to avoid mosques and offer prayers at home to prevent the transmission of fast-spreading coronavirus or COVID-19.
ACC director dies of coronavirus
News Desk A director of Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) died of COVID-19 at Bangladesh-Kuwait Friendship Hospital in the capital this morning.
Shah Rukh Khan offers office space for quarantine facility
Entertainment Desk Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan have offered their personal office space as a quarantine facility to Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
UK declares £21 million for Bangladesh to fight COVID-19
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced 21 million pounds support to Bangladesh in containing outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate Dhaka’s National Preparedness and Response Plan.
Bayern Munich to resume training on Monday
Bayern Munich said Sunday that players will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus.
Jordan becomes latest Mideast country to deploy drones in virus response
Jordan on Sunday started to deploy drones to fight the coronavirus pandemic, joining a host of Middle East countries using the technology to enforce curfews, deliver public health announcements and even monitor people’s temperatures.
Canadian actress, activist Shirley Douglas dead
Canadian actress and civil rights activist Shirley Douglas died Sunday at the age of 86, her son actor Kiefer Sutherland said.
Bangladesh reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 29 new cases
Dhaka, April 05 – Four person died from coronavirus and 29 more people tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Monday.
Two suspected yaba traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, April 05 – Two suspected yaba traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Jhimangkhali Chingri Project area of Teknaf upazila early Monday.
Global Coronavirus death toll reaches 69,451
The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 69,451 on Monday. COVID-19, first reported in China in December, has so far infected 1,273,499 people around the world, according to worldometer.
Poor people demonstrate for food in Jashore
Benapole, Jessore, April 06 – Around 200 low-income and poor people demonstrated in front of Manirampur Upazila Parishad in Jashore demanding food aid as there is no income because of restrictions on movement to curb coronavirus transmission.
Anti-Corruption Commission director dies from coronavirus
Dhaka, April 06 – A director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) died from coronavirus at Kuwait Maitree Hospital in Uttara on Monday.
PM Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over virus symptoms
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evening with “persistent symptoms” – including a temperature.…
টাইমস অব ইন্ডিয়া’র বিরুদ্ধে তাবলীগের কোটি রুপির মানহানী মামলা
দিল্লী থেকে তাবলীগ নিউজ বিডি.কম বিশেষ প্রতিনিধি রাষ্ট্রীয় পৃষ্ঠপোষকতায় পরিচালিত ভারতের প্রভাবশালী গণমাধ্যম “টাইমস অব ইন্ডিয়া”র বিরোদ্ধে ‘বানোয়াট, উদ্ভট, পরিকল্পিত অপপ্রচার ও মিথ্যা নিউজ’ করায় তাবলীগের এককর্মি কোটি রুপির মানহানী মামলা করেছেন।
Bangladesh Railway losing Tk 4-5 crore every day
Dhaka, April 05 – Bangladesh Railway is losing Tk 4-5 crore in revenue every day following the suspension of all train services across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. On March 24, the government suspended all the passenger train services…